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Highlights some of the most significant events and noteworthy recordings in the British dance-music and club scene in 1996. Resurgence of house music; New dance-music record labels; Release of Kris Needs' `Secret Knowledge' album; Clear Records' release of Dr. Rockitt's album `Music of Sound'; Trip hop music.

Part 1. Chronicles how the author turned the home demo of the song `Hiway 2 Heaven' into a dance hit. Selection of mixes to include in the song; Costs of production; Compilation of the cutting master.

Presents a discography of the dance music recording label Plink Plonk. Contact information.

Discusses the evolution of jungle, a type of British dance music usually played in dance clubs. Breakbeat as the single defining element of jungle; Roots of jungle in African-American/Afro-Caribbean music; Jungle as an offshoot of house music.

Presents producer Phil Wilde's step-by-step guide to making a dance music recording that would be ranked high in the European popular music charts and duplicate the success of the music group 2 Unlimited.

Presents the views of the sound recording industry on the potential of dance music. Music performers; Disc jockeys and remixers; Presenters; Music record producers.

Presents an alphabetical listing of various aspects of the club culture trend in the music industry. Recording labels; Record shops; Fans' magazines; Music clubs; Music bands.

Provides insights on the involvement of the government in the history of dance music in Great Britain. Conservative Government's effort to suppress dance music; Background on the popular proponents of dance music; Trends in dance music observed by various dance establishments; Aspects of dance music that the government disagrees upon; Background on the social issues affecting the genre. INSETS: Andrew Weatherall.;The Advent..

Presents Coldcut disc jockey Jonathan More's descriptions of the dance music tracks in his collection. Anthony Manning's `Lips of Pink Polypropylene'; Up, Bustle & Out's `Revolutionary Woman'; Space Time Continuum's `Cairo'; The Hitch-Hikers' `Hook and Sling.'

Features dance musician The Witchman, otherwise known as John Roome. Type of dance music played; Popularity among dance music enthusiasts; Performances and recordings; Views on popular music.

Reports on developments concerning dance music and club scene in Great Britain as of September 23, 1995. Includes the celebration of the launch of Sub Base USA club; Max 404's release of the album `Love & Mathematics'; Beaumont's release of the single `Notions of Tonality Volume 1.'

Describes the contents of the author's dance club deejay box. Includes Deane Day's `The Day After' EP; Scott Edwards' `Space Is Forever'; Slab's `Atom Smasher'; `Forbidden Planet.'

Reports on dance club deejays (DJs) Tommy Hamilton and Keith Tucker's release of new A.U.X. 88 records in support of the increasing popularity of electro music. Electro's distinct style; Description of the DJs' musical styles; Career backgrounds; Views on electronic music.

Reports on developments in the British dance club scene and the rest of the music recording industry. Graeme Park's new show on Manchester's Kiss 102; Steve Stoll; DMC's launching of a new series of DJ-mix CDs and tapes entitled `United DJs of the World; Other new releases.

Comments on several dance records personally picked by the author. `Snapper,' by Red Snapper; ` Shout,' by M C Craig G; `Egg,' by Holger Hiller; `We're Rocking the Planet,' by Hashim; `Shock One Part 2,' by Mobb Deep; `Dual Tone,' by Small World; `The Party Scene,' by The Russel Brothers; `Am I Hot Enough For You?' by Bobby O; `The Devil's Son,' by Big L; `Security,' by Beat Club.

Lists 1994's best dance music albums featured in `Melody Maker' magazine's Orbit section. Underworld's `Dubnobasswithmyheadman'; Plastikman's `Muzik'; The Madkatt Courtship's `By Dawn's Early Light'; Orbital's `Smivilisation'; The Aloof's `Cover The Crime'; Mu-Ziq's `Bluff Limbo'; Mo'Wax label artist compilation `Headz'; Sabres of Paradise's `Haunted Dancehall'; FNAC label artist compilation `FNAC: La Collection'.

Lists 1994's best dancefloor remixes featured in `Melody Maker' magazine's Orbit section. The Sandals' `Feet (Slam `Night' Remix)'; Jean Michel Jarre's `Chronologie 6 (Slam remix)'; Warp 69's `Natural High (Global Communications Remix)' La Funk Mob's `Ravers Suck Our Sound (Richie Hawtin remix)'; Ultramarine's `Hooter (Carl Craig remix)'; Bomb The Bass' `Bug Powder Dust (The Dust Brothers Remix)'.

Lists 1994's best dancefloor singles featured in `Melody Maker' magazine's Orbit section. Phylpps Track's `Phylpps Track'; Dave Clarke's `Red 2 (of 3)'; Secret Cinema's `Timeless Altitude'; Dub Tribe's `Mother Earth'; Omni Trio's `Renegade Snares'; DBX's `I'm Losing Control'; Red Planet's `Red Planet 5'; Roni Size's `Music Box'; DJ Shadow's `Lost and Found'; Carl Craig and Maurizio's `Domino'.

