A global history of dance music since the 1950s.
Transatlantic Drift explores the emergence and evolution of nightclubs and electronic dance music from the 1950s onward, tracing its rhythmic journey across Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. Katie Milestone and Simon A. Morrison show how the sounds and vibes of nightclubs emerge from shared cultural experiences. This book uncovers the global story of dance music at venues in 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.
Transatlantic Drift explores the emergence and evolution of nightclubs and electronic dance music from the 1950s onward, tracing its rhythmic journey across Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. Katie Milestone and Simon A. Morrison show how the sounds and vibes of nightclubs emerge from shared cultural experiences. This book uncovers the global story of dance music at venues in 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.
Table of 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