Preview: Houghton Festival 2019

Round 3 for Craig Richard’s exceptional Norfolk jaunt kicks off this August. As ever, it is looking positively otherworldly.Read More

Review: Houghton 2018

9

Rating

Craig Richards’ lovingly-crafted escape to the country shows minor signs of complacency on route to indisputable rave excellence.Read More

Review: Houghton Festival 2017

9.5

Rating

It’s almost a month later and I’m still thinking about what made Houghton Festival particularly special. Was it the unfettered realisation of its curator’s vision? Or the Berlin-esque 24-hour license – a novelty for UK festivals and an absolute game … Read More

Houghton announces creative partners ahead of first edition

This Thursday sees the gates open to the inaugural Houghton festival, an intimately curated event put together by fabric‘s long-standing resident Craig Richards and produced by the team behind Gottwood Festival. This year’s Gottwood proved once more the Welsh festival’s … Read More

In Conversation With: Voigtmann & Tristan Da Cunha

Let’s hark back to the halcyon days of British clubbing, when acid and breaks went hand-in-hand with anti-establishment and the rave was not merely an escape but a hedonistic lifestyle with an 808 pulse. This pleasure ride carried through the … Read More

Three Chairs, Jeff Mills & Digital Mystikz play Dekmantel this August

Having unquestionably established itself as one of Europe’s top house and techno festivals, Dekmantel returns this August to inject Holland’s capital with an almighty lineup of house, techno and electronica for its fourth edition.

The three-day event is now synonymous … Read More

Review: Weather Festival 2016

9

Rating

On paper, Weather Festival is a no-brainer. The Parisian monolith’s heady mixture of concrete airfield expanse and triple-A grade techno makes it one of Europe’s most enticing Summer-festival destinations. Another venue has been added since we previewed this year’s edition … Read More

Weather Festival brings the heat this Summer

Paris’ Weather Festival returns after a year hiatus this June for another tantalising three days-worth of non-stop house and techno. A brief word of warning: please excuse any weather-related puns. It’s almost too easy…

Taking place at the Parc des … Read More

Five Essentials: Dark Sky

2016 is set to be a landmark year for Dark Sky. Having displayed an impressive strength in musical versatility via a plethora of singles and EPs on key labels such as Mister Saturday Night, 50 Weapons and Tectonic … Read More

In Conversation With: Jay Haze

Nomad, philanthropist, photographer, filmmaker, artist. 17 years as a touring DJ, producer and label head.

Born in Philadelphia, Jay Haze left in the early 00s to reside in Berlin – also home to his labels TuningSpork and Contexterrior. With a … Read More