The foundational book on ’90s acid house and MDMA use, Altered State, is getting an updated, new edition.
UK publisher White Rabbit Books is reissuing author and journalist Matthew Collin’s essential 1997 book Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House, with additional contributions by John Godfrey. The upcoming edition, out 4th June, will be led by a new foreword written by London-based journalist and presenter Kate Hutchinson.
Described as a “definitive” work, Altered State gained notoriety for its examination of the ’80s and ’90s rave and house scenes as it intertwined with MDMA’s increasing accessibility and presence, as well as its influence on the music itself, various subcultures and the scene’s…