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Tales From A Disappearing City

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32 episodes

1 month ago

Send us a text From a "dirty punk" being shamed in his Newcastle school assembly to sharing a beer with the Sex Pistols, Johny Brown lived the explosive birth of UK punk. But that was only the beginning. In this episode of Tales of a Disappearing City, Johny takes us on a wild journey through underground culture. He recounts jumping out of his window to escape being grounded for a TV appearance, only to be handed a ticket to a Sex Pistols gig in Middlesborough by Steve Jones himself. We follo...

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Send us a text From a "dirty punk" being shamed in his Newcastle school assembly to sharing a beer with the Sex Pistols, Johny Brown lived the explosive birth of UK punk. But that was only the beginning. In this episode of Tales of a Disappearing City, Johny takes us on a wild journey through underground culture. He recounts jumping out of his window to escape being grounded for a TV appearance, only to be handed a ticket to a Sex Pistols gig in Middlesborough by Steve Jones himself. We follo...

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Tales From A Disappearing City

Episode 32 - Dirty Punk to Holy Joy: 80s and 90s London Stories - special guest - Johny Brown

Send us a text From a "dirty punk" being shamed in his Newcastle school assembly to sharing a beer with the Sex Pistols, Johny Brown lived the explosive birth of UK punk. But that was only the beginning. In this episode of Tales of a Disappearing City, Johny takes us on a wild journey through underground culture. He recounts jumping out of his window to escape being grounded for a TV appearance, only to be handed a ticket to a Sex Pistols gig in Middlesborough by Steve Jones himself. We follo...

1 month ago

1 hour 56 minutes

Tales From A Disappearing City

Episode 31 - Strictly Kev & DJ Food - special guest - Kevin Foakes

Send us a text In this episode, Neil sits down with Kevin Foakes (aka Strictly Kev and DJ Food) - legendary DJ, graphic artist, and archivist of UK counterculture - for a deep dive into four decades of music, raves, graffiti, and psychedelic experimentation. Kevin's journey is a masterclass in underground creativity, spanning from Adam and the Ants fandom to hip-hop graffiti, from acid house squats to Ninja Tune's golden era. After discovering hip-hop through the legendary Subway Art book, h...

5 months ago

2 hours 13 minutes

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Episode 30 - Free Party: A Folk History. Spiral Tribe, Bedlam, DIY and other underground tales - special guest - Aaron Trinder

Send us a text In this episode we take a deep-dive into Britain's underground festival counterculture with filmmaker Aaron Trinder, creator of the groundbreaking documentary "Free Party: A Folk History." Aaron reveals how the free festival culture of the 60s and 70s collided with the explosive rave scene of the late 80s and 90s, creating a movement so powerful that the government literally rewrote the law to stop it. From the legendary Castlemorton Common Festival of 1992 - a 50,000-str...

7 months ago

3 hours 8 minutes

Tales From A Disappearing City

Episode 29 - Planet Wax: Record Shop & Vital Community Space - special guest - Dexta

Send us a text In the second part of our chat, we continue our conversation with Chris (aka Dexta), following his journey from aspiring DJ to co-founder of Planet Wax, the New Cross institution that has become a cornerstone of London's underground dance music scene. "Record shops aren't just about selling vinyl—they're about creating a space where the culture can breathe," Dexta explains. In this episode, we discuss how Dexta founded Diffrent Music in 2010 with his friend Jamie. This experime...

7 months ago

1 hour 26 minutes

Tales From A Disappearing City

Episode 28 - Cereal Box Beats, UK Garage & Drum and Bass - special guest - Dexta

Send us a text In the first of a two-part conversation, we sit down with Chris (aka Dexta), co-founder of Planet Wax, a legendary record shop, bar, venue, and radio station in New Cross dedicated to underground dance music and its surrounding culture and community. This episode explores Dexta's journey through the UK music scene from the late 1990s to early 2010s. Growing up in North London, his musical passion began with compilation albums and cassette tapes, with a particular affinity for T...

