Any Ratpack or Dj SS fans here?

“This is the captain of your ship, call in’. We want to take you on a trip…”

Ha ha been in Blackburn today, looking at furniture outlets (or whats left of them). OH commented that it is sad how many businesses are now gone leaving massive buildings empty.

I said that what you see as a sad indictment of our times, I see the opportunity for a Rave! Shame the ‘kids’ dont see it that way 😥

what you see as a sad indictment of our times, I see the opportunity for a Rave! Shame the ‘kids’ dont see it that way

shame innit.. I think the same every time I pass a remote disused moorland quarry..

bloody kids these days

Sterns was the place to be. Walking down to the Underground with just that 1 green laser and carl cox baning out some fine techno – those were the days…. 8)

Ratpack – saw them quite a few times at Various Reading raves. think they were from there?

Lenny Dee – now that was proper mans music
was at this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hakIMYfBm20

Then watching the sun come up with Coxy on 3 decks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0036x9usCcg

magic days

Sterns!….now theres a blast from the past.

Carl Cox was local to that area wasnt he?….always wondered how they got him to do so many smaller gigs down that way.

As much as the big events of the 90s were fun, there was a lot to be said for the small, dark, underground clubs like Sterns….in my area it was the Rhythm Station in Aldershot….those up north had Shelleys….

**** me, i went to that Universe do in ’93….i was 16 years old! Hahaha…what a tune to open with ‘Fall Down On Me’….

Lenny Dee?…yep, didnt get the exposure he deserved…i got into techno a bit later than that….the good DJs for me were Scorpio, HMS, Producer, Bass Generator, Loft Groover etc….loved a bit of Gabba in the mid to late 90s….also liked Mark-EG, he is proper nuts.

shame innit..

Absolutely.

The best way to show the authorities that they are out of touch is to party, spread the love, start a revolution… peacefully. 😀

Brighton a bit far for me probably, and seeing as my vinyl collection only starts from about 1996 seems I’m a bit young for most of you!

I’m not old enough to remember the summer of love or the beginnings of acid house, but I still did plenty of partying in the 90’s 🙂

Deviant, all those were Underground regulars at Sterns.
Colin Dale always good to..

Do you remember “The Music maker”. he played at alot of the Sterns?interdance events.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCXeXIjd8Vk proper minimal stuff..

Coxy is from Horsham I think so pretty local.

Yes! in his reflective/mirror suit at all the Helter Skelter events….very good too.

While we’re talking techno, always loved this….an acquired taste for some though:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwhYxJh_GFw[/video]

I nearly forgot about the awesome Fantazia tapes I used to have. Great days

Went to a Fantazia do in Ibiza in the late 90s, 98 i think. Saw half the cast of Eastenders and Denise Van Outen absolutely off their collective t**s… surreal night! 😆

Easygroove @ Fantazia – the most played tape I had. 😛
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC-s98pGfzY

Brilliant idea but I’d be concerned that it’d just turn into a “I was there and know more niche choons than you” type thing which is a million miles from what made it so brilliant at the time (assuming we’re talking early to mid 90s) – people just having a brilliant time, no agro, no attitude, no ego.

Looks like there was an “old school” legends Fantazia last weekend in Bristol. I would be intrigued to see what these are like, what sort of people go to them??

I can find out. A colleague and his mates put on a lot of nights in Brizzol so I’m sure they’d know.

Come to think of it a few of them are mtbers… could just work…

ahh,
found some footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWl7BOCNbDo
Looks like kids, with the occasional old timer 😛

that tune they are playing, one of my all time faves. Anyone know what is was?

those up north had Shelleys….

Ah,Shelleys – good times, then when it shut BYO Doncaster Warehouse.

In spite of my body not being up to it now, couldn’t do a rave these days and get ‘that feeling’, the drugs just aren’t the same.

Re: Ratpack – I was standing in the corner, I was searchin for me Rizla, to the tune of Toms Diner by Suzanne Vega – last saw them towards the end of the rave era at some club back in Stoke.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ILXPkcxnc[/video]

someting for the Northen boys and girls

spot the people on drugs

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM3xf87CbIQ[/video]

Top thread, a few tunes I remember that stand out from a northern/mancunian perspective – not sure if i get the link thing right first go, but anyway you can probably find your way there if you’re arsed…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qk1T1_hM4w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78suZuDbYvs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxOVULje5fc

especially these…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsFXbSeCjLk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fu_uld7SIQ

and this is a bit special for those that remember…together – for jon and emma…harmony…

I hope people have good memories…still high on hope.

diggers – Member

spot the people on drugs

You’d be better off spotting the ones not on drugs, oh hold on, there weren’t any…

was there anyone in the country aged between 16 and 25 between 1988 and 1994 that didn’t take ecstacy..?

semi-serious question

Though I never met any personally Yunki, it’s rumoured they did exist. In fact, i believe they’re now running the country. 🙁

Here’s my mate James a few years back at D Percussion. Mental!!!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3v3FYIRc7o[/video]

Hmm, looks like there was a shortage of good drugs that day – your mate James had probably had them all.

jwt – Member

Orbit at the AfterDark in Morley, sadly now gone.

+1…

Richie Hawtin best night ever there.

1st went there when i was 15 years old 🙂

Another Orbiteer here. Many memorable nights (I think), but a standout one has to be Jeff Mills. Saw Richie Hawtin at Knowledge (SW1). Amazing.

yeah jeff mills was always good.

think the birthday party at Morley with richie hawtin and Laurent Garnier was the best night for me..

Sven vath was always there think it was his favoutite club of all time.

@diggers

I’ve just used that vid to give my stepsons an anti-drug lecture. “Don’t do drugs, they make you gurn and dance like a tawt”.

I don’t think they make pills like that these days 😀 The guy from 2:10 onwards is probably just about coming down.

was there anyone in the country aged between
16 and 25 between 1988 and 1994 that didn’ t
take ecstacy. .?
semi- serious question

er, yeah actually. clearly not the majority but not that rare even at raves ime.

Nice idea, so do we all meet up at a service station somewhere around the M25 and then drive in a convoy to the ride location?

So if we all arrange to meet on the upper bridge of the A27 between Stanmer & Coldean at 11pm ride around the singletrack for 5 hours trying to avoid the rozzers & following various clues before finally arriving at a field where there are 2 dozen riot vans turning people away while a couple of guys try to dismantle their sound system before legging it in the boot of a mates car to avoid being arrested before heading back to a mates house for a smoke & some chill out toons that sound just like i remember it. 😯

Or we could head over to Climping beach and relive the Fear Teachers gig 😛

what you see as a sad indictment of our times, I see the opportunity for a Rave! Shame the ‘kids’ dont see it that way
shame innit..

I think the same every time I pass a remote disused moorland quarry..

bloody kids these days

I think you’ll find it still goes on a fair bit these days 😉

Nice idea, so do we all meet up at a service
station somewhere around the M25 and then
drive in a convoy to the ride location?

or drive round the m25 until the location was revealed at an exact time on a specific pirate frequency. loved the excitement of that 🙂

Ratpacks in your party all night long.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_7QXUBvT1w[/video]