Before, During, Afters. Chronicles of a Raver.

A book of short stories and prose written by Sean E Robinson.

Rave has not been fictionalised nearly enough! The scene is vast and full of plots and characters. This book looks to scrape the surface as seen by the author. 

These are stories about the most important people at raves, the ones on the dancefloor, the ones who buy the tickets and the ones who are often forgotten amongst the hype. The wannabes, the dancers, the caners, the experts and the amateurs. They take the necessary risks in trying to achieve their goal and often fail in their attempts at having the best time possible. These are the heroes of the dancefloor, they keep the culture ticking over with their dedication to the cause. 

Within each of these short stories are people we know, love and, sometimes, are completely baffled by. This book is for passing generations claiming their time was the best and for the ones who are finding out that their time is the best as well. 

They contain all the elements that go with raving; sex, drugs, techno. All being held together with panic inducing anxiety that comes with many rave adventures. Each story is set in a different time, situation, location and mood showcasing a varied style of prose. This book’s about not getting into Berghain, it’s sneaking drugs into clubs, it’s losing your mates at a festival and it’s about the little things that make the dancefloor a special place. 

The writer, Sean E Robinson, has spent more hours on a dancefloor than most civilians having worked in the electronic music industry for 13 years. He’s worked with and for some of the biggest acts & brands in the business; Hed Kandi 2006, EDEN Ibiza 2006, Ministry Of Sound 2007/08, Gung Ho! Recordings 08/09/10 and Public House running his own parties with friends where they introduced the UK to Dario Zenker and Dana Ruh. He’s toured with the likes of George Fitzgerald, Bicep, Roosevelt, Yousef, Rene La Vice, Spor, Public Service Broadcasting, The Japanese Popstars and Jon Carter. When he wasn’t working within the scene he was an avid participant travelling all over Europe chasing raves.