909originals - THE STORIES BEHIND THE MUSIC

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, 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…

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

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Something magical was obviously in the air on 6 April 1963, as both Detroit legend Derrick May and Andrew Weatherall…

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