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Flyers / radio / people / places

KEEP
THE RECORD.

Every flyer kept under a bed. Every station caught through the static. Every name that made the night feel bigger than the city. Find them here.

PIRATE SIGNALS / NIGHTS THAT NEVER LEFT

Flyers / radio / memorabilia

THE SOURCE
MATERIAL.

Creased flyers. Hiss from a pirate tape. Half-remembered nights that come rushing back at the first kick drum. Follow the trail.

01

Flyers / 1988—1999

Boro Six / UK Rave Flyer Archive

Digitised flyersA browsable independent collection of UK rave flyers covering warehouse parties, clubs and promoters.
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Flyers / 1990—present

Fantazia Flyer Library

Flyers / event historyFlyers and event material from Fantazia and the wider rave network, maintained by the promoter archive.
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Culture / 1989—present

Cult to Culture / Raindance

Photography / print / objectsPhotography, flyers, artwork, tapes and objects documenting early UK rave culture from inside the scene.
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Culture / 1991—1994

Rave Archive UK / History

History / audio linksA scene-led timeline connecting landmark parties, tape packs and the people who carried the movement.
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Pirate radio / 1994—present

Rinse FM

Live radio / shows / recordingsEast London pirate-radio roots carried into a global community station, with current shows and an audio archive.
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Pirate radio / 1990s—present

Kool FM

Live radio / recordingsA foundational London jungle and drum & bass frequency, now broadcasting through the Rinse network.
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Pirate radio / 1990s—2000s

Deja Vu FM

Community recordingsAn essential East London station in the family tree connecting garage, grime, house and the MC-led underground.
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Pirate radio / 1990s—present

Flex FM

Live radio / scheduleLondon underground radio spanning house, garage, jungle, drum & bass and the sounds between them.
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Producer / DJ / MC directory

WHO MOVED
THE SOUND.

The voices on the mic. The hands on the decks. The minds behind the riddims. Search the names that gave the underground its heartbeat.

20 records found

01

DJ / 1990s—now

DJ Slimzee

Garage / grimeRinse FM co-founder, Pay As U Go selector and dubplate-led architect of grime.
02

DJ / 1980s—now

Fabio & Grooverider

Jungle / drum & bassA defining DJ partnership in the journey from acid house and hardcore into jungle and drum & bass.
03

DJ / 1980s—2024

DJ Randall

Hardcore / jungle / drum & bassA selector’s selector whose precision and taste shaped generations of jungle DJs.
04

DJ / 1990s—now

DJ EZ

UK garageA technically exacting ambassador for UK garage across radio, raves and global stages.
05

MC / 1990s

Stevie Hyper D

Jungle / drum & bassA foundational live voice whose flow changed the role of the rave MC.
06

MC / 1980s—now

MC GQ

Jungle / drum & bassA standard-setting host and lyricist known for clarity, timing and control.
07

MC / 1990s—2022

Skibadee

Jungle / drum & bassA hugely influential innovator of double-time drum & bass MC technique.
08

Producer / 1990s—now

Goldie

Jungle / drum & bassProducer, artist and Metalheadz founder who pushed breakbeat music into widescreen form.
09

Producer / 1980s—now

4hero

Breakbeat / jungle / broken beatReinforced Records founders central to hardcore’s mutation into jungle and beyond.
10

Producer / 1990s—now

Shy FX

Jungle / drum & bassA producer connecting sound-system pressure, chart reach and enduring jungle craft.
11

Producer / 1990s—now

MJ Cole

UK garage / 2-stepA classically trained producer whose work helped define the musical reach of 2-step.
12

Producer / 1990s—now

El-B

Garage / dubstepA key bridge between the darker swing of UK garage and early dubstep.
13

Promoter / 1989—now

Raindance

Acid house / hardcore / jungleA long-running rave organisation and scene-led archive rooted in the original movement.
14

Promoter / 1991—now

Fantazia

Rave / hardcoreA major promoter whose large-scale events and recordings carried rave culture nationwide.
15

Label / 1990s—now

Metalheadz

Jungle / drum & bassA label and club lineage synonymous with exploratory, uncompromising drum & bass.
16

Label / 1989—now

Reinforced Records

Breakbeat / jungleA laboratory for breakbeat innovation founded by 4hero in North London.
17

Station / 1994—now

Rinse FM

Garage / grime / UK electronicAn East London pirate frequency that became an enduring platform for underground music.
18

Station / 1990s—now

Kool FM

Jungle / drum & bassA cornerstone of London’s jungle radio lineage and community.
19

Club / 1990s—2000s

The Sanctuary

Hardcore / jungle / drum & bassThe Milton Keynes venue that became inseparable from the tape-pack rave era.
20

Club / 1990s—2015

Plastic People

Garage / dubstep / electronicA small London room remembered for its sound system and outsized influence.

The ones who changed the frequency

HALL OF
FAME.

The names that made rooms erupt, stations travel through concrete and whole new sounds feel inevitable. Legends live here.

01

Greatest DJs

  1. Randall
  2. Fabio & Grooverider
  3. DJ Rap
  4. DJ Hype
  5. Slimzee
  6. DJ EZ
02

Greatest MCs

  1. Stevie Hyper D
  2. MC GQ
  3. Skibadee
  4. Det
  5. Moose
  6. Ragga Twins
03

Greatest Producers

  1. Goldie
  2. 4hero
  3. Shy FX
  4. MJ Cole
  5. Wookie
  6. El-B
04

Greatest Promoters

  1. Raindance
  2. Fantazia
  3. Dreamscape
  4. Telepathy
  5. Roast
  6. World Dance
05

Legendary Clubs

  1. The Sanctuary
  2. Plastic People
  3. The End
  4. Club Labrynth
  5. Bagley’s
  6. The Astoria
06

Record Labels

  1. Reinforced
  2. Metalheadz
  3. Moving Shadow
  4. Suburban Base
  5. Tempa
  6. XL Recordings
07

Pirate Radio Stations

  1. Rinse FM
  2. Kool FM
  3. Deja Vu FM
  4. Flex FM
  5. Don FM
  6. Pulse FM