Disco 2000

Editor Sarah Champion's second compilation of stories from the chemical generation explores postmodern angst and premillenial tension in an entirely innovative format. The authors selected span the entire spectrum of subcultural discourse from science fiction to cyberpunk to frustrated romance. The gritty experiences of contemporary youth technoculture saturate every selection with brilliant poetry and prose. These are the voices of club kids past, present and future--voices heard in no other forum. These contemporary dramas offer insight into the twisted minds of the international rave scene through the imaginative format of cyberficion. An absolute must read for people who have experienced the journey into the techno-underworld! One story chronicles a new year's eve party set in a South East Asian shrine to hedonism. Complete with every Baccanalian vice, the partiers chart the unexplored territory of higher consciousness. The journey from England to the Asian rave space recapitulates the traditional hero myth through dialgoue and plot that directly speaks to the contemporary disillusioned mindset. The two main charcters learn a new philosophy of non-dualism, synthesizing pleasure and pain, masculine and feminine, heaven and hell. Alluding to the binary unities of Archetypal Psychologist Carl Jung, the characters portray the evolution of mind, body and soul possible only through alternative avenues. The rich, velvety prose and hypermetaphors give this story a unique depth that contextualizes it within the history of literature proper. And to think that is just one of many amazing short stories and poems contained within this anthology!Not some pedantic anthology sent out by tired english professors from the ivory tower to bore hungry readers with soporific sagas of bourgeousis crisis and cultural overanalysis. Champion's anthologies (Disco 2000, Disco Biscuits and Fortune Hotel) rehabilitate poetry and prose, making these formats once again a powerful vehicle for expression.