Full Description
Transatlantic Drift explores the emergence and evolution of nightclubs and electronic dance music from the 1950s onwards. It traces the rhythmic journey of dance music, following the pulse as it bounced between Europe, North America and the Caribbean. Music, dance styles and nightclub spaces are not created in isolation; they are shaped by collective influences and shared experiences. This book uncovers the interconnected story of dance music, taking in hotspots such as New York, Detroit, London, Manchester, Chicago, Düsseldorf and Ibiza. Transatlantic Drift offers an engaging exploration of how people have come together to share melodies and rhythms, forming a global conversation through electronic music.
Contents
Preface:
Mix In
Track One Katie
Milestone
1 The quest for a new kind
of dancefloor in post-war Britain
2 The emergence of youth
nightclub spaces in the uk
3 The late 1960s demise of
uk mod nightclubs and rise of a new dance underground
4 Rave before rave: The uk
in the late 1970s to the mid-1980s
Track Two Simon
A. Morrison
5 Uptown and Downtown
Manhattan in the latter 1970s
6 New York, Chicago and
Detroit in late-1980s (ish) usa
7 The beat travels back over
the pond: uk and continental Europe, 1985-90
8 TransEurope Express:
Europe . . . and the usa . . . to the Millennium
Epilogue: Mix Out
Chronology
References
Key Figures
Dance Playlist and Key Tracks
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index