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    • Wub Wub
      On paper at least, this appears to be the perfect night with the perfect lineup. Matt Darey ("Lord of the trance" according to Marcella Woods) and Scot Project in the main room, Lisa Lashes, respledent with her lapdog A* upstairs, aptly support by Neil Appeal and Mark Leish, and the mighty kings of the old skool Altern 8 handling proceedings in the Old Skool Euphoria room. Let's see if they can live up to the hype.
      Well knock me sideways with a 1210, if it wasn't the best godamn selection of tunes I've ever heard in my life! The main room was rocking to a selection of the finest trance records known to man, my own personal favourites being Darey's own mix of Grace's Not Over Yet, and the roar that greeted Scot Project as he dropped his own classic Overdrive nearly drowned out the monster kick drum. 
      Elsewhere, the Extreme Euphoria room had an extra three inches stomped into it's floor as cyberkids, ClubTheWorlders and antipodeans alike pogoed their way through the latest and greatest tracks the hard dance spectrum has to offer. Rob Tissera's Burning, a long time stayer in my box was on offer, and the up for it crowd of boshwits lapped up every snare drum roll, every synth riff and every vocal snippet the hard house jocks could throw at them.
      But for me the highlight was the Best of Old Skool Euphoria room. Easily the strongest release in the Euphoria series, the room itself lived up to the reputation forged by the album, and Altern 8 delivered a monster selection of old skool classics. The Prodigy were in strong force, with both Charly and Your Love getting a look in, as was the classic Lock Up. They scowled at DJTommy when he requested Searching for My Rizla, but changed to a grin as they dropped Frequency for their closing tune. Absolutley astounding, and one of the main reasons I was in tears as the music finished.
      Tune of the Night
      Grace - Not Over Yet (Matt Darey mix)
      DJ of the Night
      Although I don't usually rate him, A* astounded me with his deft selection of tunes, and the sheer brilliance with which he ended proceedings in the Extreme room/
      Quote of the Night
      DJTommy - You enjoying the music? Random woman - Yeah, it's quality DJTommy - Altern 8 are amazing, don't you think? Random woman - I'm engaged to one of them actually. Words by Matt Young (@wub_wub)
    • FleX
      Well this was the Sundissential North that people did not think would happen. Everyone at the previous 1 thought that it was the last 1, but no, Sundissential North was going nowhere.
      Room 1
      ANNE SAVAGE, ILOGIK, MARK GRAY, PHIL REYNOLDS, NICK RAFFERTY, TOLLEY and ANDY FARLEY back to back with ROB TISSERA. As you would expect all of the DJs played top notch sets but personally I thought that Andy Farley back to back with Rob Tissera was the most banging, followed very closely by Mark Gray.
      Room 2
      PAUL GLAZBY, IAN M, CHARLOTTE BIRCH, JEZ & CHARLIE, STRANGE DAVE and MARK AUSTIN. Mr Glazby was the king of room 2 showing that he is by far one of the great DJs of the moment (well, my opinion!!!)
      Recently Sundissential seems to have been getting busier ever time but this one did not seem to be as packed, basically you could walk around at a reasonable pace without having to constantly stop etc!
      There was the usual mad heads there but this time I ended up meeting a load of new people for whom it was their first Sundissential. This never really seems to happen, it always seems to be regulars who go every month that I talk [censored] with!!!! Massive shout outs going to Gemma, Michelle, Matt, Chris, my amigos I went with, Lush MickEy, @Guyver (yes THE Guyver) and the many others who's names I cant remember! Oh yeah I finally met Mr CTW, @James, good meeting ya at last.
      There were some people who were seriously tapped in the head who I was genuinely concerned for, such as the dood who ended up being taken to hospital for putting too much up his nose and the dood who kept saying he wanted to die at Sundissential that night. Not good.
      Overall it was exactly what you would expect from Sundissential north, a very friendly atmosphere, top DJs, banging choonies, mad outfits and and the overall bouncy hard atmosphere. It was not one of the best Sundissential norths ever but it was a top quality night.
      @FleX
    • Clubbing Si
      The biggest meetup yet showed us all how successful ClubtheWorld is for bringing many friends together into a single community! This week alone i have received many PM's from plenty of members thanking us all for introducing them to each other!
      Having arrived at The Kerry Man preclub meetup (pub) - BTW Thanx @Mr Moo 4 sorting that out- at around 9 o clock, the night just got better and better. Although the queue was more of a mob and possibly the longest ive ever had to wait to get into a club, it was 110% worth it. 
      After finally making it through the door after at least an hour, we all walked into The Sanctuary, which was a fantastic venue for Sundissential and without a doubt its true home. The Venue although not the closest to Subway City (Afterssential) was absolutely unbelievable in comparison to DNA (the old Academy Venue). It boasted an incredible chillout room upstairs which we spent a lot of time in. With people sprawled everywhere, ClubTheWorld basically took over the entire bottom section of it (overlooking the main dancefloor downstairs), and there we vegged.
      Upon entering the club I was immediately hit by the electricity that was in the air, the atmosphere was incredible, just another factor which made the night so successful, and having turned to the other CTW people i went in with, the delight on their face was blatantly obvious too.
      The first order of the night was to arrange a dance-off to see the true CTW dancing god, unfortunately the messyness was looming and within about half an hour everyone forgot about it and it never really happened. Having asked everyones thoughts on the weekend it came out that instead of dancing all night, people were taking many random missions around the club and chill out room and most of us had a hard time finding each other cos we were always on the move. This of course is no bad thing because i probably walked just over 2 miles over that nite and need the excercise!
      The DJ's were absolutely Qualiteeeee and despite the missions and the chilling out, there was an enormous amount of stomping and "lets fookin av it" taking place! Even from the chillout room we had a good view of the DJ's, and it was becoming clear that Rob Tissera (who was amazing) and various other DJ's couldnt keep still either. 
      For a time CTW members took over the VIP section on stage when @Andy Farley (again, phenominal DJ) was rocking everyones world, but we soon got slung off so we took over the front of the dancefloor instead. 
      And so the next few hours passed in the blink of an eye but it was very eventful, batteredness, stompage and tunage were all flying round the rooms, and that just left us to an enormous queue to get out of The Sanctuary and back to the cars.
      Having sat in the cars discussing whether we should do Afterssential, we decided it would be fairly illegal and extremely rude if we were to miss it, so off we went driving in a convoy around the lovely Birmingham getting there fairly easily (thanx Pablo) and having arrived at Subway City we stood in the queue for another hour (GRRRRRR - but not to bad cos i was occupied) and having walked into yet another electric atmosphere, it all began again. After walking round and round and round.... the club and still not being able to [censored] out where all the rooms were, we finally ended up in the main room downstairs for a while, and as that filled up we went upstairs to the Trance Room and ended up taking some great photos with nearly every CTW member present.
      Stayed until about 12 o clock ( i think ) and at that very sad moment, our clubbing weekend came to a halt.
      THOSE OF YOU WHO MISSED IT, DONT WORRY BECAUSE WERE DOING IT ALL AGAIN IN FEB!!!!  AS WELL AS SUNDISSENTIAL NORTH AFTERWARDS AND CTW MEETUP 3 BEFORE. IF U DIDNT MISS IT THEN I EXPECT YOU'LL WANT TO GO AND REDO THE EXPERIENCE AGAIN.
      Quotes Of The Weekend
      @Scream : I've turned into a cuddle slut @Clubbing Si : This is the best Tidy Trax event yet @sentialSteve : (MR_Moo am i allowed to write it down??) @Shenlong : I'm staying straight tonight! @James : Why are you drinking tea??? I don't understand : REPLY : clubbing_Si : Because its there! Random lad I met : Raaaaaaaaaaa, i'm going to have children! Thanks to
      @pablo for talking more rubbish than anyone i've ever heard (all good tho). Chloe / @Damo (Xserv) for the various shots and vids. Tony De Vit for creating I Don't Care! + all The Members that joined us this weekend and all the current members who made it so special!  Words by @Clubbing Si

