Dance Culture Vibe
by Samuel Harrison
G’day, I’m Sam and this is the Dance Culture Vibe podcast where I take a look at the history and enduring impact of dance music culture around the world. I’m a self confessed rave nerd and I invite you to join me on this journey. Let's get into it! //AVAILABLE on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more.
Episodes
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Episode 13 - Nick Halkes
Nick Halkes is the co-founder of XL Recordings, launched Positiva Records under the EMI banner, and has had an incredible and multifaceted career in music. From humble beginnings at his middle school disco and selling smiley face t-shirts in Ibiza in the late 80s, to signing The Prodigy and...
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Episode 12 - Assad Saifullah Khan
Pakistan is not on most people’s list of rave destinations, and as one of the most conservative Islamic countries on Earth, for those pursuing what can be viewed as Western immorality, the stakes can be life and death. But the rave experience is undeniable, and is perhaps worth laying it all on…
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Episode 11 - Paul Linney
Paul Linney has been on the frontlines of our dance culture institutions for more than 30 years. He’s spent his life immersed in music, DJ’ing and running clubs and bars from a young age. Amongst many other accomplishments, Paul is a regular at the highly revered Pikes hotel in Ibiza where his...
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Episode 10 - Paul Mac
Paul is classically trained musician whose early taste in music was shaped by the experimental post-punk period of the 1980's in Australia. Exploring Sydney's burgeoning gay dance party scene around that same time, Paul discovered the culture and music that was to become rave in Australia. In…
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Episode 9 - Michael Tullberg
Michael moved to Los Angeles in 1991 and built his career in photojournalism, documenting the city’s goth and industrial scenes as well as the celeb-studded upscale Beverly Hills party scene. Dissatisfied with the velvet rope mentality and unremarkable music, Michael found his way into the...
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Episode 8 - Adam Freeland
Adam Freeland is one of dance music’s most dynamic artists. As an early pioneer of the nu-skool breaks genre, Adam blazed a trail and made a name for himself on dancefloors around the world. Pete Tong has said of Adam that “he’s a pioneer", "one of my favorite DJ’s" and "one of the uk club…
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Episode 7 - Michael Cain
The Starck Club opened in Dallas, Texas, in 1984 and immediately revolutionized the American nightclub experience. The Starck broke every boundary that conservative Texas held at that time, with unisex toilets, legal ecstasy and a hedonistic polysexual vibe that would see everyone from Rob Lowe…
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Episode 6 - Colin Rothbart
Colin's career began when he scored a role on the 1993 reality TV show, The Living Soap. The series focussed on 6 university students sharing a house in Manchester. During this time Colin was cultivating an early love for dance culture at The Hacienda, PSV, and the many raves that took place in…
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Episode 5 - Thee-O
Growing up in early 90’s LA, Thee-O was immersed in the unique party crew scene that developed in the city’s east. The scene wasn’t quite rave as we know it, and consisted of local crews who threw events in backyards, parks and warehouses. The party crew scene overlapped with the rave scene as it...
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Episode 4 - Deborah Parsons
Deborah is a force to be reckoned with. Her creativity and drive have placed her front and center with some of most innovative productions, live events and experiential installations. In addition to her role as Founder and CEO of Creative House Productions, Deborah is also the Managing Director…
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Episode 3 - Mitchell Gomez
Mitchell is a leading voice on drug policy and trends, and his work with Dancesafe has been covered in Rolling Stone, The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times, amongst many other publications. This episode is a mind-bending brain download in which we discuss: The underground breaks scene in 1990’s...
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Episode 2 - John Robb
John’s contributions to music culture have been immense. As musician he’s been creating and performing since the 1970’s. As a writer he’s published 9 titles, not including his own fanzine, Rox. As a journalist he's written for The Guardian, The Independent and of course for his own website Louder...
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Episode 1 - Danny Rampling
Shoom set the tone for what was to become the Second Summer of Love in 1988, and ultimately the rave scene that continues in various forms today. In this episode Danny and I discuss: That 1987 moment The origins of the Balearic sound Why music sounds different in Ibiza The idea of a global...
About this show
G’day, I’m Sam and this is the Dance Culture Vibe podcast where I take a look at the history and enduring impact of dance music culture around the world. I’m a self confessed rave nerd and I invite you to join me on this journey. Let's get into it! //AVAILABLE on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more.
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