'LIFE IS, DOWN to the subatomic level, built on paradoxes. Electrons behave as both waves and particles, spin clockwise and counterclockwise simultaneously. Despite the hypocrisy of quantum physics, electricity flows predictably from generator to outlet, powering subwoofers and fog machines, LEDs and CDJs, the 140 bpm heart of Raving (2023). McKenzie Wark leads readers across the dance floor—past the bouncers at the door and the quilted network of friends in her rave crew—right up to the booth, where Goth Jafar or Juliana Huxtable is hard at work.' (Introduction)