1996 

NINETEENNINETYSIX

 THE NEWS

• 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.

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      Notable albums:

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• The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land (1996 US / 1997 UK)

• LTJ Bukem - Logical Progression

• Faithless - Reverence

• Underworld - Second Toughest in the Infants [Junior Boys Own]

• Aphex Twin - The Richard D. James Album [Warp Records]

• DJ Shadow - Endtroducing… [Mo’ Wax]

• Trainspotting Soundtrack

• Ministry of Sound - The Annual II

THE PRESS

 THE PICTURES