ACID HAZE PUBLIC by Hollie Corbett

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K-TRON IS RAVE DEAD?

THE FUTURE OF RAVE IN THE CAPTIAL; WE SPEAK TO THE BIGGEST NAMES IN CLUBLAND AND THE NEWEST FACES IN CONTEMPORARY ART

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INTRODUCTION/ CONTRIBUTORS “Where were you in 92,’ where were you in 92,’ This is how we do in the RX2, The boys look fine, stereos alpine, 20/20, thunderbird at 12-0-9, Took a pill, good time all the time,” M.I.A.

SARA PISTA Fashion photographer Sara was born in Madrid and she studied a five year Bachelor in Communication Science between Madrid (Universidad Complutense) and Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). After finished her degree, she moved to London in 2010 where she is currently doing a Masters Degree in Fashion Photography at London College of Fashion. Sara sho the Acid Haze main photo shoot, “I had such a great day, we had an amazing shoot!” ANOMALOUS VISUALS Rave imagery

The sounds of acid. Repetitive and hypnotic. Light asylums in East London warehouses. Whether you lived it or not the late 80’s and early 90’s defined the underground rave era. Unscathed by the mainstream this was a time of sincerity and intimacy. A time for the true electronic junkies to express their creativity. But what’s this I hear? Is London about to rekindle a lost love? Strong rave references are being made through contemporary art and fashion. The introduction to ‘Lunchtime Raves’ and ‘Neon’ trends replacing pastels, could we be in the midst of a 2012 summer of love? We’ve talked to up and coming musicians, artists, events organisers and old school ravers. A peaceful movement tarnished with ‘bad drug press’ is encouraging a fresh new following. Get the glow sticks at the ready… Hollie Corbett, Editor

ROSES OKHIPO Model “These days’ people are so quick to dismiss you if you aren’t the right size, I know I am not a size zero nor would I like to be but then why should your weight define you? All I do know is that I’m capable, fun, professional and determined to achieve my goals of living out my dream. I have done many photo shoots for magazines such as Black Beauty, Continental Bride and various charity fashion shows.” Roses was the model for the main Acid Haze shoot.

Since they met at the London College of Fashion, Sam Fisher & Antony Price conceived AV out of a passion to develop and unite their contrasting audio/ visual skills and aesthetics. Anomalous Visuals is a collective of interdisciplinary artists that combine photography, moving image, digital manipulation, graphic design, lighting, projection, installation, music and animation to create a varied set of expressive multi-media outcomes. They supplies the images for ‘Hardcore you know the score.’

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CONTENTS 32 K-TRON ALL YOU CAN EAT

11 FASHION HAZED AND APPROVED

33 K-TRON ALL YOU CAN EAT

12 FASHION HAZED AND APPROVED

34 K-TRON ALL YOU CAN EAT

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36 SHE GLOWS FERNANDA YUMI FUJIWARA

14 TRENDS HAZED AND APPROVED

37 SHE GLOWS FERNANDA YUMI FUJIWARA

RETURN OF THE MAC

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20 HARDCORE YOU KNOW THE SCORE 21 HARDCORE YOU KNOW THE SCORE 22 HARDCORE YOU KNOW THE SCORE

THE DRUG GAME

28 LONDON OLD SCHOLL RAVERS 29 LONDON OLD SCHOOL RAVERS

39 SHE GLOWS FERNANDA YUMI FUJIWARA 40 SHE GLOWS FERNANDA YUMI FUJIWARA 41 SHE GLOWS FERNANDA YUMI FUJIWARA 42 WORLD RAVES THE BEST OF... 43 WORLD RAVES HAZED AND APPROVED 44 INTERVIEW HEAVY MOSH 45 INTERVIEW RHYS COREN

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HAZED & APPROVED: YOUR INDISPENSIBLE GUIDE TO THIS MONTH’S HOTTEST NEW LOOKS, FASHION, ACCESSORIES, MUSIC AND TREND NEWS

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LOTHO AT MIDO 2012

OUR LEGACY

LANVIN AVANT GARDE

The trend for spring/ summer is pattern denim. Whether you opt for the classic paisley or simple geometric designs just make sure that it’s an all over pattern. Our Legacy is keeping it simple this season with garments designed to compliment any man’s wardrobe. The collection is tailored and uses ‘nearly invisible’ denim patterns filling the void between youthful and formal wear.

