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By Paddy from Kernzy & Klemenza CK2 "RUSHIN" (Recharge) First off is a joint project with ourselves and Alex Calver. Now, all 3 of us have quite varied musical backgrounds so we tried to do something a bit different, something that would stand out in a set and i think we managed it in the end. I think the best way to describe this tune is Hard House with Techno, Speed Garage & Hip Hop influence, if you can imagine it. DMF "PALPATATION" (Recharge) A tune like this has been needed for a while, no nonsense Hard House how it should be. A monster kick, crisp rolling percusion, thobbing off beat bassline & razor shap stabs along with clever use of the familiar "Wop Bam Boogie" vocal. Anybody that was into 91/92 hardcore should love this record as its got a real old ravey feel to it! COLIN B "YOU KNOW" (CDR) Colins been knocking em out just lately but not at the expense of quality and this tunes proves that, tight percussion as usual from Mr B along with good use of effects and an arrangement that keeps you head on its toes if you know what i mean. The main thing we like about this track is the fact that its very unpredictable & not run of the mill stuff. been getting asked about this loads over the last few weeks. - out soon on Retek PROJECT MAYHEM "TAKE HOLD" (Short Circuit) Number 4 for Justin Bourne's label this time courtesy of south coast duo Project Mayhem.some really gritty sounding stabs on offer here on top of a kinda chuggy bassline. Ive seen the most pretty face's screw up as their dancing away to this one. another proper hard house tune, one for the 'must-have' list. ALEX CALVER & CHRISTIAAN "KICK BACK" (Glitch) Recently featured on the "Music For A Harder Generation" album from Anne Savage, this tune is a belter! Intense Tech-Fuck-Core with ass shaking percussion topped with bin-worrying bassline and clever use of a familar vocal. Deffinitely one of the best hard house / techno crossover tunes in a while. First release from Alex's new label 'Glitch' - a label to be watching this year i reckon! PAPUA NEW GUINEA (Bootleg) Im surprised this has'nt happened sooner really, first impression when i saw this was "Its gonna be hard to improve on the orriginal" but i think that out of the various legit remixs ive heard (have to say the D&B one is wicked), this record definitely has 2 of the better ones. Both mixes feature techy percussion, monster basslines and clever drop outs & its clear that they have'nt been just thown together to make a few quid. ( i reckon somebody should mix it with a Madona track.... then they could call it - "PAPUA DONT PREACH" . no? - ok i'll get me coat ) PAUL GLAZBY "FUCKING HOSTILE" (Vicious) No 20 for Paul's now legendary label and good to see that he's not ashamed of his past by sampling one of his old favourite's 'Pantera' (Think thats right anyway!) this tune should spear head the well needed hoover revival with full force and just by the name alone you should know what to expect from this monster. INGO "48 HOURS" (Tidy) After a quiet few months Ingo (who has long since hung up his bouncy off-beat gloves) has come back and delivered the goods yet again with this track which i think showcases his new adopted sound. This time things are a lot more percussive more dark & deeper but still rolling enough to keep the dance floor busy. been playing this a lot, quiet different sounding.

Sundissential North is always a special event, so coupled up with the Tidy Trax crew, you end up with one hell of a venue, one of the best atmospheres in clubland, and the people behind the scenes who really know how to throw a party!!! We arrived fairly late in the day, approx 17:30, i beleive this was due to @Mr Moo not being able to drag himself away from the mirror. We travelled up courtesy of Blu, accompanied by Moo, @Screamand @jellybabyuk. Anyone who has never been to Evolution in Leeds, it is an awesome venue, which is split into 3 rooms, upon entry you walk through into the reception/foyer which gives you the option of either room 1 to the left, or 2 to the right, Room 1 is definitely the main room, with an overlooking gallery if you fancy a chill out, or just wanna gawp down at the loonies strutting their stuff on the dancefloor. Room 2 is a circular design, with the dj box right slap bang in the middle, with rails round the main dancefloor area! Room 3, is a little bar type room, that usually holds the Funkissential line up! Once we got hold of @SarahPVC for our tickets, we got in about 18:00, and entered room 2, to which i'd dragged everyone into, due to the fact that Paul Glazby was half way through his set. As you can imagine i was gutted, but i still managed the last half hour of his set, which was enjoyed thoroughly, not, just by me, but the masses of clubbers dancing to some very nice sounds. During Paul Glazby's set, we bumped into the likes of @Chell_sat_on_a_rock, @sentialSteve, @Claire DC and @xpaulax among others, although Glazza played well, i couldn't help think that he eased a bit away from the harder material, probably due to his early slot, which is a shame. Just as God packed up his last tune @Clubbing Si and @Dani Babyboo, turned up and we made our way through to Room 1. Upon entry into Room 1, The Tidy Boys were just limbering up for the start of what was to be a 2 hour set, due to LAB4 not playing, no reason was given. So they opened up with a tune that is going down a treat everywhere at the moment.....Paul Maddox - Sunset, what a sight it was, as i looked out to the dancefloor and saw everyone with their hands held high, Andy Pickles screaming and shouting as he was hanging over the turntables in the dj box, the beat kicked in, and we never looked back. Mr Pickles and Mr Mozart took us on a 120 minute hard house marathon, on from sunset came the likes of bits and pieces to Tension, a start of light hard house and finishing their second hour with some real stompers! By now, Evolution was well and truly heaving and everyone was in euphoric moods, the heat didnt really seem to get to anyone, as free fans were given out upon entry, if you felt the need to cool yourself down! Next up, Eddie Halliwell, to tell you the truth, i am not really a fan of his, and have been less than impressed with previous performances from him, but, i have to say he shoved them doubts right down my throat, as he opened up with a really hard-techy edge to his set, which he built up well throughout and whipped the crowd into a frenzyas he seemed to get harder and harder, it was the best set of the night for me, and the clubbing loons didnt disagree much, as they gave off a aura that this was a special set! Room 1, was well and truly rocking, so was Eddie Halliwell, going mental in his little dj box, FIRING IT UP as much as the clubbers on the floor in front of him! Once that was done, up stepped Lisa Lashes - The Queen(snigger) of Hard House. Pffff. To be fair to her though, it was one of her better sets i've heard, and she held the attention of most of room 1 for the entirity of her set, as she played hard and fast, with the likes of The Hulk, recoil and full metal. So finally we come to the last set of the night. Who but Rob Tissera plays the last set at North? Well i've been 4 times now, and i can tell you this...............Nobody. Up he stepped, and placed his first piece of vinyl onto the wheels of steel, let go of the record and up started the newer remix of Faithless' 'We Come One'. The kick exploded into a frantic pace as the euphoric beginning mellowed into the distance and the place was alive with screams, shouts, whoops or however else other people could make noise, as the dancefloor went crazy! I had never seen Room 1 so busy, so rammed.....wow! Throughout his set, watching Rob Tissera, was like being in a church, Tissera was gods messenger, and the clubbers were all the beleivers following the word of the lord. To give him his due, Rob Tissera was also practising what he preached, as he was going wild up in his altar! It felt like a blink of an eye, and the music was turned down, and it was midnight, inevitably, the one more chants started almost before the volume had been completely turned down, then the mic clicked on, and this is what they said....... Who wants one more????? I tell you what........lets fuck off one more. Lets have another HALF HOUR!!!!!! And so it was to be, the devils double did another half hour to everyones delight, but much too soon that was up, and it was time to go. The last tune was played to kill everyone off i think, it was the Bootleg of Hostile, which in my eyes is stupidly hard, and is trying too much, but it went down well, as everyone begrudgingly left for wherever they were off to! Once again Sundissential delivered the goods at North. Awesome. @Bushy

