All this reminiscing has me wondering about something - since I live in the
US (bear with me as I try to get to the point of what I'm looking for)
What books or essays are out there regarding club culture in the UK that
work in issues of geographic size of the country and other aspects of
social life in the UK?
I think I'm looking for something more in depth than Generation
Ecstasy/Energy Flash, etc. I've read The Clubcultures Reader (should
revisit that).
I'm wondering because, in the US, it's unlikely that you'd find a shared
experience like the ones you're talking about at the Orbit because of the
sheer expansiveness of the US. It would take me three days by car or
several hundred dollars to go to NYC or two days to Detroit - whereas in
the UK, everything is much closer and compact. That must have a huge
influence on clubs and social life.
For example, the next closest large city to me would be Chicago but it's an
entire day's trip by car and expensive to stay there so I don't go often.
Whereas, from my experience, Glasgow is a couple of hours from Edinburgh
and fairly inexpensive or I would know people I could stay with in both
cities. This has an affect on any kind of "collective" experience and I
would expect the clubs and music benefit from it.
Not to say it makes it better but just very different from club social life
in the US.
so- anything I can read that gets into these topics?
MEK
"McAllister, Nic"
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I too first went to the Orbit in '95 for CJ Bolland about the time he
released the Prophet. Went about 3 out of 4 weeks for the next four years
whilst at uni. I think it was the 6th Birthday when I walked through the
doors at 6.20pm to see the place rocking already. Was it Sven Vath
playing,
finishing on an Underworld - Rez and Daft Punk - Rollin and Scratchin mix.
Went for the two Beltram no shows, the infamous Aphex Twin night, Dave
Clarkes electro bits getting booed (ha ha), Garnier dropping a Beastie
Boy's
DnB track and getting told what for. Planetary Assault Systems and DJ
Rush.
I'm sure I was there for Surgeon's first night, if this was the one where
he
'warmed up' for Andy Wetherall.
The visuals - such a simple idea, so effective. The lights up for the
penultimate song to see the mad man you had been dancing with all night.
'Please close your car doors quietly and don't play your music loud'
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>No club since has ever matched the INTENSITY of The Orbit - the club
opened at 8.00pm and many people would catch >the train there from Leeds at
around 6 to queue (the After Dark is not actually in Leeds but in Morley -
a small >town outside Leeds - strange that such a small palce could host
such a legendary club - like having the Music >Institute in Flint). It
closed early, at 2am, so the crowd would make sure they got their moneys
worth. Are there >any other clubs that are heaving with whooping flailing
nutters by 9pm?
You know what? I was just about to say the same thing.
I remember being pretty gobsmacked as a wide eyed kid the first time I
went.
I never went too often, but a few times.
I remember going to see Mills there in '95, must have been May/June as we
were handing out flyers afterwards for a party we were doing. Maybe the
same one as you robert? I remember him dropping Kenny Larkins 'track' with
was pretty new at the time.
yep. an unreal place, mainly due to the crowd.
It will be talked about in years to come, just because of the energy of the
place. I don't think I've been anywhere in the UK with the same intensity,
although when FK played at electric chair, that was similar.
now, that intensity wouldn't have anything to do with the copious amounts
of whizz knocking about in there would it?
ha ha, I remember standing there smoking away, just having a beer rocking
about, with a right load of loons offering me all kinds...... funny........
cool place, will go down in history..
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