Interview: Here come the drumz… 909originals chats to State Of Bass author Martin James about the origins of jungle and drum ‘n’ bass
Emerging out of the melting pot of broken Britain in the early 90s, jungle (and…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Dr. Timothy Leary Meets The Grid – Origins Of Dance [1990]
The late Dr Timothy Leary – arguably the most famous advocate for hallucinogens in popular culture…
The origins of Aphex Twin’s Didgeridoo (and its curious link to Leeds United)…
The enthusiastic response to Aphex Twin’s newest track, T69 Collapse, indicates just how much the…
Injected With A Poison’s strange, ecumenical origins…
Injected With A Poison by Praga Khan is one of most frenetic rave tracks of…
Richie Hawtin on his origins… and overpaid DJs [September 1994]
Richie Hawtin has been at the forefront of techno for more than 25 years, and…
Who Say Reload, a new book documenting the history of jungle and drum & bass, is landing in early March
Following on from publications such as Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of…
“If hip hop ever got to a position where it could hear other kinds of beats, one of the first people it would have to hear is Christy Moore…” Irish hip hop in the mid-90s [February 1994]
It’s a Renaissance moment for Irish rap and hip hop, with acts like Denise Chaila,…
Just a gigolo… 909originals catches up with DJ Hell
Having been DJing for more than 40 years, DJ Hell has seen more genres come…
How EMF’s ‘Unbelievable’ made dance-pop history…
It’s been described as “insanely infectious” – an “undeniably perfect pop single” boasting “intoxicating rhythms”…
“People want to dance, and will find a way…” 909originals catches up with Italian techno maestro Luigi Madonna
Look up ‘Italian techno’ in the dictionary, and you’re likely to find a reference to…
“I think that’s the core of house music to be honest, to bring people from where they’re at to a better place…” 909originals chats to House Gospel Choir’s Nat Maddix
From its humble origins on an industrial estate in Stratford, London, House Gospel Choir has…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Edzy (Unique 3), part one
Having set the template for the ‘bleep’ movement with 1989’s The Theme, Unique 3’s combination…
Interview: “Say what you want about those years musically, but EDM truly created something out here that didn’t exist before.” 909originals chats to Chris Lake
Close to two decades on from bursting onto the scene with a widely-caned bootleg of…
“What I love about music is how you embark on a journey that you’re never going to finish, no matter how long you live…” A chat with Andrew Weatherall from 2009
The passing of Andrew Weatherall in February 2020 left a vacuum in the musical firmament,…
909originals is THREE! Here are some of our favourite articles from the past year…
Three… it’s the magic number! 909originals celebrates its THIRD BIRTHDAY today, and we would like…
Sheryl Garratt’s ‘Adventures In Wonderland’ has been updated and re-released
Originally published in 1999, Sheryl Garratt’s Adventures in Wonderland is a fascinating account of the…
Greg Wilson has called time on his blog… here are ten essential long reads from over the past ten years
If there was one music blog that could be truly said to be essential reading,…
Interview: ADMN’s new label Infolines aims to capture the electronic pulse of the Motor City…
‘As techno and house have become less underground and moved to the main stages of…
“You don’t know what you really want…” Check out this playlist of every artist mentioned in LCD Soundsystem’s Losing My Edge
“Yeah, I’m losing my edgeI’m losing my edgeThe kids are coming up from behind…” It’s…
Interview: ORIGINALS…. A Guy Called Gerald, part two
Picking up where we left off in part one (click here to read), here’s part…
Interview: ORIGINALS…. A Guy Called Gerald, part one
Gerald Simpson, aka A Guy Called Gerald, has been at the forefront of numerous musical…
‘New urbanism’ and the night-time economy…
Investment in a ‘night mayor’ or ‘night-time economy manager’ can have a qualitative impact on…
Interview: A non-techno conversation with Dave Clarke… part two
Following on from part one of our interview with Dave Clarke (click here to read),…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Lee Burridge
For someone that first plied his trade as a mobile DJ back in the mid-80s,…
BBC 6 Music is celebrating the women of electronic music for this year’s Delia Derbyshire Day…
This Saturday, 23 November, is also known as Delia Derbyshire Day, in honour of the…
What’s in a name? Examining dance music’s strangest pseudonyms…
As post punk outfit X-Ray Spex memorably asked in 1978’s Identity, “When you look in…
Why we shouldn’t be ashamed of ‘Rock & Roll Part 2’
“Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there..?” Joaquin Phoenix’s stunning reinterpretation…
“You have to play ‘The Birdie Song’ if that’s what people want…” Norman Cook on cutting his teeth as an up and coming DJ [October 1990]
Today, he is better known as Fatboy Slim, the all-conquering ‘Funk Soul Brother’ capable of…
Competition: ‘The Second Summer of Love’, signed by Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox and Danny Rampling… winner announced!
The Second Summer of Love: How Dance Music Took Over The World by Alon Shulman…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Paulette Constable, part two
In the second part of our ORIGINALS interview with Paulette Constable (click here for part…