Reading charity opens studio where visitors can play the machines that shaped dance music

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        September 7, 2026

Reading charity opens studio where visitors can play the machines that shaped dance music

Good Morning Reading — 2026-09-07

A Reading music charity is opening a studio housing some of the most iconic synthesisers and drum machines in electronic music history
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Reading charity opens studio where visitors can play the machines that shaped dance music
• A Reading music charity is opening a studio housing some of the most iconic synthesisers and drum machines in electronic music history
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