The Parisian fashion house has released a new scent designed for the Avant- Garde man. This masculine fragrance is inspired by Lanvin’s heritage, “It blends refinement and modernity”, says creator Shyamala Maisondieu. The bottle is a play on the tie and tuxedo and its woody aroma and sweet highlights makes for a perfect combination of dreamy temptation.

BEX ROX Bex Rox is based in the heart of London’s Notting Hill and since launching in 2006, the brand has developed international recognition. Mediterranean born jewellery designer Bex Manners is inspired by indigenous creatures, modern cityscapes and traditional craft techniques and after three years of travelling she works with a free spirited philosophy. Her signature flouro friendship bracelets are beautiful and we certainly think Bex rocks.

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Paris brand Lotho reinvents classic with modern shapes and has just launched a new collection for 2012. The theme for the new shades is ‘Nerd Chic’ with oversized frames and a play on ‘hyper feline’ as they take on animal traits. They use bi-colouring in tones of acid yellow, green and orange with a blend of black brown and dark grey. They are innovative and suit the geekiest of personas.

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TRANSPORTERS If you want to stand out this summer, slip your feet into these colours popping trainers. If you want to be a sporting hero then make sure you find the craziest design out there. You can choose to go bold with neon colour blocking or turn your hand to art and go for the graffiti effect with the flame shaped tongue. Either way you are guaranteed to attract a lot of attention so go out there and flaunt it.

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LUNCHTIME RAVES It’s the lunch hour; just enough time to run to Prêt, play mindless solitaire and quite frankly avoid everyone you work with. This is the depressing reality of the 21st century, so why not shake things up and let loose? London is experiencing a new wave of ‘Lunchtime Raves.’ It’s not your typical rave scene; sandwiches instead of Ecstasy and the shocking sight of your boss throwing some shapes will make for interesting office chat… This trend started in Sweden when a group of 14 friends decided to dance away their lunch hour in their office garage. The underground phenomenon spread and now attracts up to 600 workers each time and it’s certainly a sight to behold. A hot steamy nightclub, with pumping bass and darting strobes, full of middle aged suit types with an iPad under their arm. Alternative club organiser Jess Indeedy has taken over the new basement bar at King’s Cross Drink, Shop & Do. Her micro- club ‘Lunchtime Disco’ has the best underground DJ sets mixed with rock ’n’ roll glamour. “Don’t be afraid to dance and don’t be afraid to enjoy yourself – those are the two things I judge my events by. I was put on this earth to have fun,” says Jess. Alcohol is off the menu and work chat is strictly off limits. There’s no room for the reserved and if you go to a lunchtime rave you must abide by the number one rule, ‘You have to dance.’ Well the boss can’t deny it; this is team bonding at its best! jessindeedy.com

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Have you ever wondered how to make your pet glow in the dark? Have you ever wished your fish was a shade of Starfire Red, Electric Green, Sunburst Orange or Cosmic Blue? The answer is probably no, however don’t mock it. The American based company GloFish specialise in genetically glowing fish, “Experience the Glo! Seeing is believing with GloFish.” The neon colour starts off as a florescent gene which is added to the fish egg (natural marine protein so no horrific mutations involved.) Each fluorescent fish inherits its colour directly from its parents. It’s not just about fish vanity, they were originally bred to detect environmental issues and also to help create drug therapies. Although they have their practical uses they are more of a novelty pet and GloFish clearly state that the little fish are not recommended for human consumption. In the unlikelihood that you consume one of the glow- in- the- dark fish, GloFish have reassured that you will not turn fluorescent (good to know.) The best part is that it doesn’t stop here as sscientists elsewhere have genetically cloned kittens to make them glow in the dark. These cool kitties glow red under ultraviolet light. Whatever next…transparent dogs…luminous humans? glofish.com

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RETURN OF THE MAC It’s hot when it’s raining. It’s sunny when it’s cold. What on earth do you wear in England these days? It’s transparent and fluorescent and the epitome of cool. That’s right the Mac is back.

