Few bands embody the strange, exhilarating collision of counterculture and mainstream pop in the late ’80s and early ’90s quite like The Shamen. They were […]
The Sound of the Underground: The Story of Bomb the Bass and “Beat Dis”
In the late 1980s, the UK music scene was undergoing a seismic shift. As acid house and hip-hop began to collide, a 20-year-old DJ and […]
The Beatmasters: Architects of the British Pop-House Revolution
If house music found a way to conquer the European charts in the late 1980s, much of the credit belongs to The Beatmasters. This trio […]
The Sample That Shook the Charts: The Story of “Theme from S-Express”
In the late 1980s, the UK music scene was undergoing a seismic shift. As the “Second Summer of Love” approached, a flamboyant DJ and remixer […]
Underworld and the Magic of “Born Slippy”
In the mid-1990s, the UK electronic scene was undergoing a seismic shift. While rave culture had already moved from fields to clubs, it was a […]
Pump Up the Volume: The One-Hit That Changed Dance Music
Introduction In 1987, a single track exploded onto the charts and reshaped the future of electronic dance music. Pump Up the Volume by M|A|R|R|S was […]
The Story of Move Your Body by Marshall Jefferson
In the mid-1980s, Chicago was the birthplace of a new musical revolution: house music. Among the pioneers who shaped the genre, Marshall Jefferson stands out […]