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Techno Rebels

Techno Rebels


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When it was originally published in 1999, Techno Rebels became the definitive text on a hard-to-define but vital genre of music. Author Dan Sicko demystified techno's characteristics, influences, and origins and argued that although techno enjoyed its most widespread popularity in Europe, its birthplace and most important incubator was Detroit. In this revised and updated edition, Sicko expands on Detroit's role in the birth of techno and takes readers on an insider's tour of techno's past, present, and future in an enjoyable account filled with firsthand anecdotes, interviews, and artist profiles.

Techno Rebels begins by examining the underground 1980s party scene in Detroit, where DJs and producers like the Electrifying Mojo, Ken Collier, The Wizard, and Richard Davis were experimenting with music that was a world apart from anything happening in New York or Los Angeles. He details the early days of the "Belleville Three"--Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson--who created the Detroit techno sound and became famous abroad as the sound spread to the UK and Europe. In this revised edition, Sicko delves deeper into the Detroit story, detailing the evolution of the artists and scene into the mid-1990s, and looks to nearby Ann Arbor to consider topics like the Electrifying Mojo's beginnings, the role of radio station WCBN, and the emergence of record label Ghostly International. Sicko concludes by investigating how Detroit techno functions today after the contrived electronica boom of the late 1990s, through the original artists, new sounds, and Detroit's annual electronic music festival.

Ultimately, Sicko argues that techno is rooted in the "collective dreaming" of the city of Detroit--as if its originators wanted to preserve what was great about the city--its machines and its deep soul roots. Techno Rebels gives a thorough picture of the music itself and the trailblazing musicians behind it and is a must-read for all fans of techno, popular music, and contemporary culture.


About the Author: Dan Sicko (1968-2011) has written for numerous publications, including Rolling Stone, Wired, and Urb, and founded the early digital music magazine Reverb. Sicko also gave lectures on the techno music scene and served as creative director for the Detroit office of Organic, Inc.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780814334386
  • Publisher: Wayne State University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Wayne State University Press
  • Depth: 13
  • Height: 227 mm
  • No of Pages: 176
  • Series Title: Painted Turtle
  • Sub Title: The Renegades of Electronic Funk
  • Width: 168 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0814334385
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 2 REV UPD
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 331 gr


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