POSTCARDS FROM 88… Orbital, part one: Phil Hartnoll

There’s no doubt that the summer of 1988 marked a watershed moment in the history of dance, as the house rhythms of Chicago, artistic exuberance of Ibiza, and electronic soundscapes of Detroit surged through club culture.

With this in mind, 909originals presents ‘Postcards from 88’, a series that will see leading DJs, promoters, journalists, club owners, photographers, and of course the clubbers themselves, shed some light on just what went on during those halcyon days, 30 years ago.

This week, we have a special treat for you at 909originals, as we meet a duo that over the course of a 30-year career have remained at the forefront of electronic music, from debut single, Chime, to their forthcoming release, Monsters Exist… the one, the only, Orbital.

Today, we chat to Phil Hartnoll, while on Saturday, we catch up with his brother, Paul. You won’t want to miss this.

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BBC 6 Music is holding an all-day rave this Thursday…

… Ok, not quite. But it’s still worth getting out of bed (early) for. 🙂

This Thursday, 23 August, BBC 6 Music is hosting a series of programmes to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Summer of Love (in much the same way we have been doing here at 909originals), with classic tracks, special guest DJs and plenty of discussion about what took place during those halcyon days, three decades ago.

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POSTCARDS FROM 88… Bill Brewster

There’s no doubt that the summer of 1988 marked a watershed moment in the history of dance, as the house rhythms of Chicago, artistic exuberance of Ibiza, and electronic soundscapes of Detroit surged through club culture.

With this in mind, 909originals presents ‘Postcards from 88’, a series that will see leading DJs, promoters, journalists, club owners, photographers, and of course the clubbers themselves, shed some light on just what went on during those halcyon days, 30 years ago.

This week’s ‘Postcards from 88’ comes from a self-confessed ‘vinyl nerd’ who traded punk rock for house music in the late 1980s and hasn’t looked back since, as a label owner, DJ, author and raconteur… Bill Brewster.

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Water, water everywhere… and not a drop to drink

One of the most-read articles on 909originals over the past year was about the availability (or lack thereof) of free water in clubs, and whether nightclub owners are unnecessarily putting clubbers in danger by turning off the taps. Picking up on this, Chandler Shortlidge of Pulse Radio spoke to health experts and industry leaders about this complicated issue. It’s a long read, but an important one. [This article first appeared on www.pulseradio.net – thanks to Chandler for allowing us to share it]

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In April of 2016, the dance music community was reeling from five drug-related deaths at Time Warp in Argentina. It was one of the worst incidents of its kind, and the Buenos Aires mayor temporarily banned all electronic music festivals from the city in the aftermath. Overheating, overcrowding and bad drugs were blamed, and the local production company’s organisers were arrested.
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