Blanco y Negro Music: The Barcelona Label That Helped Take Spanish Dance Music Around the World
When looking back at the history of Spanish electronic music, some names represent a particular club or a particular sound.
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Xque: The Legendary Catalan Club That Helped Define Makina
When talking about the golden age of Spanish makina, there are certain names that simply cannot be left out.
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ADN Sound: Digging Into the Harder Side of Spanish Makina
One of the names makina collectors may encounter while digging deeper into that world is **ADN Sound**.
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Uptempo Records
When talking about the labels behind the golden age of Spanish makina, **Uptempo Records** deserves a place right alongside Bit Music.
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Bit Music: The Spanish Label That Helped Power the North East Makina Explosion
For anyone who was involved in the North East rave scene during the late 1990s and 2000s, Spanish makina became much more than music coming out of Barcelona and Catalonia.
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🎵 Sound It Out Records, Stockton-on-Tees – More Than Just a Record Shop
For anyone who grew up buying music around **Stockton-on-Tees and Teesside**, Sound It Out Records was much more than somewhere you went to buy a CD or a piece of vinyl.
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DJ Scott – The Story of a North East Makina Pioneer
When people talk about the history of **Makina in North East England**, there are certain DJs, MCs, clubs and promoters that repeatedly appear.
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Makina in 2026 – Why the North East Rave Scene Is Still Going Strong
For years people have talked about Makina as though it belongs to another era.
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Makina Arena: Newcastle’s Independent Makina and Hard Dance Record Label
Discover Makina Arena, a Newcastle-based independent label supporting Makina and hard dance through digital and vinyl releases, artist collaborations and demo submissions.
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Monta Musica: Newcastle Makina, Hardcore and the North East Rave Archive
A look at Monta Musica’s Newcastle roots, Makina and hardcore catalogue, DJ-and-MC recordings, current releases and role in preserving North East rave culture.
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Rewired Records: North East Makina, Producer Tools and New Talent
How Rewired Records combines North East Makina releases, DJ-friendly music, producer education and practical tools for the next generation of rave artists.
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North East Underground Music: Raves, Makina and DIY Spirit
How Newcastle, Sunderland, Teesside and surrounding towns built a fiercely local underground through raves, Makina, MC culture, independent clubs and DIY organisers.
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A celebration of the mixed sounds, local clubs, DJs, MCs and memories that shaped North East old-school rave culture.
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How a fast Spanish rave sound became a distinctive part of North East England’s musical identity and MC culture.
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