This trend nods to the fly girl and the era of ‘Nu Rave.’ Back then the fluorescent jacket was the hottest thing to hit the dance floor, providing it was accessorised with a whistle and a glow stick. Think acid brights and that shameless sportswear trend of the late eighties. Sporting a shell suit, in all its tasteless glory was the only way to boost your street cred. However, leave the track suit alone. This is a revival and it’s the cream of sportswear practicality combined with high end style. Forget about the pastel blazer or the splurge of floral vomit. It’s about the Mac; strong and robust and comes in the fruitiest of neon’s. It’s all about coating and providing another dimension. Kiwi green, hot pink and cobalt blue

dominate as colour blocking continues into autumn/ winter. If a fluorescent yellow coat is perhaps a bold statement too far, may we suggest an understated neon trim? Burberry certainly knows how make a mean Mac and with actual torrents of rain showering their autumn/ winter show they are bang on the money. Using Burberry’s signature Mac fabric the collection was an array of bottle green, cherry plum and auburn hue coats. Dripping in gold hardware they were neatly fitted at the waist or cropped into a chic bomber. In sumptuous colours the Mac has never been to sophisticated. Designer Christopher Raeburn’s spring/ summer collection is also an infusion of bright, fun, colourful Macs. Described by Vogue.com as “one of the most innovative,” the collection has a major urban and sportswear influence. He cleverly uses parachute straps and unusual fabrics such as the

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Stella McCartney is an old hand at sportswear. She is back in the running as the first ever Adidas by Stella McCartney store is set to open in London’s South Kensington area. Acting as the creative director of Adidas’ Team GB collection, Stella McCartney has the perfect balance between smart and sporty. With oversized jackets in eccentric colours the collection is a mixture of geometric design which highlights style and performance. The Olympics (of course) is the main perpetrator behind this trend. The Mac is covering all areas of the sporting arena. Tennis players are smashing colour blocking with electric lime jackets

in the first of 2012’s grand slam tournaments in Melbourne. Cyclists are on the right track as their signature fluorescent jackets are given a revamp. Even beyond the realms of the Olympic stadium, DC snowboards’ Iikka Backstrom showcases his 2012 DC Afton jacket in lime green with neon zippers. The Olympic sportswear trend was inevitable. However the Mac mirrors the 80’s transition from casual wear to sportswear. With eye-popping brights and colour blocking it’s fresh from the over worked pastel brigade. “Fluoro colour has traditionally been associated with street fashion and the youth market. But this season fluoro grew up,” says Lucinda Chambers, Vogue fashion director. For spring/ summer 2013 the grown up look continues, replacing all over blocking with highlighted trims. Make sure your Mac is a shade of verdant green or cyclamen pink and you’re in gold position for the next two seasons.

parachute itself. “I grew up active and still enjoy cycling and mountain climbing. I think our take on sportswear tries to offer a bit more of a non traditional idea of performance” says Raeburn for InStyle magazine.

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The early eighties and the late nineties saw the rave scene boom. The buzzing party life in Ibiza was brought to London by DJ Paul Oakenfold in 1987. “It was so overwhelming, we were infatuated with it,” says Oakenfold for the Observer Music Monthly. “Sometimes in life, it’s just right place, right time.” Opening up the narrow minds of the British, the fast tempo sounds of house and techno spread throughout London. Fuelled by drugs and raves, the

Ibiza lifestyle quickly caught on and shaped the next seven years of music culture. The path in music had been shaped; however rave became a culture in itself. It started with Acid House (yes that is a blatant drug reference) when the typical West End clubs were being shadowed by a new wave of rave clubs. It wasn’t about ‘pulling the girl’ or looking ‘hot,’ it was about dancing and ‘losing it.’ “On E, it all made sense,” says DJ Nick Holloway, for the Observer. “Half an hour or so after you necked a pill you would suddenly feel this euphoric wave

“Get right on it,” and “let’s go fucking mental!” These were the war cries of the cultural rebellion. Disused warehouses came alive with pumping bass whilst the rural countryside was dominated by sound systems. With glow sticks ablaze and E on tab, these ravers were seeking one thing…total euphoria.

go through you. Suddenly you felt that everything in the world was all right,” The press seemed to be unaware of the link between drugs and raving but twelve hours of hardcore dancing wasn’t the result of a bot- “Half an hour tle of Lucozor so after ade. you necked The a pill you nightclub Shoom was would sudone of the denly feel first and most this euphoric famous rave wave go clubs in London. The club through you.” opened with the ethos, ‘love and peace and unity’ and inside was a fusion of coloured smoke and strobe lights. “It’s the fog that both connects and separates,” says journalist Louise Gray for Energy Flash. “You’d have faces looming at you out of the fog. It was like a sea of connection alienation.” With statements like this, it was hard to believe the naivety towards club drugs. For a start Shoom was slang for the ‘coming up’ on ecstasy and the flyers were completely covered in smiley faced pills.

