Jungle was hardcore rave remade by London's sound systems
Lennie De Ice, the Amen break and the Rage club all fed jungle in early-90s London. How it grew, where drum and bass took over, and eight records.
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Dubstep, from a Croydon record shop to America's arenas
Big Apple Records, DMZ in Brixton and Burial's Untrue shaped dubstep before the wobble conquered the US. Its history, and nine records to hear first.
Trance grew out of German clubs and became a global genre
Sven Väth's labels, Robert Miles's "Children" and Gatecrasher's club nights shaped trance. Its history, its comeback, and eight records to hear first.
British big beat ruled the late 90s, then crashed
Hip-hop breaks, acid house and punk met in a London pub basement in 1994. Norman Cook says why the sound burned out, plus 8 records to hear first.
In Chicago, Larry Heard slowed house down and made it deep
Larry Heard added jazz chords and a slower pulse to Chicago house in 1985. How deep house reached Paris, Detroit and Berlin, and nine records to hear first.
Keith Flint, the gentle man behind the Prodigy snarl
Keith Flint went from Essex roofer and rave dancer to the snarling voice of Firestarter. Friends remember a kind man. Nine records to start with.