The underground is massive

For a music nerd like me who just doesn't understand "the kids today" (get off my lawn!) and their EDM, this book presents an interesting and thoughtful history that helped me understand the roots of electronic dance music and how it became so popular among today's youth. Matmos effectively connects the dots from Africa Bamataa and the Soul Sonic Force, to the early days of the Detroit and Chicago club scenes, to the L.A. raves that I remember from my high school/college days, to modern genre-crossing, the Electric Daisy Carnival, and the rise of Daft Punk. The book is populated with interesting characters and stories that make it an engaging read, in addition to being informative. I'm still not interested in listening to what I still call "techno," but I feel like my knowledge of music history has been enriched by knowing more about it.