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All of the visual tropes of rave culture, and its
later descendants, are here: spiritual psychedelia, pop culture re-appropriation, sci-fi futurism, new age primitivism, queer s&m, corporate pastiche, jazz graphics and hip-hop graffiti. The influence of Emigre and Ray Gun magazines, and of the Designers Republic, Swifty, Junior Tomlin, 8vo, among others, turn up in various forms. While the quality of the design fluctuates wildly, it is possible to discern the complete DNA of today’s acid grafix in these pages. Ciarán Nugent proves to be an excellent ephemerist, recognising the inherit value in these transient documents and the added power of collecting them into one volume. Dublin’s nineties club culture may have disappeared from earth, but this book gives us a picture complete enough to reconstruct it. ● Throw Away is published by image text sound editions, text by Ciarán Nugent and design by Peter Maybury. It launches in Spring 2022. throwawaybook.com @throwawaybook_dublin. 20