The Beatmasters ‘Rok Da House’

byIan Berriman
July 14, 2022

The Beatmasters’ Paul Carter recalls the making of ‘Rok Da House’, their 1987 hit with The Cookie Crew – widely acknowledged as the first hip house record

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Ian Berriman

The Cleaners From Venus ‘Corridor Of Dreams’

byIsaak Lewis-Smith

Professional Englishman Martin Newell recounts the story of 1982’s ‘Corridor Of Dreams’, a classic track by The Cleaners From Venus born out of industry disillusionment, fraught relationships and a love for the “damp, misty lands” of Essex

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Rick Foster ‘Son Of My Father’

byPush

Rick Foster recalls the making of Chicory Tip’s 1972 hit ‘Son Of My Father’, the first UK Number One record to feature a synthesiser as the lead instrument

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Graham Crabb ‘Def Con One’

byMat Smith

“Get me Big Mac, get me fries to go” … Pop Will Eat Itself’s co-frontman Graham Crabb reveals the tale behind THE future-facing samplefest that is ‘Def Con One’

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