THROWBACK THURSDAY: Egyptian Empire – The Horn Track [1991]
There are few one-hit wonders better than the absolute rave belter that is Egyptian Empire’s…
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This video for Carl Cox’s I Want You (Forever) is so 1991 it hurts…
Back in 1991, legendary DJ Carl Cox dipped his toe into the production game, with…
Like Moby’s ‘Go’? Here are all the original remixes, back to back, over the course of an hour…
The Twin Peaks-sampling Go by Moby deserves to be held up as one of the…
Haçienda founder and Factory Records guru Tony Wilson would have been 68 today…
It’s not often that you see Happy Mondays’ frontman Shaun Ryder get all emotional, but…
Further evidence why the KLF’s Jimmy Cauty is an absolute legend… [December 1996]
You’ve heard the one about the KLF’s Jimmy Cauty buying up two old Saracen tanks and…
Everybody Dance Now! The story behind C+C Music Factory’s biggest hit…
There was a period, sometime around late 1990/early 1991, when you couldn’t turn on the…
Let’s settle this… Is it ‘Old School’ or ‘Old Skool’?
Let’s settle the debate once and for all. Is the correct term to use, when…
The Brothers’ gonna work it out… [June 1995]
Having forged an early career as master remix duo The Dust Brothers, schoolmates Ed Simons…
12 TUNES OF CHRISTMAS: Incredible Intros. #2: Orbital – Chime [1990]
Second place in our 12 Tunes of Christmas rundown of the most incredible intros in…
12 TUNES OF CHRISTMAS: Incredible Intros. #5: The KLF – What Time is Love? [1988]
With the return of the KLF earlier this year, perhaps Messrs Jimmy Cauty and Bill…
12 TUNES OF CHRISTMAS: Incredible Intros. #9: T99 – Anasthasia [1991]
The festive rundown continues with a track that is an audio representation of the old…
12 TUNES OF CHRISTMAS: Incredible Intros. #10: Maurice – This Is Acid (K & T Mix) [1988]
For the third instalment of our festive countdown, we turn the clock back 30 years…
12 TUNES OF CHRISTMAS: Incredible Intros. #12: Royal House – Can You Party (Club Mix) [1988]
It wouldn’t be Christmas without some sort of a festive countdown, and while other blogs…
Maxine Bradshaw – a pivotal figure behind Carl Cox’s success.. [December 1990]
Behind every great man, the saying goes, is an even greater woman, and in the…
2 Unlimited hit Amsterdam’s not so red light district… [May 1993]
Love them or hate them, there’s no doubt that 2 Unlimited, the Eurodance alter ego…
Ravestock 94: the hippies would have been proud… [August 1994]
The 25th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival was always likely to be a pretty nostalgic…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Cybersonik – Technarchy [August 1990]
Composed of Richie Hawtin, John Acquavia and Daniel Bell, Cybersonik were a short lived production…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Bizarre Inc – Playing With Knives (Quadrant Mix) [November 1991]
If there was a track that summed up the two sides to the rave scene…
The great Haçienda sell off… [November 2000]
This is the way the world ends, Not with a bang but a whimper… So…
Goodbye Charly… The Prodigy release Music for the Jilted Generation… [1994]
“You can forget about that bloody cat for a start. It is possible there are…
Full on cartoon rave hysteria…
A few weeks back, The Guardian ran an enjoyable piece on how ‘cartoon rave’ changed…
What happens when a rave gets shut down… [1989]
While the late 80s and early 90s saw countless free parties held around the outskirts…
The UK Charts from this week 25 years ago are a raver’s paradise… [October 1992]
A lot has been written in the past about how acid house stormed the charts…
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: Check out this slamming rave mixtape from indie rockers Butterfly Explosion…
“Open your mind…” Irish group Butterfly Explosion are perhaps better known for their shoegaze-influenced blend…
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…
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…
This dance festival lineup from 20 years ago is insanely good… [May 1997]
Where were you on May 24th, 1997? If you were anywhere near the Brighton, UK…
For rent: An iconic piece of London clubbing history…
Anyone got a couple of million to spare? Commercial property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton have…
When techno met toytown…
Can you tell me how to get…to Sesame’s Treet? Watch this video on YouTube It’s…
NME reviews Acid House, live… [October 1988]
With the post-Smiths, pre-Stone Roses late 80s a largely stale period for British rock, music…