“I’ve just always been a melancholy, reflective kind of person…” Larry Heard on (almost) quitting the music industry [December 1997]
There are few tracks as synonymous with the birth of house music as Mr Fingers’…
There are few tracks as synonymous with the birth of house music as Mr Fingers’…
Back in early 1990, A Guy Called Gerald (aka Gerald Simpson) was riding the crest…
“I have no desire to be in the limelight, I’m a lot happier staying in…
It’s not often that you can say that the title of a track does exactly…
Question: what links anarchic cartoon show South Park and arguably the stand-out track on Portishead’s…
From Factory Records to The Hacienda, the world of music owes a debt of gratitude…
The dance scene was barely of school-going age when Paul Oakenfold approached long-time friend (and…
German pop-cum-happy-hardcore outfit Scooter are somewhat of a divisive force in dance music – having been…
Readers of a certain age will have fond memories of GamesMaster, the first TV game…
“I love the site. My kinda nostalgia!” – Fatboy Slim It’s party time here at 909originals…
Dutch producer Patrick Prins is known for his many pseudonyms, covering everything from ‘hardbag’ anthems…
As the titular character at the centre of 1986 classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off puts…
In May 1994, a then-little known Irish actor, Joe McKinney, danced on to our screens…
Back in the 80s, breakfast TV may have been in its infancy, but it was…
On this day 26 years ago, a review was published in Melody Maker that would…
As dance music gimmicks go, this one was a knockout. Twenty years ago today (16…
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the release of one of the most influential…
Techno legend Carl Cox is a national institution, having been at the forefront of the…
As poet William Butler Yeats once mused, ‘How can we know the dancer from the…
Daft Punk’s Discovery, largely regarded as the French duo’s high water mark, was released on…
Last night (25 October), 909originals was named the Best Music Blog at the Blog Awards…
909originals is delighted to make the shortlist for Best Music Blog in the 2018 Blog…
909originals is delighted to be on the longlist for an award in the Blog Awards…
One of the more unusual acts to emerge from the early UK house scene was…
Could there be anything more beautiful than a chartered history of dance music mapped out…
Can’t wait for the weekend to begin? Then it’s time to crank up the Graeme…
Everyone remembers their first Now That’s What I Call Music album – for me, it…
Today, 17 July, marks World Emoji Day, and with that in mind, 909originals examines the…
Arguably THE quintessential Balearic Beat track of all time, Jibaro, by the Paul Oakenfold-led Electra,…
Blow out the candles and crank up the bass! 909originals celebrates its FIRST BIRTHDAY today,…