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“If hip hop ever got to a position where it could hear other kinds of beats, one of the first people it would have to hear is Christy Moore…” Irish hip hop in the mid-90s [February 1994]

Editor6 years ago6 years ago14 mins

It’s a Renaissance moment for Irish rap and hip hop, with acts like Denise Chaila, Tebi Rex, JyellowL, Mango X…

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“Ahhh… this stuff is really fresh!” But who was the voice behind one of hip hop’s most-used samples?

Editor6 years ago2 years ago27 mins

It’s one of the most pillaged hip hop samples of all time – a heavily-vocoded voice intoning “Ahhh… this stuff…

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How Homelands Ireland 1999 changed everything

Editor7 years ago6 months ago370 mins

To celebrate Homelands Ireland 1999, 909originals caught up with a few of the DJs, promoters and clubbers that helped make the festival so special.

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“This is a journey into sound…” The sample that made hip hop history

Editor7 years ago10 months ago29 mins

Released in October 1987, Eric B & Rakim’s Paid in Full was arguably the hip hop duo’s biggest single, thanks…

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909rewind Vol. 12… Arthur Baker

Editor7 years ago5 years ago04 mins

Welcome to 909rewind, a new series from 909originals that delves into the early careers of some of dance music’s biggest…

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Let’s settle this… Is it ‘Old School’ or ‘Old Skool’?

Editor9 years ago10 months ago05 mins

Let’s settle the debate once and for all – is the correct term to use, when referring to, say, The Prodigy‘s…

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INTERVIEWS

  • Work to be a winner – 909originals catches up with Marie DavidsonAugust 30, 2026
  • Long Island Sound on creativity, collaboration and their musical evolutionJuly 30, 2026
  • Still In A Dream – 909originals catches up with author Simon ReynoldsJune 18, 2026
  • Egebamyasi talks to 909originals about four decades of sonic explorationJune 6, 2026
  • Positive vibrations – Revival House Project’s Peyton chats to 909originals’ Rosie Riot May 25, 2026

#MYRECORDBAG

  • #MyRecordBag – Ten records that influenced the Mack Loenz/Exzakt soundAugust 28, 2026
  • #MyRecordBag – Roel Funcken’s inspiring Dutch IDM from the last 30 yearsAugust 7, 2026
  • #MyRecordBag – Giom’s 2000s house classicsAugust 3, 2026
  • #MyRecordBag – Kosheen’s top tracks from free parties in the 90sJuly 20, 2026
  • #MyRecordBag – Laura & Santiago’s 10 horn house classicsJuly 13, 2026

LATEST POSTS

  • A Man Called Adam set to release special edition ‘Barefoot in the Head’ collectionSeptember 4, 2026
  • Bloop Groop to team up with Arturia for Culture Night eventsSeptember 4, 2026
  • Baher releases ‘Fragments EP’ on Rakete RecordsSeptember 3, 2026
  • Chilean producer LLLIT announces ‘Inesperado Contratiempo’ EPSeptember 2, 2026
  • James Bleakman discusses his new book, ‘1990–2000: The Decade That Was House Music’September 1, 2026

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