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1990
1990 in British Music
Madchester fades, shoegaze gazes, and club culture tightens its grip.
Key Events
- •Shoegaze emerges: My Bloody Valentine, Ride, and Slowdive define a scene
- •Massive Attack release Blue Lines — the Bristol sound and trip-hop are born
- •The Happy Mondays' Spike Island gig draws 27,000 — the peak and end of baggy
Dominant Genres
ShoegazeMadchesterTrip HopHouse
Notable Trends
- →Rave culture goes superclub: venues like The Hacienda become legendary
- →The 'difficult second album' from Stone Roses looms (won't arrive till 1994)
- →Bristol sound (trip-hop, drum and bass) emerges as UK's most innovative scene