JTF’s Matt Anniss does some ‘black sky thinking’ for The Quietus on Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe’s “memorable songs to the latest dance beat”
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Author, journalist, researcher, dance music historian, DJ, record collector, speaker, podcaster and founder of Join The Future.
THE SURPRISE RESURRECTION OF ZENANA
From ’80s obscurities to viral stars – the unlikely rebirth of a pioneering all-female synth trio
LISTEN: DEVIL’S WORK ON SWU.FM
Listen to JTF’s Matt Anniss deputising for Farrell on his SWU.FM show, Devil’s work – a full-throttle club selection
ON THE RURAL RAVES
Last year, JTF founder Matt Anniss presented a paper on rural rave culture in East Anglia, arguing that more research is needed on dance music outside of major towns and cities. Here he delivers a written version of that presentation
LISTEN: JTF ON NOODS – BEST BEFORE 22.11.23
Hear Matt Anniss’s tribute to 20 years of Bristol’s best before: parties, and what it taught him about moments, community and belonging in underground dance music culture
LISTEN: MADE IN YORKSHIRE
Hear JTF founder Matt Anniss’s bass-heavy mix-up, recorded live at the DC23 Afterparty at Jabberwocky, Sheffield, in October 2023.
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