Hard House History

Sometimes all it takes is one night on the dance floor to change everything. For Adam M, discovering Paul Glazby at Insomniacz meant rethinking how he mixed records and chasing a harder sound. Now he joins Paul on Hard House History to revisit the journey that followed. From early nights in Stamford and a DJ competition win with his mate Martin, Adam traces his introduction to club culture, record...

Andy Farley returns to the Hard House History Podcast for a catch-up with Paul Glazby, covering marathon DJ sets, rediscovered records, and why the best nights still build around the music. From Ibiza adventures to the thinking behind Pure Andy Farley, this episode explores what keeps him excited about getting behind the decks. Andy reflects on a year of festivals, Frantic parties and five gigs du...

Hard House History celebrates one year since its rebrand with a return guest who helped shape Paul Glazby's career. Insomniacz promoter Tom Muir joins Paul for an honest, hilarious conversation about the scene's resurgence, the realities of running events and why their story is still being written. Tom helped establish Paul as a hard house DJ back in 2000. Now, decades later, they're watching fami...

One Sunday morning, one DJ booth and one encounter with Tony De Vit changed everything. In this episode of Hard House History, Paul Glazby sits down with Matt Smallwood to trace a life in dance music, from teenage obsession and London club nights to producing hard house and helping shape releases for global artists. Matt takes us back to Sunnyside Up, where a sixteen-year-old newcomer found himsel...

General Bounce joins Paul Glazby on the Hard House History Podcast for a candid, funny and opinionated conversation about 25 years behind the decks. From his first club gigs in August 2001 to running Cheeky Tracks and finding an audience through video, this episode explores a career built on energy, individuality and a genuine love of dance music. Before the clubs came the influences: Culture Club...

This week on Hard House History , Paul Glazby sits down with producer, DJ and underground dance music chameleon Jon Doe for a journey through one of the most fascinating careers to emerge from the UK's hard dance scene. Jon's story does not follow a conventional path. From discovering energetic electronic music through artists including KLF, to buying records with money earned washing dishes as a...

The Hard House History Podcast heads to Auckland, New Zealand, for the London Hard House Reunion 2026, celebrating 15 incredible years of hard house, hard trance and unforgettable dancefloor memories! Join host Paul Glazby as he catches up with some of the biggest names in the scene for a special episode dedicated to the music, friendships and community that have made this event a favourite among...

In this episode of Hard House History , Paul Glazby sits down with Glynn Tolley for a brilliant journey through more than three decades of dance music, club culture, production and promotion. Glynn's story begins long before the superclubs and packed dancefloors. From making pretend radio shows on a reel-to-reel recorder as a child to DJing school discos, saving for his first pair of Technics and...

Some DJs have been part of dance music history, while others have helped shape it. In this episode of Hard House History , Paul Glazby sits down with the legendary Judge Jules for a journey through more than four decades of clubs, radio, raves, Ibiza and electronic music. Jules takes us right back to the beginning, from discovering electronic music through acts including Human League and Heaven 17...

This episode of Hardhouse History is about far more than records, DJs and dancefloors. Paul Glazby sits down with 19-year-old Hugo from The Test Lounge for a deeply personal conversation about family, loss, musical discovery, and carrying forward something his dad, Chris, started purely for the love of music. The Test Lounge began with a simple idea. Chris wanted to dig into his incredible record...

This week on Hard House History , Paul Glazby sits down with one of electronic music’s most distinctive and enduring artists, Nick Bracegirdle, better known as Chicane. It might seem like a slight detour from the harder sounds normally associated with the podcast, but for Paul, Chicane's music has always been part of the story. After weekends spent hammering Tony De Vit and hard house, records lik...

This week on Hardhouse History , Paul Glazby sits down with one of the most distinctive names to emerge from the UK hard trance scene, K90, aka Mark Doggett , for a journey through more than 25 years of music, clubs, live performances and an ever-evolving creative career. K90's route into electronic music was anything but planned. A mate losing his job, a Commodore Amiga and a free music-making pr...

