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He was 88 years old
British sound system culture pioneer Count Shelly has died.
Count Shelly, real name Ephraim Barrett, has passed away aged 88, a relative confirmed.
Barrett moved...
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The project from Ministry of Sound is co-produced by Daytimers' Yung Singh
A new documentary, co-produced by Yung Singh and Ministry of Sound's Cameron Barnfield, is set to explore the origins of Punjabi garage.
Set to be...
A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...
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The legendary performer reportedly died of complications caused by novel coronavirus
Nashom Wooden of the Ones has passed away at age 50, a victim of COVID-19.
Wooden, born in Brooklyn, first rose to notoriety in the...
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It features more than 150 pages of old rave flyers...
Author Mike Pendegast has launched a new set of books called Flying Over England, charting the history of rave flyers.
The book set will feature...
The future sound of retro
New York in the '70s and '80s is shrouded in legend as a period of unparalleled musical and artistic revolution, spawning the dextrous beginnings of...
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The records have been listed anonymously
A private record collection valued at over $1 million is currently on sale.
Listed for sale by an anonymous seller, the collection boasts over 7,000...
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When the scene was new...
A new book compiled by Mike Pendegast features the rave posters he collected while attending UK events in the late 1980s and early ‘90s. While...
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Music to get you in the mood for the rave from a techno icon with an unwavering love of bass...
DJ Rush is a techno icon.
A selector since the late '80s, cutting his teeth with a residency at the Reactor in Chicago, he quickly...
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'Pioneering Knob Twiddler' takes in recordings captured in the '70s and '80s
Pioneering early synth musician Janet Beat is to officially release some of her music for the first time, at the age of 83.
'Pioneering Knob...
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It's based on two classic electronic instruments from the ’30s and ’40s
Moog has announced a new synth called the Subharmonicon. The new device mimics the form of their most recent family of hardware including the Matriarch...
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Nine essential documentaries, focused on the classic '80s and '90s hip-hop that laid the foundation for rappers to build a world-conquering movement
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Inspired by jungle legends, the prominent journalist was a regular DJ throughout the ‘90s
BBC News presenter Ros Atkins has shared a drum & bass DJ mix for BBC 6 Music’s Desert Island Disco All-Dayer.
The journalist, who presents...