UK rave culture has come a long way since its beginnings in the late 80s. While today’s electronic music landscape is synonymous with corporate-sponsored festivals and big room line-ups, the roots of rave culture can be traced back to the grassroots and DIY generation. As genres like acid house swept across warehouses and abandoned factories in big cities like London and Manchester, a neo-hippy strand of rave music was simultaneously taking over the south west countryside, with groups like Bedlam and Spiral Tribe heading a new wave of sound systems and free parties.

In this exclusive short film, Dazed’s Günseli Yalcinkaya meets producer Kai Whiston to trace the lesser-known history of rave culture outside of Britain’s major cities.

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