    • Wub Wub
      With the memory of Convergence the night before, I set off to see a different breed of hard dance DJ - some bloke they call Eddie Halliwell.
      The Cross itself is an amazing club. The crowd are some of the most up-for-it I've ever seen in my time clubbing, and the atmosphere of the place is off the chart. My only quibble is with too many people seemingly in one place. That and the heat, but once I'd found an air duct I was fine.
      Luke Neville's in the trance room showed me for the first time just why Serious regulars hold him in such high regard - the man was amazing. Elsewhere, the two lov-er-ly young fillies working the decks in the funky house room got my hips swaying for at least two reasons. Hopefully my photos came out.....

      However, the main reason I was there (well okay, the only reason I was there) was the man like Eddie Halliwell. And, as usual, he didn't disappoint. After missing Eddie Friday night at Slinky, he more than made up for it by playing a superlative set of some downright euphoric trance. Not as hard as I usually like it, but his encore made up for it....
      Over 4 Me. Bits and Pieces. What Ya Got For Me? A double rewind of Madagascar. All impeccably chopped and scratched. Su-perb. By this time the dancefloor in the main room had cleared a bit, and I was able to dance like a loon to my hearts content. Fantastic end to a fantastic night.
      And then it was onto the after party....
      TUNE OF THE NIGHT: Together - So Much Love to Give
      One of the few times I left the trance room was when the opening bars of this hands in the air house anthem echoed over to where I was dancing. A true tune that will live in the annals of the house music hall of fame.
      By Matt Young (@wub_wub)
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    • Wub Wub
      Not more Hard House. Well, if you insist....
      I spent a good hour beforehand chatting to the bouncers in Fridge bar next door, which meant I was moved straight to the front of the queue, and consequently was the sixth person into Convergeance. Nice.
      After making my prescence known to the rest of the CTWers, it was done to some serious boshing action. The main room (a colossal space) was heaving by 10:30pm, and the beats were dutifully supplied by the larger-than-life hard trance god that is Spencer Freeland. Synth riff and snare drum combined to get the party started.
      Elsewhere, the second room played a less-hard sound, with the wonderful Miss Tara Reynolds laying down the building blocks for a skyscraper of a set. 
      At this point, I was required to look after several of the worse for wear CTWers (cough @Shenlong cough @Ameliainleedscough). Not that it bothered me, but I was gone for quite some time and thus re-emerged into the main room in order to catch Karim laying down an absolutely brutal hard mix, possibly one of the hardest I've ever heard. I can tell a good set because I know I don't own of the tracks myself.
      BK followed in much the same fashion, as did the wonderful Phil Reynolds. The latter receiving the response of the night as he teased in his own P.O.S. 51. It was left to the king/queen of hard house himself, @Andy Farley to wrap up proceedings.
      Now, hearing @Andy Farley play is special. Hearing him play drum and bass is better, and hearing him do three encores is simply mind blowing. Full marks to him, as he kept the dance floor heaving til the end.
      As for the night as a whole, I was surprised to do a hard house event clean, but it is a stern testimont to the sheer energy that Frantic events exude that I was able to do so. 
      Put me down for the next one!
      TUNE OF THE NIGHT
      Sharkboy - Night Watch (or whatever that hard mix of At Night is called)
      I think it feels, I think it feels much better at niiiiiggghhht!
    • FleX
      It was a cold wet windy new years eve and me and my amigo Chris were going to Fantasy Island. We were full of high hopes for the event as we had never been to a fantasy island event before. After a 3 hour coach journey from Leeds we arrived. We got in straight away, no fuss, no cues, no searching!!!!  When we walked in we gazed up in amazement at this big mountainy, tree covered type thing with a slide inside a massive dome.
      One of the main reasons I go clubbing, as like a lot of you clubbers is for the crowd people you meet in the club. As we went walking around at the beginning we started noticing the crowd seemed a little different to what we were used to. Basically 30-40% of people were strutting around with their Rockports, Adidas poppers, chunky gold earrings and Burberry caps at 45degrees on their head! I am not prejudice in any way shape or form but when I saw groups of these people giving the clubbers who were wearing cyber gear or club wear grief I automatically started making assumptions about how the night was going to go. Lets just say my wallet went from open back pocket to zipped up front one, just in case! From this point my expectations for the night seemed a bit lower than before. Don't get me wrong I met some seriously nice friendly people as you would expect to do so but most people did notice this hostility.
      There were plenty of different arenas (well they were called arenas but many of them were more like rooms). There was the main arena which had Kelly Lorena and alike on, it never seemed to get very busy and public domain who were supposed to be playing didn't turn up.
      The hard trance room which was put on by Honeypot Recordings and Tasty was normally very busy but was a bit odd as it was all carpeted (very strange when dancing your ass off then walking on to hard wood flooring) also at one point when we were in there the sound system kept playing up for some reason. The drum and bass room was what you would expect from a drum and bass room, ie lots of strange smelling cigarettes, mad ass MCing and a bit of an underlying gangster style aggression amongst people. The old school room which was put on by Raindance was full of white gloves, smiley yellow faces, skeleton people and them white face mask things. It was a really uplifting room, it was the room out of all of them that seemed to have the most happy, smiley, clappy people. The trance room was by far the nicest looking room but was always dead and very cold. The house arena I can unfortunately not comment on because I didn't find it!!!! Oooops!! The hardhouse arena was ace, this is a bit of a biased opinion as hard house is my life. It was put on by Goodgrief and Insomniacz. The music was what you would expect with the most perfect choon being played at 12 midnight.. Tony De Vit - I Don't Care, lets just say that was one hell of a tingler choon!!! The hardcore room, put on by Vibelite was not my sort of thing but it was very entertaining with the MCing, video screens, dancers in cages and very intense banging music. This room was packed most of the time and lots of people I spoke to said it was by far their favourite room. There was also a restaurant/caf place for people who could manage some food  or if you fancied a cup of tea!! The food was expensive but I'm not sure about how expensive the drinks were.
