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  • Music Theory for Computer Musicians: Second Edition

    For Computer Musicians, #1

    by Dr Michael Hewitt ...
    Series Book 1 - For Computer Musicians
    Whether you are a beginner to music production or a seasoned professional looking to brush up on your music theory knowledge, this book is for you.Many electronic music producers, DJs, or gigging musicians know their tools, yet they struggle with the language of music itself. The second edition of the world-renowned Music Theory for Computer Musicians is the definitive guide to learning the ... Read more

    €11.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Acid For The Children - The autobiography of Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers legend

    by Flea ...
    Flea, the iconic bassist and co-founder**, alongside Anthony Kiedis,** of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star.Michael Peter Balzary was born in Melbourne, Australia, on October 16, 1962. His more famous stage name, Flea, and his wild ... Read more

    €6.99

  • The KLF

    Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds

    by John Higgs ...
    THE STRANGE TALE OF DEATH, LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL BAND'Magical ... stunning' Dan Schreiber, No Such Thing as a Fish'Brilliant, discursive and wise' Ben Goldacre'Utterly irresistible and totally brilliant' QuietusThey were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they deleted their records... ... Read more

    €3.99

  • I Don't Take Requests

    'If you want to change your life...read this book.' TRACEY EMIN

    by Tony Marnoch, Michael Hennegan ...
    ** CONTAINS NEW MATERIAL ** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTELLER & WINNER OF THE ATTITUDE BOOK AWARD'Refreshing, inspiring and candid.' ATTITUDE'I love this man so much. He was, and always will be, my knight in shining Westwood.' DAVINA MCCALL'This is a story that should never have been told' KATE MOSS'The perfect beach read' THE SUNDAY TIMESAs one of ... ... Read more

    €4.49

  • Berghain Nights

    A Journey through Techno and Berlin Club Culture

    by Liam Cagney ...
    Liam Cagney is residing in a Berlin squat when one night he finds himself at Berghain. Fascinated by the strange techno and even stranger dance floor, he sets out to explore Berlin’s unique club culture in all its intensity. Berghain Nights is the result, the first major literary exploration of Berlin’s club scene.Blending essay and memoir, Berghain Nights features interviews with major electronic ... Read more

    €14.79

  • Re-Sisters

    The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti

    by Cosey Fanni Tutti ...
    From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists.'A fascinating tale of the interlinking lives of three legendary trailblazers.'SALENA GODDEN' Re-sisters emanates an enthralling power.'JUDE ROGERS, MOJO'Cosey Fanni Tutti has lived the life an... ... Read more

    €15.99

  • Last Night a DJ Saved My Life

    The History of the Disc Jockey

    by Bill Brewster, Frank Broughton ...
    Series series Deep Cuts
    FOREWORD BY JAMES MURPHY'Literally changed the course of my life' James MurphyWhen someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, Last Night a DJ ... is the whole unruly story of dance music in one volume. It recreates the dancefloors that made history, conjuring ... Read more

    €3.99

  • Pet Shop Boys versus America

    by Chris Heath ...
    No other pop group in recent history has faced fame with such intelligence, humour and shrewdness as the Pet Shop Boys. In 1991, the band toured North America for the first time shadowed by journalist Chris Heath and legendary rock photographer Pennie Smith. They visited fourteen cities in one month, confronting the American music industry and colliding with the likes of Liza Minnelli, Steven ... Read more

    €9.99

  • Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass

    by Geddy Lee ...
    “A treasure trove for any fan of the four-stringed (and occasionally more) instrument.” — Billboard"It's not surprising that sooner or later I'd dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into the world of vintage bass guitars."—Geddy LeeFrom Rush frontman Geddy Lee's personal collection of vintage electric bass guitars, dating from the 1950s to the 1980s, comes the definitive volume on the subject ... Read more

    €46.01

  • Music Production, Pro Edition: Advanced Studio & Recording Techniques for Producers, Artists, Songwriters and Audio Engineers

    by Tommy Swindali ...
    How to Produce Studio-Quality Music Without Wasting Money on Gear You Don't Need—Even if You're Just Recording at HomeHave you ever had a great idea—whether it was strumming your guitar, laying down vocals, or building a beat—only to play it back and feel like something's missing?Maybe the performance was good, but the mix sounded muddy. Or the song had potential, but you weren't sure how to take ... Read more

    €2.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Futuromania

    Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines and Tomorrow’s Music Today

    by Simon Reynolds ...
    Pre-order Simon Reynold's forthcoming Still in a Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers, and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984-1994, publishing June 2026.'A captivating celebration of the music that pushes us forward' RECORD COLLECTORFuturomania is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow: the vanguard genres and heroic innovators who prefigure and shape pop music's future. It explores the interf ... Read more

    €3.99

  • Party Lines

    Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain

    by Ed Gillett ...
    'An excellent history of UK dance culture' – The Sunday Times'Engrossing history' – The ObserverFrom the illicit reggae blues dances and acid-rock free festivals of the 1970s, through the ecstasy-fuelled Second Summer of Love in 1988 to the increasingly corporate dance music culture of the post-Covid era, Party Lines is a groundbreaking new history of UK dance music from journalist and filmmaker ... Read more

    €7.99

  • The Avalanches' Since I Left You

    by Dr. Charles Fairchild ...
    Series series 33 1/3 Oceania
    Capturing the fraught moment in popular music history as reflected in and anticipated by Since I Left You (2000), the debut studio album from electronic music group The Avalanches.Since I Left You has a reputation amongst its advocates that exceeds those of nearly all of its closest peers. Yet despite the inordinate amount of attention this album has received, it has never been thoroughly examined ... Read more

