Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music Kindle Edition
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If you’re a fan of electronic dance music, then you’ll want to check out Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music. This Kindle edition features stories and photos from some of the world’s biggest EDM festivals, as well as interviews with some of the scene’s biggest stars.
Introduction
Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music Kindle Edition is a book that explores the global phenomenon of electronic dance music (EDM). The book takes readers on a journey to some of the most iconic EDM festivals in the world, including Tomorrowland in Belgium, Ultra Music Festival in Miami, and Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. Rave On also chronicles the rise of the EDM scene in India, China, and Japan.
What is Electronic Dance Music?
Electronic dance music, also known as EDM, is a type of music that is often played at clubs, festivals, and concerts. It is characterized by its fast tempo, often with endorphin-releasing basslines and synths. EDM has become one of the most popular genres of music in recent years, with artists like Avicii, Calvin Harris, and Skrillex becoming global superstars.
The History of Electronic Dance Music
Electronic dance music, also known as EDM, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves, and festivals. EDM is generally produced for playback by DJs who create seamless selections of tracks, called a mix, by segueing from one recording to another.
The history of EDM is often told through the development of various key technologies and genres. Early electronic dance music was influenced by a wide range of genres including disco, krautrock, new wave, and synth-pop. As the genre developed in the early 1980s, house and techno music emerged as dominant subgenres. House music was developed in Chicago while techno originated in Detroit. Both styles were characterized by the use of drum machines and sequencers to create repetitive beats as well as synthesizers and other electronic instruments to generate melodic and percussive sounds.
In the 1990s, a third major subgenre emerged – trance – which was characterized by longer tracks with greater emphasis on melody and atmosphere. In the 2000s and 2010s, EDM became increasingly popular worldwide, spawning a number of subgenres including dubstep, electro house, hardstyle, and trap. Today, electronic dance music is one of the most popular genres in the world with festivals like Tomorrowland and Ultra Music Festival attracting hundreds of thousands of fans each year.
The Global Rise of Electronic Dance Music
In the last decade, electronic dance music has gone from being an underground phenomenon to one of the most popular genres in the world. In “Rave On”, journalist Matthew Collin tells the story of this extraordinary cultural and musical phenomenon.
Drawing on firsthand experience and exclusive interviews with some of the biggest names in the scene – including David Guetta, Fatboy Slim, Deadmau5 and Tiësto – he tells the inside story of how rave culture spread around the globe, giving birth to new scenes in places as diverse as Ibiza, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Seoul and Shanghai.
As well as being a gripping narrative history of electronic dance music, “Rave On” is also an insightful analysis of its social and political impact. It shows how this much-maligned music has become a force for good in many parts of the world, helping to bring people together and create communities based on peace, love and respect.
The Future of Electronic Dance Music
In the 1990s, electronic dance music (EDM) was the new underground sound of clubs and warehouse parties around the world. In the early 2000s, it went mainstream with the help of commercial superstars like Madonna, Britney Spears, and Fatboy Slim. Today, EDM is a global phenomenon, with massive festivals held in every continent and a legion of superstar DJs headlining arenas and stadiums worldwide.
In Rave On, veteran music journalist Simon Reynolds takes us on a wild ride through this fascinating world, from the mega-festivals of Ibiza and Miami to the abandoned luxury hotels of South Korea and Japan, from dubstep’s darkening tower blocks in South London to techno’s rebirth in Detroit. Reynolds also charts the rise of superstar DJs like Tiesto, David Guetta, Skrillex, and deadmau5, and gazed into the near future to imagine what EDM will sound like in 2025.
Rave On is an essential guide to a global musical phenomenon that shows no signs of slowing down.
Conclusion
Overall, this book was a great read. It was informative and enjoyable, while also providing a glimpse into a world that many of us are unfamiliar with. If you’re looking for an interesting read about electronic dance music and the people who love it, I would recommend Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music.