      After 11 hours of dancing and lots of talking crap to people we got on the coach and headed back up to Leeds on the coach talking lots crap to people on the coach, some people who we were quite sure did not have the slightest clue what they were on about!!!
      In conclusion the night was very good because the trouble seemed to keep in certain areas so we stayed away and most people we met had said the same about the trouble.
      Best parts of night
      New Years in Hard House Room The people we met Bad points of night
      Prices of food Attitude from some people Closing at 6 Not enough seats As soon as we got back to Leeds we headed home for a quick shower and change of clothes and back off we went to Sundissential North at Evolution in Leeds.
      Sundissential
      This was the last Sundissential to be held at Evolution and boyeeeeeeee did it go out with a bang!!!!!! It was one of the busiest Sundissentials I have ever seen. It had the usual DJs i.e. Rob Tissera, Eddie Halliwell, Jez and Charlie, Andy Farley to name but a few. It was Sundissential VS Sundissential North.
      There was the usual Sundissential North mad cats that seem to be there every month but most of them seemed to be flagging slightly with it being NYD and most people having no sleep, like my self, but the party went on. The atmosphere was pure electricity in the main room as everyone seemed to be on a mad mission to dance their arses off as it was the end of an era at Evolution. The second room was considerably more chilled out with the choons being quieter and the overall temperature being quite a bit cooler. In the second room it was Sundissential and in the main room it was Sundissential North, not much difference apart from the temperature and the volume.
      One of the most amusing parts of the night had to be whilst Illogic was playing a seriously banging set all of a sudden the music cut out. The dance floor stopped all movement and took in a massive gasp of air, then the laughing and cheering began. As you would expect it did not take long until the sounds were back blasting out of the speakers, then it happened again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again!! It seemed to happen about 10 times until eventually the dance floor emptied! Apparently there was a problem with the fire alarms because it was too hot.
      At the end of the night there seemed to be an air of sadness that people were not wanting to show because they were wanting to go out on a high note. Rob Tisserra was the man to finish it off in the main room blasting out the Sundissential anthems such as 4 Motion-Over for me and Warrior-Warrior. Even the people who appeared to be flagging during the rest of the night seemed to be able to conjure up the energy to go crazy at the end.
      If you have not been to a Sundissential at Evolution in Leeds you have unfortunately missed out on a really unique night, they will have to find somewhere very special to be able to compare with the atmosphere that was generated in Evolution.
      After that it was straight to the after party that went on all night. Then finally got to bed some time the next day. Messy but utterly amazing New Years!!
      Since writing this it has been discovered that Sundissential is not moving from Evolution, it was an evil, evil, evil rumour that everyone seemed to have heard and believed!!! 
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    • Wub Wub
      How long have I been clubbing? It's gotta be since I started Uni, so we're looking at about two and half/three years. In that time, I've had a load of amazing experiences. I've heard 15,000 people chant "Lager lager lager" when Darren Emerson dropped Underworld's Born Slippy. I've pogoed around to 4Motion's Over4Me whilst Andy Farley yelled "Cheese!" next to me. I've sung along to Orbital's live rendition of Doctor Who. I've clubbed for 42hrs straight. I've watched the sun sink into the Mersey at my first ever Creamfields.
      But those events are nothing. Nothing compared to what I did on the 6th December 2002. I have had some amazing experiences in and around clubs, but nothing will ever top leading 40 of my closest clubbing friends in a hand clap to Paul Van Dyks For An Angel. It simply can't be beaten.
      But that's starting at the end. Lets rewind to a few scant hours earlier.....
      I spent the most of Friday afternoon/evening travelling from the south coast of England to Nottingham. Myself and DJTommy kept ourselves amused by laughing at hard house mixes we'd done the night before that 'sounded alright at the time', and generally working ourselves up for the no doubt deluge of debauchery we would encounter beneath the shadow of Nottingham castle. 
      On arrival in bitterly cold Nottingham, we were greeted by the presence of @Clubbing Si, @Amelia, @James and @Nick G, who had all chosen to park in the same carpark as us. Who says @SarahPVC can't give directions!

      After a brief tour round several of Nottinghams seedier petrol stations (in case you were wondering where the Haribo came from), a rather cold Wub was ready to enter the Edge. Apart from the friendliness of the door staff (no searches, thanks very much....) we climbed the stairway in front of us, and ascended to ClubtheWorld's own piece of clubland.

      Firstly, praise must be given to @ElsxBells & @Sophie. Both the girls did a magnificent job on the banners, and the room looked amazing for it. Now, onto the matter of the music. For anyone who has ever received one of @Tony P's mix CDs, we all know he can mix hard house with the best of them. But the question was, could he still cut it with a trancier set? Well, both @SteveSpectrum and him barked a resounding YES to that question, and the tunes flowed like wine all night. My own personal highlight, aside from the pre mentioned PVD hand clap had to be the cheeky Vengaboys bootleg played by Steve. Superb.
      I really am lost for words on how to describe the feeling inside the club. If you weren't there, then you can't possibly imagine the buzz and atmosphere of what was literally one big house party. The vibe was electric, indeed the dancefloor literally crackled and bristled (and made the records jump if you danced too much.) Kudos to everyone who was there, I didn't get a single bad word said to me all night.
      My only regret is that it was over too soon. But then again, time flies when you're dancing your tits off.

