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We Are Rupture: Signals from the Heart of the Rave marks two decades of the seminal London club night and record label founded by Double O & Mantra. Rooted in community, Blackness and sound system heritage, Rupture has always centred the people who built it – this book honours their experience. Gathering stories, poems and reflections from dancers, artists and event producers, it asks a question bigger than any anniversary: why do we rave, and why does it matter now more than ever? From international ravers making the pilgrimage to Corsica Studios, to rave as grief processing and somatic healing, this book captures something that goes far beyond the dance floor. With contributions from Fabio, DJ Storm, Tim Reaper, DJ Flight and many more, this is a living document of 20 years of modern jungle. “This book is a beautiful, moving collection of intimate reflections, personal testimony, incredible images, and collective shared memory, perfectly encapsulating the true spirit of UK sound heritage, rave, and jungle dance floors more specifically. Flick through the pages and immerse yourself in the spiritual quest we find ourselves joined together on – for love, peace, and harmonious beats. We Are One. We Are Rupture.” DJ Flight “So much more than a club-night or a record label, Rupture has become a nexus point for jungle/drum & bass, helping to galvanise a new generation of clubbers, DJs and producers, while reenergising the scene’s seasoned heads… Foundational artists and new kids on the block are held in equally high regard; people otherwise separated or even marginalised by age, race, gender or sexuality are welcomed in the booth and on the dancefloor. The roots and the future join forces – history is both appreciated and made.” Ben Hindle (DJ Mag) “Rupture has unknowingly paved the way for the entire [modern jungle] movement. The way that they’ve supported so many people from so many places in the scene. I think it’s at the heart of it all. It’s love; it’s a community. You come [to Rupture] as a raver, as an artist, whatever involvement you have, it’s the same faces, and the new faces are integrated into it so well. It’s just such a welcoming community of great people” Mani Festo “This isn’t about us; this isn’t about Rupture; This is about the music being driven forward and the whole culture, leaving a legacy and wanting it to build…People from all walks of life, together, connected through music, is really, really powerful. It’s spiritual.” DJ Mantra 25 cm square196 pagesHeavyweight paper. Show more