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SUMMARY:DANCE OR DIE LONDON LAUNCH
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to host the London book launch for Dance or Die: A History of Hardcore at STANDALONE on 9 July. Dance or Die is the first critical study of city-based hard dance communities spanning three decades of musical reinvention mapped to sweeping gentrification\, political intervention and seismic societal change. \nListen to vintage KISS FM sets whilst browsing records from Underground Music\, the UK’s premier hardcore mail order – initiated in 92 from the Knowledge club dancefloor. And purchase your copy of Dance or Die from our stall before author Holly Dicker hosts an evening of expanded stories and discourse around the London diehard scene\, past\, present and phuture. \nRavescene contributor and pirate radio legend Jason Warlock will present his ’90s hardcore zine collection and talk about his experiences DJ and raving on either side of the criminal (in)justice bill\, before Holly moderates a London arkdcore panel with special guests: James “Saint Acid” Gurney\, founder of Bang Face and the inflatable-lobbing “neo-rave” movement; breakbeat OG Louise Plus One from Distant Planet; and fellow hardcore raver-journalist Hugh Taylor from KALLIDA Festival. \nIt’s free entry\, but get a ticket in advance to make sure you get in.
URL:https://velocitypress.uk/event/dance-or-die-london-launch/
LOCATION:STANDALONE\, 160 Dalston Lane\, London\, E8 1NG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book launch
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SUMMARY:DANCE OR DIE MANCHESTER LAUNCH
DESCRIPTION:What is hardcore? It means many things to many people\, and they’re all correct. It’s best described as a feeling\, an attitude\, a way of life. So how do you begin to write its history? It took four intensive years (and many many revisions) for club culture journalist Holly Dicker to curate a decade of research into Dance or Die: A History of Hardcore. \nJoin us on Sunday 13 July at Renae for the DANCE OR DIE MANCHESTER launch with a popup zine and bookshop from 20k and a Dead Sheep. \nBrowse hardcore records at renae’s in house store Future Volumes – and purchase your copy of Dance or Die from the 20k and a dead sheep stall – whilst treating yourself to a delicious cocktail ahead of a lazy Sunday evening of expanded diehard stories and discourse around Manchester’s storied past\, present and phuture rave scene. \nHolly presents her own hardcore history – which started in a Boddingtons Brewery scheduled for demolition way way back in 2006 – before moderating a Manchester community building panel with special guests: alt-queer club promoter Rebecca Shaw from The White Hotel; nightlife photographer Jody Hartley whose work captures the intensity and intimacy of Manchester after dark\, from a raver’s POV; and Mia FKA Hardcore co-founder of Manchester’s latest queer feminist run club night\, K.O\, preaching the neo-gabber gospel to the next generation. \nLocal legend Mark XTC ends the night with a special DJ set taking us back to the ’90s ardkore junglist sound this city was founded on – after a quick chat with Holly about how winning the North West DMC DJ Championships in 1990 set him on a path chasing breaks across three decades. Alongside partner Marcus Intalex\, nobody has turned more people onto bass music than Mr Xtra Tuff Cutta! \nWhat is hardcore? Let’s find out together!
URL:https://velocitypress.uk/event/dance-or-die-manchester-launch/
LOCATION:Renae\, 45-47 Thomas Street\, Manchester\, M4 1NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book launch
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SUMMARY:DANCE OR DIE ROTTERDAM LAUNCH
DESCRIPTION:What is hardcore? It means many things to many people\, and they’re all correct. It’s best described as a feeling\, an attitude\, a way of life. So\, how do you begin to write its history? It took four intensive years (and many many revisions) for club culture journalist Holly Dicker to curate a decade of research into Dance or Die: A History of Hardcore. \nJoin us on Thursday 17 July in the Worm Foyer during Eendracht Festival for the DANCE OR DIE ROTTERDAM launch\, and the first PRSPCT Radio live show in way too long. \nBrowse PRSPCT records – and purchase your copy of Dance or Die – whilst knocking back a few HARD CORE beers with the PRSPCT family for an evening of discourse and diehard DJ sets\, presented by author Holly (and former PRSPCT Radio host) out-bossing the boss. Did you know that PRSPCT in its primordial days was actually a breakcore party\, before its UK-born Rotterdam-raised tattooed-punk chieftain decided to indelibly fuse British drum & bass with Dutch hardcore to create the raving label empire we all know and love today? \nThat’s why for this special edition of the resurrected PRSPCT Radio live show\, we’re going back to the roots with some extra awesome guests: Thrasher joins the founding fathers of (American) breakcore and punk-rock jungelism Baseck and Doormouse to decide once and for all what the hell is breakcore anyways\, and why is it the most hardcore of the hardcore. \nBaseck is gonna play his 30 most influential breakcore tracks – in 30 minutes!! – before reminding us why he’s the baddass m/f in the scene right now. Plus killer closing sets from the most Rotterdam gabber in Rotterdam right now\, REEZA\, and the eviscerating Sunshine Terrorist Kilbourne bringing the hardcore heat all the way from NYC! \nCan’t make the event\, but wanna read up and nerd out with us? Tune into the PRSPCT YouTube channel for the after-show broadcast on Wednesday 23 July. \nWhat is hardcore? (and breakcore??) Let’s find out together!
URL:https://velocitypress.uk/event/dance-or-die-rotterdam-launch/
LOCATION:WORM\, Boomgaardsstraat 71\, Rotterdam\, 3012 XA\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Book launch
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SUMMARY:WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? AMSTERDAM LAUNCH
DESCRIPTION:Join What Do You Call It? From GrassRoots To The Golden Era Of UK Rap author David Kane\, alongside Dukes Cupboard founders Ned and Milo\, in his adopted home of Amsterdam. The trio will be joined on stage by host Passion Deez for this special conversation\, taking in the music and style that went on to change British music and culture forever. Signed copies of the book will be available on the night. \nWhat Do You Call It? charts the journey of UK rap music over two decades\, exploring the origin stories of classic albums and the artists that made them\, and changed the course of British music and culture despite the systemic racism and infrastructural challenges faced. \nCan’t make the event? Take a listen to nearly all the songs referenced in the book (chronological order\, hence the surprising start).
URL:https://velocitypress.uk/event/wdyci-launch-amsterdam/
LOCATION:Dukes Cupboard\, ZEEDIJK 31A\, Amsterdam\, 1012 AP\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:Book launch
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