      Highlights of the Night;
      @CreamyC's outfit. It could only be described as someone vomiting a stars and stripes over Willy Wonka. Meeting all the members who I'd already met, and all the ones whose first time it was. Great people make a great party. The lone barman who watched the carnage unfold. @James' clubbing trousers. Ex-C&A man goes cyber shock! The after party at Bar None (is that the name, I forget). Messy. The after after party at @Shenlong's house. Even messier. And with more rally driving. My water fight with @tidygirl. Revenge will be had.....
    • Wub Wub
      Wow, is all we can say for this one. Wow. And that was just the car journey up there! 130mph all the way in an American Import Thunderbird, 150bpm hard house blaring into my ears is definitely the way to get yourself in the mood for an all night stomp fest.
      Anyways, enough of that. For a start, a quick shout out to everyone I was in the car park (C3, or 3C, I can't quite remember) with. Especially the gaggle (the correct collective term for a group of cyber kids) that numbered about 50 identically dressed fluoro teenagers opposite us - nice to see some individuality amongst clubland!

      Given the length of the queue, waiting time to get inside only amounted to about 20 mins, and thus remains in the 'tolerable' area. Once inside (entering into the Tidy Trax arena - NICE!), the atmosphere didn't really take me. It was a bit too cold in all of the arenas, the music hadn't even STARTED in Gatecrasher main, and the place gave an overall empty feel to it. Still, it was going to get better. A lot better. By the time I'd commandeered a VIP pass and heard Nick Sentience drop Revolution (sans vocals, never heard that before), the grin and gurn double had taken over me.
      However, staying in one place for an event like this would mean missing something, so the wanderlust took over. In my travels, I not only managed to meet a variety of new CTWers, some of whom I may have scared, some of whom I definitely scared, but I also managed to see the following;
      Underworld for a stunning rendition of new single Two Months Off. You Bring light in, to the darkness....... Superb. Hyde and Smith demonstrated that even without Mr Emerson's dancefloor savvy, they can still rock the joint. Tiesto roadblocking the main arena (I had my own way of getting through the crowds at this point), with a set that I've heard many describe as 'awe-inspiring'. Despite a lacklustre opening half hour, the Dutch dynamo managed to take it above and beyond, and proved to the assembled masses just why he is rated No.1 in the world. X-Press 2 once again tearing the roof off the Bugged Out! arena, and slapping all bedroom DJ's hard around the face with their now legendary six deck, three mixer madness.  Lab4 proving that they are the undisputed kings of underground hard dance, with their staggering 160bpm set ripping through a selection of nu-classics, and bringing their music to a crowd that begged for more. Tidy Boys Well, Amo and Andy need no introduction to these pages, and once again the boys that are Tidy ripped the living [censored] out of the Tidy Trax arena. And not a Blockbuster theme tune in sight. Tune of the Night

      This is a toughie. X-Press 2 nearly squeezed it for the singalong that Lazy caused, as did Underworld with the live version of Born Slippy. But even the definitive beer boy anthem (Lager, Lager, Lager....) paled into insignifcance, when compared with the sheer aural orgasm that is;
      Lee Haslam - Music is the Drug Tidy Trax' very own Tony P lookalike has created the anthem of many an event this year, and Gatecrasher NEC was another feather in the cap.

      Noteworthy Events
      The magical mystical journey that many have dubbed, 'Tresh's Adventures' The security jacket, and with it the ability to push through large crowds of people and get away with it. The insanely overpriced (as per usual) laminates. The rather crap chill out room. Two X-Boxes and some overpriced bints charging for massages does not make a good rest area. And why the f^ck couldn't we smoke? (NOTE: I gave up smoking after Global Gathering, but it's the principal....) The numerous ClubTheWorld group hugs that took place.  The area we commandeered at the back of the Tidy Trax arena. And when the music had all stopped, only one thing could be heard above the deafening silence of the main room..... WILL YOU START THE FANS, PLEASE!
    • FleX
      This was the first time I had visited Parlez Vous and I was expecting a truly awesome night from what I had heard from friends and other clubbers I had met. There was a lot of hassle sorting out going as Parlez Vous is for people who are members or have invitations to go, so do not just turn up and assume you will be able to enter. Another thing you need to know about Parlez Vous is that you have to take your own drink as there is not a bar, well there is a little place selling water and cups of tea!!!! Because of this you will see people swigging down bottles of straight vodka and alike.
      There was the main room down stairs which plays the hardest of the hard when it comes to hard house, it was seriously banging!!!! Upstairs there was funky house which seemed to be mainly there just for people who needed to chill out a bit from the bangingness of downstairs. Downstairs there was Shan, Cheeky Boys, Stan, Jon, iD, Butch D and Karim. For me personally and the people I was with Shan rocked the place most out of all of them followed by Karim and Cheeky Boys. Shan seemed to have an ora of up coming greatness and when he started monkeying around with the classic TDV-Are You All Ready? he showed how much potential he has and how big he will be given a year. Karim and Cheeky Boys showed off with some shit hot trickery but did not seem to be so willing to entertain as Shan.
      Upstairs there was Dan Tait, Hatty Lovehearts,  Lucy Locket and Tintin playing. I can not really comment on the Djing upstairs but from friends who were up there quite a lot apparently Tintin ruled the night but everyone who played did a more than good job.
      One of the most startling things about Parlez Vous is the rawness of the club, it is basically a warehouse that has been changed into a club, there has not been tons of money thrown at the d'cor, it is simply UV paint splashed around on the walls, this may not sound to be your cup of tea but it adds to the deep down dirty, hard, genuine vibe you get from the club. Sundissential is a light and bouncy atmosphere but Parlez Vous is dark and underground. The crowd was spot on, there did not seem to be a bad un amongst them all, everyone seems to be there for the same reason, to get away from commercial clubs and get down to some proper hardcore clubbing.
      @FleX