With the awesome success that Tidy have had up my neck of the woods in Prestatyn, I made my way down South to the even sleepier seaside resort of Camber, with great expectations. After a 2 day expedition that saw 7 hours of the 2 days on the road (thanks for driving @Dawn), a night in Andover as @Lisa and @Tony P's lodgers (thankyou both) we arrived at Pontins!!!! @Shaney_R and I jumped out so we could get in as Lisa, Tony, Dawn and the rest of the crew were yet to collect there tickets! Shane and I approached a entry area, and were surprised there was no queue, we were given the briefest of searches and let into the grounds. We then went to collect our Laminates and find Scream, who we bumped into enroute to laminate collection. He had queued almost 2 hours to check into the chalet and collect the keys. Once we got into the chalet we realised they were very similar to those in prestatyn, a little larger maybe, although the quality wasn't as good as Prestatyn. The Chalet layout was really difficult to get to grips with, as they were all crammed in together in joined quadrants, also the number sequences didn't seem to run correctly, which would have been a nightmare come 5am on either of the mornings. Luckily we were placed directly behind the queen vic! We then made our way out of the grounds to head down to a pub and grab a few beers with the crew waiting for their tickets. Eventually we all made our way in, and then had to use mobile phone navigation to find Dawn with our luggage in her car. Which was the other side of the complex. Once we'd got the luggage back we all decided to get into the tidy mood by starting to get completely star spangled. I shaved off my beard to leave my tash for the weekend Bushy ala El Greko, although I have been told I looked more like the bloke out of Dirty Sanchez. Lol As we entered the venue for the first night that was to be Tidy Summer Camp we all waited in anticipation for what was ahead. We ventured upstairs to Arena 1 Friday Night Live, we were welcomed by some wicked sounds courtesy of the Talented Champion Burns, as they toiled their way through track after track the arena got busier and busier then hotter and HOTTER!!! It soon became unbearable and we headed off downstairs to arena 2, where it was time for the Dark Destroyer Mr Glazby to take control of the decks. As we entered the sound was fairly good, but not what we've come to expect at a Tidy Weekender, Glazza was throwing out some cool techno which I'm really liking at the moment, but then..he started to mix. He mixed like he had ski gloves on, not what I've become accustomed to from the man I call, GOD! I had to leave as every mix I heard him play was out by a mile. I returned to the chalet to collect The Dawn! She was feeling ok now, and told me I was a bad man! As we walked back into the venue we just caught Glazby leaving looking less than happy. After a quick chat he informed me in between a foul four lettered tirade that there was no monitor in the arena. God was less than happy. So I popped back into arena 2, and that's where I spent the majority of my night, learning to cope with missing beats at every mix. Paul Maddox was slamming out the tunes by now, and did the best he could, due to circumstances. I stomped, I sat, as did a lot of people. One thing that struck me with Summer Camp, was the attendance. Apart from the main arena everywhere else seemed to be a lot quieter, also in my opinion all the rooms were smaller than them up in North Wales. Up next was Nick Sentience, he played a nice hard set that got the room pumping big time, especially when he dropped his remix of Hostile. As he did, Maria came flying over at me and ripped me up out of the floor and forced me to dance in a comatose state. The rest of the night has become a bit of a blur, as I stayed downstairs in arena 2, up next was BK, now from what I remember he played a rather techy set, which I recall really enjoying, but since then I have chatted to a few people about his set and they said he didn't play anything techy. So I am stumped, although i do remember a remix of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit which was rather dirty. After BK had completed his set, up stepped Ed Real, and delivered a stomper. Halfway through Ed Reals mash up, I decided it was time to call it a night for the arenas, and make my way to the chalet.. Upon arriving at the chalet, Frazzle and Liam headed off to their chalet to get changed then make their way back to our chalet. As many of you experienced at the last Tidy Weekender, a chalet party including myself and shaney are rarely quiet affairs, and this didn't dissapoint. Frazzle and myself armed with his Scrumpy cider went to work on it, which led to allsorts of mischievous goings on. As the messiness of the Saturday morning took its toll, people filtered off to their respective chalets. Frazzle, Lisa, TonyP, Maria and myself headed to Lisa's chalet and decided to sample a bit of Psy-trance. I remember the first few tracks then nothing. Apparently we had it on 3 times! Then some more Scrumpy, and then back to my chalet to prepare for the Saturday night. Saturday night did not have the best line up in the world, hence going into the arena at Midnight. I didn't even bother going into the pressure cooker upstairs, which was arena 1. Frazzle and myself headed for the hardcore arena for a bit of Kevin Energy, and then Ham. Damn I forgot how good hardcore was. Then we headed for a bit of a chillout in the arcade, as we prepared for my first ever experience of Proteus, a finnish bloke by all accounts, in the HQ sponsored arena. As we went in as he started up his set, I was shocked by the image in front of me, a gothic lunatic, dressed in leather with black lipstick to boot. One word described this man AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! Quite easily, the set of the weekend, He was everything, everyone else wasn't. From his mixing to his tune selection, his appearance to his damn good entertainment skills. I honestly believe this bloke enjoyed himself so much that while he was dancing he forgot he was actually on the decks, as he would run from the front of the decks back round to mix. I didn't stop dancing for the whole hour. Frazzle was that bowled over by him he fell over at least 6 times during his set. I got a little scared at one point as some meathead came up to me, he had muscles on muscles, put his arm round me and said in a deep dutch accent YOU LIKE THE PROTEUS YA I thought he was rather up front, but I was like yeah.YEAH. I was a little worried. He went on his rounds doing the same to everyone, when he approached frazzle, he hid behind me! If you have not seen Proteus, you have to make the time to see this man! WOW!!! The hour just went too quickly, but once the man had finished we went for a well deserved rest, and grabbed a bottle of water to rehydrate. Once we had regrouped after the vicious onslaught of the man from Finland, we headed off into the 3rd arena again hosted by Brisk's Next Generation Records, we kicked up a storm as Ponder & Mc Elmo took us to the next level with awesome hardcore sounds. As we waited to see who the special guest was.. hmm I wonder. 