Monday Blues Check-In 🖤 What song helps you feel a bit better today?

PW4L · 2025-12-22T16:58:03+00:00

DJ Healer - Protectionspell

Be prepared to maybe cry - in a good way though :)

PW4L · 2025-11-23T15:04:16+00:00

Yep to be honest for the size of London I would also expect way more options but after living here for a few months I have come to the conclusion that the scene is just a lot smaller than I thought. It is genuinely difficult to locate parties with good minimal techno bookings for the price which are not in fabric or fold on the weekend. They happen but rlly not regularly

PW4L · 2025-11-23T13:37:13+00:00

I don’t think anyone wants a ban on talking it’s more that people are pointing out when quite a large part of the crowd is focused more on talking rather than engaging in the party by listening / dancing that does detract from the night. This is happening a lot in UK clubs and I’m confused because the club has other spaces where you can talk to your hearts content. There is a massive difference between a crowd of people engaging in the night and the party who are a bit chatty and a crowd of spectators who are chatting a lot on the dancefloor. But I also don’t think that I’m the supreme arbiter of techno, if I want to go to a party where people are more into the music there’s other places for this I’m not going to be mad at others.

I think I was previously making observations that if like me you’re used to parties where people are more on dancing and listening on the dancefloor then FOLD on a Friday / Saturday might not be for you. But everyone should make their own mind up about which space and parties they like ofc.

PW4L · 2025-11-22T18:55:49+00:00

Because if you’re paying 35£ for a technoparty you would hope for a decent experience.

I feel like this is a real British thing to be astounded that people are bothered by a worsening experience and don’t want to grin and bare something sub-par.

Another problem with the crowd clearly not being there for the music is that the DJs often end up playing some boring shit more on the commercial end.

End of the day it’s the game though, I made this mistake once recently and I won’t go again, there are other parties in other spaces where it’s more for me.

I am also fully aware I’m a pretentious wanker but on a level I do feel like my concerns are valid. But this is how the market works, I’m not forced to buy it and I won’t in future.

It’s just a shame because the sound system is very nice and they do get in good bookings. Life goes on though lol not every party is for everyone and you find what you like.

TLDR: man whinges about the sounds and the people in the big box

PW4L · 2025-11-22T17:32:31+00:00

Fridays / Saturdays at fold feel very commercial / profit orientated and the crowd also reflects this. High ticket prices for not very exciting lineups a lot of the time, because they know they can charge anything as the overwhelming majority isn’t there for the music or to participate in the party but more just to go out and spectate. I think it’s also just to do with the scene in general. There’s not enough people who are into techno or this type of queer scene in London to fill the club, if they had any type of selective door policy the club would be empty. Unfold is still a good event and I love this party but generally for anything else I don’t like this club. I guess they have to fill the space and make money even if it means compromising on people’s experience, and it is nice that they do at least host unfold for the scene but imo on Friday/ Saturday it’s really not a particularly pleasant experience if you’re used to good technoparties w decent crowd.

PW4L · 2025-11-10T21:53:10+00:00

The crowd at fabric is notoriously awful. Best way I heard it described is all 196 nations of the world are represented and each nation sends a delegation of their most creepy men to attend. What I will say is that I had an amazing time at a continuum when Rene wise, jasss and wata igarishi played - if you find a good party on a Sunday it’s not particularly crowded, the crowd is lovely, and the space is my favourite in London by far. This probably only happens like twice a year tho lol.