  • Reviews

    • Wub Wub
      On paper at least, this appears to be the perfect night with the perfect lineup. Matt Darey ("Lord of the trance" according to Marcella Woods) and Scot Project in the main room, Lisa Lashes, respledent with her lapdog A* upstairs, aptly support by Neil Appeal and Mark Leish, and the mighty kings of the old skool Altern 8 handling proceedings in the Old Skool Euphoria room. Let's see if they can live up to the hype.
      Well knock me sideways with a 1210, if it wasn't the best godamn selection of tunes I've ever heard in my life! The main room was rocking to a selection of the finest trance records known to man, my own personal favourites being Darey's own mix of Grace's Not Over Yet, and the roar that greeted Scot Project as he dropped his own classic Overdrive nearly drowned out the monster kick drum. 
      Elsewhere, the Extreme Euphoria room had an extra three inches stomped into it's floor as cyberkids, ClubTheWorlders and antipodeans alike pogoed their way through the latest and greatest tracks the hard dance spectrum has to offer. Rob Tissera's Burning, a long time stayer in my box was on offer, and the up for it crowd of boshwits lapped up every snare drum roll, every synth riff and every vocal snippet the hard house jocks could throw at them.
      But for me the highlight was the Best of Old Skool Euphoria room. Easily the strongest release in the Euphoria series, the room itself lived up to the reputation forged by the album, and Altern 8 delivered a monster selection of old skool classics. The Prodigy were in strong force, with both Charly and Your Love getting a look in, as was the classic Lock Up. They scowled at DJTommy when he requested Searching for My Rizla, but changed to a grin as they dropped Frequency for their closing tune. Absolutley astounding, and one of the main reasons I was in tears as the music finished.
      Tune of the Night
      Grace - Not Over Yet (Matt Darey mix)
      DJ of the Night
      Although I don't usually rate him, A* astounded me with his deft selection of tunes, and the sheer brilliance with which he ended proceedings in the Extreme room/
      Quote of the Night
      DJTommy - You enjoying the music? Random woman - Yeah, it's quality DJTommy - Altern 8 are amazing, don't you think? Random woman - I'm engaged to one of them actually. Words by Matt Young (@wub_wub)
    • FleX
      Well this was the Sundissential North that people did not think would happen. Everyone at the previous 1 thought that it was the last 1, but no, Sundissential North was going nowhere.
      Room 1
      ANNE SAVAGE, ILOGIK, MARK GRAY, PHIL REYNOLDS, NICK RAFFERTY, TOLLEY and ANDY FARLEY back to back with ROB TISSERA. As you would expect all of the DJs played top notch sets but personally I thought that Andy Farley back to back with Rob Tissera was the most banging, followed very closely by Mark Gray.
      Room 2
      PAUL GLAZBY, IAN M, CHARLOTTE BIRCH, JEZ & CHARLIE, STRANGE DAVE and MARK AUSTIN. Mr Glazby was the king of room 2 showing that he is by far one of the great DJs of the moment (well, my opinion!!!)
      Recently Sundissential seems to have been getting busier ever time but this one did not seem to be as packed, basically you could walk around at a reasonable pace without having to constantly stop etc!
      There was the usual mad heads there but this time I ended up meeting a load of new people for whom it was their first Sundissential. This never really seems to happen, it always seems to be regulars who go every month that I talk [censored] with!!!! Massive shout outs going to Gemma, Michelle, Matt, Chris, my amigos I went with, Lush MickEy, @Guyver (yes THE Guyver) and the many others who's names I cant remember! Oh yeah I finally met Mr CTW, @James, good meeting ya at last.
      There were some people who were seriously tapped in the head who I was genuinely concerned for, such as the dood who ended up being taken to hospital for putting too much up his nose and the dood who kept saying he wanted to die at Sundissential that night. Not good.
      Overall it was exactly what you would expect from Sundissential north, a very friendly atmosphere, top DJs, banging choonies, mad outfits and and the overall bouncy hard atmosphere. It was not one of the best Sundissential norths ever but it was a top quality night.
      @FleX
    • Clubbing Si
      The biggest meetup yet showed us all how successful ClubtheWorld is for bringing many friends together into a single community! This week alone i have received many PM's from plenty of members thanking us all for introducing them to each other!
      Having arrived at The Kerry Man preclub meetup (pub) - BTW Thanx @Mr Moo 4 sorting that out- at around 9 o clock, the night just got better and better. Although the queue was more of a mob and possibly the longest ive ever had to wait to get into a club, it was 110% worth it. 
      After finally making it through the door after at least an hour, we all walked into The Sanctuary, which was a fantastic venue for Sundissential and without a doubt its true home. The Venue although not the closest to Subway City (Afterssential) was absolutely unbelievable in comparison to DNA (the old Academy Venue). It boasted an incredible chillout room upstairs which we spent a lot of time in. With people sprawled everywhere, ClubTheWorld basically took over the entire bottom section of it (overlooking the main dancefloor downstairs), and there we vegged.
      Upon entering the club I was immediately hit by the electricity that was in the air, the atmosphere was incredible, just another factor which made the night so successful, and having turned to the other CTW people i went in with, the delight on their face was blatantly obvious too.
      The first order of the night was to arrange a dance-off to see the true CTW dancing god, unfortunately the messyness was looming and within about half an hour everyone forgot about it and it never really happened. Having asked everyones thoughts on the weekend it came out that instead of dancing all night, people were taking many random missions around the club and chill out room and most of us had a hard time finding each other cos we were always on the move. This of course is no bad thing because i probably walked just over 2 miles over that nite and need the excercise!
      The DJ's were absolutely Qualiteeeee and despite the missions and the chilling out, there was an enormous amount of stomping and "lets fookin av it" taking place! Even from the chillout room we had a good view of the DJ's, and it was becoming clear that Rob Tissera (who was amazing) and various other DJ's couldnt keep still either. 
      For a time CTW members took over the VIP section on stage when @Andy Farley (again, phenominal DJ) was rocking everyones world, but we soon got slung off so we took over the front of the dancefloor instead. 
      And so the next few hours passed in the blink of an eye but it was very eventful, batteredness, stompage and tunage were all flying round the rooms, and that just left us to an enormous queue to get out of The Sanctuary and back to the cars.
      Having sat in the cars discussing whether we should do Afterssential, we decided it would be fairly illegal and extremely rude if we were to miss it, so off we went driving in a convoy around the lovely Birmingham getting there fairly easily (thanx Pablo) and having arrived at Subway City we stood in the queue for another hour (GRRRRRR - but not to bad cos i was occupied) and having walked into yet another electric atmosphere, it all began again. After walking round and round and round.... the club and still not being able to [censored] out where all the rooms were, we finally ended up in the main room downstairs for a while, and as that filled up we went upstairs to the Trance Room and ended up taking some great photos with nearly every CTW member present.
      Stayed until about 12 o clock ( i think ) and at that very sad moment, our clubbing weekend came to a halt.
      THOSE OF YOU WHO MISSED IT, DONT WORRY BECAUSE WERE DOING IT ALL AGAIN IN FEB!!!!  AS WELL AS SUNDISSENTIAL NORTH AFTERWARDS AND CTW MEETUP 3 BEFORE. IF U DIDNT MISS IT THEN I EXPECT YOU'LL WANT TO GO AND REDO THE EXPERIENCE AGAIN.
      Quotes Of The Weekend
      @Scream : I've turned into a cuddle slut @Clubbing Si : This is the best Tidy Trax event yet @sentialSteve : (MR_Moo am i allowed to write it down??) @Shenlong : I'm staying straight tonight! @James : Why are you drinking tea??? I don't understand : REPLY : clubbing_Si : Because its there! Random lad I met : Raaaaaaaaaaa, i'm going to have children! Thanks to
      @pablo for talking more rubbish than anyone i've ever heard (all good tho). Chloe / @Damo (Xserv) for the various shots and vids. Tony De Vit for creating I Don't Care! + all The Members that joined us this weekend and all the current members who made it so special!  Words by @Clubbing Si

