A new photobook documenting the rave scene in Europe in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s has been announced. Never Alone 1997-2004, Raving In Europe...
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Never Alone 1997-2004, Raving In Europe is released next month
Documentaries on Tony de Vit, Pauline Oliveros and TLC will also be screened
Alessandro Ugo's in-depth documentary is screened throughout the UK this month
The book is described as "a photographic celebration of community gathering and grass roots activism"
Spiral Tribe were ‘90s Britain’s hardest hardcore techno crew – a travelling party troupe of anti-authoritarian acid-adventurers, and a scourge of the establishment. With co-founder Mark Harrison in the midst of writing a book on their story, and PRSPCT Recordings recently releasing a collection of classic cuts from live Tribe duo R-Zac, Harold Heath dives into their history, legacy and vow to 'Never Stop'
A Darker Electricity is out next year through Velocity Press
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
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
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
Raves and Riots is an exhibition of Vinca Petersen’s work, currently showing at the Edel Assanti gallery in central London. Bringing together a collection of...
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to help the documentary get released
A new documentary exploring the history of the UK’s Free Party Movement is in the works.
Free Party: A Folk History is a chronicle of...