{"product_id":"trip-hop-9781501373602","title":"Trip-Hop","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrip-hop described some of the 1990s' best music, and it was one of the decade's most revealing bad ideas. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501373602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176","brand":"R. J. Wheaton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42406041354421,"sku":"9781501373602","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f5da9858-96a2-46cb-be4a-043ef9cfcbc1.jpg?v=1664285475","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/trip-hop-9781501373602","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}