A Brief History of Rave Culture in East Anglia
Why are music histories so partial, with many people and places omitted from the conversation? What are hidden histories – and what can we do to make sure that these previously overlooked events, individuals and music communities are written back into the narrative?
Join dance music journalist, author and historian Matt Anniss as he explores these questions and talks in detail about a ‘hidden history’ he’s researching – the story of rave culture in East Anglia. He’ll talk about the intertwined roots and rise of dance music culture in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, the role played by illegal raves in creating a unified regional scene, and how rave culture became culturally embedded in one of England’s most rural regions.
As part of the talk, Matt will read an extended extract from his critically acclaimed alternative history of dance music in the acid house era, Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music, and explain how audience members can contribute to his ongoing PhD research project focusing on rave culture in East Anglia.
A Brief History of Rave Culture in East Anglia
Why are music histories so partial, with many people and places omitted from the conversation? What are hidden histories – and what can we do to make sure that these previously overlooked events, individuals and music communities are written back into the narrative?
Join dance music journalist, author and historian Matt Anniss as he explores these questions and talks in detail about a ‘hidden history’ he’s researching – the story of rave culture in East Anglia. He’ll talk about the intertwined roots and rise of dance music culture in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, the role played by illegal raves in creating a unified regional scene, and how rave culture became culturally embedded in one of England’s most rural regions.
As part of the talk, Matt will read an extended extract from his critically acclaimed alternative history of dance music in the acid house era, Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music, and explain how audience members can contribute to his ongoing PhD research project focusing on rave culture in East Anglia.
A Brief History of Rave Culture in East Anglia
Why are music histories so partial, with many people and places omitted from the conversation? What are hidden histories – and what can we do to make sure that these previously overlooked events, individuals and music communities are written back into the narrative?
Join dance music journalist, author and historian Matt Anniss as he explores these questions and talks in detail about a ‘hidden history’ he’s researching – the story of rave culture in East Anglia. He’ll talk about the intertwined roots and rise of dance music culture in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, the role played by illegal raves in creating a unified regional scene, and how rave culture became culturally embedded in one of England’s most rural regions.
As part of the talk, Matt will read an extended extract from his critically acclaimed alternative history of dance music in the acid house era, Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music, and explain how audience members can contribute to his ongoing PhD research project focusing on rave culture in East Anglia.