Afro house is steeped in the percussive materials of South Africa’s townships. For decades, its polyrhythms played out on traditional African instruments — bongos, congas...
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Win a VIP trip to join Leeds phenomenon Filth for their massive third birthday session with Faithless, Style Of Eye, Alex Metric and Foamo
If any upcoming promoters wanted a case-study of how to build things from a small word-of-mouth session into a globe-trotting party brand, then the phenomenon...
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The Afro house sound is an ever-growing presence in UK dance music, with new labels, club-nights and a dedicated radio station springing up. Alongside a mix from Mr Silk, Ria Hylton explores the sound’s history, and speaks to some of the scene’s key players about forging strong connections with their growing audiences, and their aim to nurture a unique UK Afro house identity
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Released on 30th January 1989, New Order’s fifth album is a sun-flushed pinnacle of dance rock, directly inspired by the hedonistic energy of Ibiza’s burgeoning club scene of the time. 35 years on, with the help of the album’s engineer Michael Johnson, Ben Cardew reflects on its legacy, and its influence on the acid house era
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The first mix of the three-part album is out now
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It marks the debut collaboration between the two artists
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"Essential listening for anyone who’s ever DJ'd, been to a club or is curious to discover the world through dancing in the dark with a load of strangers"
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Tim Reaper dishes up an off the richter jungle remix on Motive Hunter Audio
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Album, mixtape, radio station, artwork and more, with input from Bryan Gee, Om Unit, Naina, Eddie Peake, and Mantra
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Lifting the vocals from Jah Screechy’s reggae standard 'Walk & Skank’, SL2’s‘On A Ragga Tip’ surfed the hardcore rave wave at the turn of the 1990s before crossing over to bring breakbeats and bass into the pop charts. The track has transcended genres and styles to stand alone as an enduring dance classic. Joe Roberts calls up Slipmatt, aka Matt Nelson — the ’S’ in SL2 — to learn its story
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Released in 2002, a dream collaboration between UK house heroes X-Press 2 and Talking Heads' David Byrne, ‘Lazy’ lit up clubs and the pop charts alike. Here, Dave Jenkins talks to the group’s Ashley Beedle, Rocky and Diesel about how the track transcended generations and genres to become a timeless hit
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The DJ and producer rose to prominence in London’s ‘00s breakbeat scene as resident at Torture Garden
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Tony Allen is the posthumous winner of this year’s Outstanding Contribution To Music Award
Gorillaz’ Damon Albarn will a perform tribute to Tony Allen at the virtual AIM awards 2020.
Taking place today, Wednesday 12th August at 7PM, the...
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