STORIES & CULTURE
Music, artists, labels and stories from the underground.
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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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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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For years people have talked about Makina as though it belongs to another era.
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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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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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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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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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Read on WGR ↗How a fast Spanish rave sound became a distinctive part of North East England’s musical identity and MC culture.
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