    • Wub Wub
      With the memory of Convergence the night before, I set off to see a different breed of hard dance DJ - some bloke they call Eddie Halliwell.
      The Cross itself is an amazing club. The crowd are some of the most up-for-it I've ever seen in my time clubbing, and the atmosphere of the place is off the chart. My only quibble is with too many people seemingly in one place. That and the heat, but once I'd found an air duct I was fine.
      Luke Neville's in the trance room showed me for the first time just why Serious regulars hold him in such high regard - the man was amazing. Elsewhere, the two lov-er-ly young fillies working the decks in the funky house room got my hips swaying for at least two reasons. Hopefully my photos came out.....

      However, the main reason I was there (well okay, the only reason I was there) was the man like Eddie Halliwell. And, as usual, he didn't disappoint. After missing Eddie Friday night at Slinky, he more than made up for it by playing a superlative set of some downright euphoric trance. Not as hard as I usually like it, but his encore made up for it....
      Over 4 Me. Bits and Pieces. What Ya Got For Me? A double rewind of Madagascar. All impeccably chopped and scratched. Su-perb. By this time the dancefloor in the main room had cleared a bit, and I was able to dance like a loon to my hearts content. Fantastic end to a fantastic night.
      And then it was onto the after party....
      TUNE OF THE NIGHT: Together - So Much Love to Give
      One of the few times I left the trance room was when the opening bars of this hands in the air house anthem echoed over to where I was dancing. A true tune that will live in the annals of the house music hall of fame.
      By Matt Young (@wub_wub)
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    • Wub Wub
      Not more Hard House. Well, if you insist....
      I spent a good hour beforehand chatting to the bouncers in Fridge bar next door, which meant I was moved straight to the front of the queue, and consequently was the sixth person into Convergeance. Nice.
      After making my prescence known to the rest of the CTWers, it was done to some serious boshing action. The main room (a colossal space) was heaving by 10:30pm, and the beats were dutifully supplied by the larger-than-life hard trance god that is Spencer Freeland. Synth riff and snare drum combined to get the party started.
      Elsewhere, the second room played a less-hard sound, with the wonderful Miss Tara Reynolds laying down the building blocks for a skyscraper of a set. 
      At this point, I was required to look after several of the worse for wear CTWers (cough @Shenlong cough @Ameliainleedscough). Not that it bothered me, but I was gone for quite some time and thus re-emerged into the main room in order to catch Karim laying down an absolutely brutal hard mix, possibly one of the hardest I've ever heard. I can tell a good set because I know I don't own of the tracks myself.
      BK followed in much the same fashion, as did the wonderful Phil Reynolds. The latter receiving the response of the night as he teased in his own P.O.S. 51. It was left to the king/queen of hard house himself, @Andy Farley to wrap up proceedings.
      Now, hearing @Andy Farley play is special. Hearing him play drum and bass is better, and hearing him do three encores is simply mind blowing. Full marks to him, as he kept the dance floor heaving til the end.
      As for the night as a whole, I was surprised to do a hard house event clean, but it is a stern testimont to the sheer energy that Frantic events exude that I was able to do so. 
      Put me down for the next one!
      TUNE OF THE NIGHT
      Sharkboy - Night Watch (or whatever that hard mix of At Night is called)
      I think it feels, I think it feels much better at niiiiiggghhht!
    • FleX
      It was a cold wet windy new years eve and me and my amigo Chris were going to Fantasy Island. We were full of high hopes for the event as we had never been to a fantasy island event before. After a 3 hour coach journey from Leeds we arrived. We got in straight away, no fuss, no cues, no searching!!!!  When we walked in we gazed up in amazement at this big mountainy, tree covered type thing with a slide inside a massive dome.
      One of the main reasons I go clubbing, as like a lot of you clubbers is for the crowd people you meet in the club. As we went walking around at the beginning we started noticing the crowd seemed a little different to what we were used to. Basically 30-40% of people were strutting around with their Rockports, Adidas poppers, chunky gold earrings and Burberry caps at 45degrees on their head! I am not prejudice in any way shape or form but when I saw groups of these people giving the clubbers who were wearing cyber gear or club wear grief I automatically started making assumptions about how the night was going to go. Lets just say my wallet went from open back pocket to zipped up front one, just in case! From this point my expectations for the night seemed a bit lower than before. Don't get me wrong I met some seriously nice friendly people as you would expect to do so but most people did notice this hostility.
      There were plenty of different arenas (well they were called arenas but many of them were more like rooms). There was the main arena which had Kelly Lorena and alike on, it never seemed to get very busy and public domain who were supposed to be playing didn't turn up.
      The hard trance room which was put on by Honeypot Recordings and Tasty was normally very busy but was a bit odd as it was all carpeted (very strange when dancing your ass off then walking on to hard wood flooring) also at one point when we were in there the sound system kept playing up for some reason. The drum and bass room was what you would expect from a drum and bass room, ie lots of strange smelling cigarettes, mad ass MCing and a bit of an underlying gangster style aggression amongst people. The old school room which was put on by Raindance was full of white gloves, smiley yellow faces, skeleton people and them white face mask things. It was a really uplifting room, it was the room out of all of them that seemed to have the most happy, smiley, clappy people. The trance room was by far the nicest looking room but was always dead and very cold. The house arena I can unfortunately not comment on because I didn't find it!!!! Oooops!! The hardhouse arena was ace, this is a bit of a biased opinion as hard house is my life. It was put on by Goodgrief and Insomniacz. The music was what you would expect with the most perfect choon being played at 12 midnight.. Tony De Vit - I Don't Care, lets just say that was one hell of a tingler choon!!! The hardcore room, put on by Vibelite was not my sort of thing but it was very entertaining with the MCing, video screens, dancers in cages and very intense banging music. This room was packed most of the time and lots of people I spoke to said it was by far their favourite room. There was also a restaurant/caf place for people who could manage some food  or if you fancied a cup of tea!! The food was expensive but I'm not sure about how expensive the drinks were.
