There was a time, around the mid 90s to early 2000s, when it seemed Seb Fontaine was everywhere. And with good reason. Having kicked off his career in the haze of the acid house era, Seb is one of the most prolific DJs and producers in dance music – his resumé includes residencies at classic venues…
There’s very little that can be written about Greg Wilson that hasn’t already been said, such is the Merseyside native’s influence on dance culture over a more than four-decade period. Kicking off his DJ career at the age of just 15, in his hometown of New Brighton, Wilson came into his own during the late…
In the words of the old folk hit, who knows where the time goes? It’s been 17 years since 808 State last hit the studio, for 2002’s Outpost Transmission, and goodness knows there’s been a lot of musical water under the bridge in that time. While there has been the occasional remix and re-release in…
While she might describe her initial foray into DJing as a “happy accident”, DJ Paulette knows better than most how to get the party started. Hailing from a large family (she is the youngest of eight siblings), the Manchester native has been an influential name in dance music since the early 90s, with residencies at…
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the debut album by Stereo MCs, 33 45 78, but to suggest that vocalist Rob Birch (aka Rob B) and producer Nick ‘The Head’ Hallam’s love of music has dampened in the years since would be to do the duo a great injustice. Back in the early 90s,…
Earlier this month, Dublin City Council published the Dublin City Agreement 2019-2024, a series of pledges covering everything from housing to transport, and from environmental protection to childcare. From an arts and culture perspective, included within that document is the commitment to ‘protect and enhance’ the city’s night time culture with the appointment of a…
The word ‘legend’ is thrown around quite often these days, but Justin Robertson has proved over the past 30 or so years that he is a man befitting of that title. Reared on a diet of acid house at Manchester clubs The Hacienda and Konspiracy in the late 80s, Robertson carved out a flourishing production…
“Top one, nice one, get sorted!” Last year marked 30 years in the music business for Mark Archer, better known as one half of Altern 8 and a true legend of the scene. If they were giving out knighthoods for services to rave, the Stafford native would arguably be at the top of the queue….
Last year, first-time author Johnny Proctor published one of the best books on the emergence of rave culture in Scotland, Ninety, which followed the exploits of 16-year-old Dundee United supporter Zico and his path from from terrace culture to the all-night party scene. Part autobiography, part nostalgia trip, Ninety encapsulated the experience of a generation…
Last year marked the 21st anniversary of Artform Records, founded by musical pioneer Jamie Anderson. Having grown up in a musical household in west London, Anderson cut his teeth in Bristol during the mid-90s – an exciting place and time for music – developing a reputation for a unique blend of house and techno that came to…
