Part 1 Historic electronic music scenes
Chapter 1/Introduction Electronic music, policies and space in the contemporary city
Chapter 2 Düsseldorf: On the Golden Rhine
Chapter 3 Resisting that Fascist Groove Thang - Sheffield as the epicentre for electronic music (1973-2020)
Chapter 4 Berlin and Manchester compared: An interview with Mark Reeder
Chapter 5 London’s underground acid techno scene: Resistance and resilience in the global city (1993-2020)
Part 2 Established electronic music scenes
Chapter 6 Overlooking the scene: Electronic music and Toronto’s music city project (1999-2019)
Chapter 7 Arbutus Records and MUTEK: Two models of experimental electronic music promotion in Montreal
Chapter 8 Compression aesthetics: Transducing segregation in the Los Angeles Beat Scene
Chapter 9 Electronic Łódź, Poland: From freedom parade to managed entertainment
Chapter 10 Budapest, Hungary: Techno scene (1988–2018)
Chapter 11 Helsinki, Finland: Liberalisation, shifting night clusters and gentrification (2010-2020)
Chapter 12 “You’re Not the Boss of Me!” – The relationship between EDM and DIY in Australia
Part 3 Emerging electronic music scenes
Chapter 13 Cluj-Napoca, Romania – Electronic Dance Music and local policy (2015-2020)
Chapter 14 On the fence: Electronic Dance Music Cultures in Shenzhen and Hong Kong
Chapter 15 Embodied listening: Grassroots governance in Electronic Dance Music venues in Accra (Ghana)
Chapter 16 Tehran, Iran: “Experimental” Electronic Scene (2000-2020)
Chapter 17 Conclusion.