Links to articles, documentaries and reviews
Articles
25 years of Sunset Sound System with Solar & Galen
By The Ransom Note and Solar & Galen
Published 23 August 2021
Genre 1990s West Coast house and techno
For 25 years, Solar & Galen have helped to pioneer free thinking dance music, and have been a significant influence on the careers of many. Just last week, a conversation with Kim Ann Foxman (San Francisco-seasoned and NYC-based musician), saw her recite the joy of attending the early Sunset Sound System parties, in the fierce outback of the United States, at a time when an oppressive government, offered nearly nothing in the way of liberal freedom or creative culture https://www.theransomnote.com/music/interviews/25-years-of-sunset-soundsystem-with-solar-galen/.
Achim Szepanski’s Copyriot blog
Published 2017+
Articles 2800
Genius and founder of the Force Inc. Music Works, and Mille Plateaux record label empires, around the 2000-era https://non.copyriot.com.
RBMA (Red Bull Music Academy) Radio interviews
Published 2012+
Interviews 570
Career-spanning conversations, with some of underground music’s most interesting characters https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/interviews.
Canadian Electronic Music Directory 2003–2004
By Tobias C. van Veen and The Department of Canadian Heritage
Published 2003
Genre 2000-era minimal
A list, directory and highly detailed information on some of the finest minimal, deep minimal, microhouse and glitch musicians working around the early 2000-era. Covering Canada, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg, the Prairies, Toronto, Windsor, Montreal and Halifax. Very valuable and well researched, view the PDF.
Ghost Deep
By Thomas Q. Kelley
Published 2016+
Genre 1990s West coast dance music
Thomas Q. Kelley editor-in-chief of Ghost Deep, a rave historian from Los Angeles, Memphis, and Paris, exploring the crossroads between music, technology and global culture, the 3 form an ever-shifting prism, of human-machine insight, they help us envision, construct and understand the invisible cities and networked landscapes of tomorrow. Refracting this human spirit through storytelling, in various mediums (text, images, video, audio), https://ghostdeep.medium.com.
Halcyon Days – electronic music and geek culture blog
By Jeff Chill
Published 2009+
Genres Ambient, techno, downtempo, Detroit techno, IDM, funk, electro, dub-tech, krautrock, jazz, dub, trip-hop and hip-hop
Always looking, searching and digging for new beats and sounds. On my blog you will find interviews, reviews, mixes and much more. I am a music curator, selector from Canada, a record collector and a mixologist. Ex radio show host from 2000–2009, on CHYZ-FM (college radio station for Université Laval), located in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada https://funkyjeff77.wordpress.com.
Harold Heath’s blog
By Harold Heath
Published 2020
Genres London tech house, London deep house
DJ since the late 1980s. In 2001 began a house music production career, that led to a few hundred releases and remixes, alongside several years of low-level DJing across Europe https://haroldheath.com/blog/.
Higher Frequency interviews
By Higher Frequency
Published 2004–2007
Genre House, techno
204 in-depth interviews with leading musicians and DJs http://higher-frequency.com/e_interview/index.htm.
History and evolution of electronic music (and its subgenres)
By Martina (iMusician)
Published 25 July 2022
Genre Electronic music
Guide dedicated to the history of electronic music, its defining elements, and most significant artists. Also includes a timeline https://imusician.pro/en/resources/guides/history-evolution-electronic-music.
Incredible photos of vinyl record grooves, under an electron microscope
By Amar Ediriwira
Published 23 October 2014
Genre Vinyl production, photography
By URnano from University of Rochester, New York, United States https://thevinylfactory.com/news/incredible-photos-of-record-grooves-under-an-electron-microscope/
Live Sets Chicago
By Gus ‘Audio’ the ‘Datman’
Published 2009–2019
Genre House, techno
Collecting over 25 years of live DJ recordings and stories, in clubs and underground events, from both local and international artists https://livesetschicago.blogspot.com.
Rave Preservation Project
By Matthew Johnson
Published 1980s+
Genre Rave
Their goal is to preserve original underground, rave, club, disco and any other underground memorabilia. As the years go by, old rave flyers and rave posters are lost, damaged and destroyed. The project is to ensure rave flyers and rave posters, are curated and stored in a healthy environment http://www.ravepreservationproject.com.
Music Is The Answer
By Marcus Barnes
Published 2020+
Genre House and techno
Blog by Marcus Barnes, who decided to combine his passion for music, with my journalistic training. Has been all over the world, interviewed many of his heroes, and written for a variety of respected publications. Over the years, a lot of my work has disappeared for various reasons, an so created a newsletter https://musicistheanswer.substack.com/archive.
Reverberations to RvS. A 20 year evolution
By Kirsti Weir (Fabric nightclub)
Published 3 December 2014 and 4 December 2014
Genre 2000-era London deep house and tech house
2 articles on the amazing London deep house, original London tech house and ambient Reverberations label, in the early 2000s:
- Reverberations to RvS. A 20 Year Evolution Part 1: 1994–2003 https://promo.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/reverberations-to-rvs-a-20-year-evolution-pt-1-1994-2003.
- Reverberations to RvS. A 20 Year Evolution Part 2: 2004–2014 https://promo.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/reverberations-to-rvs-a-20-year-evolution-pt-1-1994-2003.
Unveiling the secret – The roots of trance
By Bleep43 and Dave Mothersole
Published 14 April 2010
Genre 1980s trance
Dave Mothersole’s epic mix and article, on playing trance in Goa, on analog machines in the 1980s (unreal literally!) http://www.bleep43.com/bleep43/2010/4/14/unveiling-the-secret-the-roots-of-trance.html.