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Partying through the night and sleeping through the day became routine for the bass follower. How do you avoid a comedown? The answer was simple, go to another party and get back on it. By autumn 1988 there was a different rave every day of the week at clubs such as Shoom, The Trip, Pyramid at Heaven and Paul Oakenfold’s club Spectrum. “At Spectrum everyone looked like they were from fucking Mars,” says Spectrum goer Nick Philip. Drenched in sweat, wearing baggy shit, and all just looking at the DJ with their hands in the air, like it was some really weird religious ceremony.” One thing was sure; there wasn’t a drop of alcohol in sight, it was all about the E. Whether it was frowned upon or embraced, Ecstasy was a main player in the club scene. The drug even spurred on the belief that rave culture was a spiritual revolution. “Ecstasy induces a state of soul, over flowing with trust and goodwill to all men,” says Simon Reynolds, on the comparison to the Christian ideals. This may have been the opinion of someone who was as high as a kite, but none the less this coincided with the ‘Second Summer of Love’ vibe. It gave the feeling of being loved up and the desire to touch and cuddle everyone.

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The ‘love’ for ecstasy united ravers and complete strangers often became ‘best friends’ within five minutes of meeting each other. Yet the sight of drugged up youths roaming the streets of London in the early hours, whilst the rest of civilisation were going to work, was a cause for concern. Can you imagine the confusion when the two met? As raves began to receive bad press, the good old British decided to crack down (excuse the pun) and tightened licensing laws. The Sun released headlines such as ‘Acid House Horror,’ which were a contrast to their earlier articles which described the scene as ‘cool.’

“Let’s go mental, let’s get fatal.” In true rebellion style, the negative press encouraged the ravers. Through over exposure, the nightclubs had become commercial and music promoters went on the hunt for alternative “At Spectrum venues. Disused everyone warehouses or looked like aircraft they were hangars from fuckwere the perfect so- ing Mars. lution and Drenched in organisweat, wearsations such as ing baggy shit, Labrynth and all just pulled off looking at the around 120 illegal DJ with their warehands in the house events. By air, like it was 1989 ware- some really house parties were weird religious massive. ceremony.” Topping them all was the ‘Midnight’s Summer Dream’ event organised by Sunrise where a staggering 11,000 crazed ravers attended. Of course something that sounds this exciting had to be stopped and the authorities stepped in and quashed every ounce of fun. The organisers were soon faced with the prospect of £20,000 fines and six month prison sentences. The warehouse parties were exposed in the press and the whole rave scene began to loose its exclusivity. It no longer had the essence of the underground and as it became more commercial there were fewer parties. “Clubs were empty in early 1990,” says DJ Gavin Hill, for energy Flash. As a result, drugs were on the decline and party time was over…for now at least.

The rave scene may have peaked and the music paused however do not be disheartened. The dance scene lived on and throughout the rest of the nineties; dance music was very much alive. Fat Boy Slim and Paul Van Dyk were topping the charts and Madonna released Ray of Light in 1988 which paid homage to trance. Rave culture was so unique it lived on through films such as Human Traffic and Douglas Rushkoff released the book, ‘Ecstasy Club’ in 1997. It was an era of total madness but what goes around comes back around, right? Can a time of euphoria and a feeling of true ecstasy really be dead in the past? Watch this space…

“It’s stronger, it’s darker, it’s scarier,” says Rising High boss, Casper Pound for Energy Flash. “I don’t like going into a club and seeing 600 people waving their arms around with smiley faces. I like to see 600 people in a dark, hot place; it isn’t about happiness, it’s more aggressive, more intense.” Between 1990 and 1992 the mega rave was created. Forget the warehouse parties of the late eighties; these parties took rave to the extreme. Events such as Helter Skelter and Amnesia saw 25,000 hardcore fanatics dancing to the likes of the Prodigy and Grooverider. It was essentially a time to get ‘off your face.’ Once again the commercial fiend strikes and as raves became large events, it started to become a money hungry business. Nobody wanted to be ripped off at large scale events so they decided to jump on the hippy bandwagon and free load on the festival circuit. The urbanites joined forces with the travellers throwing sound systems into the countryside with mass freak outs! It was a summer of bedlam with horse and carts and ecstasy heads. A chill out vibe followed this particular summer of raving which could have been the hippy influence or perhaps it was the drug induced come down. Maybe going ‘hardcore’ was a step too far. It was a step too far indeed and by the end of 1992, the chill out vibe had taken a walk over to the dark side. Years of intense drug abuse produced a feeling of depression which was mirrored in the music. With track titles such as ‘Hello Darkness’ and ‘Mindwreck,’ the buzzing mentality of the rave scene had evaporated. Yet drum and bass was still popular and opened up a space for weird, disorientating music experimentation.

