VelocityPress Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 Just wanted to let you know we're publishing a revised reissue of the acclaimed first-ever book on jungle and drum & bass, State of Bass. The book, which is written by veteran music critic Martin James (Melody Maker, Muzik, DJ, Mixmag, Electronic Sound, etc.), was originally published in 1997 as State of Bass: Jungle – The Story So Far. By 1998, it had sold out and has never been reprinted. Drawing on interviews with some of the key figures in the early years, the book explores the scene’s social, cultural and musical roots via the sonic shifts that charted the journey from deep underground to global phenomenon. The updated version extends the original text to include the award of the Mercury Prize to Reprazent for the groundbreaking New Forms album and previously unpublished interviews with Roni Size, Goldie, LTJ Bukem, Fabio, Shy FX and other key players from the early years of the scene. State of Bass isn’t out until April 2020 but if you pre-order it now via the Velocity Press website, you’ll receive it in March, signed by the author and with your name in the credits. Velocity Press’s first title, Join The Future by Matt Anniss, is out in December 2019. It tells the previously untold story of British dance music’s first sub-bass revolution, tracing the origins, development, impact and influence of bleep techno, and the subsequent musical styles it inspired, on UK club culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ornette Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Nice one.... I still have the original print, is actually a great book! Interested to see what's in this new edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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