We’ve just reissued Trip City, a dark, dancefloor-driven novel originally published in 1989. The book has been noted as the first independent multi-media literature released in the UK. Upon its publication, Paul Mathur described it as ’On...... Read more
Our forthcoming book Daft Punk’s Discovery analyses the French duo’s second album. Discovery was a record that confounded many fans when it was released in 2001, thanks to its blatant pop hooks and unlikely sonic bricolage. It was a...... Read more
It’s been a year since we published Junior Tomlin‘s phenomenal Flyer & Cover Art book. Ever since we’ve been trying to do a launch party but, for obvious reasons, it’s never happened. Junior’s best-known sleeves...... Read more
Our forthcoming book The Label Machine is a practical guide to starting, running and growing your own record label. Here author Nick Sadler explains how he came to write...... Read more
Our forthcoming novel Trip City was originally released in 1989 along with a soundtrack by A Guy Called Gerald on cassette. Not only are we reissuing the book but all five tracks from the soundtrack will be available on vinyl for the first time...... Read more
It’s exciting any time we announce a new book but particularly so with our latest, Trip City, as it’s our first fiction title and it comes with a soundtrack by A Guy Called Gerald on vinyl. Author Trevor Miller explains how he came to...... Read more
Our next book Long Relationships details exactly what DJing is like for the 99% of DJs who never make it big. Here author Harold Heath explains how he came to write the...... Read more
Our first book of 2021, Who Say Reload: The Stories Behind the Classic Drum & Bass Records of the 90s, is an oral history of the records that defined jungle/drum & bass straight from the original sources. Photography is provided by Eddie...... Read more
Despite clubs, cinemas and book shops being closed for long periods during what has been a grim year for all of us, the lockdown has provided an opportunity to read, watch and listen to both new and old material. To wrap up the year, we asked the...... Read more
Last week we published The Secret DJ: Book Two, the follow-up to the anonymous author’s acclaimed debut. We called the Secret DJ in Ibiza to ask some questions…... Read more
Our fifth and final book of 2020, Synthesizer Evolution, is an illustrated directory of every major synthesizer, drum machine & sampler made between 1963 and 1995. Author Oli Freke explains the evolution of the...... Read more
Our fourth book Bedroom Beats & B-sides details the rise of a new generation of bedroom producers in the instrumental hip-hop and electronic music scenes. Here author Laurent Fintoni explains how the idea for the book can be traced way back...... Read more
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