history of our world parts 1 to 43 (and counting)

at The Ransom Note , the series Gone To A Rave - stories from the birth of jungle (and other nuum phases too), label profiles, interviews, key tracks, quirky angles (small ads in rave mags!), etc etc - by a fellow called Ian McQuaid


notable instalments

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave43-the-untold-story-of-renk-incredible/

pairs with this earlier one on Renk

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-6-renk-records/




http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-41-kemet-3rd-party/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-39-graham-mew-the-invisible-man/

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-38-roni-size-and-the-rise-of-bristol/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-36-dj-ron-a-london-someting/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-31-2-bad-mice/

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-28-jungle-classics-from-e3-recordings/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-26-dj-hype/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-25-remembering-stevie-hyper-d/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-24-pirates-scourge-of-the-system/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-23-the-ragga-twins/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-16-wot-do-u-call-it/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-14-rhythm-section/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-12-naughty-naughty/ - aka Grant Nelson

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-11-suburban-base/

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-9-production-house-part-1/

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-10-production-house-part-2/

not forgetting this one with P House founder Phil Fearon
http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-18-phil-fearon-talks-brit-soul-and-production-house/



http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-8-reggae-roots/


http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-7-right-before-my-eyes/



http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-5-boogie-beat/



well i thought i would just link to the most enticing looking 5 or 6 but i've nearly linked them all apart from the grime and UK and dancehall and happy hardcore ones. also left out the mission statements from Ian McQ

this reminds me i need to restart that Hardcore Heroes series, next year i will get back on the case.... i had got about 3 instalments half done but had to delay finishing them on account of the  Book (now done, pretty much) and another 16 plus lined up as candidates

.... a potentially interminable series especially if hardcore understood to include gabba as well as breakbeat