The Sound of MDMA: Matthew Collin’s Ecstasy Tracks (opens in new tab)

With a new edition of his definitive book on ecstasy and dance culture Altered State out now, author Matthew Collin charts the history of MDMA’s relationship to music via 13 tracks Matthew Collin, photo by Nia Gvatua “People had their minds opened.” That’s how Haçienda DJ Jon Dasilva has described what happened musically during the ecstasy-charged acid house explosion of 1988. MDMA is a drug that has the power to deliver deeply transformative experiences, altering aural perceptions as well as...