[Dancecult-l] literature on performer-audience divide

[paul]

Hi Ripley - Have you read Norman Stolzoff's book Wake the Town and  
Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica (Duke, 2000)?  Chapter  
7, "The Dancehall Performance," seems particularly relevant.  It's  
the most thorough examination of audience/performer interactions in a  
sound system setting that I've come across so far (the point in this  
case being that there is no clear divide).  I've yet to see Stolzoff  
referenced in EDM work but hopefully he'll begin to make an impact,  
especially where dancehall-related scenes (ardkore, jungle, 2step,  
etc.) are in question.

Hope that helps a bit.

Paul

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On 30/09/2007, at 11:46 PM, ripley wrote:

> I would be interested as well
>
> In addition I would think discussion of dancehall/reggae sound system
> culture would be quite relevant, although I don't think enough has
> been written that focuses on that dynamic specifically (please,
> someone prove me wrong).
>
> -Larisa
>
>
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>
>
> On 9/24/07, Bas van Heur <basvanheur at gmx.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone could point me to literature that addresses
>> the 'performer-audience divide' - or the lack thereof - within
>> electronic music / club cultures. I know this is a central returning
>> theme within the debate on club cultures, but I'm still looking for a
>> well-argued in-depth analysis of this problematic.
>>
>> Very much of interest to me would also be literature that  
>> discusses this
>> issue in relation to the more experimental electronic musics and the
>> avant-garde tradition of electronic music, since these composers  
>> were of
>> course interested in similar questions.
>>
>> any references appreciated! I know they must be out there, but for  
>> some
>> reason I seem to search in the wrong direction and overlook  
>> important work.
>>
>> best,
>>
>> Bas
>>
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