Simon DK Smith, co-founder of the ’90s rave crew DiY Sound System, has died aged 60. News of the DJ’s death was shared by close...
Castlemorton
The house DJ, who helped blaze a trail for the ’90s free party movement, died after being rushed to hospital on Wednesday evening
The gathering was organised to celebrate the 30th anniversary of notorious UK free party Castlemorton
Castlemorton, The Haçienda, Shoom and Glastonbury all get nods in Dorothy's new Road To Nowhere collection
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest and the most infamous illegal rave that ever took place: Castlemorton – a week-long, 20,000-person party deemed so anarchistic that it shook Middle England to its core. Here, photographer Alan Lodge tells his story of capturing a week changed UK dance music forever
Throughout the ’90s, the DiY Sound System put on countless free events, ran a recording studio and two record labels, and took their hedonistic parties around the world. Here, Harold Heath speaks to co-founder Harry Harrison about his new book, Dreaming in Yellow: The Story of the DiY Sound System, and the collective's trailblazing legacy in the free party movement