      After 11 hours of dancing and lots of talking crap to people we got on the coach and headed back up to Leeds on the coach talking lots crap to people on the coach, some people who we were quite sure did not have the slightest clue what they were on about!!!
      In conclusion the night was very good because the trouble seemed to keep in certain areas so we stayed away and most people we met had said the same about the trouble.
      Best parts of night
      New Years in Hard House Room The people we met Bad points of night
      Prices of food Attitude from some people Closing at 6 Not enough seats As soon as we got back to Leeds we headed home for a quick shower and change of clothes and back off we went to Sundissential North at Evolution in Leeds.
      Sundissential
      This was the last Sundissential to be held at Evolution and boyeeeeeeee did it go out with a bang!!!!!! It was one of the busiest Sundissentials I have ever seen. It had the usual DJs i.e. Rob Tissera, Eddie Halliwell, Jez and Charlie, Andy Farley to name but a few. It was Sundissential VS Sundissential North.
      There was the usual Sundissential North mad cats that seem to be there every month but most of them seemed to be flagging slightly with it being NYD and most people having no sleep, like my self, but the party went on. The atmosphere was pure electricity in the main room as everyone seemed to be on a mad mission to dance their arses off as it was the end of an era at Evolution. The second room was considerably more chilled out with the choons being quieter and the overall temperature being quite a bit cooler. In the second room it was Sundissential and in the main room it was Sundissential North, not much difference apart from the temperature and the volume.
      One of the most amusing parts of the night had to be whilst Illogic was playing a seriously banging set all of a sudden the music cut out. The dance floor stopped all movement and took in a massive gasp of air, then the laughing and cheering began. As you would expect it did not take long until the sounds were back blasting out of the speakers, then it happened again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again!! It seemed to happen about 10 times until eventually the dance floor emptied! Apparently there was a problem with the fire alarms because it was too hot.
      At the end of the night there seemed to be an air of sadness that people were not wanting to show because they were wanting to go out on a high note. Rob Tisserra was the man to finish it off in the main room blasting out the Sundissential anthems such as 4 Motion-Over for me and Warrior-Warrior. Even the people who appeared to be flagging during the rest of the night seemed to be able to conjure up the energy to go crazy at the end.
      If you have not been to a Sundissential at Evolution in Leeds you have unfortunately missed out on a really unique night, they will have to find somewhere very special to be able to compare with the atmosphere that was generated in Evolution.
      After that it was straight to the after party that went on all night. Then finally got to bed some time the next day. Messy but utterly amazing New Years!!
      Since writing this it has been discovered that Sundissential is not moving from Evolution, it was an evil, evil, evil rumour that everyone seemed to have heard and believed!!! 
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    • Wub Wub
      How long have I been clubbing? It's gotta be since I started Uni, so we're looking at about two and half/three years. In that time, I've had a load of amazing experiences. I've heard 15,000 people chant "Lager lager lager" when Darren Emerson dropped Underworld's Born Slippy. I've pogoed around to 4Motion's Over4Me whilst Andy Farley yelled "Cheese!" next to me. I've sung along to Orbital's live rendition of Doctor Who. I've clubbed for 42hrs straight. I've watched the sun sink into the Mersey at my first ever Creamfields.
      But those events are nothing. Nothing compared to what I did on the 6th December 2002. I have had some amazing experiences in and around clubs, but nothing will ever top leading 40 of my closest clubbing friends in a hand clap to Paul Van Dyks For An Angel. It simply can't be beaten.
      But that's starting at the end. Lets rewind to a few scant hours earlier.....
      I spent the most of Friday afternoon/evening travelling from the south coast of England to Nottingham. Myself and DJTommy kept ourselves amused by laughing at hard house mixes we'd done the night before that 'sounded alright at the time', and generally working ourselves up for the no doubt deluge of debauchery we would encounter beneath the shadow of Nottingham castle. 
      On arrival in bitterly cold Nottingham, we were greeted by the presence of @Clubbing Si, @Amelia, @James and @Nick G, who had all chosen to park in the same carpark as us. Who says @SarahPVC can't give directions!

      After a brief tour round several of Nottinghams seedier petrol stations (in case you were wondering where the Haribo came from), a rather cold Wub was ready to enter the Edge. Apart from the friendliness of the door staff (no searches, thanks very much....) we climbed the stairway in front of us, and ascended to ClubtheWorld's own piece of clubland.

      Firstly, praise must be given to @ElsxBells & @Sophie. Both the girls did a magnificent job on the banners, and the room looked amazing for it. Now, onto the matter of the music. For anyone who has ever received one of @Tony P's mix CDs, we all know he can mix hard house with the best of them. But the question was, could he still cut it with a trancier set? Well, both @SteveSpectrum and him barked a resounding YES to that question, and the tunes flowed like wine all night. My own personal highlight, aside from the pre mentioned PVD hand clap had to be the cheeky Vengaboys bootleg played by Steve. Superb.
      I really am lost for words on how to describe the feeling inside the club. If you weren't there, then you can't possibly imagine the buzz and atmosphere of what was literally one big house party. The vibe was electric, indeed the dancefloor literally crackled and bristled (and made the records jump if you danced too much.) Kudos to everyone who was there, I didn't get a single bad word said to me all night.
      My only regret is that it was over too soon. But then again, time flies when you're dancing your tits off.

