Book: Laurent Garnier — Electrochoc

In the “What to Read” section, we recommend books either about the history of electronic music, or tightly connected to it. Today, we have Electrochoc by Laurent Garnier, the autobiography of a French techno revolutionary who caught the birth of modern electronica, actively participated in it, and wrote about it all in 440 pages. The book covers the period from 1987 to the tens—from rare, underground and risky parties (when a bottle could be thrown in the DJ’s face for a house record) to large-scale raves (when house and techno were already normal and a million people danced at the same time at the Love Parade).

Laurent Garnier