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“Acid house at its inception was in some quarters totally misunderstood. The term 'Acid' came from Chicago — Ron Hardy, DJ Pierre, Farley, Adonis, Knuckles...

“Acid house wasn’t a British term to describe the music. Initially, the American producers coined the term and created the music. We embraced the...

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...

The Marshall Jefferson collaborator was the voice of first acid house track to be released on vinyl...

Sleezy D, one of house music’s early pioneers, has died.    Sleezy, real name Derrick Harris — a long-term associate of Marshall Jefferson — was...

The book’s original soundtrack by A Guy Called Gerald will also be released on vinyl for the first time

A 1989 novel set in the London underground acid house scene, Trip City, is set to be republished this year by Velocity Press.

The cult...

Exploring the history of house music in the city

A new multi-media exhibition will explore Coventry's house music scene.

Set to take place at a secret location in the city across 11th-28th November, House...

Mark Archer of the classic rave duo picks his biggest rave-era bangers ahead of his performance at Field Maneuvers festival later this month...

Mark Archer is a true acid house hero.

Producing music and releasing records since 1988, he was the driving force behind early rave pioneers Altern-8...

It's a "story about inspiration and evolution told by the people who were there''...

A new book charts the birth of acid house and club culture.

Written by Alon Shulman, one of the UK’s leading dance music and special...

Berlin’s Cinthie is responsible for some of the most sought-after deep house records of the moment. In between her hectic schedule of label management, running...

Let’s put things into perspective — a lot can happen in 12 months. Try launching a new label, a vinyl store and building a new...

DJ Mag chats to DJ Pierre about the first proper acid house track...

Nathaniel Pierre Jones was forever tinkering around with electronic devices and mending watches when he was a kid growing up in Chicago. 

“I just naturally...

The Lost Acid House Membership Cards

A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time

“It’s almost like drug dealing,” laughs Rob Ford, a 52-year-old author and music producer, who spends his evenings meeting strangers in car parks and exchanging...

Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway and Danny Rampling are all involved...

Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh is penning a new TV series, dubbed Ibiza87, that will tell the story of the birth of acid house and the...

It took decades and many mutations for dance music to develop into the genres we know today. Here's what happened before DJ Mag was born...

“In the beginning there was Jack... and Jack had a groove!” So the old Mr Fingers track goes, but of course music made for dancing...

Featuring Lost Souls of Saturn, Aphex Twin visual artist Weirdcore and more...

London's Saatchi Gallery will host the first major exhibition on rave culture and acid house this summer.

Comprising art, audiovisual installations, photography and more, Sweet...

Exclusive promo mix of Terry Farley acid house comp

Internationally acclaimed UK house veteran Terry Farley transports us back to the late '80s hedonism of acid house with a five-disc classics compilation,'Terry Farley Present...

Stuart Patterson's 'Acid Thunder' mix

Stuart Patterson has been at the forefront of London's cutting-edge club scene for the last fifteen years. Through DJing, promoting club-nights, and programming the highly...