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Cue the summer of 1990 when the rave scene came back with a vengeance. The licensing laws were relaxed “Ecstasy and hardinduces a core Britain state of soul, was born; ‘Hardcore over flowyou know ing with trust the score.’ and good- A culture of madwill to all ness could men,” only stay in the shadows for so long and returned with a fresh underground sound. ‘Hardcore’ music had that ‘do- it- yourself’ vibe which was often produced with synthesizers combining hardcore jungle and hip house. The music was more of a track than a song with strange techno voice over’s. The sound was completely alien and in true rave style there were blatant reference to drugs.

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THE DRUG GAME This is the raw game of life or death where players dice with destiny.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chance you my draw the short hand and face your fears or you may come up trumps and experience the legend of euphoria. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a game of risk and one to be played with caution. Enter a new realm and face your demons and mingle within your wildest fantasies.

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The GHB (aka Gamma hydroxybutyrate) uses hypnosis to puzzle people. Its controlling powers become active at night where it disguises itself in order to seek its prey. In disguise, it often protects itself by inflicting nightmares of sexual exploitation to those around. By scattering its toxic powder it is able to stun the opponent into a state of overdose or unconsciousness. It can manipulate an opponent’s memory with its strong psychic power leaving no trace of its existence. It’s clever and cunning and it can pump the muscles of the image conscious man with long term repercussions.

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TYPE: Dark ABILITIES: Deceive and lure GENDER: Male and Female WEAKNESSESS: Memory loss and sex

The Speed (aka amphetamines) produces a cloud of energy and spins around like a whirlwind. It fills the opponent with adrenaline until they are completely wired or tweeked. It stimulates people and dances continuously to gain control over the enemy. Its psycho power is comparable to too much light and the opponent will see nothing as they are put into a dance trance. It overflows with joy and shocks the opponent into feeling wide awake, excited and an inability to stop chatting. Its dark side eventually shadows the overactive opposition and enables the agitated and acutely psychotic curse.

KETAMINE TYPE: Flying ABILITIES: Hypnotise and relax GENDER: Male and Female WEAKNESSESS: Come down and anxiety

The Ketamine (aka Special K) absorbs people’s spirits and puts its foes into a hypnotic trance. It makes its opponent loose all concepts of time encouraging half realised thoughts and disconnected ideas. It casts euphoria on its opponent when it uses spiritual power through meditation. TYPE: Poison and Psychic It comes across as strange at first ABILITIES: Dance and hallucinate however when it induces a disGENDER: Male and Female sociative state in which the body WEAKNESSESS: Reality and deand mind feel unconnected it pression seems to make complete sense. Its psychedelic properties mean The E (aka MDMA) uses an upit loves to chill out and dream by tempo song to show people the sniffing with its nose. It mimics the way of enlightenment. It can expressions and motions of those stun the opponent into clouded it sees. consciousness decreasing their sexual aggression. When it rolls its big round eyes it enhances the opponent’s empathy characteristics putting them into a trance of spiritual happiness. It can transform itself into Doves, Apples, Pink Flamingos, Kinder Eggs and rhubarb and custards. It casts a hallucinogenic spell on TYPE: Fire and Psychic its opponent making them stroke ABILITIES: Energy and psycho power and cuddle others. Its mythologiGENDER: Male and Female cal properties mean it can dance WEAKNESSESS: Insanity and psycho- all night showering the opponent sis with a loved up sensation.

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LONDON OLD SCHOOL RAVERS

THE RAVE CONISUERS WHO LIVE MUSIC AND LAP UP THE CREAM OF OLD SCHOOL RAVE

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IS RAVE DEAD? As a music genre yes, but as a culture it has evolved.

IS RAVE DEAD? Rave is not dead no. very much alive and growing every day!

SUM UP RAVE? I’m Old Skool so i was there when it all started. Three things that sum up “Rave” for me are; Hardcore music, White gloves, neon facepaint, UV lights and Ecstasy!

SUM UP RAVE? Well that is simple, The music, good people and passion !

