Daniel Avery & Keffer - Techno Is Boring

148 pages
Edited by Daniel Avery
Text(s) by Daniel Avery and John Loveles
Photographs by Keffer
24.5 x 17 cm 
Language: English
Paperback
Publisher: Velocity Press
2024

Long-time friends and collaborators, musician Daniel Avery, alongside photographer Keffer are proud to present Techno is Boring, a new book that collects a decade of work chronicling club culture in visceral form.

Spanning a decade in contrasting spaces, a curious and impulsive lens is discreetly drawn to ravers in the crowd, strange sights on the periphery of the dance, as well as the pleasure and absurdities of touring life. Shooting beyond the DJ booth, Techno is Boring melts down the barrier between performer and crowd, portraying an authentic continuum of community as ecstasy. Intimate black-and-white portrayals transfer the energy, joy and humour of life thriving in the smallest hours, whether in vast festival tents, perspiring discotheques or animated backstage spaces. Across over 70 photos taken at legendary European venues including DC10, Robert Johnson, Rex Club and The Warehouse Project.

Techno is Boring also includes short written essays and notes from Avery and fellow DJ, writer and collaborator John Loveless, who also provides an introduction, appearing alongside guest contributions from friends and allies.