Electronic Cities: Music, Policies and Space in the 21st Century (Hardcover, 2021)

Part 1 Historic electronic music scenes.- Chapter 1/Introduction Electronic music, policies and space in the contemporary city.- Chapter 2 Dusseldorf: On the Golden Rhine.- Chapter 3 Resisting that Fascist Groove Thang - Sheffield as the epicentre for electronic music (1973-2020).- Chapter 4 Berlin and Manchester compared: An interview with Mark Reeder.- Chapter 5 London’s underground acid techno scene: Resistance and resilience in the global city (1993-2020).- Part 2 Established electronic music scenes.- Chapter 6 Overlooking the scene: Electronic music and Toronto’s music city project (1999-2019).- Chapter 7 Arbutus Records and MUTEK: Two models of experimental electronic music promotion in Montreal.- Chapter 8 Compression aesthetics: Transducing segregation in the Los Angeles Beat Scene.- Chapter 9 Electronic Łod?, Poland: From freedom parade to managed entertainment.- Chapter 10 Budapest, Hungary: Techno scene (1988?2018).- Chapter 11 Helsinki, Finland: Liberalisation, shifting night clusters and gentrification (2010-2020).- Chapter 12 “You’re Not the Boss of Me!” ? The relationship between EDM and DIY in Australia.- Part 3 Emerging electronic music scenes.- Chapter 13 Cluj-Napoca, Romania ? Electronic Dance Music and local policy (2015-2020).- Chapter 14 On the fence: Electronic Dance Music Cultures in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.- Chapter 15 Embodied listening: Grassroots governance in Electronic Dance Music venues in Accra (Ghana).- Chapter 16 Tehran, Iran: “Experimental” Electronic Scene (2000-2020).- Chapter 17 Conclusion.