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Charlotte de Witte’s KNTXT label launches archive exploring history of Belgian clubbing

The Belgian techno star's new mix celebrating '90s Lokeren club Cherry Moon is out in June

Charlotte de Witte is starting up a new archival offshoot of her KNTXT label called Époque. The Belgian techno star wants to highlight the history...

The history of Spiral Tribe, the UK’s most notorious travelling sound system

Spiral Tribe were ‘90s Britain’s hardest hardcore techno crew –  a travelling party troupe of anti-authoritarian acid-adventurers, and a scourge of the establishment. With co-founder Mark Harrison in the midst of writing a book on their story, and PRSPCT Recordings recently releasing a collection of classic cuts from live Tribe duo R-Zac, Harold Heath dives into their history, legacy and vow to 'Never Stop'

In the 1970s, a teenage Mark Harrison and his younger brother would hitch-hike to free festivals, the country-wide network of large-scale, outdoor music events which...

History of grime to be explored in exhibition at Museum of London

Boy Better Know’s Jammer and his Waltham Forest basement production studio feature in the two-decade retrospective on East London grime and its influence

There's a new grime exhibit coming to the Museum of London later this month. Grime Stories, on display from 17th June, explores the history of...

Groove Armada's 'Superstylin'' remixed by Dance System

The release is part of Groove Armada's 25th anniversary celebrations

Groove Armada have enlisted Dance System to produce a new remix of their 2001 hit 'Superstylin''. Out now, the remix forms part of Groove Armada's...

Crash course in acid science...

Rave manipulators and merciless electronic historians EVOL have returned with a new mix LP that charts the history of acid house in the most intense...

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DJ and writer Ash Lauryn’s three-part documentary will air on BBC Radio 4 this month

A new radio documentary series is set to explore the history of techno, from its origins in Detroit to its development around the world. Presented...

Crystal Waters shares the story behind one of dance music’s most celebrated tracks, ‘Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)’. Originally released in 1991 ‘Gypsy Woman’ has become...

This is the story behind one of the ’00s most recognisable dance tracks, Michael Gray’s ‘The Weekend’. Gray tell us how ‘The Weekend’ was once...

View of the Glastonbury site with lasers over the dance village

Anz, Batu, DJ Storm, Ross From Friends (live), SHERELLE, Call Super b2b Parris and Yung Singh b2b Ahadadream are among the artists confirmed

Glastonbury has revealed the artists performing at Silver Hayes this year. Marking the first Glastonbury in three years, the 2022 edition of the Somerset festival...

Set-times for Glastonbury 2022’s dance stages announced

Block9 has also revealed a new collaboration with Notting Hill Carnival

Glastonbury has just revealed the complete schedule for its 2022 festival next month. Ahead of the Worthy Farm festival's first edition since 2019, running from...

Film to show at Doc 'N Roll festival in November...

Norway may only have a population of 5 million, but within its icy borders, a rich culture of dance music has prospered. Now a new...

Album of the Month: Dance System ‘In Your System’

Dance System pens a club-ready love letter to Daft Punk’s filter house and the Chicago sounds that inspired it on his new album, ‘In Your System’

As one of the founders of Night Slugs, James Connolly — formerly known as L-Vis 1990 — helped usher in the post-dubstep era of deconstructed...

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We look at some of the best records shops and clothing and book stores to check out during the industry’s annual Amsterdam Dance Event

From October 19th to the 23rd, annual Dutch music conference Amsterdam Dance Event will present 1,000 events at over 200 venues, bringing hundreds of international...

The collaborative project between Frieze and Gucci include documentaries on acid house and Italo-disco...

The history of underground house and techno will be celebrated across four films screening next weekend, at new audio-visual gallery The Store X in Berlin...

Street-hop is a sound from Lagos, Nigeria that mutates as it moves between different neighbourhoods; creating new beats, themes and dance crazes as it goes...

Lagos is a city that never sleeps. Home to roughly 15 million people, the coastal megacity and economic capital of Nigeria is always on the...