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In Utero – Nirvana – Released September 21, 1993 Today marks the 30th anniversary of the release of In Utero, Nirvana’s third studio album which, as it happened, also turned out to be their last one before the death of Kurt Cobain just seven months later. Released two years after their breakout mainstream hit, Nevermind, … Read more
Judgment Night Soundtrack – Various Artists – Released September 14th 1993 Back when I was in school we didn’t have the pressures of social media. All we had to worry about was the constant threat of getting our heads kicked in based on what music we listened to. (Oops, sorry, trigger warnings and all that bollocks.) … Read more
Decks, EFX & 909 – Richie Hawtin – Minus Records – November 2nd 1999 A timeless techno mix by a master craftsman recorded during a golden age free of clicks, hype and gimmicks. Content media calendars are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they help fill in a lot of blanks that would otherwise … Read more
Move EP – Moby – released on Mute Records August 31st, 1993. Moby inspired a whole generation of ravers with his early releases and was one of the very first artists I discovered when I started my electronic music journey. 30 years ago, while still very much a goofy teenager, I picked up a copy … Read more
Psyence Fiction – UNKLE – released on Mo Wax records August 24, 1998 Released back in 1998, Psyence Fiction was the debut release from UNKLE. Or was it? 🤔 There’s actually quite a lot of debate about whether or not this album is really an UNKLE album or just another DJ Shadow album. Ask DJ … Read more
Aphex Twin’s set at London’s Field Day festival was a audiovisual assault on the senses full of boombastic breakbeats, raw junglist snares and intense pummeling high-speed gabber, the visuals were equally intense and the crowd, an enormous rogues gallery of nutters, were definitely up for it. Update: Adding the official event video here: On my … Read more
Ambient – Mobile – Released August 17th, 1992 – Instinct Records 1993 Alright, let’s talk about Moby then. He’s quite a slippery aquatic mammal, Moby, especially where genres are concerned. But I guess that’s why I admire the guy. He’s not the type to pick a musical lane and just stick to it and has … Read more
Narcosis – A Journey Through The Outs And Ins Of Underground – Guerilla Records, Released August 2nd, 1993 1993 was the year I decided I had to go underground. Bootleg mixtapes from UK raves had become the de-facto schoolyard currency, followed later by German trance. But every so often, in hushed and reverential whispers, I’d … Read more
Some months are quiet release-wise, but this July has been bountiful. The weather might be shit but we’ve been spoiled with good tunes at least, including the first new official EP in years from Aphex Twin, Blackbox Life Recorder, plus my album of the month from Nntng. In the interests of time, I’ve jettisoned any notions of … Read more
To understand the island of Ireland in 1987 let me paint you a monochromatic picture. Unemployment was at 18%, the country was still officially classified as a third-world shithole, the Catholic Taliban was firmly in control, it was easier for young people to score heroin than to buy condoms, gangs of capricious nuns roamed with … Read more