Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture

Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture

In Generation Ecstasy, Simon Reynolds takes the reader on a guided tour of this end-of-the-millenium phenomenon, telling the story of rave culture and techno music as an insider who has dosed up and b…

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