Playing with Something that Runs

Download or read book Playing with Something that Runs written by Mark Jonathan Butler and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most familiar format of electronic dance music is the DJ set. Performed live with turntables, headphones, twelve-inch vinyl records, and a mixing board, these performances are largely improvised, evolving in response to the demands of a particular situation through interaction with a dancing audience. In Playing with Something that Runs, author Mark J. Butler draws on extensive interviews with musicians in their studios to provide an in-depth look at this fascinating and unique genre of popular music.