WEIRDEST RAVE MOMENT? We were all E-ing off our tits so everything was weird and wonderful! FAVOURITE RAVE TRACK? Prodigy - Charly

WEIRDEST RAVE MOMENT? Back when i did take drugs( i dont anymore) I took shrooms and put on my girlfriend at the times bakini( i remember none of this) wondered around glastonbury to various rave parts and for months after picturs kept popping up on fb twitter ect. the best was 2 grown men wearing massive penguin outfits cupping my balls, mind it was swelteringly hot that day haha

FAVOURITE RAVE TRACK? Calyx & teebee - make your choice.

IS RAVE DEAD? Dance Music culture has never been dead as such, there will always be an underground scene of some form. The current wave of warehouse parties and secret location partis have certainly been on the increase over the past year in London. SUM UP RAVE? Music, Love, Dancing. WEIRDEST RAVE MOMENT? I was DJing last year in Edinburgh, my set was cancelled when I got to the club as the room closed. I then decided to go wild and took too much of a particular substance (ket). I was then put on in the main room. When I went up to the decks I thought I was in a village, playing music to dinosaurs playing chess on the dancefloor. I got kicked off after 2 tunes.

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IS RAVE DEAD? No, definitely not. Rave has never died it has just progressed. SUM UP RAVE? Dancing, good vibes and escapism for the masses. WEIRDEST RAVE MOMENT? Lots lol toooooooooooo many. FAVOURITE RAVE TRACK? Anything by the late Stevie Hyper D.

FAVOURITE RAVE TRACK? Dextro - Do you need help? (The MFA remix)

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K-TRON ALL YOU CAN EAT

Drawing upon the bizarre and creative subcultures, K-tron is the definition of a wild child. She is the co founder of one of the most influential parties in London; All You Can Eat. It was a hedonistic blast of naked party animals, paint explosions and phallic symbols with the vibrancy of the most elaborate of rave nights. Here she talks about her crazy parties and the future for K-tron. K-tron, who is otherwise known as Fayaan Smith, is a woman of many talents. Besides promoting one of the biggest nights of the noughties, she is a resident DJ at Ministry of Sound, Ghetto and Movida. She has rocked Glastonbury twice, performing on the same bill as the Libertines and the

the Noisettes. “Glastonbury was fantastic. It was a crazy ride and probably one of the best gigs I’ve done.” She is also an artist with fine art in the permanent collection at MOMA and an avid writer. Her work has featured in US/Japanese/Swedish Vogue, The Sunday Times, Nylon Japan, The Observer Music Monthly, Grazia, BBC Television, Time-Out London, Pop Magazine and i-D. She is a true force to be reckoned with and despite being dubbed one of the biggest names in clubland she remains modest. “It’s kind of meaningless. It is a great thing to achieve but life goes on. I’m cynical and I’m always looking to find new things.” It was this ambitious attitude that encouraged K-tron to

abandon her ‘messy council estate’ in Leicester and unleash her eccentricities on the city of London. “London is a combination of a pretty psychiatric hospital and a business school,” says K-tron. “You get businessmen that go to work and rinse it. Then you get people like me with a half baked philosophy who try and use creative ideas to profligate something spiritual or political. That would be the parodying shift from Leicester to London mentality.” She certainly isn’t your run of the mill nine to five type girl. “I don’t think anywhere would take me,” she jokes. “I think the culture clash would be too severe. I am my own entity and I don’t take directions very well. I certainly couldn’t work

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in the offices at Dorothy Perkins.” It’s therefore a blessing that she quickly found her niche in the underground party scene. “It was just non stop, adrenaline fun with a lot of places to go and people to see,” recalls K-tron. “My biggest highlight was bringing together so many people from so many different places. Its weird being in the centre but watching other people have fun is fantastic.” All You Can Eat was an incredible club night. “There were a lot of naked people covered in paint and painting each other,” says K-tron. “There were people rolling on the floor, models covered in chocolate and a lot of people covered in goo. It was just a bizarre and incandescent combination of brilliant moments.”

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All You Can Eat was a mash up of art and technology and a wonderful infusion of eccentric personalities. It was “a reaction against boredom, dead eyed yuppie consumerism and stagnant identity politics,” says K-tron. “We wanted to create sexy friction that could ignite some creative fire.” That was certainly achieved as the night consisted of people dressed as cartoon characters, in kinky prolific get ups or head to toe in neon accessories. It bought rave back to the forefront of alternative nightlife in London and was labeled Nu Rave.

