Playgrounds: a portrait of rave culture
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Playgrounds: a portrait of rave culture, is a novel
by Tom Griffin, about 90's dance and rave culture. Released in 2005, the novel is set during the peak period of the culture in the late 90's. Set in Melbourne, Australia, the novel explores the warehouse rave scene and incorporates references to some of the biggest name DJ's and artists of the time. It is the first Australian novel set in real time to portray a night at a rave and the experiences that can occur.
The novel was launched at a dance festival at the famous Kryal Castle
in Melbourne in 2005. It later simply became known by its shorter title Playgrounds.
stated: 'Playgrounds: it brought back the good, the bad and the damn right crazy'.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Tom Griffin, about 90's dance and rave culture. Released in 2005, the novel is set during the peak period of the culture in the late 90's. Set in Melbourne, Australia, the novel explores the warehouse rave scene and incorporates references to some of the biggest name DJ's and artists of the time. It is the first Australian novel set in real time to portray a night at a rave and the experiences that can occur.
The novel was launched at a dance festival at the famous Kryal Castle
Kryal Castle
Kryal Castle is an Australian replica medieval castle located on a foothill of Mount Warrenheip at Leigh Creek, just north of Dunnstown and 8 km east of Ballarat...
in Melbourne in 2005. It later simply became known by its shorter title Playgrounds.
Literary significance and reception
Playgrounds: a portrait of rave culture was an underground hit amongst the dance community in Australia, although it was criticized in some circles for its portrayal of drug use within the culture. Australia's dance music website http://www.inthemix.com.au said that readers will 'gain an insight into the heady world of rave culture, what it is like to dance eight hours straight & the stomach churning euphoria the beat of the doof can create'. DJ luminaries Binary FinaryBinary Finary
Binary Finary are a British trance act originally comprising Matt Laws and Stuart Matheson, who were later joined by Sasha Vatoff who acts as DJ and live performer. They are best known for the dance hit single "1998", especially for the Paul Van Dyk and Gouryella remixes, which charted in many...
stated: 'Playgrounds: it brought back the good, the bad and the damn right crazy'.