Examines the growth and progress of jungle, the other fruit of Britain's efforts in developing its own hip-hop identity. Offshoot of hardcore techno scene in 1992; Jungle as alternative to trance and ambient; Initial coverage of scene by `Melody Maker' paper in spring 1993; Print media and major-label interest on scene and artists; Limitations in jungle's crossover path; Fragmentation of scene; Future developments.

Presents public opinion raised against `Melody Maker' periodical's May feature on Eurodisco. 2 Unlimited on cover; Redeeming qualities of musical form whose origins can be traced from late-Seventies gay disco.

Reviews several disco music recordings. Includes Laurent Garnier's `Planet Sex'; Harris H. Foundation's `Laika'; Marocco's `Strange Day'; Khaled's `N'ssi N'ssi' single.

Comments on dance music albums. `This Is Some Bad Weed,' by Skunk; `Best of Milch Remixes,' by Milch; `United State of Ambience 2'; `Sea Biscuit,' by Space Time Continuum; `Sceneries not Songs, Volume One,' by Larry Heard.

Reviews new dance music singles. `Untitled,' by Phylypstrack; `Allied Against Nivar the Floorkiller,' by Cap'M Stargazer Versus Commander Mindf***; `Sound Generator,' by Riviera Pimps; `Vista Humana,' by Vapourspace; `Feeling So Real,' by Moby; `Sexual Factor,' by Ralphi Rosario; `The Relics,' by Abacus; `Now Is the Time,' by The Crystal Method; `Pressure,' by Space Time Continuum.

Presents brief reviews of the latest in dance music. Solar Quest's `Orgship'; Immersion's `Oscillating'; `New Electronica's `Volume 4'; Jeff Mills' `Waveform Transmission Volume 3.'

Reviews the club singles `Brainwash,' by Ni-Cad, `Psychotic Break Remixes,' by Critical Mass, `Zyrocon EP,' by Distorted Waves of Ohm, `Last Voyage' and `Alkaline 3DH,' by Fly by Wire and `Pointbreak,' by Sulfurex.

Reviews several club singles. Includes `Being With You/Music Is the Key,' by Foul Play; `Finley's Rainbow,' by A Guy Called Gerald; `Let It Roll,' by DJ Crystl; `Dreamer's/Underground Software,' by Cold Mission; `Natural Glide,' by FBD Project; `The Rumble Remixes,' by DJ Nut Nut & Pure Science; `Dead Dred,' by Dred Bass; `Johnny! Remixes,' by Johnny Jungle; `Vibes,' by Potential Bad Boy & Chatter B.

Focuses on dance records that are hits in the gay club circuit. James Horrocks' production of `You Got The Love'; `Reactivate' album series; Gay club-based dance labels.

Features four dance music albums. Woob's self-titled album; Qubism's self-titled album; `Manassah Meets The Equaliser,' by Manassah; `Bad Brothers,' by Ronny Jordan in collaboration with DJ Krush.

Features dance music albums. `110 Below,' by New Electronica; `Neurotic Behavior,' by Psyche; `Nort Route,' by Balil; `Gardez L'Ecoute,' by Mellowman; `Psychotrance,' by Moonshine.

Presents a calendar listing the scheduled appearances of bands in several dance music clubs in Europe. Pleased at London's Velvet Underground; Eurobeat 2000 at London's Turnmills; Tribal United Kingdom at Manchester's Paradise Factory; Rise at Sheffield's Leadmill; Swoon at Stafford's Colosseum; Triple Oscillate at Amsterdam's Westergasfabriek; Wobble at Birmingham's Venue; More. INSET: Club of the week: Sunday August 7..

Reviews several electronic dance music album releases.

Presents news briefs related to the club music scene as of June 4, 1994. Laurent Garnier's plan to record with Richie Hawtin in Detroit; Cancellation of Moby's British tour; Eye Q's presentation at the Montreaux Jazz Festival; Soma's planned release of a series of records by Felix Da Housecat; Clubs where disc jockey Brandon Block is scheduled to appear.

Presents an overview of the most recent dance albums to hit the market. `Panarama' and `Outer Space Communications Vol Two' compilations; Air Liquide's `Nephology'; Orlando Voorn's `The Living Room'; Lieb and Atmo's `Music for Films'; Atom Heart's `Live at SEL/I/S/C'; Bleep's `North Pole by Submarine.'

