Sep
2
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Creamfields 2011

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If you’d told me a week ago that Creamfields 2011 and the Boy Scouts would have one fundamental similarity, I would have probably laughed off this ridiculous [...]

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Jul
13
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Cocoon In The Park

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For the third year running ‘Papa Techno’, Mr Sven Väth, brought his Cocoon label and 3 massive names to help him put together this day-time festival in [...]

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May
25
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Berlin Weekend 2011

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After the huge success of my first trip to Berlin last November, it was merely a matter of time before I knew I would return to the [...]

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Apr
1
By R-Katz  //  1 Comment

Kissy Sell Out Interview

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From his weekly Radio 1 late night show to his 4am appearance at Melt Festival last summer which was in my top 3 sets of 2010, it [...]

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Mar
29
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Jaguar Skills Interview

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Jaguar Skills is a very mysterious man. Always dressed as a ninja, he keeps his true identity hidden. His ninja persona is famous worldwide, and for good [...]

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Mar
25
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Festival Stewarding

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With some festival tickets costing at least £175, stewarding is one way to get yourself in without having to spend your hard earned pennies, and instead donating [...]

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Mar
24

Wagon Christ’s album launch party at XOYO

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The last time I heard Wagon Christ play was at the Electrowerkz in Islington back in 2009. That night he was calling himself Luke Vibert. Wagon Christ [...]

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Mar
22
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Pulse Opening – Erick Morillo

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When I heard that Erick Morillo had only scheduled one night in London for 2011 it wasn’t going to take much more encouragement to get me involved. [...]

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Mar
16
By R-Katz  //  1 Comment

Bloc Weekend

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Butlins is not a word you would usually associate with the terms ‘raving’ and ‘festival’. However, when Bloc Weekend celebrated its third birthday in 2009, it moved [...]

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Jan
24
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Deadmau5 – Earls Court

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For years now, I have considered Deadmau5′ live shows to be some of the most exciting I have seen. His energy and magical presence on stage, combined [...]

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Dec
17
By Henry F  //  1 Comment

Ram – Fabric

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Ram at Matter. Life changing? Probably. How could such a popular and successful night become no more? These are questions that I am not going to answer. [...]

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Dec
15
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Arthur Barr – DJ Profile

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As far as I’m concerned, DJ Arthur Barr will always be the first name I associate with my passion for electronic music. I met this man completely [...]

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Dec
9
By Lady J  //  No Comments

Club 69

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Welcome to the circus Come one, come all….roll up, roll up! If you want camp comedy, gratuitous nudity and Latin American decadence, all swirled together by uplifting [...]

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Dec
6
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Mudlove – Public Life

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Public life, which has branded itself as “London’s most unique clubbing experience”, started out as a Victorian public toilet, but since 2004 (after a refurb of course), [...]

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Dec
2
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Ben Gomori – DJ Profile

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Ben Gomori has been a recognised name on the London house and tech scene, both for his DJing and production/remixes, for several years now. He started his career as [...]

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Dec
1
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Snowbombing Festival

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Whoever thought of combining skiing with a music festival was a genius and deserves some sort of award. Snowbombing is a completely unique experience which runs annually [...]

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Nov
26
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Fabric Beatdown

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I am no stranger to Fabric, having started my raving career there almost seven years ago. As my musical taste has evolved over this time period, I [...]

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Nov
25
By R-Katz  //  1 Comment

V Festival

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V Festival has been running since 1996 and although originally started out as a rock festival, it now hosts a variety of arenas, with a much more [...]

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Nov
18
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Melt Festival

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Hello there and welcome (back) to what will hopefully be the first of many festival reviews. As we get close to entering the new year and people [...]

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Nov
15
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Berlin BerMuDa Weekend – Day 3

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After only a few hours sleep, our room woke at about 1pm on Sunday. Our flight wasn’t til 10pm so we had some time to kill. There [...]

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Nov
12
By R-Katz  //  2 Comments

Berlin BerMuDa Weekend – Day 2

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With our ears still ringing from the awesome sounds of Berghain the night before and not feeling particularly well rested, we decided to go and have some [...]

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Nov
10
By R-Katz  //  1 Comment

Berlin BerMuDa Weekend – Day 1

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Berlin is the European home of techno. After the genre was born in Michigan, Detroit in 1980, its next stop was the German capital and it is [...]

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Nov
5
By Carly  //  4 Comments

Delphic – WHP London

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As a huge fan of the Warehouse Project nights in Manchester I was extremely excited to hear the news a few months ago that they were to [...]

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Nov
2
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DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Party – MOS

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About two months ago I voted online for my top five DJs of 2010. I noticed at the time that there was an event booked at Ministry [...]

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Nov
1
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80s Power Ballads – Scala

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I decided to add a new category to my posts, ‘Alternative Nights’, as I didn’t feel particularly comfortable adding this post to ‘Raving Nights’. I will use [...]

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Nov
1
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Krankbrothers

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After a big WHP the night before and minimal amounts of sleep, I rolled out of bed on the afternoon of Saturday 23rd Oct, jumped in the [...]

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Oct
29
By R-Katz  //  2 Comments

WHP – Cocoon

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After a fairly relaxing week, that Friday feeling rolled around once again. And for the second time in 7 days we had a WHP adventure booked. At [...]

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Oct
28
By Martin  //  No Comments

Fabric 11th Birthday

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It’s that time of year again. The evenings are drawing in, the first ice is visible in the mornings, and Christmas decorations are appearing in shops. It [...]

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Oct
26
By R-Katz  //  1 Comment

Magnetic Man > Album Review

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Magnetic Man are a UK dubstep trio consisting of; Benga, Scream and Artwork. Several of their songs also feature the vocalist Katy B, who at 21 years [...]

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Oct
25
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WHP – Minus

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With only one day off to rest after the eventful Kissy Sell Out night, a small group of us excited ravers and misbehavers decided to tick a [...]

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Oct
25
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Kissy Sell Out – East Village

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Well first of all, if you are reading this, then I guess a thank you is in order. You weren’t scared away by my welcome post…or possibly [...]

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Oct
22
By R-Katz  //  4 Comments

Welcome Ravers

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Close your eyes and take yourself on a journey to your favourite club. Stand yourself in your favourite place, perhaps next to the DJ booth or by [...]

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