Ever since the late 1980s, UK dance music’s interactions with politicians, police officers and mainstream public opinion have been defined by suspicion, misunderstanding or outright...
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Happa's Techno 2.0 vibes
The speed with which Leeds techno wunderkind Happa has risen to hype levels is almost frightening. Appearing as if from nowhere in 2012 with a debut 12 for Church — a label launched by the forward-thinking south London club of the same name — he's caught the ear of the bass and techno cognoscenti alike with a sound hewn from onyx synths, sepulchral, industrial clanking drums and a roughneck garage swing that keeps the dance bubbling.
Monster rave event takes over Manchester!
After a rip-roaring set of events at Boddington's Brewery in Manchester last year, and a similar smaller run beneath the city's Piccadilly train station in...
If you only go out once this month, make sure it’s to one of these...
1. TORQUE
Corsica Studios, 5 Elephant Rd, , London SE17 1LB
IF RELENTLESS INDUSTRIAL BEATS, post apocalytic soundscapes and robo-crunk melodies blasting on a...
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The arena will open at Bristol’s Filton Airfield
The third largest arena in the UK is set to open in Bristol, the YTL Arena.
Following the announcement of plans to build an arena...
Win tickets to the next in the London series
Bringing together four Detroit heavyweights for a rare return, Moodymann, Theo Parrish, Marcellus Pittman and Rick Wilhite will reunite as Three Chairs on Friday 27th September at Fire.
Hypercolour to take over Great Suffolk St
Flagship house label Hypercolour will invade Great Suffolk Street Warehouse on Saturday 11th August for a takeover featuring Groove Armada, Todd Edwards,...
We caught up with New York duo The Knocks during CMJ week...
If you do something long enough, no matter what the reaction the outside world has in the beginning, trends will keep changing, and the best...
The sixth edition of Sunburn Festival got us burning up...
As far back as the early '90s, Goa has offered a retreat for travellers of Asia looking for an injection of noise into what would otherwise be a peaceful escape.
It might officially be part of the United States, but Hawaii's Asylum club exists in a magical world of its own...
Hawaii may be America's 50th state but anyone who's been there will agree that it feels like a distant refuge from the US mainland. Two...
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It's a new coronavirus law introduced by the government
English pubs will face £1000 fines for allowing dancing, or playing music above 85 decibels, a new coronavirus law states.
Coming as part of the...
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The relationship between dance music and British politics has often been fraught and confrontational. But in the last five years, promoters and politicians have started...
The producer cited "personal health issues" as the reason for the break...
From Weatherall's latest project
The Asphodells, aka Andrew Weatherall and Timothy J Fairplay, are set to release an album comprised of exclusive remixes.
Known for his numerous collaborations over...
DVS1 is a true icon. He may have reached the top of the techno tree by a somewhat circuitous route — involving time spent in...
As brutal techno echoes around Amsterdam’s Warehouse Elementenstraat, DVS1 stands on the DJ booth looking perplexed, rotating the subs that line the railing high above...
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Since beatboxing first arrived on British shores from the US in the ’80s, the passion and innovation of UK acts have taken the art to unimaginable heights. Jak Hutchcraft charts the development of the scene, speaking to boundary breakers and educators, and finds it in ruder health than ever