8 months ago

1 hour 25 minutes

Tales From A Disappearing City

Episode 27 - 80's Ibiza, Ecstacy & Acid House - special guest - Ian St Paul

Send us a text In part two of our conversation, Ian St. Paul shares his remarkable journey through some of the most influential moments in dance music history. Beginning with his first trip to Ibiza in 1984, Ian recounts how what started as a holiday transformed into a life-changing adventure that would shape club culture for decades to come. The conversation traces Ian's evolution from running bars in Ibiza to becoming a pivotal figure in London's acid house scene, where he founded legenda...

9 months ago

1 hour 36 minutes

Tales From A Disappearing City

Episode 26 - 70's London Soulboy Scene & Paradise Garage - special guest - Ian St Paul

Send us a text In this captivating first installment of our two-part conversation, Ian shares his remarkable coming-of-age story: from his teenage years in South London's vibrant soul scene of the 1970s to living in New York from 1980 to 1983, concluding as he departs for Ibiza in 1984. Ian St Paul stands as a genuine pioneer of London's underground music scene. Raised on the Roundshaw Estate in South London, he discovered soul records at age 13, igniting a lifelong passion for music. He quic...

10 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Episode 25 - Pushing Boundaries: Playing Across Genres and Styles - special guest - Warlock

Send us a textIn part two of my conversation with DJ/producer Warlock, we explore his fascinating musical evolution and contributions to UK electronic music. The episode traces his journey from playing UK hardcore in the early 90s to embracing the harder European techno scene as well as a multitude of other underground genres and styles over the years.Jason shares his experiences working at Kickin Records alongside Peter Harris, where he handled A&R and compilation licensing. He then disc...

1 year ago

1 hour 34 minutes

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Episode 24 - Raves, Record Shops and Pirate Radio Stories - special guest - Warlock

Send us a textJoin me for part one of my two-part conversation with Warlock. A raw, unfiltered journey through the golden age of pirate radio, and the birth of jungle. In this episode, Jason takes us deep into the underground scene of early 90s London. From running pirate radio in student halls to getting caught by the DTI live on air. This episode is a raw slice of UK dance music history.Some of the many topics discussed include:His journey from Watford to Stafford and eventually down ...

1 year ago

1 hour 18 minutes

Tales From A Disappearing City

Episode 23 - Squat Parties, Record Shops and Techno - special guest - Jerome Hill

Send us a textThis is the second part of my two-part conversation with Jerome Hill, a DJ and producer renowned for his exceptional skills behind the turntables. Since his first gig in 1990, Jerome has been mixing and scratching a wide variety of sounds, always bringing a selection guaranteed to energize any party.In this episode, we discuss several key topics, including:Club UK: A nightclub in Wandsworth, London, active in the early to mid-1990s, where Jerome was introduced to the harder soun...

1 year ago

1 hour 15 minutes

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Episode 22 - Early influences: Skating, Breakbeats and Pirate Radio - special guest - Jerome Hill

Send us a textJoin me for part one of my two-part conversation with Jerome Hill, a DJ and producer renowned for his top-notch skills behind the turntables. Since his first gig back in 1990, Jerome has been mixing and scratching up an eclectic storm, always armed with a selection guaranteed to rock any party. Jerome also runs a diverse range of record labels across multiple genres and styles. These include:Don't for fucked up party technoSuper Rhythm Trax for acid, bleeps, and house groovesHor...

1 year ago

1 hour 23 minutes

Tales From A Disappearing City

Episode 21 - Acid Techno, Squat Parties and Sound System Culture - special guest - Gizelle

Send us a textJoin me for the second part of my conversation with Gizelle, a key figure in London's 1990s underground acid techno scene. Starting in 1990, we explore the evolution of acid house and the emergence of multiple new genres in the UK music landscape. In this episode, Gizelle shares her experiences on:Her involvement with the Zero Gravity collective and underground party organisationProtests against the Criminal Justice BillEarly music production, collaborating with Henry (Dave the ...

1 year ago

1 hour 36 minutes

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Episode 20 - Lovers Rock, Charisma and Acid House - special guest - Gizelle

Send us a textJoin us for the first part of our captivating conversation with Gizelle, a pioneering female DJ who witnessed the birth of London's acid house scene. From her roots in Lovers Rock to becoming a trailblazing DJ, Gizelle takes us on a nostalgic trip through late 80s and early 90s club culture. In this episode some of the many topics we discuss are:Gizelle's musical beginnings with Charisma, a Lovers Rock groupHer first DJ gig at Winston's Bar in Deptford (1987)Discovering and inco...

