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Bliss To Be Alive… The collected works of The Face journalist Gavin Hills has been reissued

Editor6 years ago6 years ago02 mins

Few scribes were able to capture the pulse of life in the 90s like Gavin Hills, the former The Face…

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  • Rave

“All these kids want to do is enjoy themselves. Why is the law trying to stop them?” Clubland after acid house… [December 1989]

Editor7 years ago7 years ago04 mins

The tail end of the 80s was a period of immense change (not least encapsulated by the fall of the…

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  • 2018 Review

2018 Rewind: The Face’s Sheryl Garratt on the birth of Balearic…

Editor8 years ago8 years ago29 mins

Continuing our look at some of our biggest stories of the year, in August, as part of our Postcards from…

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  • Interview

POSTCARDS FROM 88… Sheryl Garratt

Editor8 years ago4 years ago11 mins

There’s no doubt that the summer of 1988 marked a watershed moment in the history of dance, as the house…

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  • House

Justin Robertson on why music should be an ‘obsession’… [March 1992]

Editor8 years ago8 years ago02 mins

As well as becoming a household name for his work with Lionrock, Justin Robertson has been one of the hardest…

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  • Ambient

How classical music invaded the chill-out zone… [July 1994]

Editor9 years ago02 mins

What goes up, must come down, as the old expression goes. Long before The Orb, Mixmaster Morris or Thievery Corporation were…

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  • Clubs

Why one- or two-hour DJ sets just don’t cut it… [October 1993]

Editor9 years ago9 years ago03 mins

There are few things more frustrating than having to persevere with a seemingly-endless procession of support DJs while waiting for…

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  • Chicago
  • House

THE FACE goes clubbing in Chicago, c.1986…

Editor9 years ago9 years ago22 mins

While I may have been too young to fully appreciate it at the time, THE FACE magazine was undoubtedly a…

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  • House

David Morales’ house music essentials [July 1993]…

Editor9 years ago9 years ago01 mins

While David Morales cut his teeth in the 1980s, both as an accomplished remixer and a protege to Larry Levan…

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  • 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

#MYRECORDBAG

  • #MyRecordBag – Intr0beatz’ deep gemsSeptember 16, 2026
  • #MyRecordBag – Bruno Pronsato explores the intersection of 80s pop and electronic music September 8, 2026
  • #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

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  • ‘Lost and Found’ tour set to explore the past, present and future of Dublin nightlifeSeptember 23, 2026
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  • Adam Freeland set to release first solo material for close to two decadesSeptember 18, 2026
  • Dave Seaman announces details of debut solo album, ‘Mirrorball Sleaze’September 17, 2026

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