    Was €21.05 Now €18.26

  • Dance Music

    A Feminist Account of an Ordinary Culture

    by Dr Tami Gadir ...
    Series series Alternate Takes: Critical Responses to Popular Music
    For some people, at some times, in some places, on some drugs, dance music can be a gateway to transformative, even transcendent experiences. With the help of skilled DJs, dancers can reach euphoric states, discard their egos, and feel social barriers dissolve. Dance floors can be sites of openness, subversion, and even small-scale acts of political resistance. At a minimum, dance music lightens ... Read more

    €23.48

  • Pet Shop Boys, Literally

    by Chris Heath ...
    The Pet Shop Boys are one of the most successful and unusual bands of the last five decades. They are the pop duo that proves pop music can be modern, ecstatic and playful as well as serious and intelligent, winning them legions of devoted fans throughout the world.In 1989, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe invited journalist Chris Heath and photographer Lawrence Watson to shadow them around Hong Kong, ... Read more

    €8.99

  • Massive Attack’s Blue Lines

    by Ian Bourland ...
    Series series 33 1/3
    In 1991, a loose-knit collective released a record called Blue Lines under the name Massive Attack, splicing together American hip-hop and soul with the sounds of the British underground. With its marauding bass lines, angular guitars, and psychedelic effects, Blue Lines built on the Caribbean soundsystems and nascent rave scene of the 1980s while also looking ahead to the group's signature blend ... Read more

    Was €14.03 Now €12.17

  • Mixing Edm Music

    The Spectacular Mixing Secrets of the Pros to Make Mind-blowing EDM Songs on Your Computer (Biggest Mixing Mistakes to Avoid for EDM Production, Mixing Heavy Music & Mastering)

    by Screech House ...
    Finally revealed: the best-kept mixing secrets for EDM music productionOnly if you’re lucky, it will take years, if not decades, to figure out how to create high-quality Electronic Dance Music. But most people will never get to that point. I’ve seen one too many producers drop out despite giving it their all. Just like them, you may be frustrated and annoyed to get your songs sound at least ... Read more

    €6.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Energy Flash

    A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture

    by Simon Reynolds ...
    Twenty-five years since acid house and Ecstasy revolutionized pop culture, Simon Reynolds's landmark rave history Energy Flash has been expanded and updated to cover twenty-first-century developments like dubstep and EDM's recent takeover of America.Author of the acclaimed postpunk history Rip It Up and Start Again, Reynolds became a rave convert in the early nineties. He experienced first-hand ... Read more

    €13.59

  • Paused in Cosmic Reflection

    The definitive, fully illustrated story of The Chemical Brothers

    by The Chemical Brothers ...
    A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023Paused in Cosmic Reflection is the definitive story of The Chemical Brothers. Told in the voices of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, with contributions from friends and collaborators, it is fully illustrated with 30 years of mind-bending visuals. ... Read more

    €3.99

  • Rave New World

    Confessions of a Raving Reporter

    by Kirk Field ...
    *NEW EXTENDED MIX EDITION FEATURING EXTRA CHAPTERS*Nominated for Audiobook of the Year at the 2024 ARIAS Awards'Love this book! It triggers so many memories of the rave era. Thoroughly recommended.' - FATBOY SLIM'Captures the hedonism and humour of the nineties with a laugh-out-loud honesty. The perfect Ibiza holiday read...if you can get it through customs!' - JUDGE JULES'Some great... ... Read more

    €6.29

  • Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop

    32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers

    by James Arena ...
    Beginning early in the 1980s, a dance music revolution swept across Europe and Britain, merging rock, new wave, disco and worldbeat sounds. The resulting explosion of high-energy, increasingly electronic dance-pop caused a sensation worldwide.In this book of original interviews, 32 of the era's most celebrated artists, producers and industry professionals discuss their lives and careers: Thomas ... Read more

    €16.49

  • Deep Distance - The Musical Life Of Manuel Göttsching

    by Christian Wheeldon ...
    It is the dawn of the 1970s and a new generation of West German musicians is mapping out experimental sounds, unfettered by existing boundaries. Classically trained guitarist Manuel Göttsching is digesting the sounds of Clapton, Hendrix and Peter Green as part of a rich and diverse musical diet. His journey will take him to the heart of cosmic rock as a member of Ash Ra Tempel and the Cosmic ... Read more

    €8.57 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Music Technology

    by Julio d'Escriván ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Music
    Emphasising the creative aspect of music technology, this introduction sets out an overview of the field for music students in a non-scientific and straightforward way. Engaging and user-friendly, the book covers studio concepts: basic audio and the studio workflow, including audio and MIDI recording. It explores synthesisers, samplers and drum machines as well as basic concepts for electronic ... Read more

    €23.39

  • Collaboration, Engagement, and Tradition in Contemporary and Electronic Music

    NoiseFloor Perspectives

    Edited by Marc Estibeiro, Dave Payling, David Cotter ...
    Collaboration, Engagement, and Tradition in Contemporary and Electronic Music: NoiseFloor Perspectives illuminates practices at the forefront of modern music-making and is built on a rich collection of concerts and talks, representing over a decade of artistic insight and creative practice showcased at the annual NoiseFloor event.Exploring the themes of collaboration, engagement, and tradition, ... Read more

    €49.53