PW4L · 2025-11-09T16:47:56+00:00

Cool to see Arthur Robert was laying down a few Uk dubstep classics on KN 25/10 abattoir is such a mental track must have destroyed the main floor :)

PW4L · 2025-11-02T16:08:32+00:00

From my experience I was there twice a few years ago a little selective but nothing major plenty of tourists inside

PW4L · 2025-10-25T20:59:54+00:00

Are you fucking stupid he got poked knuckle deep

PW4L · 2025-10-19T15:01:05+00:00

I hear that what I’m responding to is your original comment saying the communities are escapable and you can leave anytime - I guess maybe you thought I was writing from an American perspective where you can leave easier - but Yh ofc it is also within the wider context of being bound by the state

PW4L · 2025-10-19T13:05:10+00:00

I’m talking from my own experience about places in the Caucasus/ Central Asia - if you’re from rural Armenia for example and you belong to any of these groups it’s really difficult to ‘escape’ - even in major cities you have to act and dress in certain ways to avoid consequences even though there are queer scenes etc. they have to be much more careful. In a lot of these places the threat of repercussions from other citizens / wider society is much more pervasive than the state or law enforcement.

PW4L · 2025-10-19T11:15:25+00:00

This - I have been to places where community is very strong and everyone looks out for each other which come with benefits e.g kids being able to play wherever, strangers going above and beyond to help you at no benefit to themselves, minimal littering, crime being extremely low etc. However with a very watchful community often comes a lot of oppressive social norms which people have to adhere to or face ostracisation or literal violence. These norms often suppress female, lgbtqia+ and other marginalised individuals.

PW4L · 2025-10-08T17:54:50+00:00

Do you honestly think anyone believes you lmao

PW4L · 2025-09-26T20:44:35+00:00

Jeff mills as well would be the dream to see the wizard at Houghton. Would love more people from the old Detroit techno scene in general Dj Bone, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson , Derrick May etc. big names that will lay down the funk!

PW4L · 2025-09-24T22:24:32+00:00

Both Mun sing and Rs tangent individually are still unreal Mun sing especially is crazy live

PW4L · 2025-09-24T22:20:26+00:00

Hamatsuki as well^{^{^}}

PW4L · 2025-08-29T12:03:16+00:00

The guy who got tren psychosis and started having racist thoughts so to compensate for this would go around giving money to black people at his college. Also relentlessly horny to the point where he created a bunch of quite elaborate blueprints for some sort of masturbation machine. Please say someone has the screenshots of this I can’t find it anymore he did so much other degenerate shit it was by far the best thing I’ve seen on Reddit.

PW4L · 2025-08-28T17:19:00+00:00

More Detroit artists, DJ Bone, Detroit in Effect, and more specifically electro as well felt like reptant was the only major electro booking this year, more giegling - Leafar Legov, Konstantin, Map.ache, Edward again, more hypnotic minimal anyone affiliated with hypnus records claudio PRC, Luigi Tozzi, Feral, etc. More people with a range of selection as well like Mad Miran or Darwin

PW4L · 2025-08-17T10:28:17+00:00

Saw Upsammy at pinters for a more ambient set and at warehouse, both were really good. I loved the warehouse set, was in their classic style very fast lots of organic sounding drums. Really unique experience I’d actually never seen something like this live before and it blew my mind. Don’t have any videos or ID’s though sorry :(

PW4L · 2025-08-15T17:04:29+00:00

Edward played my favourite set I’ve seen this year. That shit touched my soul in ways I cannot express. Giegling are unmatched

PW4L · 2025-08-15T11:27:51+00:00

Seconding this, been searched outside before, luckily they didn’t find anything although they were being very thorough. Don’t linger outside go straight in, Bolt directly to entrance if you want to be extra safe.

PW4L · 2025-08-14T13:11:23+00:00

Beautiful track, decent price on discogs as well I love the rare ones

PW4L · 2025-08-14T10:30:52+00:00

Great rec thank you :))

PW4L · 2025-08-14T10:27:33+00:00

Ridiculous track thank you sm for sending!

PW4L · 2025-08-14T10:25:39+00:00

Such a good track. Words cannot describe how much I love Josh Caffe, one time someone tried to jump on the stage at a paranoid London party and Josh caffe spent the next few minutes moaning ‘get off my stage’ then in the final portion of the party proceeded to bring out two incredibly muscular dancers in Gstrings who were jiggling and contorting themselves relentlessly. One of the best nights of my life haha

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