'Spannered' - novel based on 90s free party scene - Bristol

[stethoscope]

This could have gone here, music forum or the Bristol/SW forum!

Just wondered whether anyone had already read this? 'Spannered' by Bert Random

Totally passed me by until now.

It came out last summer on a Bristol small press of the same name, and is a novel based on/set in the 90s free party scene, particularly centred around the south west.

Here comes the noise.

It creeps up on us, quietly at first, attracting people out of the shadows, inviting us to make this derelict space a dancefloor. The volume reaches a gratifyingly loud level and I realize that this really is going to happen, this is really going to go off.

The music has caught the masses. It sounds vaguely like a distant choir, like a snatch of sweet, sharp voices sampled and made strange, and as it flows into its simple rhythm the crowd begins to gather and sway.

"A vivid account of the squat party experience; a pumped-up Fear and Loathing transplanted to Bristol, England... we are taken on an odyssey, 'aving it to pounding techno in a dirty warehouse. Read this book - the story of the real 90s ecstasy revolution."-Chris Liberator (Stay Up Forever Records)

There's some favourable reviews on both the Free Party People and History is Made At Night blogs.

Thought a few here might be interested - it's on my 'to buy' list so will report back

 

[mao]

Just bought it from:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spannered-Bert-Random/dp/1906236577

cheers Stephj

 

[Blagsta]

There's one based in Moseley, Birmingham, set around the 90's party/protest scene

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Space-Betwe...1202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331049414&sr=8-1

 

[Crispy]

I bought a copy the other week. Haven't read it yet, but I did notice that one page is nothing but the word BOOM, repeated on every line, top to bottom

 

[stethoscope]

There's one based in Moseley, Birmingham, set around the 90's party/protest scene

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Space-Betwe...1202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331049414&sr=8-1

Looks good Blags - cheers

 

[butchersapron]

Available from Hydra books in Old Market (Bristol). Was looking at it the other day, pretty slim volume tbh which put me off...

 

[Blagsta]

Looks good Blags - cheers

I quite enjoyed it mainly 'cos I was there, some of it is very familiar! Not sure how well it reads to outsiders though.

 

[Bassism]

i will almost certainly be investing x