And
still going strong!!!
Welcome one and all to my web page which is here to preserve House music for all eternity (or until we all get nuked). This page representing all good things to come musically from the late eighties and the early nineties, a time of a true musical renaissance. That of House.
My page contains all things interesting about the rise and the subsequent success of the house music phenomenon, where it started, how it started, who was involved. The leaders and the laggers, the believers and the blaggers.
Features (just click on these extra hot features)
The
year it all Started...
You
know the score F**king Hardcore...
Jungle
Fever...
Largin
it in Ibiza...
The
Future of the Future...
Other
fantastic links
Still with us? SORTED!!!
1988
(year zero) Acieeeddd!!!
And so it was told in the book of Belaria four wise men did travel to the
land of Ibiza. Where upon which they stumbled the belaric beat and
the small whitish tablets which had a very curious and europhric effect
on the friendly natives. Nirvana thought our intrepid
travels, but alas, little did they know but all four had caught Baler and
would soon return home.
Yes anyway our wise men were indeed four DJ's Nick Holloway, Johnny Walker,
Danny Rampling and Paul Oakenfold. Once back our boys couldn't wait to
start preaching. Shoom was the first acid house club to start by
Danny and Jenny Rampling. Smiley faced flyers were followed by smiley
faced ravers in there thousands, people coming to listen to the music and
indulge, a true renaisance. Things would never be the same. (How
right they were). Welcome to 1988 The Summer of Love.
1991
Hardcore (Whats the score?)
The
year that dance music split into primerily 2 different factions, techno
or belearic bliss. Speeded up hip hop breaks and dark moody synths
were the order of the day and soon hardcore (techno) was big, very big.
Massive 40,000 attendee money-spinning raves cropped up all over the country
with more promoters trying cashing than the government knew what to do
with .The promoters knew and soon the government realised (facists)
that this is what the kids up and down the country were demanding, a massive
release of energy with now a direction albeit a drug orientated one. Anarchy
imminent! Raindance, World Party, Universe were the rulers of the festivals,
Shellys, In-Ter-Dance, Eclipse, Rage to name a few ruled the club scene.
This feeling was here to stay, well for a while anyway!!! Oh
sorry back with the government, enter the Criminal Justice bill, cheers!
1994
Booyaka booyaka (what the...)
Well
hardcore had gone through its many transformations from its dark and moody
tunes like Mr Kirks nightmare to the ultimate piano riff Prodigys your
love, progressive, techno, handbag all played their bit, but
the best was yet to come, I think anyway!
This new sound started as an experiment by some
of the DJ/producers but was soon abandomed, but a few could see the possiblities
and stayed true to this new sound. Fabio, Grooverider and Frost and
a few up and coming DJs stuck with it and helped develope and nurture it,
soon highly credible labels picked up on it, labels like Reinforced, Moving
Shadow and Surburban Base. They all helped develope a network of DJs, pirate
radio and underground events. While much of dance music had been
watered down by the absorbtion of the mainstream jungle stayed independant
and self- sufficient, enabling it to survive with its multi-cultural roots.
Not black, white, or asian, just British.
1995
Lets 'ave it in Ibeefa
Hey
hey, this is my favorite time in this dance decade, house music was becoming
more accessable, more mainstream, so the fight to regain the underground
sound started and what a fight. For the next year this competition
between over and underground turned up some excellant producers and remixers,
but more importantly the clubs to play them in. The pioneers
of these clubs were not the usual fly-by-night promoters, instead business
men, quite often casualties from the early days who lived and breathed
the dance culture. Oh excuse me... enter the superclub.
Ministry, Cream, Hard Times, Return to the Source all took off with frightening
pace. Club nights, tours, labels, compilations, clothing etc etc
threatend to make the owners instant million squillionaires overnight,
not to mention the DJs. The DJs started to demand small fortunes
for an appearance, and they got it because the public demanded them.
Anyway
as we all know about Ibeefa (sorry, my sauff landan coming out),it has
aways been a clubbing mechka for the Brits and so it is a direct reflection
of what is happening in good ol' blighty. Anyway who needs the sun,
sea, sand and casual sex when its all over here for two months of the year.
Me
for one !!!
1998
And Beyond...
Ever since
our four intrepid travellors came back from Ibiza
house music has grown and developed into numerous catergories and been
pigioen-holed accordingly. (as only us Brits do). Little did they
know about the enormitty of the scene which was to develope. Music
heading into the year 2000 is losing its status as being house or hardcore,
techno or trip hop because two generations have passed since the arrival
into Britain and so it has progressed and mutated into a fresh new technological
sound. Superclubs are on the brink of being major corporate companies,
believe, and they see the future very bright indeed. The government
have and will always try and stop young people doing what they want and
clubbing is one of them. For many it is pure escapism and expressionism.
People will always take drugs, for a few drugs don't play a part but for
many they do. Dance music has always had a healthy relationship with
narcotics and with it being still quite early on what will it do
for the futre health of this country? Only time will tell.
Until then lets enjoy it while we can.
.Other great links that I have found while on my rounds are listed below. Including other peoples interpretations and thoughts upon the last ten years of House. I hope you have found my page of interest, please do check out these related pages and feel free to e-mail me with any of your comments and experiences of the decade.
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