By the early ’90s, dance music in the UK was already a complex beast. US house and techno cross-pollinated with synth-pop, rare groove and soundsystem...
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One of the first legal UK mega-raves to bring dance music culture to the masses was Fantazia. With its emphasis on spending big production budgets...
With a host of monikers and diverse productions to his name, DJ Pierre has driven the development of dance and is still at the forefront...
Phuture, Pfantasia, Phantasy Club, Photon Inc, Audio Clash, Darkman, Doomsday, P-Ditty, The Don… all past aliases for Nathaniel Pierre Jones, better known as DJ Pierre, the man credited with kickstarting a movement in 1987 with ‘Acid Tracks'. Although a seismic claim to fame, this happened over a quarter century ago, most recently reactivated on Terry Farley's monumental 'Acid Rain' box-set. But, since then, Pierre has continued to chart one of the most idiosyncratic paths in house music, undyingly committed to developing new sonic mutants to send crowds bananas on his punishing schedule of globe-trotting DJ gigs.
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Limited to 1000 copies, the record also comes with new artwork
Kieran Hebden released '0181' on soundcloud today..
When we saw Four Tet trending on Twitter, we suspected something must be afoot. It was...
The man responsible for a galaxy of work since...
Embarrassing bangers & regrettable records inside...
We all remember the first music we bought, right? Whether it was wax, cassette tape, CD or er... MP3, there's little doubt that your first...
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FLASHBACK celebrates the legendary acid house raves of the late '80s and early '90s
A new online archive will celebrate Blackburn’s acid house rave scene of the late '80s / early '90s.
FLASHBACK is a new online archive comprising...
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Photographer Tilman Brembs worked in Tresor during the decade
A new photo book documents the 1990s Berlin techno scene.
Comprising over 180 photos taken from 1991 to 1997, Tilman Brembs' limited edition book Over...
DJ Law, the man behind drumtrip.co.uk — “where it's '94 everyday”...
We decided to talk to the man himself to learn a little bit more about it...
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Andy Barker was the only ever-present member of 808 State, alongside Graham Massey, the group a crucial component of the UK rave scene since its early days...
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Open from 1990 to 1994, it was the UK’s first legal 24-hour club
A new documentary has been released online charting the history of legendary Coventry venue, The Eclipse — the first legal all-night club in the UK. ...
Rudimental & The 2 Bears set to play opening party
Having made the switch from Space to Sankeys Ibiza, We Love Sankeys has finally lifted the lid on its huge opening party line-up.
Chart-topping D&B...
It's time for Kissdafunk's Rob Tiserra to blow away those cobwebs, as we ask... Do you remember...
…your first time on the island?
"It goes without saying! It was back 1992. Me, my girlfriend at the time and about six of my...
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He was 61
Jamaican-born dancehall legend Louie Rankin has died in a car crash. He was 61.
The Associated Press reports that Rankin was in a vehicle that...
Tim "Love" Lee's Tummy Touch records pays respect to its roots
In the 1990s, Skylab was thrown in with the trip hop lot. Their two albums, #1 (1994) and #2: 199 Large as Life and Twice...
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It's released as part of the label's 30th anniversary celebrations
As part of its 30th birthday celebrations, Death Row Records has reissued the soundtrack for Above The Rim on cassette.
Directed by Jeff Pollack, the...