Put your hands up: An oral history of the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF)
By Todd L. Burns (Resident Advisor)
Published 18 May 2010
Genre 2000-era techno
Charts and timelines the history, of 1 of the most important underground dance music festivals https://ra.co/features/1186.
Documentories
Mensa Lord of the rave (Sterns)
By Mensa Lord of the Dance
Published 2023
Genre History of house and techno
The story of seminal United Kingdom nightclub Sterns (aka The House on the Hill) and its infamous promoter Mensa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzd8y9VYyJ8.
Pump up the volume, a history of house music
By Channel 4 (United Kingdom)
Published November 2001
Genre History of house and techno
A British TV documentary by Channel 4 made in 2001, that focuses on the inception and development of house music. Interviews with legends such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, and Marshall Jefferson, are inter-cut with bits from dancers and enthusiasts, who were present at the dawn the movement. If you are a fan of modern day house music, this documentary is a must watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRRg8M4fvUo.
Techno city: What is Detroit techno?
By Third Ear
Published Around 2001 (exact date not known)
Genre History of Detroit techno
1st broadcast on TV, a unique documentary filmed on location in Detroit, United States. Featuring personal interviews and commentary, from some of the seminal people in the story of techno, that includes coverage of the legendary Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) in 2000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2gr73FQ9-s.
What happened to (London) tech house?
By Resident Advisor
Published 6 April 2021
Genre History of 2000-era London tech house
Documentary following the origin and development, of original London tech house, starting in the 1990s and then losing pace in the late 2000s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74wlkDluLN0.
This ain’t Chicago: United Kingdom house according to the artists who lived it
By Richard Sen
Published 13 September 2012
Genre History of house
Richard Sen casts an eye on mid-1980s England, when the sounds of house, techno and electronic dance music, (making their way over from the United States), gave way to a wave of original United Kingdom productions. They sat down for interviews with some of the major players, including Lesley Lawrence (of Bang The Party), P-Mac (producer for May), Colin Faver (Kiss FM DJ), and of course Richard Sen (DJ and musician), to speak about the key events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFQFKqA3oo.
Music news and reviews
6AM
Digital platform and experiential brand championing the global electronic music community. Covering all facets of underground electronic music culture, resource, technology, and lifestyle. Started as a Los Angeles-based local blog and club sub-promotion company https://6amgroup.com.
Attack Magazine
Dedicated to dance music production and culture. Our London-based editorial team, is drawn from a multi-faceted background, bringing together a group with extensive experience of club promotion, professional audio, DJ’ing, music publishing, and the record industry https://www.attackmagazine.com.
Corrigan Blanchfield
Music reviews and travelling far and wide to do face-to-face interviews, for instance with musicians like Seafoam (Brian Cavender) https://www.lebronjames.co.
Data.Wave Webzine
Online magazine about experimental electronic music active, since 2016. Among the most prominent activities are interviews with representatives of the music scene (in text and sometimes in audio), reviews of the new releases http://www.datawv.com.
Decoded Magazine
Aims to deliver thought provoking, intelligent journalistic articles that affect the generations who are passionate about electronic music, fashion, lifestyle, industry news, interviews, travel, food, and breaking new emerging talent beyond the dance floor https://www.decodedmagazine.com.
EMCritic
Started in 2010 by a frustration by a lack of informed and honest review websites. Covers a wide-range of electronic music and they are written by the director (Sykonee) https://emcritic.blogspot.com.
Fact Magazine
A multimedia platform championing the global electronic art movement of. Incorporates a print magazine, exhibition programme, production studio and audiovisual channel. Published twice a year, commissions 4 original covers by artists, and 10 in-depth features, across 250 printed pages https://www.factmag.com.
Groove
Electronic music and club culture since 1989, offering news, reviews, podcasts, features and charts https://groove.de.
HUNGER
Quarterly culture and fashion magazine, founded in 2011 and based in London, by Rankin (the famous celebrity and well-known photographer) https://www.hungertv.com/music/.
Iconic Underground Magazine (IUM)
Full of clubland tales from yesteryear, interviews and reviews. A digital and hardcopy global dance music publication, delivering iconic quality content in music and urban culture https://iumag.co.uk.
Igloo Magazine
Electronic music e’zine [magazine only available in electronic form], publishing articles about current, classic and upcoming music from around the globe. The virtual Igloo doors officially opened in December 2000. Publishes articles in the capacity of newswires, reviews, features and profiles https://igloomag.com.
In Sheeps Clothing Hi-Fi
Your source for analog and vinyl culture. An online music discovery platform based in Los Angeles, explore new records daily, from their growing collection of classics and rarities from around the world. Discover the stories behind the records, listen to exclusive recordings, read special articles, watch special live footage, and shop curated objects https://insheepsclothinghifi.com.
Philip Sherburne
Writing about mostly electronic, experimental and underground music, since the late 1990s http://phs.abstractdynamics.org and http://www.philipsherburne.com/index-of-published-work.
Pitchfork
A trusted voice in music reviews https://pitchfork.com.
Ransom Note
Digital music, arts and culture publication, providing a home for readers and writers, with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions, and impeccable taste https://www.theransomnote.com.
Resident Advisor
Global guide to clubs, DJs, tickets, news and rave culture https://ra.co.
Stamp The Wax
Founded as a student blog in 2011, however, has grown into 1 of the leading online voices, in the United Kingdom for global underground music, across editorial, film, radio and events https://www.stampthewax.com.
textura
2000-era minimal interviews (very hard to find nowadays) from Tim Hecker, Deepchord, Andy Vaz, and many more https://www.textura.org/archives/mainpages/archives_interviews.htm.
The Wire Magazine
The world’s greatest print and online underground music magazine, independent since 1982 https://www.thewire.co.uk.