ARCHIVE
1991
NINETEENNINETYONE
THE NEWS
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The Ministry of Sound opens the world first proper 'super club' at Elephant and Castle in South London.
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The Prodigy (named by Liam Howlett after the Moog Prodigy synth) release their first single "Charly" on XL Records.
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Carl Cox has his first hit with 'I Want You’ and performs on Top Of The Pops when the record peaks at number 23 in the UK charts.
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The Shamen’s Will Sinnott drowns off the coast off Gomera, Canary Islands, filming the video for “Move any Mountain”.
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Fantazia was founded by James Perkins, Gideon Dawson & Chris Griffin with 10,000 people descending on Westpoint Exhibition Centre for the 1991/92 New Years Eve Celebration.
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DJ and co-founder of Loaded Records Tim Jeffrey is aksed to re-launch "Jocks" magazine and the now legendary DJ Mag is born.
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Altern-8 turn up to Shellys in Stoke with a huge sound system on the back of a truck to play for clubbers as they leave. The manage to get enough footage for the video to their track "Activ8" before the police turn up.
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Notable albums:
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The KLF – White Room [Europroduction, KLF Communication]
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The Orb - The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld [island]
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Massive Attack - Blue Lines [Wild Bunch Records]
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Primal Scream – Screamadelica [Creation/ Sire/ Warner Bros. Records, 1991]
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The Ragga Twins – Reggae Owes Me Money [Shut Up And Dance]
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LFO - Frequencies [Warp Records]
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Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill [Ruffhouse Records]