{"product_id":"electric-eden","title":"Electric Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Young''s \u003ci\u003eElectric Eden: Unearthing Britain''s Visionary Music \u003c\/i\u003eis a seminal book on British music and cultural heritage, that spans the visionary classical and folk tradition from the nineteenth-century to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A thoroughly enjoyable read and likely to remain the best-written overview for a long time.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''A perfectly timed, perfectly pitched alternative history of English folk music . . . wide-ranging, insightful, authoritative, thoroughly entertaining.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A stunning   achievement.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIMON REYNOLDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A masterpiece.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCAUGHT BY THE RIVER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Excellent . . . blissfully quotable.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An authoritative account.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Consistently absorbing.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An impassioned and infectious rallying cry of a book.'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this groundbreaking survey of more than a century of music making in the British Isles, Rob Young investigates how the idea of folk has been handed down and transformed by successive generations - song collectors, composers, Marxist revivalists, folk-rockers, psychedelic voyagers, free festival-goers, experimental pop stars and electronic innovators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a sweeping panorama of Albion''s soundscape that takes in the pioneer spirit of Cecil Sharp; the pastoral classicism of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Peter Warlock; the industrial folk revival of Ewan MacColl and A. L. Lloyd; the folk-rock of Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, Shirley Collins, John Martyn and Pentangle; the bucolic psychedelia of The Incredible String Band, The Beatles and Pink Floyd; the acid folk of Comus, Forest, Mr Fox and Trees; \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e and occult folklore; the early Glastonbury and Stonehenge festivals; and the visionary pop of Kate Bush, Julian Cope and Talk Talk, \u003ci\u003eElectric Eden\u003c\/i\u003e maps out a native British musical voice that reflects the complex relationships between town and country, progress and nostalgia, radicalism and conservatism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn attempt to isolate the ''Britishness'' of British music - a wild combination of pagan echoes, spiritual quest, imaginative time-travel, pastoral innocence and electrified creativity - \u003ci\u003eElectric Eden\u003c\/i\u003e will be treasured by anyone interested in the tangled story of Britain''s folk music and Arcadian dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A treat.'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIME OUT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Young is a fine writer.'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOJO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''Young''s immense narrative is both educative and gripping.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUNCUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''A multitudinous, fascinating and beautifully written account.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306177831294,"sku":"NW9780571237531","price":12.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571237531.jpg?v=1778508785","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/electric-eden","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}