4am saw the arrival of none other than Brisk, who played as per norm, an absolutely devastatingly good set, from one stomping track to the next, he had the 3rd arena rammed, and this arena definitely needs to be bigger at the next event as it was pretty busy the whole night. Finishing off with some gabba that would make you turn in your grave, he played out in style, giving a big speech at the end, and also pressing for a bigger arena!!!! Once again back to the chalets, once again not quite sure what happened was right, but It was fun. More scrumpy, more fun with the electric shock machine and air ball gun. (Crill has video footage) Then onto Sunday night. As we headed out, for the final night of summer camp, everyone was in fairly good spirits. Once again the main arena was Hot as Hell, as we avoided it for the first hour or so, as we went and listened to Colin Barratt, who played a nice uplifiting techy set to warm us up nicely for the rest of the night. Then we headed up to the main arena, caught a bit of Anne Savage who played a solid set, although the drum n bass we had heard all day had taken its toll on Frazzle and he was dancing in a DnB stylee to hard house, which was quite funny. As the night drew on, we were treated to a B2B set from Paul Glazby and Andy Farley, even though the music was just background to me by now, then also to finish off was Rob Tissera. The night got fun as everybody had the fake tash syndrome. Afterwards everyone was once again back at our chalet for the closing hours of Summer Camp. In all honesty I had more fun in the chalets than I did in the arenas, this was a bit of a disappointment. Ok it was tidy's first attempt, but the whole event seemed disorganised, rushed and thrown together. It was a new venture, but knowing Tidy, they will persevere, and get it right eventually. Thanks to everyone who played a part at the weekend for me. Also all the staff at Tidy and Pontins (Camber sands). @Bushy Flyer

So then, finally, the weekender for Bournemouth was here ! I woke up at around 11am(ish) woke James up; we had to be out of the house soon ! There is nothing better than not being in work and over indulging your self with lots of sleep ! We aren't THAT lazy. Honest ! We look out the window and to our surprise, WOW, the weather is looking as LUSH as ever, not one cloud in the sky and the sun was just a nice shining star in the sky. HORRAY ! We never had the best of the weather last weekend when we attended GKGG, but this weekend god was on our side. It was all about the sun, the seaside, meeting ClubTheWorld members from the board and also, BEER. WHEY ! So we dash up, have a shower, pack out bags with some clean clothing, towels etc. Due to having some bad rainy weather during the previous week, we honestly thought, that, the sun wouldn't stay no longer than a few hours. How wrong we were. We decide to wear jeans and a t-shirt and pack nothing more but clean trousers/jeans for the day after. Again, thinking it would probably rain. Sheesh - read on grr We leave our current location, jump in the car and off we go ! It was around 12ish the time we left, so we got some petrol and then headed for the M25. Which was a disaster ! Anyway, we get to the M25 - cruising with the roof off the car, enjoying the mini heat wave that we had now discovered would be staying for the whole weekend. Yup, that's right. It wasn't going to rain, as we switched the radio on, we heard it stated that what we were driving in, was a mini heat wave that was to stick around for the rest of the month ! Oh great ! We have packed no shorts in our bags. I wander what look we will get from the sunbathers on the beach. Walking around in jeans - we are going to look soooo cooool ! NOT. Right then - we get further into the M25 and boy, by this time, the sweat was dripping from us. It was absolutely BOILING ! The heat was pretty unbearable, but we managed it ok and appreciated the sunshine, as we hadn't had much of it during the last few days ! The traffic starts to build up and suddenly comes to a halt on the M25. No word of a lie, we were crawling up the motorway, to which took us at least and hour and a half to actually escape the motorway. During our time on the M25 we switch on the radio for the traffic report, to which, to our surprise, there has been some accident at the top end of the M25. GREAT ! Don't mind me, ill just sit here and burn in the sun. To which, I did My poor shoulders. Never mind. [censored] happens ! People should take more care on the roads ! grr FINALLY, after arsing around on the motorway, almost dying in our own sweat, we come to a junction that is the turn off for us. HORRAY ! This road was a nice clear road, no traffic jams, no diversions etc this was the road that was taking us, to, BOURNEMOUTH! As we drive nicely through the breeze of the motorway, we decide to give Kev / @CreamyC a call and see how he is getting on with his journey. Kev, the most dedicated traveller of the lot, had to endure an extended coach journey, to which I think took him about four hours on the coach, in the blazing hot sunshine, in HEAVY traffic on the motorway. I'm not sure how many people were on this coach with Kev, but i'm sure it was VERY hot and stuffy to which poor old CreamyC had to shut up and put, with! aww. Anyway, he hadn't arrived yet although he was closer than James and I were so I gather he would be directing us, as always, when we get there. We stop at the services on the way to Bournemouth, as it was high time we got a drink and a nice ice lollypop to cool us down. Not forgetting that we were both in jeans and trainers and were almost melting away into nothing ! These services that we stopped at was pretty dam packed with all sorts of people. Families, couples, OAP's etc all taking advantage of the gorgeous weather we had today ! Going to have some food like a KFC or a MacDonalds was out of the question. The queues were huge ! I mean, come on guys, you want something nice and cold down your throats, it's too hot for hot food ! hehe We get what we want and then a quick dash to the cash point to put some cash in my back pocket for the weekend ahead. Sorted ! We head back outside the services for some shade to sit and relax before we hit the road of torture again. We sat in a well nice spot, on some picnic tables, in a forrest-like location, and it was great. Was nice to be out of the sun for a bit but then it was nice to get back init ! So we head back to the car and carry on driving for the few miles we had left. Within this time we had already spoke to Kev for a second time to which he was already there enjoying a nice pint of ale with the others at the pub. James and I just can't wait to get there ! B&B is all booked so all we need now is to get into Bournemouth and get settled then it's out on the town we go ! So, we get into Bournemouth's Town Centre. We have spoken to Kev and we are now driving to the meet up point where he will then direct us to our B&B. Before that though, we drive around the Town Centre. It was none other than bloody lovely ! The sun was still shining so we decided to drive down by the seaside before meeting Kev. Oh my, what a sight we saw. The sea was lovely, the beach was PACKED but lovely, the location was lovely, the pier was lovely EVERYTHING, was, can you guess ? LOVELY ! We just need to wash and change, get settled then join the punters in Bournemouth. We eventually meet Kev who was waiting for us in his lovely yellow taxi that he had already tracked down. Was ace as ever, to see Kev again. Just seeing him and speaking to him for the odd few minutes before heading to the B&B, I just KNEW, this weekend was going to be HILLARIOUS ! We get to out B&B, which was called The Marvin Hotel, based on Watkin Road (highly recommended !). Looked very nice outside and just couldn't wait to get in there ! And so in we go, couldn't see anyone, the place looked deserted. Everyone was out enjoying the blistering hot weather ! So, we see the lady of the house. And what a nice lady she was. She didn't know us, but she was pleased to see us, got talking for a few minutes about how far we travelled etc, paid our deposit then she gave us the keys to our room. On we go up the stairs, and this place looked great. Pretty modernised but all