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House Culture

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On the House Culture Podcast we sit down with some of the most iconic characters from the the world of House music for a candid chat to discover how they fell in love with the scene and how it has shaped their life. It could be an artist, a DJ, a promoter or a club owner – whoever they are, we’ll make sure they have a fascinating story to tell. Hosted by House Culture Managing Editor Matt Rouse, follow now to make sure that you don’t miss out on any future episodes.FOLLOW USInstagram:

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All Episodes

1:17:38

GLASTONBURY SPECIAL: Malcolm Haynes

House Culture ·

2021/06/25

Malcolm Haynes is the man widely credited with introducing dance music to the Glastonbury Festival. As an employee of the festival for nearly 30 years, Malcolm programmed the Glastonbury stages that evolved from the original Dance Tent, into the Dance Village, and now into the huge spectacle that is known as Silver Hayes. Malcolm has led an incredible life; growing up in care, running away with the funfair and eventually rocking up at Glastonbury with his own sound system that created an impromptu

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1:12:10

036: Lovely Laura

House Culture ·

2021/06/15

Lovely Laura is a live saxophonist that, after discovering a talent for jamming alongside a live DJ, has gone on to become one of the most recognisable faces of good times house music. Whilst studying Jazz in Leeds, it was a chance meeting with fellow musician Pav that led Laura to her first visit to Ibiza where she became a mainstay at the legendary Manumission and Hed Kandi series of events. Often working alongside her husband DJ Ben Santiago, Laura has created a dynamic duo that never fails to

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035: Sidney Charles

House Culture ·

2021/05/18

Sidney Charles is a DJ and producer so famed for his own specific style of playing, that it even has its own name – ‘The Sidney Sound.’ With a music journalist mother, Sidney was exposed to a wide range of genres from a young age and it was the sound of hip-hop that first got him into DJ-ing in his hometown of Hamburg. Quickly tiring of a limited playlist, it was Hamburg’s own Mousse T that inspired Sidney to try his hand as a house DJ and he has never looked back since. Whether it’s producing

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54:56

034: MEDUZA

House Culture ·

2021/04/20

MEDUZA are an Italian trio that are behind some of the biggest hits in house music right now. Working alongside vocalists such as Becky Hill, the sounds of MEDUZA’s singles “Piece Of Your Heart” and “Lose Control” have been dominating dancefloors all across the world - racking up over a billion streams and a Grammy nomination to boot. We caught up with their main man Matt to discuss just what it’s like when you achieve almost instant fame with your debut single, how hearing your own song on the

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1:02:26

033: Josh Butler

House Culture ·

2021/03/24

Josh Butler has had a meteoric rise within the scene as a talented producer, an in-demand DJ and a personality who, in the words of Pete Tong, is “one of the UK’s premier house music talents.” After discovering a love of creating music via sequencing tracks on his PlayStation, a young Josh moved to New Zealand with his family and it was there that he began to produce the tracks that eventually led him back to the UK to study music tech at university. Josh’s breakthrough single “Got A Feeling”

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032: Alan Fitzpatrick

House Culture ·

2021/02/24

Alan Fitzpatrick is a DJ and producer who has pushed the scene into new and exciting directions with his commanding style of heavy dance music rhythms. Growing up on the South Coast of the UK, Alan’s entry into the electronic music community first came via raves and these eventually led him to experience the euphoria of the dancefloor at places like Slinky in Bournemouth back in the late 90s. Whilst attending college to study music tech, a young Alan dropped out due to getting a single signed and he

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1:07:25

031: Anja Schneider

House Culture ·

2021/01/27

Anja Schneider is a techno superstar who has influenced the scene with her long-running radio shows, epic DJ sets and iconic record labels. Falling in love with electronic music via listening to Kraftwerk whilst growing up in and around Cologne, Anja felt herself drawn to Berlin to visit the legendary Tresor and then decided to move to the city a few weeks later. Once she had made the capital city her home, Anja cut her teeth working behind the scenes at a pirate radio station where it wasn’t long

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1:32:16

030: Danny Tenaglia

House Culture ·

2020/12/16

Danny Tenaglia is one of the most well respected DJs in the scene and, with his huge musical knowledge and passion for his craft, is often cited as the DJ's DJ. Growing up in Brooklyn New York, Danny was musically inspired by tapes of local DJs as well as his visits to The Loft and the Paradise Garage. After buying some equipment and playing at many local venues, Danny moved to Miami in 1985 and it's here he introduced a new sound called house music to his enraptured audience. Then perfectly placed

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1:13:23

029: Graeme Park

House Culture ·

2020/12/09

Graeme Park is a DJ that defined the sound of house music in the UK through his residency at the legendary Hacienda in Manchester. Honing his selector instincts by working in record shops in his youth, it was when the owner of one such shop bought a club, and twisted his arm to play there as a DJ, that he discovered his passion for entertaining a crowd from behind the decks. A fan of all genres, it was his eclectic sets with a sprinkling of this new sound called house that put him on the radar of

