Planetronica: A Popular History of Electronic Music

A non-claiming scientific objectivity, but a systematic, coherent, and profound look at the history of electronic music, presented in brilliant language. Electronic musician, journalist, educator Nik Zavrieva invites us to view 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 "Planetronica" was released. 22 cities, 22 styles. Heroes of the underground and mainstream stars. Captivating and inspiring stories of modern music culture heroes who created entire social movements from nothing. The book "Planetronica: A Popular History of Electronic Music" is part of a new joint series "Bombory" with Moscow Music School — a school of contemporary music. The authors of the series are instructors from Moscow Music School: Russian and foreign producers, musicians, sound engineers, established artists, sought-after professionals, and insiders of the industry, ready to share their experience with newcomers.