See You Down Raquels: Clubbing and Commune-ing in Essex, edited by Tim Burrows

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See You Down Raquels: Clubbing and Commune-ing in Essex features newly commissioned essays by music critic and political commentator Dan Hancox on Essex and grime; artist Morgan Quaintance on the end and the future of rave; queer historian Sarah Wayman on the history of LGBTQ spaces in Essex; original Essex clubber Michael Fordham on the height of the soul clubs; Emma Edmondson digs into the history of Raquels in Basildon, while Tim Burrows assesses the intense history and potential futures of Essex clubbing.

The book is edited by Tim Burrows, whose book The Invention of Essex uncovered the county's secret history.

It comes packaged in a Don't Panic style post-clubbing envelope alongside specially commissioned flyers by Woodsy Bransfield, James Tuitt, Evan Ifekoya, Martin Osman, Elle Reynolds and Maxine Newell, and a new audio work by Osman.

Title: See You Down Raquels: Clubbing and Commune-ing in Essex

Editor: Tim Burrows

Authors: Tim Burrows, Emma Edmondson, Michael Fordham, Dan Hancox, Morgan Quaintance, Sarah Wayman

Publisher: Estuary Festival

Pages: 75 pages, plus printed inserts

Dimensions: A5 portrait

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Year: 2025 (edition of 300)

ISBN 978-1-0682083-2-4