Better than No Protection? Massive Attack’s Mezzanine Remix Tapes
Barcelona hot pot Subscribe now The one thing everyone can agree on when discussing late 1990s Massive attack is that no one, at the time, was agreeing on...
10 of the best jungle / hip hop crossovers
A very cosmic purple Subscribe now Jungle is often called the British hip hop, for fairly obvious cultural reasons. But actual crossovers between jungle and...
Todd Terry is the most underrated man in house music
Badalona is a very strange place In the long list of underrated house music pioneers, New York’s Todd Terry might be the most underrated of all. Terry’s...
Beyond Warhead: 10 reasons to love Krust, jungle’s most cerebral producer
Bugs under the floor Subscribe now From youthful pop star to life-coach consultant, Kirk Thompson aka (DJ) Krust, is one of the most fascinatingly free-...
Dimitri from Paris’ Sacrebleu - or French Touch versus French House
A dog, avoiding the cold, stylishly Subscribe now What is French Touch? Is it French house music built around filters and samples? Or is it music made by a...
Dave Clarke never lost his hardcore
Holmsbu, in Norway Dave Clarke was once famously described by DJ John Peel as “the baron of techno”, a nickname that has stuck with the British producer over...
The best records ever to wreck a genre part 3: Phuture’s Acid Tracks
The Emanuel Vigelands museum in Oslo really is something... Phuture’s Acid Tracks has the dubious honour of being the only song that both invented and killed...
The best records ever to wreck a genre part 2: Caspa and Rusko - FabricLive 37
Obituary fans smile for the camera, Sziget 2004 The iPod may have launched in 2001 but I think I first got my hands on one in 2007, as I remember Caspa and...
The best records ever to wreck a genre part 1: Bad Company - The Nine
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DJ EZ: Pure Garage and the DJs’ DJ
Barcelona looking lovely, as seen from up a hill in Horta, one January morning. Before we start, a quick word of introduction. I was speaking to someone the...
Record collection rave: Burial’s Dreamfear reviewed
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Go DJ! - DJ Zinc, Bingo Beats and ceaseless innovation
Robot music... eat your life DJ Zinc has long been the joker in the jungle pack. Not the most technical producer, bearer of the heaviest beats, best song...
Homework Remixes: when Daft Punk paid homage to their US dance roots
Homework Remixes: when Daft Punk paid homage to their US dance roots Plus Heavee, Jane Weaver, Sandwell District, Joy Orbison and more This photo is from IA:...
