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INTERVIEW: Altern-8’s Mark Archer: “I pretty much loved everything from 1986 to 1992…”

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***Exclusively published by Future Past Clothing. The full interview can be found here. *** The word…

  • Acid
  • UK

A night out at the Haçienda, Manchester… [1995]

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Following on from the announcement of our tie-up with Haçienda resident Graeme Park, here are…

  • House

Justin Robertson on why music should be an ‘obsession’… [March 1992]

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As well as becoming a household name for his work with Lionrock, Justin Robertson has…

  • House

Tony De Vit: “Once I get into a club and people are going beserk, there’s no other feeling like it.” [January 1997]

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Former Trade and Heaven resident Tony De Vit, who passed away 20 years this year,…

  • House
  • Ireland
  • Techno

The Kitchen Nightclub closed 16 years ago today…

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Arguably the finest purpose-built club venue this country has ever seen, the U2-owned The Kitchen…

  • Acid
  • Techno

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Public Energy – Three ‘O Three [1992]

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If Change The Beat, released on R&S Records in 1991 established Dutchman Jochem Paap (aka…

  • Rave

Remember when the BBC’s ‘Casualty’ went all acid house? [November 1992]

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“How are we supposed to make money with all your runners loved up in your…

  • Festivals
  • Trance

Homelands Ireland 2000 was 18 years ago today. Check out this amazing video of Mr Spring’s set… [April 2000]

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While the first Homelands Ireland (click here for more) was a landmark moment for the…

  • Drum & Bass

Ruff in the jungle… did drum and bass kill acid house’s high? [April 1994]

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Back in April 1994, as the nascent drum and bass scene was growing around the…

  • Rave

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Liquid – Sweet Harmony [1991]

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Featuring arguably the all time greatest piano loop in acid house history (borrowed from CeCe…

  • Acid
  • Rave

Hallelujah! 808 State are coming to save Christmas..!

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Some three decades on from their stonking debut, Newbuild, 808 State have just announced a…

  • Techno

The man behind arguably the most important magazine in Germany’s techno history… [March 1996]

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Jürgen Laarmann may not be a household name outside of Germany, but for a generation…

  • Europe

Check out these party goers raving the night away at Paris’ Castel Club in the 1990s…

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Legendary Paris nightspot Chez Castel has been the centre of sophistication in the French capital…

  • Vinyl

Yes, Record Store Day is important, but let’s not kill the golden goose…

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Founded in 2007 in the US, Record Store Day has undeniably played a part in…

  • Hip Hop
  • UK

Massive Attack’s Mezzanine is 20 years old this week, and the band are commemorating it in the best way possible… [April 1998]

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In the annals of electronic music history, there are few better opening 15 minutes than…

  • Chillout
  • Ibiza

THROWBACK THURSDAY: A Man Called Adam – Easter Song [1995]

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With the mercury reaching 25-degrees plus in most of Europe today, for this week’s Throwback…

  • Rave
  • UK

You’re twisting my melon, man – Bez from the Happy Mondays turns 54 today…

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Legendary dancer, vibesman, part-time politician, maracas enthusiast, reality TV star and professional caner Bez, from…

  • Clubs
  • Europe
  • Techno

Legendary Belgian techno club Fuse opened its doors 24 years ago this week. Here’s a documentary about how it all came together… [April 1994]

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Paris has Le Grand Rex, Berlin has Tresor, and Brussels has Fuse. The legendary Belgian…

  • Acid
  • House
  • Techno

For those of you that thought good music died in the 90s, this is for you… part two [April 1998]

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Looking back, 20 years later, on a list of the ‘best dance tracks of all…

  • House
  • Retro
  • Techno
  • Trance

For those of you that thought good music died in the 90s, this is for you… part one [April 1998]

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There’s a school of thought out there that all dance music post 1998 is, frankly,…

  • Electronica
  • UK

Think you know David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’? You’ve never heard it like this before…

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As today is ‘Aphex Twin Day’ (Avril 14th), I’ve dug up one from the archives…

  • Acid
  • Techno

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Steve Poindexter – Computer Madness [1989]

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By the end of the 80s, the initial acid house wave had given rise to…

  • Chicago

Is anyone else excited about Larry Heard’s first album as ‘Mr. Fingers’ in a quarter of a century?

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Under his ‘Mr Fingers’ moniker, Larry Heard released some of the most jacking, acid-infused tracks…

  • Ireland

So we FINALLY now know what is going to become of the old Pod/Redbox complex in Dublin…

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For a generation of clubbers, the Pod/Redbox/Chocolate Bar complex on Harcourt Street in Dublin brings…

  • Clubs
  • UK

20 years ago this week, legendary gay club Heaven entered a new era… [April 1998]

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Before there were gay clubs, there was Heaven. The London club, which opened in 1979,…

  • Ibiza
  • Ireland

Are we still having a debate about free water in nightclubs? Really?

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At the start of the month, Mixmag posted an April Fools Day ’exclusive’ claiming that…

  • Hip Hop
  • Trance

I can’t get no sleep… Faithless’ debut album ‘Reverence’ turns 22 … [April 1996]

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Coming five months on from the single that established Faithless as a headline dance act…

  • Hip Hop
  • UK

Massive Attack’s Blue Lines was released on this day in 1991… [April 1991]

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“The big wheel keeps on turning, On a simple line day by day, The earth…

  • House
  • Rave
  • UK

On Andrew Weatherall’s birthday, check out the tracks that inspired Screamadelica…

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Something magical was obviously in the air on 6 April 1963, as both Detroit legend…

  • Detroit
  • Techno

Derrick May’s ‘Relics – A Transmat Compilation’ is well worth another listen… [May 1992]

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Today, 6 April, marks Derrick May‘s 55th birthday, and it’s a sign of an unyielding…

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