the same, you just felt comfortable as ever. The room was lovely. Based on 3 sharing, James, myself and Kev. This is going to be fun. We had an on-suite with shower, tea facilities, a nice sized wardrobe, bed side cabinets, mirrors, it was lush. We couldn't have asked for better accommodation. The bonus of it all, though, was, that we could come and go as we pleased ! As long as we were fairly quiet though, as she had a young boy. You can't argue with that really can you ! So then. We are settled. Time to get outside and share the sun with everyone else ! We decide that we would walk down to the Bournemouth beach and all the pubs down that way. So, we got down by the beach, took a few pretty photos (check the gallery), and were looked upon by many people in shorts, bikinis, and there was us, Kev in trackie bottoms and James and I in jeans. WHEY ! How silly we looked ! We weren't prepared for this kind of weather at all. [censored] happens people ! As we got there, we meet up with some members of the CTW: @Ginge, @tommy, @ElsxBells, & Daredevil_Tony. It was good to meet up with these guys as it isn't very often you can meet up and have a few laughs around a table of beers. So it was all good baby ! The first pub we ventured was where we all met. Wetherspoons Moon, in the square. This pub was great - served food and any choice of beer / wine / spirit. It was pretty packed as everyone was coming in to cool down from the heat outside. Me, James and Kev decided to tuck into some food so we had some energy to carry us through the night of fun and frolics that lay ahead of us, and boy, that food was delicious ! And not too expensive either ! After staying an hour or two in Wetherspoons, we decide it is time to hit anther pub. A pub where they played some music ! Wetherspoons didn't seem to have any pumping sounds and none of us could sing so the next pub we decided to venture in was a pub that really caught our eye ! Although I cannot remember for the life of me what this pub was called but it had pumping music and was full of people having a good time. We decide to venture in; only, Tony (daredevil_tony) got refused entry ! The bouncers on these doors had decided amongst themselves that Tony had had a bit too much to drink, but the guy was sober ! He may have looked slightly tired as he had attended Slinky the night before, so, he didn't get in, so we did the right thing and left to move onto another pub. The next pub to be graced with ClubTheWorld's presence, was, Bliss. Now, this pub indeed was a very CLASSY pub. It was full of attractive ladies and also attractive young men. So if you are down that way and decide you want to have a night on the pull, then this classy bar is for you. But hang on, let me define classy for you. All sorts of women in this place were dressed in skirts, very nice classy tops, nice shoes, all hair done nicely. The men, dressed in very smart trousers, nice classy shirts, and nice shoes and classy hairstyles. We showed them all up. We were far too classy for this pub. We were dressed in such a classy manner, we stood out, like a sore thumb. Our dress code went something like this : Jeans, tracksuit bottoms, baggy jeans, t-shirts that looked like they hadn't been ironed, trainers, rucksacks hanging over backs. I think the only one out of our group looked classy, was Kev. He was kitted out in trousers and shirt and shoes. Fair play. DON'T make the same mistake us pikeys made. Make sure you dress nice. You wont get looked at the we did then Anyway, enough about the CTW pikeys, let's get into the layout of the pub ! It was lush - it had a spiral staircase that took a lead downstairs, where you could eat in a fancy restaurant area, with waiters at your call to assist you with your meal. They also had a nice sized dance floor for the punters, but it wasn't so full down here, but it was nice all the same ! We were seated around these nice huge round tables to which we got later ordered to move as I think they may have been reserved for other people. People who had taken a keen interest in the restaurant. Ho hum. So we moved over to the bar where we had some fun and Mr_Ginge decided to show us what kind of things he could make with a thousand straws and let them hang from up his nose right round to sticking them in his ears. He was, by far, the clown of the show! Tis all good ! Elly and Tommy had to leave us to go and get their car where they parked it in a car park which was due to be closed at 9pm - so off they dashed and parked up else where and rejoined us. Careful you don't make that mistake if you venture down to Bournemouth ! One funny thing happened at this pub, to which we still look back on and make a little joke out of it. At this pub, Tony (Daredevil_Tony), was in need for a call of nature, so off he went to go to the toilet. By this time I think he was a tad drunk, so he decided that the mens toilets were in the KITCHEN. You know, where they cook the food etc hahaha poor lad walked straight in. I guess it was good that he wasn't THAT drunk, as he may have just found the nearest bin in the kitchen and wooped it out and pee'd. lol. He was directed to the appropriate place to pee by one of the kitchen attendees hahaha Ok - so it's time to bugger off from here and go else where and see what else Bournemouths night life has to offer ! So, off we go, to YATES's. This place, from the outside, had the "come on in" feel. It was lit up so well in bright colours and was rammed with men and women all enjoying the nice warm breeze outside. So we decided to go in and see what the inside was like. Yes yes, we do know what the inside of a pub looks like, but let's see how many people are in here and what tunes are coming through the speakers ! WHEY ! In we go and in here, too, was packed with loads of people. We head straight for the bar, lots of squeezing through the crowd but we got there in the end ! This place was great. A lively atmosphere, friendly people, and a bunch of girls, that seemed to be on a hen night, dressed up as play boy bunnies (i think). One of the girls was carrying around a large vibrator, to which Kev decided to walk right up and have a "touch" of it, to which the girl replied "[censored] off!" haha classy bird ! lol. We decide to go outside and catch the breeze as it was FAR to HOT in this pub. Lots of people out here, and even the bouncers on the doors of this pub were pretty level headed and easy to talk too. Some bouncers are just up their own arse to which im sure you will agree ! I think by this time we are all slightly pissed, so, I think it's time James gets his camera out and take a few shots of us all. One spectacular picture taken that always makes me laugh every time I look at is, was Kev and Mr_Ginge. All had bit of "tree" shoved down there t-shirts and was covering their face. How can I explain - they looked somewhat like Julius Ceaser ! It was hilarious to say the least ! There was also some other guy, came out of the pub and went into the corner, trying to hide from everyone (altho it was not discreet to say the least !) taking off his trousers as he was far to hot to keep them on, and enjoy the rest of the night in his boxer shorts ! Didn't get a pic of that one sorry girls ! After having lots to drink at YATES's, we decide to move on and have another look around - although it was getting kind of late at this time and some of us were getting a bit tired. Especially after the bugger of a journey down and the sun draining you so much you don't realise it until it hits you ! Off we go on another wander, we spot a net cafe. hahah it would be so rude not to go in there and sign onto CTW and rub it in to all the pull outs who never attended. We were all pissed by this time, so we made CTW forums an interesting night. Especially for those who were sat in, on this Saturday night, logged onto CTW, and sitting there continuously hitting the refresh button on their browsers, in hope that someone would entertain them. We saved their day ! hahaha It was fun. We decided to go grab some food at one of the take-aways and James being the random