{"product_id":"trip-hop-paperback","title":"Trip-Hop - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. J. Wheaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrip-hop described some of the 1990s' best music, and it was one of the decade's most revealing bad ideas.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe music itself was an intoxication of beats, bass, and voice. It emerged amid the social tensions of the late 1980s, and as part of hip-hop's rise to global dominance. It carried the innovations of Jamaican soundsystem culture, the sweet refuge of Lovers Rock, the bliss of club jazz dancefloors and post-rave chill-out rooms. It went mainstream with Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, DJ Shadow, Kruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister, and Björk; and with record labels like Ninja Tune and Mo' Wax. To the artists' despair, the music was tagged with a silly label and packaged as music for the boutique and the lounge; made respectable with awards and acclaim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the music at its best still sounds experimental and dramatic; and its influence lingers through artists like FKA twigs, Sevdaliza, James Blake, Billie Eilish, and Lana Del Rey. This short book is a guide to 'trip-hop' in its context of the weird 1990s: nostalgia and consumerism; pre-millenium angst and lo-fi technology; casual exoticism amid accelerating globalization and gentrification. This book presents a survey of the music and its leading artists, packed with recommended listening, essential tracks, great remixes, and under-recognized albums.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRJ Wheaton\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Toronto and works in book publishing. He has been writing about music for twenty years and his work has appeared in outlets including \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford American\u003c\/i\u003e and DaCapo's \u003ci\u003eBest Music Writing\u003c\/i\u003e series. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePortishead's Dummy \u003c\/i\u003e(2011)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein Bloomsbury's \u003ci\u003e33 1\/3\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 7.84 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698605166655,"sku":"9781501373602","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d2d92697db1e1c0584c17a06f3fb7e27.webp?v=1765010743","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/trip-hop-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}