This week on Hard House History , Paul Glazby sits down with Edele Andaya , a lifelong raver, DJ and passionate champion of the music who has gone from discovering the London club scene as a teenager to launching her own events and carving out a new chapter behind the decks. Edele's journey into Hard House started early. At just 15, she found herself walking into Fahrenheit, a tiny Hard House club...

In this Special Edition of Hard House History , Paul Glazby sits down with Ves Asenov , creator of Raveolution , a new platform built by a raver, for ravers. Rather than looking back at the history of hard house, this special episode looks at something that could shape its future. Originally from Bulgaria, Ves found his way into the UK club scene through trance before Jasmine and Tina introduced h...

Bryan Kearney returns to Hard House History for an Inspirations episode that goes far beyond the records themselves. Joining Paul Glazby for the second time, Bryan opens up about the music, memories and real-life experiences behind three tracks from his career, revealing how inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. First up is his remix of Flash – Frantic Theme , a record forever conn...

Some records define an era, and some artists help create an entirely new movement. This week on Hard House History , Paul Glazby welcomes German electronic music pioneer Mijk van Dijk for an unforgettable conversation that traces the evolution of trance, techno and rave culture from the streets of Berlin to dancefloors around the world. Known for the timeless classic Schöneberg , Mijk reveals the...

Paul Glazby sits down with one of the true pioneers of the underground, Choci , a producer, label owner, record shop operator and DJ whose influence helped shape the foundations of acid house, acid techno and the harder sounds that followed. Long before genres were neatly labelled, Choci was making music, running record stores in the heart of London's Soho and releasing groundbreaking records that...

Hard House History welcomes one of the true storytellers of UK dance music, Kirk Field , and what unfolds is one of the most fascinating journeys ever told on the podcast. Long before he became the bestselling author of Rave New World and Planes, Trains and Amphetamines , Kirk was a struggling musician who found himself homeless, broke and searching for direction. Then one phone call changed every...

Goodgreef wasn't just another club brand; it became one of the defining names of the UK hard house movement. In this episode of Hard House History , Paul Glazby sits down with Barry Goodgreef to relive the incredible story behind one of the scene's most influential promoters, event organisers and talent managers. From sneaking into clubs as a teenager to launching Goodgreef in Manchester at just 1...

This week on Hard House History, Paul Glazby sits down with one of the true pioneers of the UK dance scene, Blu Peter. Long before hard house had a name, before the superclubs, and before packed festival stages, Blu Peter was helping shape the sound from the DJ booth at some of London's most iconic venues. From starting behind the bar at Heaven to becoming the resident DJ at Garage and the legenda...

This week on Hard House History, Paul Glazby catches up with one of the scene's most intriguing success stories, Scott Forshaw. Many hard house fans will remember Scott as the teenage producer and DJ who burst onto the scene in the mid-2000s, playing Storm, Frantic and the legendary Weekenders before most people his age were even allowed through the door. But while many artists stayed within the b...

This week on Hard House History, Paul Glazby sits down with one of the most respected names in the hard house scene, James Lawson. From learning classical guitar as a child and dreaming of becoming a rock star, to helping shape the sound of hard house during its golden era, James takes us on a fascinating journey through his musical life. The conversation explores his early influences, from Metall...

This week on Hard House History , Paul Glazby continues his deep dive into the story of Sam Townend, picking up where Part One left off and exploring one of the most turbulent and fascinating periods in modern hard house history.  From the rise and fall of the Ideal brand to the rebirth of Tidy, Sam takes us behind the scenes of the events, decisions and challenges that shaped the scene throughout...

In this episode of Hardhouse History , Paul Glazby welcomes back one of the true pioneers of the hard house movement, Baby Doc, for an honest, hilarious and deeply nostalgic conversation about the evolution of underground dance music. From the early North London rave scene through to producing some of the most iconic hard house records of the ‘90s and 2000s, Baby Doc reflects on the creative chaos...

In this episode of Hardhouse History , Paul Glazby sits down with one of the most influential names in UK hard dance history, Phil Reynolds.  From buying his very first set of decks in the early ‘90s to helping build the legendary Frantic brand from a small birthday party into one of London’s biggest clubbing institutions, Phil shares an honest and detailed look at the golden era of club culture. ...