photographer that he is, decided to take a few perfectionist shots of the menu in these take-aways hahaha take a look in the gallery if you want to waste some time ! It was getting late by this time so James, Kev and I decided that we would turn in and get some sleep as we had the whole day in Bournemouth tomorrow so we had to sleep our pissed states off and grab some sleep to enjoy more sun tomorrow. So, we said our good byes and left the rest of the gang to it ! ADIOS ! We got back to our lush B&B and had a few laughs before we went to sleep. Not realising that Kev had asked Tony and Ginge to come back to our B&B as they would have had to go straight back to Northampton, Kev thought that it would be OK that they came back to ours to stay. Bearing in mind that they would have to sneak in our rooms and possibly get caught and for them to pay a bill that they probably couldn't afford, they turned up outside. They rang the door bell thinking we would answer but we didnt ! "We didn't hear the bell ring" honest ! So the only thing that they could do to get our attention was phone James or Kev's mobile to get us to come down and open the door. But they couldn't get through. The truth has to come out here guys ! - we told them we had no signal, but hey, we switched our phones off ! hehe. But in any case, they found a place to stay, they slept on the beach ! It was time for some sleep now ! Crossing my fingers and praying to the good lord above that Kev doesn't snore or even break wind in his sleep. This would call for a kettle of COLD water over his head if he did. But alas, he was a good boy and slept like a baby. Comfy beds, a cool room which was situated at the front of the hotel so we had the breeze fed through our room all night. You couldn't ask for more that that ! Ok so we woke up at arund 10am the following morning without a hangover. The plan was, get our arses in the shower (although not together, but it would have been nice. NOT. ) get dressed and then down the beach we go ! We paid up our bill - which was £25 a head at this wonderful B&B, which is a bargain if you ask me ! We put our stuff in the car and managed to squeeze 3 of us in James' 2 seater car. We get to the beach and then park up. This car park btw, was £6 - REDICULOUS ! But, it had to be done. All parked up we decide to walk along the beach in search for somewhere to eat. As early as it was, the beach, yet again, was jam packed with fit totty and fit men. If your single of course ! We find what the beach is most famous for, a fish and chip bar ! So in we go and get some scran. Nice and cool in here so we stayed in here for a bit as djtommy was on his way down to Bournemouth beach to meet us and spend a few hours with us before we headed back to our own locations. djtommy is from bournemouth (lucky bastard) so if you need to know anything about that location, than tommy is your man ! We later decide to go in the arcade and waste some money. I guess Kev came out the luckiest of us all. He won some cash on the 10p machines and filled his pockets with silver. He thought he won the lottery ! bless him haha. We all decide to take our seats on the racing cars and all challenge each other, to which Kev came first, twice, I came second, twice, and James came first, once. That doesn't prove that women are [censored] drivers, OK ! After spending lots of money in the arcades we decide to go for a walk on the pier. Only 40p, and it won't break the bank. It over looks the packed beach and right out into the sea. Lots of boats, fishing boats, and jet skis were all in full motion over the lovely sea to which we watched for a while and by this time I was getting even more excited about venturing on the beaches of Ibiza which is only a few weeks away ! We take some pics on this pier to which you will find in the gallery. It was LUSH !! We decided to walk around the attractions and was watching a band in progress, pleasing the crowd and making this the highlight of their day. Watching them march up and down with big drums and all kinds of musical interments playing all sorts of theme tunes. It was nice to just stand there for 10 minutes and watch them perform. Although, they must have been sweltering hot in their massive coats and trousers and hats. But it was profession. They had to do it ! Sadly, when they finished their "march", an announcement was made over a loudspeaker, that a family had lost their 6 year old daughter, Which wasn't very nice as this place was packed, and the thought of trying to find your missing child in the hundreds of people that were down here today, you would think that you would never be able to find her. I just hope she was found The day came to and end for us now Kev had to be at his meeting point for his coach home and James and myself had to head home also. It was a bit gutted for us to leave, because it was such a nice weekend, the weather was on our side and we had to end it and go back home ! So we said good-bye to tommy and headed home but we had agreed amongst us, that we will most DEFINITELY be making a return to this wonderful location again, and it will be a long weekend for sure ! It was great to see everyone again and have so much fun, but things have to come to an end James and I left the location and headed back up the M25 to which was not so bad as it was on the way down to Bournemouth. The weather was still pipping hot but we loved it all the same. If you decide you want a break from the norm, then I'm going to agree and tell you that Bournemouth really IS, the place to be. You got everything you want right at your feet. So do yourself a favour, and get your arses down their and enjoy yourselves ! You wont regret it. @Maria Photos

Erick Morillo at LUSH! was a night not to be missed. After some very last minute phone calls and arrangements, we were making the now legendary drive from my hometown of Ballymena to Portrush. We arrived at the club at around 10pm to find no queue whats so ever. After getting searched and paying our way in, we were met by the site of an almost capacity club and rammed dancefloor. Hold on...........its only 10pm! After a quick walk round to meet up with all my friends, we took up our place at the side of the dancefloor. It all begins now........... Warming up the crowd at this point was LUSH! resident, and local hero, Col Hamilton. Although his choice of tunes were doing the business, I have to say Col was a bit rocky. A few lost mixes, and he seemed to be struggling. This didnt seem to detour the crowd in the slightest, the already frenzied atmosphere kept things in full flow. We decided to take a seat upstairs in the VIP bar, grab a drink, and take in the madness going on downstairs. Just as we had got the drinks in, Gordy Kyle took to the decks. Gordy isnt a DJ I had seen much of, so was looking foward to hearing what he had to offer. I wasnt disappointed, he took the crowd even further with some awesome vocal led funky house. After what seemed a pretty short stint on the decks, Gordy was replaced by Col Hamilton again. Col redeemed himself from his earlier set, and played some tougher stripped down house that went down really well. By this stage the club was heaving and we were back downstairs and dancing away, awaiting the arrival of the New Jersey legend. Col was building and building on the atmosphere, but then the music was cut and the sound of LUSH! promoter Alan Simpson speaking over the mic was all we could hear. "LUSH! we have some bad news, and some good news" The whole club feared the worst, no Erick Morillo tonight. "The bad news is Erick Morillo has missed the last flight from England, but the good news is we've hired a private jet to fly him here and he touched down in Belfast 15mins ago!!!! " Now I dont know if there was any truth in that statement at all, but who cares. It took the crowd over the edge, and the atmosphere was now doubled. Gordy Kyle took to the decks yet again, and I have to say he rocked it!! He managed to play a set full of stormers, but without stealing the thunder from Erick when he arrived. Full marks to Gordy, I've