03-01-2012
That book is utter garbage!! It's filled with outright distortions. There was thread on that book on the old site where I pointed out all the distortions. The authors are 2 UK edm homosexual deejays who have have bias towards homosexuality and edm. I wouldn't believe half the things in that book and I definitely wouldn't tell anybody to buy it.
The whole subtext of the book is a follows: Disco was created by and for homosexuals, edm is an extension of Disco, Disco is at forefront of every musical genre since the 70s including Hip Hop,there's nothing wrong with homosexuality or disco.
Don't be fooled by the title the book is not about dj history it's about disco and these 2 authors worldview on homosexuality.
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03-02-2012
The main premise of the book is that Dance music =Disco. so any music that you dance to is Disco...that's the conclusion.
Some of blatantly distortions is that Babe Ruth's The Mexican is a disco tune. Babe Ruth is a rock band. The Mexican is Funk styled Rock tune or Rock styled Funk tune but is in no way Disco. Another blatantly distortion is BBoying comes Northern Soul in UK (page 79 "Northern soul ... pioneer[ed] breakdancing" )
Disco is for homosexuals
"[disco]... was non-blond,queer,hungry"
(page 126)
"The stories of disco and gay liberation run in close parallel......It was movement through which gay people made substantial social gains.....it was also a trojan horse by which important aspects of gay culture were pushed into the mainstream acceptance"
(page 200)
Dance music is Disco
"...Disco would live on in numerous other dance forms.....House,garage,techno and hip hop are all reconstructions,deconstructions or selective evolutions of disco."
(page 202)
Hip Hop is Disco
"Think of hip hop as an offshoot of early disco which then grew in parallel - a version of disco's dance revolution tailored the tastes of the Bronx. The formula "hip hop = disco + ghetto" isn't too far from the truth."
(page 255)
I stated before the book is utter trash filled with distortions and lies. Hip Hop is not disco.
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03-02-2012
The authors themselves stated on their website they originally started out by going to gay clubs to write a book about disco and then turned in a book (supposedly) about DJ history. The main focus of the book is about Disco, then how gay culture is intertwined with disco and dance music and thirdly there is some info about dj history. By the title "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey" the main focus is supposed to be about DJ History it is not. It's more focused on Disco and how that relates to gay culture than DJ History. Neither DJ Rob One nor Uncle Jamm's Army is mentioned in the book! DMC is only mentioned in half a paragraph on page 258. The book does contain some history of djing. The first few chapters does just that but when reaches the chapter of disco you plainly see the main focus as of the book has now changed to convincing the reader to accept the authors opinion of Disco.
"...Disco would live on in numerous other dance forms.....House,garage,techno and hip hop are all reconstructions,deconstructions or selective evolutions of disco."
(page 202)
That statement is the implied main focus of the book and it proceeds to prove this point. So it's not really book about Dj history it's book about Disco. That is a distortion when the subtitle is "a history of the DJ". The real subtitle should be " two authors theory about disco and how every form of "dance" music is nothing but a form of Disco". It' nothing more than bait and switch since both authors are well aware a book about Disco history wouldn't have sold well. However a book about "DJ history" released in time when turntablism and edm djs were getting huge exposure would indeed sell. The book is utter trash filled with nothing but distortions of history,odd ball opinions and bold face lies.
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Originally Posted by Hausgeist
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