1 year ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Episode 19 - Black Market Records, Jungle and Dropping into Different Scenes - special guest - Miss Pink

Send us a textIn this second instalment of our two-part conversation, we discuss Rachel's expanding career as a DJ, playing at more venues in London, including the influential Movement at Rumba and Herbal in Shoreditch. We talk about her job at the legendary Soho record shop Black Market and how she immersed herself in various scenes across multiple genres and subcultures. This includes helping to set up the London Underground venue at the Glastonbury Festival, playing in clubs and warehouses...

1 year ago

1 hour 1 minute

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Episode 18 - 90's London Subculture. Fashion, Clubs and Ambient Soho - special guest - Miss Pink

Send us a textWelcome to Episode 18, where I sit down for a lively chat with Rachel, better known as Miss Pink. Our connection dates back to the mid-1990s, a time when I frequented record stores like Ambient Soho on Berwick Street and Black Market Records on D'Arbly Street, places where Rachel's passion for music shone brightly. Throughout the 90s, she made her mark as a revered jungle DJ, spinning tunes at underground warehouse raves and mainstream venues alike.In this first instalment of ou...

1 year ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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Episode 17 - Underground Raves, Electro and Releasing Tunes - special guest - Phil Klein

Send us a textIn Episode 17, I speak again with my old friend and fellow rave war veteran, Phil Klein, also known as Bass Junkie. Phil is a highly respected UK music producer, having crafted tunes since the late 1980s, and is known for his deep love of Electro and Miami Bass. In this second of our two part discussion, we delve into his experiences with underground parties in the 1990s, his ventures to Miami for production collaborations with his Electro heroes Dynamix II, the establishment of...

1 year ago

1 hour

Tales From A Disappearing City

Episode 16 - 1980's Electro, Scratching and Making Beats - special guest - Phil Klein

Send us a textIn Episode 16, I speak with my old friend and fellow rave war veteran, Phil Klein, also known as Bass Junkie. Phil is a highly respected UK music producer, having crafted tunes since the late 1980s, and is known for his deep love of Electro and Miami Bass. In this first of our two part discussion, we delve into his early music recollections, highlighting the pivotal moment when his cousin introduced him to the Street Sounds Electro series in 1983, an encounter that significantly...

1 year ago

58 minutes

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Episode 15 - Breakdancing, Acid House and Pirate Radio - special guest - Uncle G

Send us a textIn Episode 15, I speak with Uncle G, also known as Urban Intelligence. Godfrey has been deeply embedded in South London's music culture since his family relocated to South East London from the tumultuous and politically unstable climate of Chile in the 1970s. Growing up on the Morris Walk estate in Woolwich, he was exposed to music from various angles, starting with all-night Caribbean-influenced blues parties in his local community. These were DIY events where a sound system an...

1 year ago

1 hour 17 minutes

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Episode 14 - Berlin Riots, Anarchy and Techno - special guest - Brandon Spivey

Send us a textIn Episode 14, the second part of my conversation with Brandon Spivey, an old friend and cultural provocateur, we delve into his experiences traveling to Europe in the mid-1980s. During this time, he actively participated in several riots in Berlin as a member of the Black Bloc—an anarchist organization committed to confronting governments and the banking system through direct action. Our discussion extends to his discovery of Dada art, particularly his appreciation for the work...

2 years ago

37 minutes

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Episode 13 - Punk, Anarchy and Acid House in 1980's Manchester - special guest - Brandon Spivey

Send us a textIn episode 13, I am joined by my old mate and cultural hooligan, Brandon Spivey. We delve into his initiation into radical music and subculture, recounting his upbringing in 1970s Macclesfield and subsequent relocation to Manchester in the 80s. As a class-conscious anarchist and anti-authoritarian, he actively opposed the system and confronted fascists on the streets, participating in protests and riots across the UK and wider Europe. Our conversation explores the impact of punk...

2 years ago

55 minutes