NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, July 1989, and an illegal rave has just taken place in an old disused whisky warehouse in Byker. The hypnotic sounds of acid house and techno are sweeping throughout the North-East nightclubs and events are starting to spring up everywhere. TURN UP THE BASS is the story of how electronic music and ecstasy culture arrived and exploded in the region. It's a history of a decade in dance.