Music journalist and author Emma Warren joins Jude on this week's episode of Songbook to discuss Brian Belle-Fortune's in-depth, self-published history, All Crews: Journeys Through Jungle/Drum & Bass.

They also cover a multitude of topics including the challenges and joys of self-publishing, the 90s outside of britpop, the bravery of being the first person on the dance floor, and much more.

Emma's new book Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor is an intimate foray onto the dancefloor, part-memoir, part-social and cultural history, publishing on 16th March 2023 Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor a book by Emma Warren. (bookshop.org)

Books mentioned in the podcast:

Make Some Space: Tuning Into Total Refreshment Centre by Emma Warren *Audiobook* Make Some Space: Tuning into Total Refreshment Centre | Emma Warren | Sweet Machine Publishing (bandcamp.com)

Document Your Culture by Emma Warren *Audiobook* Document Your Culture | Emma Warren | Sweet Machine Publishing (bandcamp.com)

Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture by Joe Muggs and Brian David Stevens Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture a book by Joe Muggs and Brian David Stevens. (bookshop.org)

All Crews by Brian Belle-Fortune All Crews Book - All Crews

A Choreographer's Handbook by Jonathan Burrows A Choreographer's Handbook a book by Jonathan Burrows. (bookshop.org)

Reggae Bloodlines: In Search of the Music and Culture of Jamaica by Stephen Davis and Peter Simon Reggae Bloodlines: In Search of the Music and Culture of Jamaica by Simon, Peter,Davis, Stephen: Good Paperback (1992) | WeBuyBooks (abebooks.co.uk)

A Quick Ting On Afrobeats by Christian Adofo A Quick Ting On Afrobeats a book by Christian Adofo. (bookshop.org)

You can buy the paperback edition of Jude's The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives here: The Sound of Being Human a book by Jude Rogers. (bookshop.org)

Finally, White Rabbit's Spotify Playlist of 'booksongs' - songs inspired by books loved by our guests - is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7chuHOeTs9jpyKpmgXV6uo

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