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Summary: sumptuous beats
Review: a delightful visual feast that gives even more luminescent life to the spectacular scene. One realizes the depth of talent out there and the huge amount of energy devoted to the self-empowered/community conscious/psychedelic recreational realms.
Many of these flyers are true works of art into which one can happily immerse their mind and survey the flavors of forbidden fruits.
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Summary: Matching the Beat
Review: A true perspective from the underground of what the rave scene encompasses and the music that is its center. A glimpse into a counter-culture which has infiltrated the mainstream and changed the way people think in this country. A must read for anyone interested in finding what makes this think called techno tick.
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Summary: what a terrible book
Review: Honestly, what are people thinking giving this book such good reviews. I used to do flyers for a living... if i had submitted half of these I would been laughed at. They are all bubble gum generic, half-a$$ed, and uninspirational. I should add not creative either. This book is just plain terrible. I bought it 3 years ago, and it was dated then... I think I am going to just throw my copy away. Don't buy this book!
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Summary: Quite a nice collection
Review: I came across this at a used book store, and freaked out on the spot. Flipping through the pages, I saw dozens of familiar east coast flyers - including the flyer for my first rave, Ultraworld's Glow (eastern Maryland, 1994), flyers for other parties I'd been to, parties I wish I'd gone to, parties my brother went to, parties I'd forgotten about, and of course plenty that I had never seen (including a fair share of west coast flyers). The flyers are organized chronologically, which is a nice system; you can see a progression in style from the bubblegum-and-fractals aesthetic of the earlier years, to the slicker, more sophisticated look of more recent work. There's no commentary, aside from basic information (year, location, promoter) - just lots of eye candy.The rave scene has always treated flyer design as an art form, and it's cool to see it collected like this. Someday I'll show this book to my grandkids and try to convince them that I used to be cool.
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Summary: Searching for the Perfect Beat
Review: I found the flyers to be generic. Not as hardcore as would have hoped for.
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Summary: A Bevy Of Visual DeLitE!!!
Review: I just recieved this book today. I opened it and I was amazed by the beauty of the layout. This book is stunning. I could flip through the pages all day long. I was happy to see flyers in the book from Detroit. This book is an inspiration to me, considering I would like to start the design process of the rave flyer. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who appreciates the overall beauty of the rave party. This book truly captivates its visual delite! I wish I had another book so I could tear out the pages and hang them up all over my bedroom walls.
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Summary: much needed documentation...
Review: i so appreciate the work these guys have provided. <cr>_people ask me about the rave scene - why, what, how. the introduction is so well written, i may simply just send them to this book to read it - it really captures so much of my experience over the last 8 years. <cr>_i have not been entirely happy with the quality of american rave flyer design, but there are many pieces in this book that are wonderful to spend time looking at. and of these, the corporate world would oh so want to be a part - to exploit; but really cannot successfully - because of their inherent nature...
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Summary: Exquisite Eye Candy
Review: It's like a completed coloring book for grown-ups. This is the most colorful book I have seen. I am tempted to cut out all of the pages and pin them on my wall as a huge collage. For now, it sits on my coffee table and almost everyone that stops by, picks it up, pages through it, and strikes up a conversation about their fondest rave memories, "Yeah, remember that fresh Japanimation flyer when so and so was spinnin'...that was a super-dope party." It was also cool to see some flyers from Colorado events. Although the graphics are great, one aspect that would have enhanced the overall book is to have had comments and interviews from the promoters, designers, DJs, and ravers about each bass-filled underground gathering. I like the fact that it is well organized and lists the name of the party, the location, the promoter, and the designer. The contact info is a great resource. I'm looking forward to an international edition. It's definitely a worthwhile purchase. Enjoy!
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Summary: Keenan Milton
Review: Just a warning, this book does not trace a history of the rave flyer. There's a primer about 2 pages long at the beginning of the book and that's it. This is just pictures upon pictures upon pictures of rave flyers from all over america. I was happy to see Philadelphia so well respresented. This book was an inspiration to me, by and large because this is the kind of design I love, and want to do for myself. This would make an excellent coffee-table book, and a great conversation piece.
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Summary: a fantastic cross-section of rave flyers
Review: Just a warning, this book does not trace a history of the rave flyer. There's a primer about 2 pages long at the beginning of the book and that's it. This is just pictures upon pictures upon pictures of rave flyers from all over america. I was happy to see Philadelphia so well respresented. This book was an inspiration to me, by and large because this is the kind of design I love, and want to do for myself. This would make an excellent coffee-table book, and a great conversation piece.
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