Planetronics: A Popular History of Electronic Music

A non-pretentious, yet systematic, coherent, and deep look at the history of electronic music, expressed in brilliant language. Electronic musician, journalist, and teacher Nik Zavriyev offers to examine the development of electronic music as a series of interconnected, yet distinctive local cultural phenomena — Detroit techno, Milan disco, Rotterdam gabber, Düsseldorf krautrock, Bristol trip-hop. The book is written with the support of Yandex Music, on the platform of which the eponymous podcast "Planetronics" was released. 22 cities, 22 styles. Heroes of the underground and mainstream stars. Captivating and inspiring stories of contemporary musical culture heroes who created entire social movements from nothing. The book "Planetronics: A Popular History of Electronic Music" is part of a new joint series "Bombories" and Moscow Music School — a school of modern music. The authors of the series' books are teachers from Moscow Music School: Russian and foreign producers, musicians, sound engineers, established artists, sought-after professionals, and industry insiders ready to share their experiences with newcomers.