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How “Jack to the Sound of the Underground” Sparked Dutch DJ Culture and helped to Change Dance Music

The Twelve Inch 158 : Jack To The Sound Of The Underground (Hithouse)

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Mar 28, 2025
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In the evolution of dance music, some years act like major intersections, moments when styles collide, shift, and spark entirely new scenes. One of those key intersections was 1987–1988.

Freestyle was dominating dancefloors in New York, LA, and Miami. House music was bubbling up from Chicago and Detroit. Across the Atlantic, the UK was on the cusp of the…

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