Editorial Product Review:Item Description:Based on hundreds of interviews with promoters, DJs and ravers from over thirty countries, Rave Culture; an insider's overview is a positive endorsement of rave and a comprehensive guidebook to the rave phenomenon for ravers and non-ravers alike.
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Ideological Manifesto - No Deep Analysis Here
I read this book during my doctoral studies on rave culture during the late 1990s. It is not among my favorites books, but Fritz does deliver his goal: to provide an "insider's overview" (as the book subtitle says). It genuinely reflects the 1990s rave P.L.U.R. ideology of pure sentimentalism and naive optimism.
In this connection, it overemphasizes rave spirituality, a common feature amid rave veterans, not found in the average weekend consumer. The book also underplays ravers' often-dreadful concerns with drug abuse. Fritz thus reflects other MDMA authors' enthusiasm with pharmacological enlightenment, since they have tried 'ecstasy' a few times only, ignoring the dystopian dimension of psychedelia.
The reader should not expect any type of sociological analysis here. The book is a manifesto, reflecting the highly optimistic mood of rave subcultures before they submerged in the early 2000s (under right-wing hegemonies and the post-9/11 doomsday scenario).
If you were a loyal raver, the book will resonate with your original experiences with rave. As an outsider, you will learn about the raver mentality from the point-of-view of an enthusiastic participant, even though 2000s electronica fans are much more realistic, skeptical and even cynical in comparison with former "candy ravers".
For a more impartial account on rave culture, we suggest Simon Reynold's "Generation Ecstasy", as well as Anthony D'Andrea's "Global Nomads", the first empirical study on the globalization of countercultures.
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Great Book
This is a must read for anyone interested in raves.
Michael Brianson's review below is WAY off base.
Buy this book.
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just more pap.....
one more book pushing old quotes and usless info about a dying dope scene. if you are looking for an educated veiw of this scene you won't find it in this book. it could also use another edit to help with the flow and grammer, but next to that it does not present anything new or truly useful.
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an informative read
I found "Rave Culture: an Insider's Overview" to be a totally fun read. It has an easy and clear format for delivering the info on the rave sound and the surrounding environment. I highly recommend it to anyone who is curious about the rave dance-movement, and the influence that this sound is having on the culture. Read it and become aware!