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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 the Happy Mondays, turns 54…

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Paris has Le Grand Rex, Berlin has Tresor, and Brussels has Fuse. The legendary Belgian techno club opened its doors…

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Looking back, 20 years later, on a list of the ‘best dance tracks of all time’ you would expect there…

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There’s a school of thought out there that all dance music post 1998 is, frankly, fairly rubbish – you know…

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

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

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For a generation of clubbers, the Pod/Redbox/Chocolate Bar complex on Harcourt Street in Dublin brings back fond memories. And though…

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

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At the start of the month, Mixmag posted an April Fools Day ’exclusive’ claiming that Ibiza clubs are set to…

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