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Acid house as it happened

From car park raves to the first acid nights at Future and Shoom

A new photobook capturing the rise of the UK rave scene has been published by IDEA. Compiled by photographer and journalist Dave Swindells, Acid House...

Daren Elis Undercover Agent Dies

A fundraising campaign has begun to help with funeral costs 

Darren Ellis, the influential jungle artist known as Daz, Undercover Agent and Splash, has died. The news was announced earlier today, Thursday 21st March 2024...

R.I.P Larry Harvey (1948-2018)

Burning Man founder Larry Harvey passed away over the weekend (Saturday 28th April).

The famous festival founder had been in a critical condition after suffering...

We go back to 1982

“Well, turning back the clock to 1982, I was 13 and already deeply into music, but I'd never really considered doing anything with it other...

His passing was confirmed by former Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins

Calvin Simon, best known for his work as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, has died, aged 79.

News of his passing was revealed by former...

'Any Which Way' man spins back

Stacey Pullen talks up his early days

katebush

It's her second-ever UK No. 1, 44 years after 'Wuthering Heights' topped the charts

Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' has officially reached No. 1 in the UK charts, 37 years after its release. Originally featured on the English...

The creepy synth sounds of horror movie soundtracks by Goblin, Fabio Frizzi and John Carpenter have proven hugely influential on modern electronic music. DJ Mag...

But whilst these cheap horror films with their copious sex and violence might not have brought about the nation’s moral decay, they have wormed their...

Electronic music in Ibiza evolved from the tricky to pigeonhole Balearic sound. Below we've picked some of our Balearic favourites...

Long before DJs such as Marco Carola, Sven Väth and Carl Cox ruled the roost, an entirely different brand of DJs were busy...

Another surprise SoundCloud drop from RDJ

The latest upload on Richard D. James’s SoundCloud sees him rework a classic.

The British producer shared an edit of Street-Side-Boyz’s ‘I Wanna Be With...

Born in Jamaica around half a century ago, dancehall music has found fans, artists and chart-topping success all around the globe in the decades since...

Dancehall music has been the driving force in my career. As a DJ, I’ve played most if not all genres of music on radio and...

The band confirmed the news on social media yesterday (7th November)

Andy Barker, 808 State's longtime bassist and keyboard player has died, aged 53. His passing was confirmed in a message posted yesterday (7th November) to 808 State's...

Kompakt's main man talks his top tunes...

Enamoured by electronic music culture at a young age, Michael moved to Cologne just as his teens came to an end and got a job...

Pete Martin and Tim Healy tell us about the Coburn style...


What are you wearing right now?



Pete: I am actually naked right now.
Tim: A gold velour vintage 1980 YSL tracksuit, white jujitsu shoes and...

Rising Frenchman returns to 1985 Music...

Monty is back on Alix Perez's 1985 Music label next month with his 'Spatia' EP, and we've got an exclusive premiere of smouldering halftime cut...