Flipped Out – So Much Joy (Original Mix)

Flipped Out – So Much Joy (Original Mix). Hard to define this. House? Hardcore? Nevermind, it’s a fantastic tune full of invention. Makes a great first song to a mix, or else a real end of night number.  Classy stuff, as is everything from Flipped Out. This is massive epic euphoric house that later appeared… Continue reading Flipped Out – So Much Joy (Original Mix)

Doncaster Records Shop

Massive shout to Paul from Doncaster who got in touch about the various Dream FM posts on the site.  It’s emails like that that make this all worthwhile.  Big shout to the Donny Warehouse crew… Hope he’s in this video https://youtu.be/z2V8tDcJInU He wanted to share a video from the little shop in Donny that he… Continue reading Doncaster Records Shop

1992 hardcore

The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #1: Hardcore Rave (1992) 1992 hardcore – original post here – https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/the-wire-300_simon-reynolds-on-the-hardcore-continuum_1_hardcore-rave_1992_ Written by the man behind Energy Flash – which you should definitely get a copy of  Originally published as “Technical Ecstasy” in The Wire #105 November 1992. 1992 Hardcore Article “See my face, not a… Continue reading 1992 hardcore

More Back to Basics Leeds Stuff

Original Post [Originally published in the Northern Star magazine in November 1992. Excellent photo of Dave and Ali by Mark McNulty] IT’S nine o’clock on a cold Saturday evening and Ali Cooke and Dave Beer are in their tiny office in the labyrinthine Music Factory, looking suitably shagged out after a trip to the Royal Albert… Continue reading More Back to Basics Leeds Stuff

Wonder what they are doing now?

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/dec/03/slaves-to-the-rhythm-30-years-of-hardcore-ravers-in-pictures   Some good photos in there.  Note in the Astoria one you can just see a listing for the mighty PWEI in the background.