made a note to come and see you again real soon. Personally his set peaked when he dropped "Linus loves the terrace". The music was then filtered down. "Two words for you...............ERICK MORILLO!!!!!" The king of all things Subliminal was given one of the best welcome reactions I have ever witnessed in any club, ever. He had arrived, and it is was plain to see he was taken aback by the response from the crowd. A saxaphone intro washed through the club, the build up was spine tingling and when the beat finally kicked in, LUSH! errupted!! What followed was nothing short of phenomenal, alot tougher than I had expected but all the better for it. His set as a whole was like nothing I have ever heard, new and upfront stormers next to reworked, beefed up anthems. I kept saying to myself "This tune is lethal" but then the one that followed was even better. Quick mixes, acapellas, effects, this man was hard at work but loving every minute. Another thing that I noticed was the fact that he was one of the most animated DJs I have come across. He enjoyed every tune as much, if not more, than the packed dancefloor. The whole club had lost itself, myself included. I dont think I have ever danced so hard in my life! Ericks set flew by in a flash, a quick look at the watch, 10 minutes to go. The music was cut, and i guessed that the usual encore would follow. I was wrong, Erick came on the mic to thank the crowd, he said he would play two more tunes. "The first tune I'm going to play isnt a house record, but its one of my favourite records of all time" No-one in the club was prepared for what was to follow. Lenny Kravitts "Are you gonna go my way" bellowed from the speakers. Every person in the club looked at each other for a split second, then the whole club exploded. Its impossible for me to explain what the crowd reaction was like exactly, but I will say that its something that will stay with me forever. There wasnt a single person that night that didnt understand why this tune absolutely rocked it. The next record was "French Kiss" and was supposed to be the last. Three tunes later and the LUSH! crowd are still going for it, as is Erick Morillo. But like everything it had to end at some point, but when it did Erick Morillo was given another roaring ovation. You could see that he had taken something from his experience at LUSH!, he thanked the crowd once again, and made a promise that he would be back "So soon" Just what we wanted to hear!! To finish I'd just like to say a few things: To Erick Morillo, what do they put in the water over here? I dont know mate but I think you had been drinking some too! To LUSH! and everyone who was there, thank you for one of the best nights of my life. And finally, people always go on about how good things were years ago and how things have changed. Well I wasnt around to experience "the good old days" but have to say that surely it couldnt have been much better than this. Words by @LiamStyles

21:00 Friday 25th July I'm in Birmingham New Street, on my way to visit Emma, my girlfriend, in Lincoln, we have a nice quiet weekend planned. Then I feel the vibration in my pocket, my mobile phone is ringing, I pull it out and the display shows Clubbing Si (@Clubbing Si). I was then ordered to phone up Emma, and tell her that we were going to Global Gathering, Scream (@Scream) Si had sorted out the tickets!!! They wouldn't take no for an answer. 10:00 Saturday 26th July Scream and I head into Lincoln City Centre, we hit the shops armed with a Store Card and the sales!!!!! 11:00 I'm stood outside Hotwax Records with Scream, loaded with a new outfit, including Trousers, t-shirt, and hat, cost not exceeding £25, waiting for the shop to open, so we can get the tickets!!! 11:20 We get into hotwax, get the tickets and [censored] off! 16:00 We arrive at Long Marston Airfield, Global Gathering, I didn't even get a chance to get EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!! Once parked we made our way to the main gates, where hordes of clubbers queued for what was to be a solid 15 hours of clubbing well dancing in a field!!! 17:00 We're in! Its chucking it down, but everyone seems to be extremely happy with the fact they are getting pissed on by the lord! We purchase some Ponchos, for £2 apiece, bargain, we're not getting wet anymore!!! There were so many people running around the Airfield in them, I thought we were in a super hero convention! Off we head to the Sundissential Arena, when I say arena, what I mean is a big [censored] off marquee, although due to the popularity of Sundissential, I'd say should have been a bit bigger. Upon entry we are greeted to the sound of BK kicking off his set with Badass, the arena went mental, as BK played a stormer, also throwing in the likes of Hostile, Revolution and Accelerate, the baying loonies lapped it all up, and with such happiness and good feeling. I have to say also that the SS arena looked the busiest by far at this time of day!! Once we'd got a bit of stomping done, I spotted a few of the fellow members not too far away from us, the likes of @Bungle, @Bukey, @Tidy Tart, @Mr Moo, @jon_m among others. 18:30 By this time it was well and truly pissing it down, somebody hadn't been praying to the lord for sunny weather(possibly me), and the first official Club The World meet was fast approaching, scheduled for 7pm, we headed off to find the elusive Laser Water Fountain, after a good look around and many dumbfounded looks from numerous people, we came across Amelia, who pointed us into the direction of the Strongbow Arena, which is where we all headed! Once we got there, we were greeted by many happy smiley faces none from CTW though and some really nice chilled funky sax music, which I'd say gave the bar a very Cafe Mambo feel, I closed my eyes and thought back to last summer, I opened them and my memories were shattered by seeing the pouring rain..Hang on..who cares, I was at Global!!!!! Moo decided to sample a pint of the £3 watered down Strongbow, and I followed suit, I hate cider, but due to the fact it was watered down, that foul taste was not there, instead it was refreshing and tasty. Within 15 minutes CTW members started filtering in, the likes of Tresh, Clubbing_si, Dani, Cyberdonkey, James, Maria, TomD and eventually Dooby! 20:00 We all headed off to the SS Arena, hell-bent on getting in some real stomping in, once we got into the now, bulging at the seams Sundissential Arena, Ian M was mixing up a treat for the sweaty, mad for it, hard house nutters, by now I was pretty muntered, and cant remember what tunes he spun although I remember hearing Hostile(yes, again!). Next up though was Mr Paul Kershaw, in my eyes this was the best set of the night, he played a blinder, I didn't stop dancing from the first track to when we left for the Gods Arena, which was at 21:45, why did I leave the arena when I was blatantly having the time of my life? I hear you ask. One word.. TIESTO 22:00 On our way over to the GK Arena the rain had calmed down to a drizzle, but the damage was done, the lush green airfield had been turned into a dirty great big horrible bog, I tried to protect my trainers, but it was no use, it was a case of oh [censored] it, I'll clean them tomorrow! Once into the Gods Arena we set up camp about 2/3 of the way back from the huge stage at the front, this arena made the Sundissential arena look like a two man tent, it was massive. I set up camp with Jellybaby_uk, Bukey, Groovester, Tresh, Amelia, Dondo, Scream and Donna. The first 20 minutes or so were a difficult period for me, as I was trying to slow down my mental and physical state down to the slower pace that Trance is. Once warmed up and into the groove, I was unstoppable, as Tiesto played some mega Tracks! The GK crowd were going mental, they saw this man as their god and he was preaching, it was one hell of a scene, Tiesto toyed with the crowd as he built his set into one big build up, dropping in a tune which I never heard before, but included a sample from Radiohead, I almost shot my load over the disciples up front! We left GK to head back for Lisa Lashes at about 11. Tiesto was on for an hour, but hadn't finished when we left, I later found out to my disappointment that he dropped Suburban Train as his last track! Needless to say. I cried! 