{"product_id":"tim-lawrence-life-and-death-on-the-new-york-dance-floor-1980-1983-book","title":"Tim Lawrence: Life And Death On The New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter 2003’s \u003ci\u003eLove Saves the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Lawrence continues his detailed exploration\u003c\/i\u003e of NY dance culture. His first book, which \"excavated\" dance music from 1970 - 1979, has become a definitive, must-read guide for DJs and those with any sort of an interest on the topic, and \u003ci\u003eLife and Death on the New York Dance Floor\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to follow suit, with its detailed, meticulously researched spotlight on the vibrant creative melting pot that was the post-disco party scene in the early 1980s. From reconciling the fall of disco to the rise of rap and \"punk’s aesthetic exhaustion,\" Lawrence once again profiles a prolific phase of New York. UK’s Greg Wilson praises the book for placing \"the pieces of the jigsaw into a wonderfully coherent whole, finally illuminating\" what’s been described \"as the crossroads between what came before (soul, funk, disco, jazz-funk) and what would follow (hip-hop, house, techno), and we couldn’t agree more! Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edefinitive guide to early '80s NYC dance culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e600 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ealso available from Tim Lawrence: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/tim-lawrence-love-saves-the-day-book\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLove Saves The Day: A History Of American Dance Music Culture\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/tim-lawrence-hold-on-to-your-dreams-arthur-russell-book\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell \u0026amp; The Downtown Music Scene\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by donut savage 10\/2016\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Tim Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":25677302728,"sku":"bk-1489","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/timlawrence-lifeanddeath-book-1_4f2e14ee-b85e-4755-9746-31cdc4892d4f.jpg?v=1759267288","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/tim-lawrence-life-and-death-on-the-new-york-dance-floor-1980-1983-book","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}