Matthew Collin was wise to our Altered State
His book Altered State was the first to take acid house seriously and remains a classic. Here he recalls the turbulent excitement of 1988’s Summer of Love
Mark Moore was a true believer
Switched on by punk and the Blitz and the eclecticism of the ’80s, Mark Moore cut to the future and adopted an all-house soundtrack as soon as it was possible.
The Four Aces: Legacy in the Dust
The Four Aces was an international soul stage, iconic home of London reggae, the birthplace of lovers’ rock and Hackney’s acid house temple.