      Highlights of the Night;
      @CreamyC's outfit. It could only be described as someone vomiting a stars and stripes over Willy Wonka. Meeting all the members who I'd already met, and all the ones whose first time it was. Great people make a great party. The lone barman who watched the carnage unfold. @James' clubbing trousers. Ex-C&A man goes cyber shock! The after party at Bar None (is that the name, I forget). Messy. The after after party at @Shenlong's house. Even messier. And with more rally driving. My water fight with @tidygirl. Revenge will be had.....
    • Wub Wub
      Wow, is all we can say for this one. Wow. And that was just the car journey up there! 130mph all the way in an American Import Thunderbird, 150bpm hard house blaring into my ears is definitely the way to get yourself in the mood for an all night stomp fest.
      Anyways, enough of that. For a start, a quick shout out to everyone I was in the car park (C3, or 3C, I can't quite remember) with. Especially the gaggle (the correct collective term for a group of cyber kids) that numbered about 50 identically dressed fluoro teenagers opposite us - nice to see some individuality amongst clubland!

      Given the length of the queue, waiting time to get inside only amounted to about 20 mins, and thus remains in the 'tolerable' area. Once inside (entering into the Tidy Trax arena - NICE!), the atmosphere didn't really take me. It was a bit too cold in all of the arenas, the music hadn't even STARTED in Gatecrasher main, and the place gave an overall empty feel to it. Still, it was going to get better. A lot better. By the time I'd commandeered a VIP pass and heard Nick Sentience drop Revolution (sans vocals, never heard that before), the grin and gurn double had taken over me.
      However, staying in one place for an event like this would mean missing something, so the wanderlust took over. In my travels, I not only managed to meet a variety of new CTWers, some of whom I may have scared, some of whom I definitely scared, but I also managed to see the following;
      Underworld for a stunning rendition of new single Two Months Off. You Bring light in, to the darkness....... Superb. Hyde and Smith demonstrated that even without Mr Emerson's dancefloor savvy, they can still rock the joint. Tiesto roadblocking the main arena (I had my own way of getting through the crowds at this point), with a set that I've heard many describe as 'awe-inspiring'. Despite a lacklustre opening half hour, the Dutch dynamo managed to take it above and beyond, and proved to the assembled masses just why he is rated No.1 in the world. X-Press 2 once again tearing the roof off the Bugged Out! arena, and slapping all bedroom DJ's hard around the face with their now legendary six deck, three mixer madness.  Lab4 proving that they are the undisputed kings of underground hard dance, with their staggering 160bpm set ripping through a selection of nu-classics, and bringing their music to a crowd that begged for more. Tidy Boys Well, Amo and Andy need no introduction to these pages, and once again the boys that are Tidy ripped the living [censored] out of the Tidy Trax arena. And not a Blockbuster theme tune in sight. Tune of the Night

      This is a toughie. X-Press 2 nearly squeezed it for the singalong that Lazy caused, as did Underworld with the live version of Born Slippy. But even the definitive beer boy anthem (Lager, Lager, Lager....) paled into insignifcance, when compared with the sheer aural orgasm that is;
      Lee Haslam - Music is the Drug Tidy Trax' very own Tony P lookalike has created the anthem of many an event this year, and Gatecrasher NEC was another feather in the cap.

      Noteworthy Events
      The magical mystical journey that many have dubbed, 'Tresh's Adventures' The security jacket, and with it the ability to push through large crowds of people and get away with it. The insanely overpriced (as per usual) laminates. The rather crap chill out room. Two X-Boxes and some overpriced bints charging for massages does not make a good rest area. And why the f^ck couldn't we smoke? (NOTE: I gave up smoking after Global Gathering, but it's the principal....) The numerous ClubTheWorld group hugs that took place.  The area we commandeered at the back of the Tidy Trax arena. And when the music had all stopped, only one thing could be heard above the deafening silence of the main room..... WILL YOU START THE FANS, PLEASE!
    • FleX
      This was the first time I had visited Parlez Vous and I was expecting a truly awesome night from what I had heard from friends and other clubbers I had met. There was a lot of hassle sorting out going as Parlez Vous is for people who are members or have invitations to go, so do not just turn up and assume you will be able to enter. Another thing you need to know about Parlez Vous is that you have to take your own drink as there is not a bar, well there is a little place selling water and cups of tea!!!! Because of this you will see people swigging down bottles of straight vodka and alike.
      There was the main room down stairs which plays the hardest of the hard when it comes to hard house, it was seriously banging!!!! Upstairs there was funky house which seemed to be mainly there just for people who needed to chill out a bit from the bangingness of downstairs. Downstairs there was Shan, Cheeky Boys, Stan, Jon, iD, Butch D and Karim. For me personally and the people I was with Shan rocked the place most out of all of them followed by Karim and Cheeky Boys. Shan seemed to have an ora of up coming greatness and when he started monkeying around with the classic TDV-Are You All Ready? he showed how much potential he has and how big he will be given a year. Karim and Cheeky Boys showed off with some shit hot trickery but did not seem to be so willing to entertain as Shan.
      Upstairs there was Dan Tait, Hatty Lovehearts,  Lucy Locket and Tintin playing. I can not really comment on the Djing upstairs but from friends who were up there quite a lot apparently Tintin ruled the night but everyone who played did a more than good job.
      One of the most startling things about Parlez Vous is the rawness of the club, it is basically a warehouse that has been changed into a club, there has not been tons of money thrown at the d'cor, it is simply UV paint splashed around on the walls, this may not sound to be your cup of tea but it adds to the deep down dirty, hard, genuine vibe you get from the club. Sundissential is a light and bouncy atmosphere but Parlez Vous is dark and underground. The crowd was spot on, there did not seem to be a bad un amongst them all, everyone seems to be there for the same reason, to get away from commercial clubs and get down to some proper hardcore clubbing.
      @FleX
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