The Dance Music Archive is a new website documenting 30 years of rave and club culture.
People visiting the website can access a vault of information and discover more about how the electronic music scene has evolved over the years.
Along with a timeline of music news, there are also specially curated playlists on Spotify that collect together the biggest tracks from each time period. People can also search for their favourite DJ or radio show to uncover historic recordings, many restored from original DAT tapes.
It’s a project curated by Andi Durrant who is a DJ, producer and radio host known best for his trance tracks made with Nick Riley under their shared alias Riley & Durrant. He was also a resident at Gatecrasher in Sheffield when the superclub was at the peak of its influence in the late ’90s and early ’00s.
Also on the website are a selection of written articles, profiles and interviews that give an in-depth read about world-famous clubs like Liverpool’s Cream and Cafe Mambo in Ibiza. There is also video content that spans from a relatively recent documentary about The Warehouse Project to a classic BBC television show that in 1997 gave a look into the club scene of Leeds, UK.
Talking about The Dance Music Archive, Andi Durrant said: “It started as a bit of fun in lockdown – uploading some DJ mixes from my radio shows over the last 20 years, but it quickly snowballed into something much bigger and we’re now building the world’s biggest library of electronic music and culture”
“We’ve put a huge amount of time and love into creating the website that brings together all the news, pictures, artwork, flyers, playlists, DJ mixes, radio shows, and resources into one place — all organised by year,” he continued. “It’s a real rabbit hole and we hope it’ll grow organically and be something to really celebrate our scene for years to come.”
You can visit the website HERE
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Our little passion project is ready to go! Celebrate 30+ years of electronic music history and dance music culture in the Dance Music Archive @thednaofdance It’s taken a year & lots of late nights so please RETWEET if you like it🙂 https://t.co/P3ghNaF0js pic.twitter.com/mAr7UsUbiP— Andi Durrant (@AndiDurrant) August 3, 2021
