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DJ Tomcraft passes away, aged 49

The producer who gave us dance classics such as ‘Loneliness’ and ‘The Mission’ gained the respect of millions of electronic …
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One of the most iconic piano house records in history

Like the wise old bearded grandfather of UK progressive house music …
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25 years on and this tech house beauty still sounds so fresh

This music was a DJ’s dream as it sounded really big on a club system and could be blended into …
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Check out this wholesome video for a beautiful record

Highly regarded as one of the most sublime songs ever written …
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Dario G passes away

The producer was aged just 53 …
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Truly an iconic slab of early bleep rave history!

With this record, I was in space and still to this day have a full blown Stanley Kubrick movie of …
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This record changed the dynamic of deep house music

UK producers like Charles Webster took deep house to an entirely different and beautiful place …
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A huge anthem for The Hacienda, Shelley’s, Circus Circus, Kelly’s

This record had every element that was required to create mass euphoria in a room full of sweaty people in …
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Records like this only come around once in a lifetime!

The late Andrew Weatherall was one of the only people on the planet who could get away with making a …
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Is this one of the finest piano house records ever created?

A pure and utter masterclass in how to write instrumental tracks with a proper structure …
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Remembering a huge Shine Belfast track from back in the day

How a well chosen rekindled sample can be the backbone for such a worldwide underground club smash …
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Remembering a San Francisco Breakbeat icon

A timeless 1993 masterpiece of atmospheric breakbeat …
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