Why Orbital’s ‘Style’ was one of the stand-out singles of 1999
“I thought that was quite an achievement: taking the stylophone, bringing it downstairs, plugging it into the sampler and saying,…
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Released in August 1998, just as the Britpop boom was reaching its zenith, UNKLE‘s debut album Psyence Fiction might have…
François K at 70 – A dancefloor retrospective
François Kevorkian, aka François K, who has just turned 70 years old (on 10 January), is quite simply one of…
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Featuring artists such as Decal, Phil Kieran, Americhord, Chymera, Magnetize, Metroneem, John Braine and Takeover Sound, the new Dreams of…
Wes Green on his quest to reclaim ‘Computer Madness’
Computer Madness is one of the most distinctive tracks of the late 80s Chicago house scene. Kicking off with a…
An eruption of pagan passion – The story of the Horny Organ Tribe
In summer 1993, a group of DJs, performers, artists, and like-minded souls came together to form a collective – the Horny…
5 things you might not have known about Massive Attack’s ‘Teardrop’
Released in April 1998, Massive Attack‘s Teardrop was the second single from the Bristol group’s iconic album Mezzanine – and completes…
How Ibiza sought to clamp down on daytime clubbing
The recent closure of Bora Bora in Ibiza brings to an end one of the White Isle’s great clubbing institutions…
Blue Monday at 40 – DJs, artists and industry figures celebrate New Order’s timeless classic
It may have an actual release date, in March 1983, but in many ways, New Order‘s Blue Monday transcends time, and…
The most-used samples in hip hop history
Hip hop and sampling go hand in hand, with many of the genre’s iconic tracks built on previously-recorded sounds and…