Presents reviews of ten essential club releases. Technova's `Tantra'; Vapourspace's `Themes from Vapourspace EP'; Pluto's `Free to Run'; Bonjour Monsieur Basie's `Le Main Gauche'; US 3's `I Got It Goin' On'; Juno Reactor's `High Energy Protons'; Meditation YS `Slumber'; Omnivore's `I'm Gonna Move'; Miro's `Spaceman'; Flutter's `Flutter.'

Describes the European dance and disco music scene. Transformation of public attitudes towards disco; Producer Gianfranco Bortolotti's successful releases.

Features the company Nova Mute, the dance music unit of Mute Records. Specific dance titles released under the label.

Presents reviews of ten essential club releases. `Enforcers 6' and `Enforcers 7'; Omni Trio's `Omni Trio EP'; DJ Hype's `Roll the Beats'; 2 Bad Mice and After Dark's `Two in One, Issue Three'; Mouse on Mars's `Frosch EP'; D-Generation's `Entropy in the UK'; Sonz of a Loop De Loop Era's `Session One'; DJ Buzz's `Slave'; Blame & Justice's `Anthemia/Essence.'

Reports on recommended dance albums. Susuma Yokota's `Zen' album; Yokota's `Tokyo-Frankfurt Convention'; Peter Namlook and Atmo's `Escape'; Richie Hawtin's `From Within'; Charles Uzell-Edwards' `Environmental Consciousness'; Lumukanda's `Araglin'; Moody Boyz' `Product of the Environment'; More.

Presents the hottest dance albums for the week ending April 9, 1994. `Red,' released by Trope Recordings; `Concentrated Underground Vol. 1,' released by Death Becomes Me; `Spiritual Tracks 2,' released by Outland; `Reflections,' released by New Electronica/Beechwood; `Ztringz of Life,' released by Harthouse; `Hard Trance: Psychedelic Techno,' released by Phantasm; `Euphoria,' released by Rumour.

Presents a fictional dialogue satirizing dance music and clubs. Music of the people; `Melody Maker' publication's coverage of dance music; Admission to the club.

Focuses on dance music recording compilations. `Technohead 2--Harder and Faster,' on React label; `EMI:0094,' on Time Recordings label; `New Electronica Volume 3,' on Beechwood label; `Deepest Shade of Techno,' on Reflective label; `Parasols,' on Plik Plonk label.

Reviews several club music cuts. `Red 1,' by Dave Clarke; `Like a Motorway,' by Saint Etienne; `Dimension,' by Waxworth industries; `Germination,' by Underground Science; `Alone Here,' by Aetherius; `Deep Star,' by Rebel Youth; `Pinch EP,' by Fabio Paras; `Choir Boys and Kinky Girls,' by Social Outrage Choir; `Nasa EP,' by Astronuts; `14th Century Sky EP,' by Dust Brothers.

Presents some dance albums. Recording act Omnivore's album `One Small Step'; Recording act Influx's album `Unique'; Recording act The Sect's album `Telekinetic'.

Lists the participants at `Once Upon a Time,' a dance music event at the London Wembley Complex in England on April 9, 1994.

Focuses on San Francisco, California's dance music scene. Thriving club scene; San Francisco labels; Recordings; `California Dreaming' compilation from Internal Records.

Reports on the rumored music acts to perform at a live dance music event at the Wembley Conference Centre in England on April 9, 1994. Music performers.

Opinion. Comments on a selection of dance music compilations. `Dub House Disco the Third,' on Guerilla label; Rising High's `Secret Life of Trance, Volume Two' double pack; Arctic's `The Cream of Underground House'; `Eye-Q Records Volume One - Behind the Eye' triple album; Infonets `Useability Now'; Talking Loud's `Talking' Jazz'; Music style.

Discusses the dance music club culture in Great Britain. Acid music revolution; Holding of Acid House nights in various clubs; Widespread use of the drug Ecstacy; Rave phenomenon; Police force's Pay Parties Regional Intelligence Unit also called the Acid House Squad by clubbers; Effect of government legislation on clubs; Development of dance music into the popular music sound of the 1990s.

Presents a guide to the club culture in Great Britain from the 1960s to the 1990s. Latin hip hop; Belgian bhangra; Mixmaster Morris dancing; House dance music; Garage dance music; Grouse; Scouse; Ambient rap; Utter rap.

Features the dance music recordings released on the week of January 29, 1994. `Uptight,' by Shara Nelson; `Shades of Orion,' by Shades of Orion; `Stu's Dub,' by Edge Test; `Progress,' by Progress; `Mission,' by Iqulah; `Aftermath,' by Tricky; `The Frankfurt Tokyo Connection,' by Yokota; `Tournesol,' by Tournesol; `Let's Go to Work,' by Inner Sphere; `Awakening,' by Mad Sound Disease.