ARCHIVE


1996
NINETEENNINETYSIX

THE NEWS
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The Prodigy release Firestarter. Keith Flint becomes a music icon.
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Tony Colman and Chris Goss (aka London Elektricity) launch Hospital Records as a vehicle for their own music. Hospital will go on to be one of the seminal British electronic labels for the Drum & Bass scene.
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Steve Aoki founds Dim Mak Records
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2Pac (Tupac Shakur) is fatally shot aged 25 on September 7th in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas
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Ministry of Sound backs hard-hitting nationwide campaign to encourage youth to vote.
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Björk had a near brush with death after she received a sulphuric acid letter bomb hidden in a hollowed out book.
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Faithless release the seminal album "Reverence"
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Babylon Zoo’s Spaceman hit the number 1 spot and sold over 1 million copies following its success in a Levis advert.
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"Dream House" becomes mainstream with acts like Robert Miles and BBE. This paved the way for the whole Trance scene.
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LTJ Bukem starts his Logical Progression nights. Liquid drum & bass is born.
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Sasha and Digweed announce their Northern Exposure Tour.
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Godskitchen begin holding events in Northampton and Coventry.
Notable albums:
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The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land (1996 US / 1997 UK)
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LTJ Bukem - Logical Progression
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Faithless - Reverence
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Underworld - Second Toughest in the Infants [Junior Boys Own]
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Aphex Twin - The Richard D. James Album [Warp Records]
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DJ Shadow - Endtroducing… [Mo’ Wax]
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Trainspotting Soundtrack
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Ministry of Sound - The Annual II

THE MUSIC

THE PRESS








THE PICTURES

THE ARCHIVE
808 State live - Castlefield Arena 1996
808 State
GENRE
House, Techno, Breaks, Electronica
TYPE
YEAR
Live Recording
1996
TAGS
Manchester, Hacienda
Carl Cox Triple J Mixup 1996
Carl Cox
GENRE
Techno
TYPE
YEAR
Live Recording
1996
TAGS
Triple J, Australia, Radio
Rare Footage inside Bagleys, London 1996
Bagleys London
GENRE
House
TYPE
YEAR
Archive Video
1996
TAGS
London, Bagleys
Fabio on Kiss 100 - November 1996
Fabio
GENRE
Jungle / Drum & Bass
TYPE
YEAR
Radio Show
1996
TAGS
Drum & Bass, Jungle, Kiss 100
Alister Whitehead Live from Sugar Shack - Middlesbrough 1996
Alistair Whitehead
GENRE
House
TYPE
YEAR
Live Set
1996
TAGS
Middlesbrough, Sugar Shack, House
Jeremy Healy Live from Sugar Shack, Middlesbrough 1996
Jeremy Healy
GENRE
House
TYPE
YEAR
Live Set
1996
TAGS
Jeremy Healy, Empire, Middlesbrough
Danny Rampling Live from Pheonix Festival 1996
Danny Rampling
GENRE
Euro / Trance
TYPE
YEAR
Live Set
1996
TAGS
Danny Rampling, BBC Radio 1, Essential Mix
Danny Rampling Live at Back 2 Basics, Leeds 1996
Danny Rampling
GENRE
House / Euro / Dance
TYPE
YEAR
Live Set
1996
TAGS
Danny Rampling, Back 2 Basics, Leeds