The Haçienda

byMat Smith
January 13, 2022

Ben Kelly, the designer of The Haçienda, talks us through the club’s iconic design aesthetic

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‘Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest’

byMark Roland

When a mysterious album of nine experimental electronic trance mixes of the same tune was released in 1993, no one could quite believe who was responsible…

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Malcolm McLaren

byJeremy Allen

Picture the scene. It’s 1979 and in a French library, Malcolm McLaren has unearthed a record that will shape the 1980s pop charts… or has he? We lift the lid on the origins of the Burundi beat sound

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Throbbing Gristle at Butler’s Wharf (December, 1979)

byDavid Elliott

Writer and zine-machine David Elliott reflects on the immersive and life-changing experience of seeing Throbbing Gristle play live at Butler’s Wharf in December 1979

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O Yuki Conjugate

byDavid Elliott

O Yuki Conjugate have just released a superb vault of “early works of charming insignificance”. So it’s about time we returned to the roots of Nottingham’s “dirty ambient” pioneers

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When his iconic SP-1200 sampler received a 30th anniversary reissue, designer Dave Rossum took us through the moment he first tested its predecessor and realised he had changed music creation forever with an infinite pee

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Voyager Golden Records

byFinlay Milligan

In 1977, two LP DISCS featuring the sights and sounds of Earth were launched into space as part of NASA’s Voyager program. we tell the incredible story behind the Voyager Golden Records

The Haçienda

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Mat Smith

‘Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest’

Malcolm McLaren

Throbbing Gristle at Butler’s Wharf (December, 1979)

O Yuki Conjugate

SP-1200 Sampler

Voyager Golden Records

Lush ‘Sweetness And Light’

Richard Fearless

Carl Cox

Andrew Weatherall: “I’m a sponge, I want to soak up everything”

Pierre Bastien

Rafael Anton Irisarri: Behind The Mask

The Wolfgang Press: Back To The Future

Moon Wiring Club: A Kind Of Magic

The Haçienda

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