The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America

This book is a genuine service to history, and I am profoundly grateful for it.”—John Darnielle, author of Wolf in White Van, nominated for the National Book AwardThe Underground Is Massive is the first-ever big-picture history of the American electronic dance music underground, viewed through the lens of nineteen parties over thirty years—from the black, gay underground clubs of Chicago and Detroit’s elite teen-party scene through nineties “electronica” to today’s EDM-festival juggernaut. In telling EDM’s story, Michaelangelo Matos takes in the rise of the Internet and Burning Man, 9/11, and the collapse of the record business, spotlights its legendary artists—including Frankie Knuckles, Moby, Diplo, Skrillex, Deadmau5, David

this will give a glimpse of what it was like. Chris K United States pop culture has had a very different view of dance music than the rest of the world. Despite it's origins in this country and despite being about the same age as hip-hop, the many variants of electronic music have never really broken through to the mainstream, until recently. Now every major festival seems to have an EDM element to it even if it's not entirely dedicated to the sound. Matos takes us from the roots of the sound and the parties up to some of the . and love, love Georgie This is a magnificent chronicle of music history that expounds upon the enigmatic world of underground music and its evolution in an interesting, respectful and thought-provoking manner. I am an old-head raver (and always one of the oldest in the crowd jumping up and down) who started as a house-music freak, and love, love, love all of the sub-genres. I am so appreciative to the pioneers and this book pays homage and give props. A must read for all EDM fans! If you don't kn. K. Ryborz said My book arrived perfect. Clean cover. My book arrived perfect. Clean cover, no bends or frays. I was hooked upon reading the first few page excerpts.I loved the photos included and the in-depth history and knowledge by the author in regards to house music, EDM, techno, and legendary DJs and producers.I was honestly wishing the book would never end.

Joining the ranks of Please Kill Me and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop comes this definitive chronicle of one of the hottest trends in popular culture—electronic dance music—from the noted authority covering the scene.It is the sound of the millennial generation, the music “defining youth culture of the 2010s” (Rolling Stone). In turn, these ravers, many early technology adopters, helped spearhead the information revolution. Rooted in American techno/house and ’90s rave culture, electronic dance music has evolved into the biggest moneymaker on the concert circuit. As tech was the tool, Ecstasy—(Molly, as it’s know today) an empathic drug that heightens sensory pleasure—was the narcotic fueling this alternative movement.Full of unique insights, lively details, entertaining stories, dozens of photos, and unforgettable misfits and stars—from early break-in parties to Skrillex and Daft Punk—The Underground Is Massive captures this fascinating trend in American pop culture history, a grassroots movement that would help define the future of music and the modern tech world we live in.. Music journalist Michaelangelo Matos has been covering this beat since its genesis, and

Michaelangelo Matos writes regularly for Rolling Stone, Red Bull Music Academy Magazine, and NPR. . The author of an acclaimed volume (about Prince’s Sign ‘O’ the Times) in Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series, he lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota