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Album of the Month: Dance System ‘In Your System’

Dance System pens a club-ready love letter to Daft Punk’s filter house and the Chicago sounds that inspired it on his new album, ‘In Your System’

As one of the founders of Night Slugs, James Connolly — formerly known as L-Vis 1990 — helped usher in the post-dubstep era of deconstructed...

UK sound system culture’s past, present and future to be explored at Goldsmiths event

Sound System Outernational's eighth event tackles themes of "continuities and disruptions" this 5th November

The past, present and future of UK sound system culture is the subject of an upcoming event at Goldsmiths. Sound System Outernational, an initiative from...

SoundSystem Futures - Ella Brolly at Kilburn CarniVale 2021 for Lin Kam Art

Founder Linett Kamala hopes to "inspire [young DJs] to continue this incredible cultural legacy of sound system culture we’ve been gifted in the UK by the Windrush Generation"

A new pilot programme wants to help educate and empower young talent to further UK sound system culture in the future. The Lin Kam Art...

Vintage '90s images taken from old free party events

In the summer of 1989, DiY collective — one of the first house sound systems in the UK — emerged onto the rave scene. In this excerpt taken from founding member Harry Harrison's book, Dreaming in Yellow, he discusses DiY's role within that movement, and the importance of free parties during the '90s rave scene

Much has been written and debated over the years about just why the concept of a ‘free’ party was so important. Much more than simply...

The parties that are setting the trends and smashing up their cities...

Where?
First Saturday of the month at Mint Club, Leeds.

Sound
Cutting-edge techno and underground house from the globe's biggest names and labels.

Blazing a...

The iconic Club Heaven was vital to Detroit's LGBT scene as well as in the growth of house and techno...

A Detroit-based non-profit is seeking to rebuild one of the city's most famous  sound systems from the ‘80s.

The Detroit Sound Conservatory, a non-profit...

Pioneer DJ are taking the good fight onto the dance floor with their Pro Audio Speaker installs

 

Pioneer DJ are in a rather unique position, dominating the DJ booths in clubs all over the world, being a staple in every up and coming...

Salute looking straight at the camera. They are wearing a multi-coloured fluffy sweater and leaning with their hands placed on a pool table

Vienna-born, Manchester-based salute’s DJ sets and productions shine at the intersection of garage, French house and ‘80s synth styles. Ahead of the release of their star-studded debut album on Ninja Tune, they tell Kamila Rymajdo about their musical upbringing, flying the flag for Black artistry, and their joyful sound that, simply, makes people feel good

salute is thinking about their legacy. “I want to make music not just for the sake of making music, I want to do it because...

The event marks the fifth anniversary of Somerset House Studios

Somerset House Studios is opening up for its first large-scale post-pandemic event next month, marking its fifth anniversary with its annual AGM event.

On 14th...

DIY Collective

The DiY Collective were one of the first house sound systems in the UK

A new book celebrating the history of '90s UK rave sound system, DiY Collective, is set to be published in March. Dreaming in Yellow, penned...

Featuring Trevor Nelson, Rodney P, Toddla T and many more...

Cult clothing brand Farah partnered with the legendary Rampage crew on their stage at Notting Hill Carnival over the weekend, to host a slew of...

MiniRigs Bluetooth Portable Speakers delivers full club sound in a small package...

MiniRigs v2 is the new portable Bluetooth version of the original MiniRigs portable speaker that delivers a club style sound from a portable compact package.

The Blessed Madonna, Midland, DJ Paulette, DJ Yoda and Seth Troxler are among those taking part in the broadcast

   

Soho Radio and R3 Sound System have partnered with Palestine’s Radio Alhara for 24-hour broadcast against arms sales.

On Saturday, 29th May, The Blessed Madonna...

We pit competing promoters head to head

Croatian dance festivals are still cropping up left, right and centre. Which one takes your fancy - originator or newbie?

Sinden returns with a killer remix under his new moniker The Crystal System

Graeme Sinden is a production aficionado. The LA-based producer / DJ has been touring North America with fellow Brit Fake Blood recently, but has also...