23:00 Lisa Lashes was spinning vinyl on the wheels of steel when we arrived back at Sundissential, driving some fierce hoover driven tunes through the sound system, to the delight of the manic loonies bouncing up and down in unison, dropping in her own new tune what can you do for me and once again hostile amongst others. Before I knew what was going on, Miss Lashes was done and up stepped LAB4, the second time Ive seen them Live! Once again they kicked arse in only the way they can, one word to describe them live is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I was waiting for one track to come in, which I liked to think so was everyone in the arena, and when REQUIEM was forced through the sound system, I had a little goosebump moment, as the tingle ran up my spine, with my hands in the air, as the orchestral breakdown pounded through the arena, everyone with their hands in the air, it conveyed a feeling of unity to me, this really was a gathering(Im getting goosebumps just thinking back now). WOW! The kick dropped in and the whole of the arena jumped up and down like a football crowd when their team score the winning goal in the cup final! It was then the turn of Rob Tissera, somewhat of a SS god, he didnt disappoint. Starting up with the soon to be released when the sun goes down and then moving seamlessly through a catalogue of euphoric hands in the air hard house. Due to the call of nature I missed half of his set, but when I returned, he was just finishing up, and dropped in the crowd favourite, We come one bootleg. 02:00 Back to the Strongbow arena for the next meet! We met back up with @Clubbing Si and co. Not surprisingly, we were the only ones at the meet. So we headed back off to the SS arena, only to bump into @James, @Maria, and @DoObY etc. outside the stalls area, which included a herbal high stall! They were on their way to buy some Mushrooms! After chatting for a while, we soon realised it was closing in on 4am, another meet-up. Back to the Strongbow arena! 04:00 We turned up and met up with some more from CTW, had a brief chat, and headed back with the original plan in mind..Sundissential! We had [censored] about for 2 hours, some serious stomping was in order!! 04:45 Re-entered the SS arena at the far side of the complex, to meet up with @Tony Pand @Miss Diddy, we were all getting it on big time, before I realised that it was Karim throwing out some seriously hard tuneage! And setting everyone up for Mark Gray for the final hour! Halfway through Mark Gray's awesome set, which all I can remember hearing in it was PH4, we headed over to the Gallery Arena to see the final half hour of Global Gathering 2003 in with DJ Scot Project! 06:30 Once we found @Clubbing Si and co in the Gallery arena we set up to the right of the DJ box, pretty close to the front, to let the Deadly Dread locked Demon serve up some Hard, Dirty, Dark Trance, we didn't stop stomping til the last beat had beaten! Scot Project finished off a perfect night, with his very own Overdrive 07:00 Once we got out of the Gallery, you could see the devastation that the rain had caused during the night, although the sun had risen at about 5am, I didnt really take much notice of it, as I had other things to do at that time! Also guess what?! The [censored] Sun was SHINING! 08:00 Back in the car, @Scream had gone off with @Tresh to find somebody, we eventually got hold of him on @Tresh's mobile, we told him to come back to the car as Donna(his gf), wanted to leave for home! He said there may be a problem, as he was in some sort of hole, I didn't know exactly what he meant, maybe the rain had caused landslides or something, or just a big puddle! Once we discovered him, we said our goodbyes to everyone, then made our way home, which took a good 3hours, due to queuing and getting lost! 12:00 Sunday 27th July We get back to Lincoln. Struggle to sleep! Roll on next year!!! @Bushy Photos

ATOMIC ENERGY was my first attendance of this event. Hearing so much about it from @Lisa and @Tony P over the past MONTHS, this kind of event has always interested me and I have always wanted to go. It's much different from the mainstream events such as Frantic and Wildchild, as the music policy doesn't fall into the same category as hardhouse ! This event was brought to you by Psy Trance, Freeform, NRG etc the most intelligent form of music that takes you on a journey throughout the whole process of the night, in fact, it's the type of music that attaches itself to you and grows on you. I found myself in a state of disbelief as to why I hadn't attended to any of these type of events before, to which I am kicking myself very badly for ! Unfortunately, Atomic Energy was the last event for a while to which I am real saddened by, as I thoroughly enjoyed this night but it was sods law that the time I DO get to be a part of it, it's the last one, but, I am hoping it makes a come back with a more successful future in terms of being PERMANENT. The event was held at Mass in Brixton, and what a lovely little club it was, too. I had never been to Mass before. In fact, I had never been to a club in Brixton before, and more often than not, when going to completely new events that are held in new clubs that I have not been to before, it would usually take me a while to settle in and suss out the crowd. Thankfully, through being in regular contact with Lisa and Eryk, they rest assured me, that, the Atomic Energy crowd are the friendliest people you could ever meet and that we would be well looked after ! Anyway, lets cut to the chase. We started off in the Prince Of Wales Pub in Brixton to meet a few fellow clubbers whom we had planned to meet up with to go in the club together. These people had been to Atomic Energy a fair few times, so it was nice to sit, have a drink and talk about the event itself and be told what to expect, what the club is like, how many STAIRS there are (a winding spiral stair case going up to FOUR floors !) and such like. Totally excited, I just couldn't wait to get in there, look around and hear some different music, for a change ! We got to the club around 10:30pm(ish) and were fronted with all these stairs. It was quite funny, because not only does this club cater for your clubbing and musical needs, but they also help keep you fit with the amount of stairs that were fitted into this building ! I know I counted them all, just to add to this review, but sadly, I think I lost count after 40 ! We first checked out the Balcony Room (after putting in our coats) where Mattie C was playing. Words cannot describe at how, as soon as I got into that room, I was immediately roped into this music he was playing. For a warm up set, infact, for the FIRST set of the night in this room, he was amazing. The music was so intelligent, so moving, and so journey-like .. I could go on and on .. It was just spot on. The better thing about his set was, that, sometime after the event, Eryk had said that he played with NO monitors for most of the duration of his set ! This in itself tells me, this guy is good, and the quality of his set was unbelievably MIND BLOWING. Well done that man is ALL I have to say ! This room had a fair amount of people in and I think I only seen around THREE people sitting down and everyone else just being pulled into the quality music that was being played. I loved the decor, the funny stuff being displayed on the projector screens either side of the room like a PARK BENCH, just, THERE on the screen. Random, but funny. I love the kind of un-normal stuff I see on these things in clubs. It's quality ! I was also VERY impressed by the bar fashion in this room. In fact, in ALL rooms. No hanging around waiting to be served, the staff were very consistent, unlike other clubs I have been to, I find I am always stood there waiting for the staff behind the bar to finish chatting about whatever with each