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The Euphoria cover logo in green neon on a black background with green lasers
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How ‘Euphoria’ brought trance to the masses

With the release of its first edition – 'For The Mind, Body and Soul' – via Telstar Records in early 1999, the ‘Euphoria’ mix compilation series quickly became one of the most popular and prolific of its kind, launching the big-room oriented trance, progressive and hard house sounds of clubland into the CD drives of thousands. 25 years later, Harold Heath looks back on its legacy, and on how its balance of clever commercial marketing and authentic live energy enshrined ‘Euphoria’ in UK dance music history

It’s 1999, and across the UK, countless car stereos and home systems are pumping out the planet-sized synth riffs of big-room trance. Tracks by Paul...

Tony De Vit DJing. He's wearing an orange sweater with his left harm held high over his head, with a big smile on his face.
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Tony De Vit documentary, Don’t Ever Stop, to be screened this month

The film explores how De Vit helped to catalyse the hard house sound in the '90s

A documentary about hard house trailblazer Tony De Vit is due to be screened in London this month. Directed by Stuart Pollitt, Don't Ever Stop...

Tony De Vit DJing. He's wearing an orange sweater with his left harm held high over his head, with a big smile on his face.
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Don't Ever Stop: Tony De Vit, Trade, and the infinite energy of hard house

Flawless DJ, frequent hitmaker, dedicated mentor: Tony De Vit was a true hero of UK dance music. The most high-profile resident at hedonistic queer club Trade, he helped create the hard house sound, and was renowned not only for his impeccable mixing, but his compassion and care for others. Ahead of a new documentary, and with hard house at large once more, Stewart Who? reflects on his legacy with those he was close to, and those he influenced

In case you hadn’t noticed, hard house is back. Though for some, like the ill behaviour, it never went away. A new generation of DJs...

Tony De Vit DJing. He's wearing an orange sweater with his left harm held high over his head, with a big smile on his face.
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Tidy Trax commemorates Tony de Vit’s 25th anniversary with compilation featuring Patrick Topping, Nicole Moudaber, more: Listen

The hard house pioneer's tracks have also been remixed by Eats Everything, Airwolf Paradise, and Hannah Laing

Tidy Trax is commemorating the 25th anniversary of hard house pioneer Tony de Vit's death with a new remix compilation. The iconic DJ and producer's...

The Cult of Tidy Volume One Book
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New photobook tells the story of legendary hard house label Tidy Trax

From 'U Found Out' to the peak of hoover-driven UK club culture  

A new photobook telling the story of legendary UK hard house label Tidy Trax has been released. The Cult of Tidy Volume One: 1995-2005 is...

London queer party Adonis announced as special guests at Trade’s 24-hour 30th birthday
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London queer party Adonis announced as special guests at Trade’s 24-hour 30th birthday

The Sunday takeover promises "harder dance" with "no speed limits"

London queer party Adonis has been confirmed as the special guest at this weekend's 24-hour marathon event celebrating 30 years of dance institution Trade, at...
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How Tidy Trax embodies the loud, proud spirit of Northern hard house

The Tidy Boys and their label Tidy Trax epitomised the early ‘00s hard house scene, at one point selling a million records a year. As...

“From 1998 to 2005 we had seven years of glory, then nobody wanted to be a DJ in hard house,” admits Amadeus Mozart, one half...