After Speed
The Death of the Dance Floor and the Blueprint for Its ReturnBy Chris A. Piazza | Antherra™
Length3h 19m
About this audiobook
You've chased the endless night on dancefloors turned into algorithmic feeds, where bodies sync to spectacle over soul, leaving communion hollowed out. After Speed indicts the accelerationist machine that commodified ritual into monoculture collapse. It invites you to map those 25 fractures in your own rushed worlds and rebuild rooms as civic heartbeats.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir
Length3 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 2, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2INTRODUCTION: The Crash
3BPM: The Pulse
4Movement I – The Pulse Awakens: Disco, 1970s | 110–118 BPM
5Movement II – The Congregation: House, 1980s | 118–125 BPM
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6Interlude I: On Drugs
7Movement III – The Machine: Techno, late 1980s–1990s | 125–145 BPM
8Movement IV – The Loop: 2000s–2010s | 120–135 BPM
9Interlude II: On the Algorithm
10Movement V – The Surge: 2020s | 135–150 BPM
11Interlude III: On Silence
12Movement VI – The Future: What Comes After Speed | BPM ???
13Interlude IV: On Rooms (Architecture of the Beat)
14Interlude V: On Bodies (Groove, Speed, and Physiology)
15Interlude VI: On Commerce (Why Devolution Sells)
16Epilogue: After the House Lights (BPM ~112)
17Autopsy: The Death
18Chapter I — Birth Certificate (Late 1970s–1980s)
19Chapter II — Sacred Adolescence (1980s–1990s)
20Chapter III — First Symptoms (Late 1990s–Early 2000s)
21Chapter IV — Whiteout Condition (2000s–2010s)
22Chapter V — The Festival Era (2010s–2020s)
23Chapter VI — Terminal Diagnosis (ARC Festival, 2025)
24Chapter VII — Personal Rant / Resignation Letter
25Resurrection: The Rebirth
26PROLOGUE — The Floor Remembers
27CRACK 01 — THE STAR SYSTEM
28CRACK 02 — THE STAGE ELEVATION
29CRACK 03 — THE ALGORITHMIC TASTE CRACK
30CRACK 04 — THE FESTIVAL DEHUMANIZATION CRACK
31CRACK 05 — THE WRISTBAND CASTE CRACK
32CRACK 06 — THE INFLUENCER CONTAMINATION CRACK
33CRACK 07 — THE CONTENTIFICATION CRACK
34CRACK 08 — THE APPROPRIATION & ERASURE CRACK
35CRACK 09 — THE COMMUNITY DRAIN CRACK
36CRACK 10 — THE COSTUMED CONSUMER CRACK
37CRACK 11 — THE BOTTLE-SERVICE SPATIAL COLLAPSE
38CRACK 12 — THE SOUND SYSTEM CRACK
39CRACK 13 — THE SHARED VISIBILITY CRACK
40CRACK 14 — THE SELECTOR ECOSYSTEM CRACK
41CRACK 15 — THE DOOR POLICY DRIFT
42CRACK 16 — THE TOURISM INFLATION CRACK
43CRACK 17 — THE RENTED ROOM CRACK
44CRACK 18 — THE BOOKING PLATFORM CRACK
45CRACK 19 — THE AFTERHOURS COLLAPSE
46CRACK 20 — THE SUBSTANCE ARMS RACE
47CRACK 21 — THE HUMANLESS ROOM CRACK
48CRACK 22 — THE FLOOR FRAGMENTATION CRACK
49CRACK 23 — THE SUBGENRE SILO CRACK
50CRACK 24 — THE PROMOTER EXTRACTION CRACK
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