other. So thumbs up all round up in here ! Next room we took a gander to, was the Psychedelic Room. Iain Coleman B2B Fordy were playing. This room had SUCH a comfortable feel to it. Again, the decor in here was bloody fantastic. UV material of different yet interesting designs, plenty of sitting spots, a bar and a stall for Chai Tea ! It was like a little home from home in terms of the comfortness in here. It wasn't a HUGE room, but I MUCH prefer the small back rooms in clubs these days, where it feels, personal, if you like. The dance floor was half crowded, as the Psy Trance they were playing, was unbelievable. I wasn't even a quarter of the way to being in the slightest bit drunk yet, but I was again, taken away by all these little noises in these tunes being played, and picking out little samples that I recognise from some excellent Psy Tunes I have spent a lot of time listening to in my own time. I was sat very comfortable listening to it all, until Gamma Goblins came on. Oh boy, never have I jumped up so QUICK from my seat to get up on that dance floor and tell everyone This is mine and Lisa's favourite tune ! It's off the Hallucinogen album ! haha dear god, I was like a little kid jumping around like a loon being over excited because it's almost Christmas Day (or something like that). This tune put me in my place for the whole duration of the night .. I was WELL up for it. Hearing this tune assured me even more this event is something my inner soul has been EAGERLY waiting for (haha). It felt good and got me up on the dance floor for the best part of an hour until I looked at the time and thought .. right, time to go check out Group 185, a recommendation from Lisa, so up we all went back to the Balcony Room. Coming back in here, more people were filling it. I started to recognise some faces from www.harderfaster.net, which was nice, because the people I had already met previously at other events, were all sound, so I was really looking forward to talking to some new people, which is the best part of my night, at any event, as always ! It was fully kicking off in here, the music was great and the Group185 DJs were playing ! They were amazing ! Nice to hear some different style again. Some nice Acid pumping hardhouse. Not the usual samey music you hear at other mainstream clubs this was just a constant euphoric heartbeat that you just didn't want to take yourself away from. Some people have said to me in the past why do people love the bass line so much ? well, people have different opinions when it comes to the composing of music and beats, and for me, the bass line is the outline of a good track, especially if it is an acid bass line and has a thriving feeling to feel the natural adrenaline of excitement running through your body and blowing your mind apart. I just love this feeling ! I remember telling one of the dancers .. some people come out to get extremely messy and drink silly amounts, fall over and not remember what their night consisted of, but listening to this type of music certainly puts things into perspective It really IS, about the music but in my own opinion, you have to be into it, to totally appreciate it and it's many forms, and listening to the 185 DJs really rocked it for me, I enjoyed every single minute of their set. I couldn't possibly tell you what track names they banged out, because if there is one thing I am particularly useless at, it is definitely recognising track names. I just think I need to take some time out and listen and revise then get put to the test on The Weakest Link haha ! All I was really looking forward to now, was meeting @Eryk Orpheus and be there for his Live PA. This guy has really grown on me since listening to his own produced CD that Lisa and Tony brought with them to Tidy Summer Camp, last year. Everyone LOVED his stuff, it was very different from what we all would go out and listen / dance to, and everyone wanted a copy of this CD ! It pushed to 01:45am when Eryk was set to play it was like waiting for the grass to grow 10-inches in the space of as little time as possible, that's how excited I was to see him play, haha. I just had to get down on the main dancefloor to be there and see him behind his set up. Everyone just had the look of let's av it on the their faces, and in no time at all, Eryk started playing some wicked tunes, some of which were my favourite and got me going like a nutter in a nut house ! Tunes such as; Atom-E What Must I Do ? and I'm The Daddy really WERE, crowd pleasing tunes indeed, BUT, the best part about this set, was Eryk behind his set up. None of this boring type just standing there waiting for the next tune to mix in, but just going with the flow to his music. When a beat kicked in, he went with it. He progressed his up-for-it actions with the direction to his music. This is the type of LIVE ACT/ DJ that you would recognise / believe, they are well into this industry, because, they LOVE it, and I think it was down to Eryk being so into his set and seeing the love for his own music and the crowd, that it added a blast of energy to his crowd who reacted in such a unique way. I had a lad come up to me saying You know what I love about Eryk, it's the acid he supplies to his music more acid Eryk ! haha CLASSIC. Another thing I was pleased to see, was the fact that already composed CDs by Eryk Orpheus and Group185 being handed out as a freebies to the supporters on the dance floor. Absolute quality. I really enjoyed being part of the crowd at Atomic Energy after being nagged to go so many times in the past. Not long after Eryks set, we headed home as we were shattered as we had a bit of a late night before (but I made it this time hehe). The club itself I thought was fantastic and I don't have a bad word to say about the whole night. It definitely seems that this type of music is far more to peoples preference than I had originally thought, and now I am questioning myself why I have not attended these type of events before now. It was such a good feeling to be out when the majority of the people were actually there for the music and not out to get nutted as most do week in, week out ! The atmosphere was spot on, the people were friendly and on the same level / wavelength as every other person there, and the comfort level was just the best. Although I was really looking forward to going out to meet new people and be in a different location / scene, instead of the usual same thing like Wildchild etc, one of the main reasons I came out to this event was to see the DJs that I have heard nothing but good praise about from Lisa. She has always nagged me to attend this event but I never managed to get to one. Something last minute had always cropped up, or, I was feeling too hazey from the night before. Lisa has shown me some light in the music that they play at Atomic Energy, the times I have spent weekends at her house, and it was thanks to her that my musical preference has been extended over the last 12 months, and there is nothing better than being OPEN MINDED about music, something I never was when I first got into the clubbing / music scene. A few friends were going to Atomic Energy that I hadn't seen in ages so I wanted to see them also, but primarily, I wanted to go show some support for Eryk Orpheus and put a face to the most amazing music he has composed and sent to me, to which puts something different in my disc changer at home ! The guy is great it was great to meet him and get chatting to him and see how excited he also was to play his set. I also got introduced and was chatting to Dave from Group185. Eryk and Dave I have to say are two of the most friendliest, normal people, who are DJs, I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Totally coming down to the same level as yourself, and I'll be honest, you don't see this with most DJs in today's music circuit. I do hope that Atomic Energy will make a re-appearance, because I can assure you, I will most certainly be making that regular re-appearance at this event in the future ! Big up Atomic Energy !!! Words by @Maria Photos Flyer