Welcome to 909rewind, a new series from 909originals that delves into the early careers of some of dance music’s biggest names, uncovering hidden gems and familiar classics from the archives. We dive into an artist’s back catalogue to uncover rare singles, EPs, albums, remixes and more… the tracks that helped shape their sound and set…
Welcome to 909rewind, a new series from 909originals that delves into the early careers of some of dance music’s biggest names, uncovering hidden gems and familiar classics from the archives. We dive into an artist’s history to uncover rare singles, EPs, albums, remixes and more… the tracks that helped shape their sound and set them…
If ever there was an embodiment of ‘living life to the fullest’, it was arguably Tony Pike, the proprietor of Pikes Hotel in Ibiza, who died yesterday at the age of 85. A former yachtsman and adventurer, Pike opened Pikes Hotel in 1978, and arguably played a role in Ibiza’s rise to hedonistic infamy, with…
Up until recently, if you sauntered along Dublin’s East Essex Street, you might have found an inconspicuous wooden door with the letters THE KITCHEN engraved above it. The Kitchen nightclub, which, like The Clarence Hotel above it, was owned by rock band U2, officially opened its doors on 14 February 1994. The early 90s were…
Forget Trump, Brexit and the ideologues that seek to divide us… legendary house label TRAX Records is kicking off 2019 with a call for the world to find more ‘Common Ground’. Released on 14th February, Common Ground is the first TRAX release of the year and looks set to storm the dance charts with its…
![THROWBACK THURSDAY: Liaisons Dangereuses - Los Niños Del Parque [1981]](https://i0.wp.com/909originals.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/R-39614-1261234648.jpeg-2.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1 "The enduring influence of Liaisons Dangereuses’ ‘Los Niños Del Parque’")
There are few things more ‘new wave’ than a group of German origin with a French name singing in Spanish about ‘smoking cigarettes and playing with bombs’… but that’s only part of the reason why Liaisons Dangereuses’ Los Niños Del Parque, released in 1981, remains such an influential track to this day. Formed out of…
He may hail from a part of the world not synonymous with electronica, but Australian producer Willaris. K is already being spoken about with the same hushed reverence as Jon Hopkins, Nils Frahm and the late Jóhann Jóhannsson. The New South Wales native, also known as Jack McAllister, has just completed a busy 2018, playing…
On 20 January 1997, French duo Daft Punk released Homework, their devastating, disco-funk infused debut, which would go on to be one of the most influential albums in electronic music history. The recording of Homework was a straightforward process, as the group’s Thomas Bangalter told CMJ New Music Monthly in 1997 – “we made the…
A special treat for New Years Eve, as 909originals presents a selection of tracks as chosen by interviewees in our Postcards from 88 series, which ran during the summer. Inevitably, such is the nature of streaming services such as Spotify, that many of the tracks chosen by our 30+ interviewees can’t be found online, and…
Continuing our look at some of our biggest stories of the year, in August, as part of our Postcards from 88 series, we caught up with former The Face editor Sheryl Garratt, who was at the forefront of chronicling the acid house era as it happened. Q. Do you remember what you were doing as…
