Fifteen years on from the second Summer of Love, the UK still retains its prominent position as first among equals on the global club scene. House, techno, breaks, drum’n’bass, electronica, trance, downtempo and other leftfield forms were either born here, or at the very least popularised. And as the club scene constantly propels itself forward, riding an ever-present wave of flux and change, the UK remains clubland’s most fertile breeding ground. The UK’s clubs are rocking to a wider degree of high-octane sounds than ever before. Guitars are coming back to the fore within house; breaks producers have ears locked into the vibrant garage and R’n’B camps and DJs are splicing old pop records with club-based electronica to create new and exciting cultural artefacts. Where the UK club scene will be in another 15 years is anybody’s guess, that in itself is half the fun, but one thing can be stated with utmost certainty: the eyes, and ears, of the world will be fixed onto the UK’s dancefloors.

Jim Butler, Jockeyslut magazine