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1:07:39

028: David Morales

House Culture ·

2020/11/25

David Morales is one of the biggest DJs in the world and has built his career working through four decades within the scene. He’s played at parties in every corner of the globe, produced some of house music’s most iconic tracks and worked alongside some of the greatest artists of all time, including: Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, U2 and Madonna. In this wide ranging chat we talk about all aspects of David’s career including how, as a 21 year old, he landed his first ever Manhattan

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1:13:55

027: Slipmatt

House Culture ·

2020/11/11

Slipmatt is a hero of the hardcore scene and is quite rightly known as the Godfather Of Rave. Fascinated with playing vinyl on his parents’ record player before he could even walk, the young Matt Nelson quickly developed a thirst for soul music that lead him to start buying imported records at an extremely young age. Inspired by a DJ in a local Essex nightclub, Slipmatt was perfectly placed for the rave explosion that soon followed and played at every legendary event that took place during that

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SPECIAL: House Gospel Choir

House Culture ·

2020/11/04

To celebrate the launch of the House Gospel Choir’s incredible debut album RE//CHOIRED, we caught up with the collective’s founder and creative director Natalie Maddix to talk about the formation of the choir and the recording of the album. In this chat we discover what went down at their very first gig at Glastonbury in 2014, what it was like working on the album with some genuine dance music icons and how the group have been lifting the spirits of house music lovers across the world during

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1:27:45

026: Buckley

House Culture ·

2020/10/28

Buckley has been a DJ on the scene since the early 90s and has held residencies at some of the most prestigious clubs and club nights in the world. Discovering house music on a visit to Manchester’s Hacienda, Buckley bought some decks and quickly found himself appearing at the venue as a regular DJ himself. He then went on to play the opening set at the first ever Renaissance party, became a resident at the legendary Leeds night Back To Basics for over a decade and also graced the infamous Space

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1:00:53

025: Shades Of Rhythm

House Culture ·

2020/10/13

Nick Slater and Lanx are two-thirds of the legendary old skool dance music group Shades Of Rhythm. Inspired by the jazz funk sounds being played at their local school disco by the older kids, Nick and Lanx started travelling out of their hometown of Peterborough to explore the records shops of London and Nottingham and soon started buying their own equipment to produce their own material. Pressing up their debut album themselves, they quickly gathered interest from major labels and what followed was

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024: Harry Romero

House Culture ·

2020/09/29

Harry Romero is one of the biggest US DJs in the world and has produced some of the most enduring house music records of all time. Growing up in a musical household in New Jersey, Harry was into the freestyle rhythms of early electro when his life changed upon hearing the Todd Terry produced ‘Bango’. Inspired by this new sound, Harry would visit The Sound Factory Bar in New York to watch Louie Vega DJ and then return home to spend hours creating his own sounds in front of the sampler. Quickly

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023: Bongo Ben

House Culture ·

2020/09/15

Bongo Ben is a live percussionist and session musician with current residencies for Clockwork Orange and Lovejuice. Inspired by the likes of local percussionist Magic Fingers as well as Defected’s Shovell and Manumission’s Pav, Ben purchased his own bongos and became self-taught by watching videos of these performers on YouTube. Quickly making a name for himself within his local scene Ben visited Ibiza for the first time and, armed with nothing more than a pair of bongos and a positive attitude,

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1:01:20

022: Mark Archer

House Culture ·

2020/09/01

Mark Archer is the driving force and the man behind the mask of cheeky old skool rave outfit Altern 8. Inspired to buy some musical equipment by the Electro sounds he had discovered at a young age, Mark had the right pieces of kit and the knowledge to start soundtracking the early acid house explosion. Quickly getting signed to a label under the strength of his Detroit techno inspired Nexus 21 project, Mark and producing partner Chris Peat created Altern 8 to cater for the more ravey sounds that

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1:06:54

021: Dave Jones

House Culture ·

2020/08/18

Dave Jones is a promoter and DJ who has been putting on parties and playing at events over the last three decades. Based in South Wales, it was a chance visit to the Hacienda in 1988 that propelled Dave from the football terraces to the dancefloors and DJ booths of UK clubland. Whether he was DJ-ing as a resident for one of the UK's longest running club nights Time Flies, or setting up his own night with a leaning towards the US soulful house sound, Dave has booked and played alongside some of the

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1:09:03

020: Danny Rampling

House Culture ·

2020/08/04

Danny Rampling is a superstar DJ who is one of the originators of the house music scene. After witnessing DJ Alfredo play in Amnesia on a fateful trip to Ibiza in 1987, Danny’s mind was opened up to how music can create a collective consciousness on the dancefloor and he decided to import this vibe back to Britain by setting up his legendary club night Shoom that then kickstarted the Summer Of Love in 1988. During this period Danny was also a host on the then pirate station of Kiss FM before moving

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1:10:53

019: Ashley Beedle

House Culture ·

2020/07/21

Ashley Beedle is a DJ, producer, remixer and a member of legendary dance music outfits X-Press 2 and Black Science Orchestra. Educating himself about music production by reading the sleevenotes on vinyl albums from a young age, Ashley became involved in sound system culture and was eventually introduced to this new sound called house. After hooking up with Boy's Own founders Terry Farley and Andrew Weatherall, Ashley became an integral part of that collective and had a hand in producing some of

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