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What happens when a rave gets shut down… [1989]

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While the late 80s and early 90s saw countless free parties held around the outskirts…

  • Rave
  • UK

The UK Charts from this week 25 years ago are a raver’s paradise… [October 1992]

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A lot has been written in the past about how acid house stormed the charts…

  • House
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  • Trance

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: Check out this slamming rave mixtape from indie rockers Butterfly Explosion…

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“Open your mind…” Irish group Butterfly Explosion are perhaps better known for their shoegaze-influenced blend…

  • Acid

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Bam Bam – Where’s Your Child? [1988]

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With Halloween fast approaching (and on the back our review of pizzicato house track Nightmare…

  • Chicago
  • House

So why DID rocker Paul Weller decide to cover one of the all-time seminal house tracks..? [February 1989]

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Given that Paul Weller commenced his career in ‘spit n sawdust’ outfit The Jam, before…

  • Europe
  • Techno

Dutch Gabber – often copied, never equalled… [January 1996]

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Whatever your take on Gabber – the 160bpm-plus electronic music scene that emerged out of…

  • Trance

What is Trance music? Understanding a new sound… [February 1996]

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Spurred on by the success of DJ Misjah & Tim’s Access, one of the standout…

  • UK

I used to think the year 2000 wasn’t that long ago… until I saw this ad for MP3 players… [April 2000]

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We all love them. Looking through old magazines and coming across ads for Sony Walkmans,…

  • Disco

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: Larry Levan, last night at the Paradise Garage [September 1987]

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This past week has seen the 30th anniversary of the closing of one of the…

  • Rave
  • UK

Check out this video of The Prodigy horsing around during the making of ‘Out of Space’… [October 1992]

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The Prodigy’s seminal Experience celebrates its 25th birthday today, having been released on 28 September…

  • House

THROWBACK THURSDAY – Brainbug, Nightmare [November 1996]

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I was disappointed to read recently about the death of Alberto Bertapelle, an Italian composer…

  • Techno

Laurent Garnier: “I’m not going to play on CDs… fuck that, no way.” [1994]

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Laurent Garner has always been one of techno’s more imaginative producers, following up early rave…

  • Rave
  • UK

The comments on this rave video keep getting better… [January 1994]

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Earlier this year, Shortlist published one of the most life affirming posts on the rave…

  • Festivals
  • Ireland

Homelands Ireland, 18 years ago today… [September 1999]

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Today, 25 September, marks 18 years to the day since the Homelands Ireland 1999, a…

  • Hip Hop

Minsk’s answer to Beardyman is a joy to behold…

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It’s not every day that 909originals finds itself in Minsk, the capital of Belarus –…

  • Berlin
  • Techno

Techno’s biggest names ‘rock the vote’ [2002]…

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With Germany set to go to the polls today, it’s worth looking back to the…

  • Detroit
  • Techno

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND – Derrick May – Chemistry on 3 Mix, Amsterdam [1996]

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Detroit’s finest Derrick May has a history of combining a myriad of styles, from disco…

  • Electronica
  • House
  • Techno

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Der Dritte Raum – Hale Bopp [August 1998]

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It’s rare enough that you can say that a particular track could have been released…

  • Rave
  • UK

This dance festival lineup from 20 years ago is insanely good… [May 1997]

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Where were you on May 24th, 1997? If you were anywhere near the Brighton, UK…

  • Rave
  • UK

For rent: An iconic piece of London clubbing history…

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Anyone got a couple of million to spare? Commercial property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton have…

  • House

Los Angeles’ ‘Ditch Parties’: all baseball caps and computer cleaner… [1993]

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“This teenage partygoer is sucking computer cleaner. It gives him a high, and he stumbles…

  • Clubs
  • UK

Why don’t DJs turn up…? [December 1993]

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Most of last week was taken up with the somewhat shocking, mostly amusing saga of…

  • Techno
  • Trance

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: David Holmes, BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix [December 1993]

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Northern Ireland’s David Holmes is today perhaps better known for his soundtrack work – including…

  • Rave
  • UK

When techno met toytown…

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Can you tell me how to get…to Sesame’s Treet? It’s 25 years since the autumn…

  • Rave
  • UK

NME reviews Acid House, live… [October 1988]

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With the post-Smiths, pre-Stone Roses late 80s a largely stale period for British rock, music…

  • Electronica
  • UK

Aphex Twin on harnessing the power of dreams… [April 1995]

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Aphex Twin, aka Richard D James, has been behind some of the most dramatic soundscapes…

  • Electronica

Holger Czukay – Cool In The Pool forever…

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While I never considered myself a fan, I always admired Krautrock band Can for their…

  • Detroit
  • Techno

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND – Jeff Mills pushes a Roland TR-909 to its limits…

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Ahead of official Roland TR-909 day this Saturday (9th day of the 09th month), 909originals…

  • Acid

THROWBACK THURSDAY – Lil’ Louis ‎– The Original Video Clash [1988]

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Sometimes a track is so good, you start to hear it everywhere, although in the…

  • Acid
  • Rave
  • UK

What A Guy Called Gerald did after Voodoo Ray [April 1989]…

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How do you follow up a track like Voodoo Ray? Back in 1989, around nine…

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