“I’m so inspired by the sounds and energy of those times…” We chat to Arkley about channeling the spirit of early 90s rave
Scottish DJ and producer Arkley is building a reputation for channelling the rave sound of…
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The 10 best tracks by The Prodigy… as voted by you!
The Prodigy are back… and it’s about time too. The seminal rave act – now a…
XL Recordings co-founder Nick Halkes on signing The Prodigy and the road to ‘Experience’
In the annals of rave history, few albums resonated as strongly as The Prodigy‘s debut…
Immerse yourself in the RAVE TAPES IRELAND archive
It’s a bank holiday Monday, so what better excuse to immerse yourself in the Rave…
#MyRecordBag – Force Mass Motion reveals his all-time hardcore and UK rave classics
Through EPs such as Chase, Escape and Sonik Source, released on Colin Faver’s seminal Rabbit…
Get on one matey! Check out the 90s-rave infused video for Jasper Tygner’s ‘That’s Too Slow’
Director Charlie Robins has worked with artists such as Rudimental, Dusky, Jeshi, Emeli Sandé, Rag…
“Inspiration was everywhere…” How 808 State created acid house symphony ‘Pacific State’
An aborted Peel Session, a leftover soprano saxophone, and a cassette airing at Manchester’s Thunderdome…
Check out these pics from the first Creation party in Donabate, which took place 20 years ago
If Dublin’s free-party scene had a high-water mark, it was arguably in the early 2000s,…
How the M25 rave scene in London helped make acid house history
The rave scene that developed around the M25 motorway in the 1980s was a vibrant…
“Honestly, I really can’t understand why so many people actually like this shite…” This Discogs user’s reviews of rave classics are hilarious
For every glowing review on Discogs, you’re likely to find someone who believes a particular…
Make some NOISE! Check out this massive treasure trove of old rave tapes
“Whistle posse…. let me hear ya!” Every now and again, the 909originals team stumbles upon…
In January 1990, the Freedom To Party rally took over London’s Trafalgar Square…
On 27 January 1990, one of the most important gatherings in acid house history took…
The comments on this rave video are the reason we love dance music…
Look up ‘acid house’ on YouTube, and it won’t be long until you come across…
The miracle of Creation… The story behind Ireland’s legendary free party collective
For those lucky enough to have experienced them, the Creation parties will go down in…
To mark the release of Beats, we count down five of cinema’s best clubbing/rave scenes…
In case you haven’t yet seen Beats – a coming of age tale about two…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Mark Archer, Altern 8
“Top one, nice one, get sorted!” Last year marked 30 years in the music business…
909rewind Vol. 7… Caspar Pound
Welcome to 909rewind, a new series from 909originals that delves into the early careers of…
Interview: ORIGINALS… Matthew Herbert
Trying to pigeonhole Matthew Herbert is an impossible task – from big band swing to…
Mr C and The Shamen havin’ it large at Highbury… [September 1992]
Mr C – DJ, label owner and legendary frontman of The Shamen, is an…
John Digweed on the politics of all-night raves… [February 1991]
Having established a name for himself with dusk till dawn parties in his home town…
Acid House Fashion: T-Shirt of the Week
Looking for some quality clobber to wear on your next night out? Look no further,…
BBC 6 Music is holding an all-day rave this Thursday…
… Ok, not quite. But it’s still worth getting out of bed (early) for. 🙂…
“I had never seen so many happy people in one place at any one time…” Fantazia’s ‘One Step Beyond’ took place on this day in 1992
Dubbed the ‘world’s largest outdoor all night party’ (and it probably wasn’t far off at…
Check out this video of Dublin’s ‘hottest dance club’, Sides DC, back in 1987…
Sides nightclub, or Sides DC to give it its official title (the DC standing for…
Reporting on the early 90s US rave scene… [November 1992]
While the European dance scene of the early 90s can be said to have influenced…
Castlemorton: How a field in rural Worcestershire changed the free party scene forever… [May 1992]
On Friday 22 May 1992, 26 years ago today, the Castlemorton Common Festival kicked off,…
Top one, nice one, get sorted. This Fantazia footage, filmed 26 years ago today, makes us want to go raving… [May 1992]
Think your day is going well? Not as well, I would argue, as it was…
INTERVIEW: Altern-8’s Mark Archer: “I pretty much loved everything from 1986 to 1992…”
***Exclusively published by Future Past Clothing. The full interview can be found here. *** The word…
Remember when the BBC’s ‘Casualty’ went all acid house? [November 1992]
“How are we supposed to make money with all your runners loved up in your…
This early 90s rave, dnb and hardcore playlist is all you need for the Easter weekend…
If you were looking for evidence as to just how incredible the dance scene was…