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Howdy! I'm Bart and I live in Ipswich, although you'll often see me practising the motto "don't stay in" somewhere in or around London. I'll mostly go to parties playing classic house, old skool hardcore, techno, hard/psy-trance or original happy hardcore / bouncy techno. My favourite events which I try not to miss are Promised Land, Raindance, Freeformation and (when they run a proper all-nighter and it doesn't clash with Promised Land!) Lost.

I've been DJing since 1996 although I stopped doing gigs and my college radio show some time ago and now just turn out occasional mixtapes (still using the original old skool format!). I'm currently focusing my interest on '87-'89 house and eclectic/classic Balearic chill but my collection spans everything from 70's b-boy funk breaks to '09 house and from minimal mmmbient to speedcore gabber! I freely admit that I'm a bit of a trainspotter and have spent countless hours working on the Discogs music database where I also have a few spare CDs for sale.

I've been raving for half my life now and I'm pleased to say that I've kept a list of every club, rave, gig and festival I've attended over the years. At last count there were over 750 listed - which is why I'm glad I kept a list since I couldn't remember half of them, even going au naturel!

Nostalgia ain't as good as it used to be (sorry, old joke!) but these are the parties that have meant the most to me during my raving career: Clueless at the Junction (Cambridge), Megadog at the Junction and at the Rocket (Islington), Final Frontier at Club UK (Wandsworth), Labrynth (Dalston and Tottenham), Escape From Samsara at the Fridge (Brixton), Pendragon at the Tyssen St Studios (Dalston) and their Carry On Regardless festies (Llanwrytd, Wales), United Dance and Slammin' Vinyl at Bagladies (King's Cross), Hardcore Heaven and Helter Skelter at the Sanctuary (Milton Keynes), Future Dance at the Castle Studios (Old Kent Rd) and at Bagladies, Back To 89 at the Camden Palace (Camden duh) and Raindance at the Drome / SEOne (London Bridge).

Lastly a quick shout out to my bestest buds on DSI - Stu8 [:] and Chev =}:-o

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Music I listen to: Club Classics, Funky House, Electro House, Old Skool House, Acid House, Hard Trance, Psy-Trance, Hardcore, Old Skool Hardcore, Electro, Breaks, Minimal Techno, Detroit Techno, Acid Techno, Jump Up Drum and Bass, Jungle, Hip Hop, Funk, Chillout / Leftfield

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Daytime 188 photos! Riverdance - the 9th Birthday Bash @ Golden Jubilee (boat) in London (UK), Sun 27 Sep
Music : Old Skool Hardcore, Breaks and Jungle
2717 photos! Raindance's Annual Slightly Late Valentines Ball @ seOne in London (UK), Sat 21 Feb
Music : Club Classics, Dirty House, Tech House, Old Skool House, Acid House, Hard Dance, Breaks, Minimal Techno, Funky Techno, Electro Techno, Liquid Drum and Bass, Jump Up Drum and Bass and Jungle
32 photos! SMARTIE PARTIEs Valentines @ Scala in London (UK), Sat 14 Feb
Music : House
Promised Land @ Club Opera in London (UK), Sat 31 Jan
Music : Club Classics and House
1885 photos! History Of Hardcore - The £5 Payback 3rd Birthday Special @ Jacks in London (UK), Sat 24 Jan
Music : Old Skool House, Hardcore, Old Skool Hardcore and Jungle
NYE! 7 photos! Promised Land NYE @ Shepherds Bush Empire in London (UK), Wed 31 Dec 2008
Music : Club Classics, Funky House, Electro House and Old Skool House
189 photos! Promised Land @ KOKO in London (UK), Sat 15 Nov 2008
Music : Club Classics and Old Skool House
1998 photos! Freeformation: Happily Ever Plastered! @ Hidden in London (UK), Fri 03 Oct 2008
Music : Hard House, Hardstyle, Hard Trance, Trance, Psy-Trance, Hardcore and Old Skool Hardcore
4085 photos! Raindance 19th Birthday @ seOne in London (UK), Sat 20 Sep 2008
Music : Club Classics, Funky House, Electro House, Dirty House, Old Skool House, Acid House, Hard House, Hard Trance, Hardcore, Old Skool Hardcore, Breaks, Acid Techno and Drum and Bass
419 photos! Promised Land @ KOKO in London (UK), Sat 23 Aug 2008
Music : Old Skool House and Old Skool Hardcore

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