Different WRLD and Make Noise present: a reading group focusing on DeForrest Brown Jr.’s book, Assembling A Black Counterculture!
Different WRLD and Make Noise present: a reading group focusing on DeForrest Brown Jr.’s book, Assembling A Black Counterculture!
Make Techno Black Again. That’s the unequivocal call of an initiative by DeForrest Brown, Jr. The Birmingham, Alabama-raised theorist, musician, and activist dismantles the myths surrounding techno’s origins. His book Assembling a Black Counter Culture fuses the history of the music with the experiences of the Black working class in the U.S. and the migration of techno to Europe, offering a new perspective on electronic music and club culture as a whole.
If you want to attend the bookclub, but don't have the means to purchase a copy, there are 2 sponsored copies available. Reach out to natasha@makenoisemusic.com to claim.
Full schedule below, all events run from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Different WRLD:
Introduction through Chapter 4
Chapters 5 & 6
Chapters 7 & 8
Chapters 9 & 10