What is Trance music? Understanding a new sound… [February 1996]
Spurred on by the success of DJ Misjah & Tim’s Access, one of the standout tracks of 1995, MUZIK magazine…
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I used to think the year 2000 wasn’t that long ago… until I saw this ad for MP3 players… [April 2000]
We all love them. Looking through old magazines and coming across ads for Sony Walkmans, Nintendo Gameboys and the like…
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: Larry Levan, last night at the Paradise Garage [September 1987]
This past week has seen the 30th anniversary of the closing of one of the clubs that started it all,…
Check out this video of The Prodigy horsing around during the making of ‘Out of Space’… [October 1992]
The Prodigy’s seminal Experience celebrates its 25th birthday today, having been released on 28 September 1992. The fact that the…
THROWBACK THURSDAY – Brainbug, Nightmare [November 1996]
I was disappointed to read recently about the death of Alberto Bertapelle, an Italian composer and producer who died on…
Laurent Garnier: “I’m not going to play on CDs… fuck that, no way.” [1994]
Laurent Garner has always been one of techno’s more imaginative producers, following up early rave stompers with The Man With…
The comments on this rave video keep getting better… [January 1994]
Earlier this year, Shortlist published one of the most life affirming posts on the rave scene, writing about a video…
Homelands Ireland, 18 years ago today… [September 1999]
Today, 25 September, marks 18 years to the day since the Homelands Ireland 1999, a landmark festival in Irish clubland……
Minsk’s answer to Beardyman is a joy to behold…
It’s not every day that 909originals finds itself in Minsk, the capital of Belarus – and not every day that…
Techno’s biggest names ‘rock the vote’ [2002]…
With Germany set to go to the polls today, it’s worth looking back to the country’s federal elections of 2002,…