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 1993 

NINETEENNINETYTHREE

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 THE NEWS

  • Ministry of Sound Record label releases first ever compilation mixed by Tony Humphries and promotes it by projecting their logo onto the House of Commons.

  • Daft Punk meet Stuart Macmillian - owner of Soma Recordings at a rave at Euro Disney. He signs their demo “The New Wave” and an electronic music legend is born.

  • New Order break up whilst on the tour for their album Republic.
    2 Unlimited spend 5 weeks at the top of the UK charts with “No Limit”.

  • The first Radio 1 Essential Mix is broadcast with Pete Tong.

  • 6,000 people rave in the New Year 1993 with Fantazia at Littlecote House near Hungerford, Berkshire

  • Fantazia do their last hardcore event at the Sanctuary, Milton Keynes. 

  • The Criminal Justice Bill is put to Parliament with the new rave clause, defining a ‘rave’ as 100 or more people dancing outdoors to music “mainly comprising of repetitive beats”. New powers for the Police will include the right to detain anyone they believe is heading to an illegal rave and the right to confiscate sound systems.

  • New laws meant the scene started going "legit" with legal raves, clubs and events. This was the start of the super-club era for the likes of Cream, Renaissance and Ministry of Sound.

  • Leeds nightlife suffers a tragedy as Ali Cooke - resident DJ and co-founder of Back To Basics sadly passed away in a car crash alongside Jos Higgin - the girlfriend of Ralph Lawson.

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       Notable albums:

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  • Orbital - Orbital [Internal]

  • Hadaway - What is Love [Coconut]

  • Plastikman - Sheet One [Plus 8 Records]

  • Bjork - Debut [One Little Indian]

  • Masters At Work - The Album [Cutting Records]

  • Jam & Spoon ‎– Tripomatic Fairytales [JAM! Dance Pool]

  • Ministry of Sound (The Sessions Volume One)
     

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 THE MUSIC 

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 THE PICTURES 

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 THE ARCHIVE

Andy Weatherall - Live @ Orbit, Morley 1993/06/12

Andrew Weatherall

GENRE

Techno, Electronica

TYPE

YEAR

Live Recording

1993

TAGS

The Orbit, Morley

DJ Carl Cox Feat MC Ribbz, Dreamscape 1993

Carl Cox, MC Ribbz

GENRE

Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat

TYPE

YEAR

Live Recording

1993

TAGS

Dreamscape

Carl Cox Live at Fantazia Big Bang 1993

Carl Cox

GENRE

Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat

TYPE

YEAR

Live Recording

1993

TAGS

Fantazia

Carl Cox @ Club Kinetic 28th May 1993

Carl Cox

GENRE

Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat

TYPE

YEAR

Live Recording

1993

TAGS

Club Kinetic

Carl Cox Mindwarp Hippodrome

Carl Cox

GENRE

Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat

TYPE

YEAR

Live Recording

1993

TAGS

Mindwarp

Carl Cox @ Kinetic - 3 Decks Masters

Carl Cox

GENRE

Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat

TYPE

YEAR

Live Recording

1993

TAGS

Kinetic

Carl Cox - Dance Planet 19-3-1993

Carl Cox

GENRE

Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat, Jungle

TYPE

YEAR

Live Recording

1993

TAGS

The Future Sound of London - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix 1993

Future Sound of London

GENRE

Eclectic

TYPE

YEAR

Studio Mix

1993

TAGS

BBC Radio 1, Essential Mix, Turntablism

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