Dream Machines
Electronic Music in Britain From Doctor Who to Acid House
Published on 2. July 2024
421 pages
978-1-78759-264-3 (ISBN)
Description
Dream Machines tracks the music's evolution from early avant-garde experiments after World War Two through psychedelia, art-rock and synth-pop to electronic dance music, sampling and the techno era. As well as profiling the sonic futurists who pioneered new styles, it documents the scenes and underground movements that built Britain's thrillingly diverse electronic music culture in its formative decades.
Based on interviews with key players and a wealth of in-depth research, Dream Machines explores genres as diverse as space rock, electro-pop, ambient, dub, industrial music, prog, electro, hip-hop, hi-NRG and house, highlighting how developments in British electronic music were shaped by changes in society as well as technological advances.
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Matthew Collin is the author of Altered State, Rave On and other critically-acclaimed books on music and popular culture. He has worked as editor for i-D, the Time Out website, The Big Issue and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, and as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse. He has written for newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Observer, The Wire, Mojo and Mixmag, and has a monthly electronic music show on Mutant Radio. His other books are This is Serbia Calling, The Time of the Rebels and Pop Grenade.
