Simon Reynolds, a well-known music journalist and writer recently announced his latest book, Futuromania: Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines and Tomorrow’s Music Today. This publication, which marks his first book in eight years, is going to explore the future of electronic music and its roots.
The book starts with a chapter that reflects on the umbrella genre’s origins with names such as Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Boards of Canada, Burial and Daft Punk, along with influential figures. The structure of the book works in chronological order from the 1970s to modern times and beyond, including more than two dozen essays and interviews.
Reynolds shares in his statement that he is thrilled to be reunited with Lee Brackstone and excited to join the adventurous list at White Rabbit. Futuromania is a twisted sister to Retromania, a themed collection of pieces that celebrates the sounds that feel like tomorrow’s music today. It explores the interface between science fiction and pop music, the human use and abuse of technology, and the dreams and nightmares stirred up by electronic sounds.
The publication will be available via White Rabbit on April 11, 2024, in hardback, audio and e-book. You can pre-order it by following this link. Futuromania: Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines and Tomorrow’s Music Today by Simon Reynolds is an excellent read for those interested in discovering the roots of electronic music and its potential influence on future sounds.
Emphasizing that reading Reynolds as a teenager first opened his eyes to the power of writing about music, Lee Brackstone stated that it is no word of hyperbole to say that Simon Reynolds is the reason he gets to do what he does at White Rabbit. It is the first of two books that they are committed to together, and they are eager to share them both with many fans and acolytes.
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