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33 The label of Nu Rave didn’t go down too well with K-tron. It wasn’t that she disliked the underground party ethic of the original rave movement but did hate what it had become in the media. “There was a big backlash against the scene I was involved in [Nu Rave.] It became quite a negative thing and quite corny,” recalls K-tron. “I consider the term Nu Rave as a simplification of something that was far more interesting then a buzz word. It was almost used in the same way that hipster is used as a majority term. However I do appreciate the ethos and there were brilliant minds and energies that were a part of that scene.”

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It was the ethos that ran within her blood and she feels compassion towards the ‘summer of love’ UK rave scene. “The reason I don’t mind the rave association is because rave in its original from was about unity, bringing together youth cultures and having fun,” says K-tron. “We played rave tracks at the time because we liked the tracks however we weren’t trying to reinvent it or to rehash it. We tried to create something entirely new in a space that’s comfortable and creative and that’s something we share definitely with the rave culture.” Of course as with every industry you get the inevitable cynics. In the past, bad press has

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been linked to rave culture and if the philosophy behind it is misunderstood then it can be seen as being something superficial. K-tron stumbled upon cynics throughout her career and one interview that stands out was with Vice magazine. “It was horrible and it felt like the blood was being stomped out of me,” K-tron jokes. “People just absolutely rinsed me saying that I had auditioned for ‘The Only Way is Dalston.’ Everybody shit on me in the article. I didn’t get asked about the philosophy behind it.” It’s that very philosophy that lives on and although All You Can Eat nights are a thing of the noughties; rave lives on. “How can that be dead?” says K-tron. “Rave is ultimately about having fun in a peaceful way. Maybe wearing bright clothes

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is dead and that’s probably a good thing, I want a new wardrobe you know. If it’s ever been relevant then it will still be relevant at some point in time. If you have big ideas they don’t change over night. Or at least I hope they don’t because it should have been mentioned when it was said the first time.” It’s refreshing to hear that the rave kid within is still alive, but the main question is; what can K-tron fans expect in the future? “When you organise parties you kind of get addicted to it because it’s so much fun. I’m working on music at the moment and planning a music project. I’m going to connect the music project with a club project, hopefully,” says K-tron. “All You Can Eat was a once in a lifetime high point for me. It did something original and you can’t come back and do the same thing again. If I do anything else it has to be so different, so special, that it makes itself worth while. It’s great that people are still interested in it though, it makes me feel like I exist.”

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Idanha-aNova in Portugal is home to one of the largest free spirited raves in the world; Boom festival. Boom started in 1997 as a hippy biennial party heavily dominated by hard trance and electr onic music. Described by the organizers as a creation of “global psychedelic and alternative tribes,” the festival now attracts up to 50,000 party goers. Taking it back to the good old da ys, the hard core ravers dance all night to the sounds of Dubstep, Breakbeat, Techno and Minimal. The true essence of rave is alive wit h fire dancing, tie dye an d dreads. Alongside this the festival includes video an d art instillations and sculpt ure and theatre. Drugged up to the nines this could make for interesting viewing.

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sample Heavy Mosh in real life or through our website. You will sample our life and you will then always jump with us feeling the rave and the party. When you get that feeling you’re empty, we try to fill that void with new music and new points of view. We want people to look at us and think there is a way. I started Heavy Mosh when

“You might not know us yet, but we’ve been watching you. Is your glass half full? Do you eagerly await the next ear-busting party? Do you crave the thump of the bass in your veins?” The Heavy Mosh Crew is originally from Lisbon and is now based in London. They have run the successful music website, documenting the best parties, interviews and provide a platform for new musicians to flourish. We spoke to them about the biggest names in Electronic music and their opinions on rave.

Can you describe Heavy Mosh? Heavy Mosh it’s a group of different characters with different passions in electronic music. In the beginning it was just a platform to show what we like in the best way possible. I was 16 years old and I am now We soon started to receive a lot of 22. I imagined just a group of guys good press and decided to create doing parties and crazy things in contents for Lisbon and we are other artists. now working with We have 15 people. Heavy Mosh So I never imagwhich is our ined we would image and come this far. we have Heavy which Who are some is the comof the artists you pany behind work with? the brand. I consider We have interHeavy Mosh viewed a lot of more us and strong names but what we like. for me the best In Heavy we artist was from can develop Bad Life here in content for London which was different artan honour. I have ists and we admired their work are working since I was 16. with artists We are working that we really admire. with a lot of artists who are really well known around the world and play at the biggest festivals. I have four journalists so they all interview Jump in, Jump always is our motto. different people and they all have You jump into our world and favourite ones. If What is your aim?

