Back catalogue: Techno (All)

Notes: Members Only is a showcase of the iconic membership cards and passes (VIP, Access All Areas etc) of the acid house and rave generations. In A to Z format, the book features over 500 items of memorabilia from the late 80s and 90s and covers all the legendary and pioneering events of the eras, including: Amnesia House; Biology; Dreamscape; Eclipse; Energy; Fantazia; Genesis; FAC51 Hacienda; Jungle Fever; Labrynth, Ministry of Sound; Rage; Raindance; Shoom; Spectrum; Sterns; Club UK; World Dance. The book, whilst featuring all of the iconic events, clubs and parties, legal and illegal, also includes quotes from the pioneering event founders, DJs, MCs, PAs; ravers.

"Documenting the acid house and early rave scenes is incredibly important for future generations to know what an historic moment it was in dance music and youth culture. This collection of membership cards and passes shows the amazing creativity and artwork that went into showing your pride for attending events." Mark Archer, Altern 8

"Members Only is almost encyclopaedic relating to the underground culture of 'lost' rave art illustrators. If this was submitted on a giant scale to a Biennale or Turner Prize it should win first prize.

The designers that created these cards and passes are testament to a generation who parked their egos on a bench" Sarah HB

Notes: A collection of New York Rave Flyers from 1991 to 1995.

Courtesy of Ernie Villalobos.

Published by Colpa Press, 88 pgs, 21 × 13.5 cm, Softcover, 2019

Notes: Further tales from the booth.

Through four decades at the pointy end of dance music and club culture, the Secret DJ has seen it all. In this hilarious, gripping, and at times extremely moving follow-up to the smash hit first book, the mysterious insider pulls no punches, wryly lifting the lid on misbehaving stars, what really goes on backstage, how to survive in the DJ game, and where the real power lies in rave.

Most of all, they chart how capitalism bought and sold the utopian dreams of the Acid House generation - and whether those dreams can still be saved. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the dancefloor; past, present and future.

Paperback: 288 pages

Product Dimensions: 19.8 cm x 12.9 cm x 2.3 cm

Notes: Tresor: True Stories is the first printed excavation of Tresor's legendary history.

Digging deeply into its rich archives, the venerable institution has unearthed countless treasures from its over three-decade old history. Over 400 never before seen photographs, flyers, faxes and other artefacts illustrate a story that intersects with the most important social and musical trend in the modern history of Berlin.
The story is told with the voices of those that were there - over 40 protagonists share their first-hand reminiscences of the 'big bang' that launched techno into the world. Through the story of Tresor, the book charts the heady days of 80s West Berlin through to the explosion of new energy that midwifed in the new social reality of reunified Germany.

This is a unique and essential printed monument to the institution that changed electronic music forever, and the city that allowed it to exist.

Specs:
- Softcover: 300g/m² raw cardboard, granular lamination, open spine binding.
- 352 pages: Neon CMYK print on Lessebo Smooth Natural 90g/m² and Galaxi ArtSamt 115g/m²
- Dimensions: 22,0 x 30 x 2,2cm (1,4kg)

Chapters:

1 Dada at the End of the World
2 The Wild Years
3 Tresor Never Sleeps

Editors: Harry Glass, Paul Reachi, Sven von Thulen
Authors: Dimitri Hegemann, Paul Hockenos, Regina Baer

Interviews and transcriptions: Felix Denk, Jeannette Goddar, Jurgen Laarmann, Ruro Efue
Digitization: Felix Moser, Rudiger Muller
Translations, proofreading and copyediting: Edessa Malke, Paul Fleischmann, Paul Sabine
Photography: Gustav Volker Horst, Oliver Wia, Tilman Brembs, Wolfgang Bruckner
Concept, layout and design: onlab