About This Website

As a fan of early house music, I wanted to document this overlooked era, so I created this website dedicated to the early history of house music. I write about scenes, DJs, clubs, tracks, context, milestones and the rise of the first generation of artists.

House music's history is often oversimplified or mythologised. I base my articles on research, instead of just repeating the myths. I want to present the facts, to preserve the past, to celebrate the pioneers, and to inspire future generations.

About Me

I became hooked on house music in 1985. I'm from the UK and that was the year when house music hit the UK's club scene. I started DJing house music in 1988, and I started producing in 1992. I've been collecting vinyl since the 80s and I have over 10,000 vinyl records, which are mostly 12 inch dance music releases from 1985 to 2010.

My Mission

This site isn't about nostalgia. It's a bridge between generations. It's time for generation X to hand over their experience to younger generations. I want to pass on my knowledge of how house music was made, played and experienced. I hope to give younger readers a taste of what it felt like to dance to these early house tracks in clubs across the UK before the World Wide Web existed.

Digital Crate Digging

In the olden days, music was discovered by crate digging (the art of hunting for rare records in record stores and markets), but today's younger listeners grew up in a world controlled by algorithms. Algorithmic discovery is not serving people well, and is increasingly for the benefit of corporations.

I think it's time to rediscover crate digging, but this time in digital form. Digital crate digging is a way to discover music outside of the controlled spaces of our algorithmic bubbles.

Underground Stories

As someone who grew up in the UK's house scene, I've seen how it evolved from clubs into mainstream culture. This site reflects my passion for preserving that legacy. If you have stories to share, then I'd love to hear from you. Let's keep the house music community alive.