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by Dan Sicko (Author) "Don't turn your back on the media-they're liable to hit you upside the head with a new buzzword..." (more)
Key Phrases: techno rebels, techno records, techno artists, United States, New York, Derrick May (more...)
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An authoritative chronicle of the people, places, and social forces that comprise the newest and most innovative music form to impact on the waning years of the 20th century, Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk tells the story of the development and growing popularity of the music known as "techno" or "electronica," from its genesis in Detroit to its expansion worldwide. A synthesis of stark European synth-pop and Midwestern funk, techno has emerged as one of the most dynamic music forms today. Here is the whole story of techno's birth, development, and ongoing move toward worldwide acceptance.

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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Billboard Books (May 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0823084280
  • ISBN-13: 978-0823084289
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #420,035 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewer above misses the point., February 25, 2000
By Monny (London, UK) - See all my reviews
I think the reviewer above who complains about Sicko's lack of information on hardcore and trance has somewhat missed the point. This book exists, as the author stated above, to show the ignorant American that techno was, in fact, a music indigenous to his/her country. Techno isn't trance and it isn't hardcore. If you want to read about trance there's all too many books. If you want to read about techno there are very few. All credit to Sicko for trying to rectify that.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I expected more, October 31, 1999
By Christian Molstrom (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
As a book on the artists behind techno, Sicko's work is quite good. It is packed with names, dates, albums, tunes, clubs, and so forth, as one would expect from a music journalist. But as a work on techno, the art, I found the book to have some glaring holes. He does not discuss the technology of techno, he does not discuss the techniques developed by techno artists, and he does not really explore the question of what really aesthetically distinguishes techno from other music forms (I would expect a chapter devoted to each subject). But this book did not set out to answer these questions, I don't think -- an indication perhaps that the critical thinking on techno is still in its infancy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars a thorough book about AMERICAN techno., October 16, 2001
By "joseph_ruszel" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This book is very decent. It definitely tracks the growth of the techno scene and genre in America very well, especially for the techno enthusiast.
This book is NOT, however necessarily appropriate for the person who thinks "techno" means everything electronic. Techno is a specific genre of electronic music that does NOT include trance, hardcore, jungle/d'n'b, or whichever other genres people have been complaining about the lack of in this book. If you note the author's review, he clearly states that the book is first and foremost a chronicle of American techno music.
Good Job Mr. Sicko!
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4.0 out of 5 stars still the best printed document on techno
though admitedly flawed and incomplete in ways pointed out below, sicko's book is still, somewhat unfortunately, the best written historical document of the conception and... Read more
Published 17 months ago by James R. Kempkes

5.0 out of 5 stars Educate!!!!!
Most will not understand this book, esp the rich little newbie surburbans who only know moby and oakenfold types. Read more
Published on September 2, 2004 by Parrish V Adams

2.0 out of 5 stars Techno?
Is this a joke? Anyone in their right mind who spends enough time listening to electronica, would know that "techno" is its own genre of music in the electronic world... Read more
Published on June 11, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Mowtown gets it's Props
Sicko's coverage of Early techno and it's developments
is both thorough and entertaining. The subject matter is extremely ambitious, and yet he pulls it off. Read more
Published on January 31, 2002 by rocco depietro

4.0 out of 5 stars a thorough book about AMERICAN techno.
This book is very decent. It definitely tracks the growth of the techno scene and genre in America very well, especially for the techno enthusiast. Read more
Published on October 16, 2001 by joseph_ruszel

2.0 out of 5 stars A Waste Of Money
This is a very dull book. None of it describes any of the synthesizers or technology used to produce techno. The book is little more than a list of techno founders. Read more
Published on September 3, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Of less than 20 Techno books out there, this one rules
If you're thinking of which Techno book to get for a gift, or for yourself, out of books like: "The Allmusic guide to Electronica" "Electro shock! Read more
Published on June 8, 2001 by Shotptrdj

2.0 out of 5 stars I could care less about the Detroit "post-disco" scene.
one of my professors did a review of this book in a magazine that she works for, and after i told her i wanted to do a term paper on techno music, she gave me this book. Read more
Published on September 10, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the waiting
I've been waiting for this kind of analysis for a long, long time. Fabulous!
Published on August 18, 1999 by Perry Oostrum (oostrum@pentasc...

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
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Don't listen to the dude who complained about the fact that the "German contribution" was not paid attention to. Read more

Published on August 18, 1999 by Golem

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