I could choose to interview anyone it would definitely be Boys Noise. You are also a DJ, how do you fit this in? Normally on my set I like to surprise myself and I like to surprise other people. I don’t like commercial. If it’s something that I have heard before and it’s not fresh, then I’m not interested. In Portugal I was playing up to four times a week, all over Portugal, so it was very crazy. I was playing in the best places with the best international DJ’s and I had gained a lot of hype in Portugal. I have decided to take a break for the moment to focus on developing Heavy Mosh. How does rave relate the Heavy Mosh? I think rave is very much related to Heavy Mosh. When rave started in the UK it started with acid house and everyone wanted to listen to new types of music. I go to a lot of secret warehouse parties in Shoreditch. They are amazing. The one I went to in December was completely full. It took about one hour to find the place and when I found it I thought it was a joke as it was just a closed door and everything was silent. We are associated with East London because they like to party like us. They like parties and strong music and we can see some association with that. What would be the ideal party? I would love the Headbangers to play, Boys Noise records, Bad life, Turbo Records and Electro Records. A stage with them would be perfect. I could play as well I could do my own set. I think if I saw those names I wouldn’t need anything else. It would be one of the best parties for sure.

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What inspires you as an artist?

My love for rave began when my mum bought me a load of rave tapes. They were covers or parodies of the children’s TV I watched at the time, and I think she thought she was buying the actual music. She actually thought she was buying me the Sesame Street theme, but it was Smart E’s Sesame’s Treat.

loads of Sesame Street and I was obsessed over the noses on the Muppets. The Second Summer of Love piece is a collection of 70 Muppet noses, all cut out and printed on lovely paper through an archival process. They are just such weird, colourful objects, and I was obsessed (even at the age of 7) in their formal qualities. My compulsion then was to see them all, and now I can because of the internet What was you inspi- and Google. Thanks, Google. ration behind your two- screen audio- What is it about the 80’s and 90’s visual piece “OO” ? that you like so much? The Roobard and Custard cartoon and the fact that rave culture seemed to dip into children’s TV so much. It was about making rave accessible to children.

They were my formative years and pre internet. People’s lives in the UK were far more dictated by the geographical, social and political environments. You didn’t have access to as much information as you What does the ‘Second Sumdo now. Every child had to watch mer of Love’ mean to you and TV at the same time throughout the what was the meaning behind country as children’s TV was only your own on at specific times. Every adult artwork had to actually sit and watch the titled ‘The news. You played in your street and Second you would find things by physiSummer cally looking. The whole period is of Love’? decorated in post modernism and it’s like looking back into a surreal, The Memphis Group world. It’s colourful actual and zigzagged. second summer Were you a ‘rave kid’? of love; I was too I wasn’t a rave kid, no. By my adoyoung lescence I was a Brit pop / indie / for it, but punk. I am now heavily back into it’s a period of recent history that dance music though. encompasses all the other things I seem to fetish over. The football Do you have any exciting art ‘casuals’ stopped fighting during projects in the pipeline? the second summer of love as they were I think they are... you might not.

Crikey... I guess all I know is I HAVE to make art. I’m not totally sure why, but I do definitely have to do it. So, I may as well try and incorporate as many of the things I like into it. Luckily, the reason I am so compelled to make art is because I have this strange innermonologue that is always thinking about things more formally and obsessing over bland details. Recently I have been obsessing over the patterns on clothing that surrounds football. I like the kits of the late 80s and early 90s, as well as the clothing worn by the ‘casuals’ who went to watch football games. So brands like Adidas, Umbro, Sergio, Fila

When did your love for rave begin?

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Rhys Coren is a London based artist and co-founder of bubblebyte.org. He was born in Plymouth, trained in Bristol and makes art that feels innately British. His work is abstract and he is highly influenced by the 80’s and 90’s culture linked to the acid house movement and social rituals of the football culture. Here he talks about how he embraced popular culture and his inspirations as an artist.

and Pringle. I also like the social all high and in love. For my artritual and draw upon the individ- work, I was thinking again about ual components of certain things Children’s TV and rave. I watched and combine them for example rave and children’s cartoons.

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