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.
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