Cities
London House Music
Acid house raves, UK garage, Ministry of Sound, and today’s chart-topping UK house.
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The scene
House music in London
House hit London hard in 1987–88 with acid house and the Second Summer of Love. The city went on to build UK garage, the tech house of parties like Wiggle, superclubs like Ministry of Sound (opened 1991), and today’s UK house, with Fred again.. its biggest current name.
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Artists
London artists to know
Fred again..
London producer Fred Gibson. Voice notes, field recordings and house drums, built into the Actual Life series.
Chris Lake
UK-born producer and Black Book Records boss. “Operator (Ring Ring)” and “Turn Off the Lights”.
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Other cities