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"After the heady days of rave, many thought the era of one nation under one roof was long gone. 1997 proved everyone wrong with a series of packed one-off parties incorporating house, drum n'bass and underground garage. Clubbers flocked in their thousands to Fantazia....... the boys are back in town...." Mixmag A Rave ReviewTwelve hours in club? That isn't so much a night out as a short break!! NickyV was there, in the thick of the action, reporting fearlessly for Scrapie on what may go down as THE night of the year. On the basis that not even Superman can dance for a full twelve hours we decided to take the late-shift and arrived at about midnight. After an hour of standing in the harsh Manchester chilliness, we were tempted to sack it off and go home, but it was the hypnotic bass coming from inside which kept me in the queue. So the mood of our party, when we finally managed to get in, was very much "f*!% it -we've queued for this long if it's s*** we'll just go home". Not altogether conducive to the best night out. Basically, what made it such a mega night for me was purely the standard of the music, which gave the crowd something to really get excited about and was therefore fundamental in creating the wicked atmosphere. I don't want to go into too much detail about every DJ and their set, but here are some of the highlight for me, CJ Boland on the main stage played a predictable greatest-hits kind of set, but then again why the f*!& not if your greatest hits are as great as his? In fact, when he played his most famous tune "The Prophet" all 12,000 people in the room were dancing hard and fast and going absolutely mental. He was followed by Carl Cox, without a doubt the best-three deck mixer in the country, fresh from playing Oxford Ice-rink earlier in the evening. Carl Cox's set was proof that he is mega, and that all that whinging about radio DJ's and their ability to mix DOES NOT APPLY. (I think Pete Tong gives them all bad name.) For me, though, and I know it's a cliché and a half, but the V.I.P room was the one which, for me really kicked ass. What was on display in there was simply the finest funky house and garage I think I have ever heard. I NEED to be V.I.P more often!!! (OK Vinton, I get the hint! -Music Ed). Still V.I.P or not, there were certainly more V.F.Ps (very f***ed people) staggering with me into the greyness of the Manchester morning. And d'you know what? I would have done it all again. What a night! 25/10. NickyV Event CDs
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