Altered State
The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House
$25.26
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
‘The definitive story’ - Q Magazine
‘I can’t recommend this marvellous piece of work enough’ - Irvine Welsh
From its first publication in 1997, Altered State established itself as the definitive text on Ecstasy and dance culture. This new edition, reissued as part of White Rabbit’s prestigious Deep Cuts series, sees Matthew Collin take a thrilling trip through the acid house Summer of Love and the rave scene’s euphoric escalation as MDMA became a mass-market …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399638517 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399638513 |
| Author: | Matthew Collin |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | White Rabbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
| Series: | Deep Cuts |
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Critics Review
At last somebody has written the real history of the last ten years, and written it with such wit, verve, empathy and profound intelligence. I can’t recommend this marvellous piece of work enough – IRVINE WELSHNot just timely; it was crying out to be written * INDEPENDENT *Remains the definitive story of the [1990s] love affair with MDMA and mucking about in fields just off the M25 * Q *The first book to forensically document the acid house explosion … It’s written with the authority of the first-hander, but what makes the book so compelling is his political perspective – BILL BREWSTER and FRANK BROUGHTON * MIXMAG *
About The Author
Matthew Collin
Matthew Collin has worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse. He is the author of The Time of the Rebels, This Is Serbia Calling and Altered State and is a former editor of the Big Issue, the Time Out website and i-D magazine.
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