![]() Others, however, perceive it as a much needed and refreshing film - despite or precisely because Tarantino makes obvious the webs of violence. Many reviewers have pointed out that the film is morally ambivalent the least because of the aesthetics of violence and the revised version of Europe’s darkest years of the twentieth century. "Quentin Tarantino’s latest violent masterpiece Inglourious Basterds has been well yet critically received. I also examine how electronic dance music reflects and reinforces imperialist desires (the white male producer’s use of orgasmic loops regenerated from the vocals of black/Latina female divas and racialized queers in ‘sexy’ dance tracks), Romantic notions (the widespread assumption that electronic music producers are divinely-inspired auteurs the techno/house fan’s elitist admiration of musicians that remain true to their “art” by remaining in unprofitable underground markets and the music critic’s celebration of sampling and remixing as high art), and modernist concerns (the DJ’s obsession with mastery, the intensely-policed borders between high/low genres, the producer’s preoccupation with technological progress). My work explores how electronic dance music employs “postmodern” technologies in the service of Enlightenment discourses (such as its tendency to cast itself as the universal language of the Information Age or its Cartesian delineation of the music listening audience into those that ‘feed the head’ and those that serve the hedonist flesh). In addition to considering the positive aspects of digitally-crafted music, this project demystifies the utopian rhetoric emanating from dance music aficionados/promoters/producers. By tuning into the contentious dialogues between the makers, shapers, and buyers of computerized dance music, I hope to illustrate the multifarious cultural functions a mass-produced sonic commodity can have. To grasp the possibilities and problematics of digitally-created pop music, I will draw upon a multiplicity of discourses generated by electronic musicians, disc jockeys (DJs), remixers, producers, club/rave promoters, techno/house fans, club-goers, ravers, popular music historians, cultural critics, music industry insiders, dance press, multinational major labels, independent imprints, and regional retailers. Lettie has over a decade of experience working in the wine trade, she is WSET Diploma qualified and is currently working towards Stage 2 of the Master of Wine exam.This dissertation examines electronic dance music: its transnational production and dissemination, its techno-universalist rhetoric, its racial and sexual politics, its Eurocentric mythologies and liberal humanist ideologies. Tutored tasting of 5 wines with lots of juicy info about the region, producer, grape varietal etc How to taste wine like a ‘professional’ and wine tasting tips The wine tasting is about an hour and a half long and includes: ![]() We can deliver all over the UK, from John O’Groats to Lands End, next day delivery secures freshness of your five wines for tasting. We run virtual tastings for private groups of 10-25 people, delivering 5 x 50ml samples per person in advance in order to taste online together. Our tastings are informed but unpretentious and fun. Thanks so much for considering Quarantino Vino! We are a small family business, formed in the midst of this COVID-19 crisis, who strongly believe life is improved by sharing wine with friends and learning something new.
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