Thirty years into this thing we do, and I’m still hearing the same tired argument: electronic music isn’t political; it’s just escapism, just hedonism, just 4/4 music and ravers preaching PLUR in dark rooms. If I had a quid for every time someone’s tried to tell me (or I see it as a comment on social media) dance music exists in some apolitical vacuum, I’d have enough to fund a proper artist fee for every DJ who’s ever played a benefit night.
The truth is considerably more complex, and infinitely more interesting. Electronic music has been political since its inception, born as it was in the marginalised communities…
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