"Sounds wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats.“

That’s a quotation from the British Criminal Justice and Public Order Act in 1994. This wide-ranging Act effectively made it illegal to organise outdoor parties that played music, which was defined in section 63(1)(b). It all started at the Castlemorton Common Festival in the Malvern Hills near Malvern, Worcestershire, England in 1992. If you are interested in this and more I highly recommend watching the non-linear Channel4 doc with a really bad name tough namely How Clubbing Changed the World. Actor and DJ Idris Elba will take you to 25 years after the birth of rave, where a new generation of British DJs and producers where at the forefront of a global musical revolution. With personal insights and anecdotes from David Guetta, Armand van Helden, Paul Oakenfold, will.i.am, Nile Rodgers, Goldie, Pete Tong, Katy B and Skream. This highly entertaining film celebrates the American and British success story of dance music for a specific period of time. This show follows on from another the excellent doc called “How Hip-Hop Changed The World”. Watch-like-share!