Love Groover
New Member
Found this of another site-
Picture the scene... a sea of ageing ravers and
ex-ravers, clad in bandanas, tye dye scarves,
flares, pork pie hats and smileys, smileys
absolutely everywhere. Tracks like Inner City,
Gat Decor, Alison Limerick, Sunscreem dominating
the room, people screaming, many in need of
actual medical assistance.. No not Shoom 88 -
this was Turnmills 2005. Danny Rampling's last
London appearance brought the punters out in
their thousands. People who hadn't been in a club
for a years, many of whom hadn't seen each other
in years. But here all united in their
appreciation for the man who did so much to
pioneer house culture around the world.
I have to pay respects to the club for the way it
organised the night. I have been a harsh critic
of Turnmills in the past, not least because of
some of their dodgier security guys, but this was
a friendly occasion and the atmosphere was
incredible. The club looked beautiful and the
lasers were in fine nick.
Big love too to the support DJs - Faith
Collective, Frankie Knuckles and Alfredo, each of
whom served up some amazing tunes. The two tracks
I will most remember from last night - Akabu -
Phuture Bound just genius absolute genius. I
heard this the previous night at AKA and it just
blew me away. Also when Frankie played his own
Whistle Song in its entirety - not a dry eye in
the house. One track featured a guy simply
reciting the names of loads of DJs, God knows
what it was but right then, right there, never
had music sounded better..
By midday (yes 12 - TWELVE hours later!) people
were beginning to wonder how long the show would
go on, mostly hoping it would never end! Classic
after classic was getting played - a hall of fame
of house - Pennies from Heaven, Acperience,
Plastic Dreams (TWICE!), House Music, and a tonne
of others(damned if I can remember most of the
others) and then the end came. Ramps gave a small
speech filled with emotion, thanking everyone for
all the love over 18 years and ended by dropping
a beautiful, totally unexpected track - Missing
by Everything but the Girl. Tracy Thorn's
melancholic vocal barely heard beneath the
screaming crowds (a large part of which lasted
till the end!) And then that was it. People
pleaded for more than 30 mins extra time but it
wasn't to be.
And that was it.. Uplifting and sad at the
sametime. I will never forget that night. And to
anyone who does still get a chance to see him
before he finally bows out, do go because it is a
fantastic experience.
Legend.
Picture the scene... a sea of ageing ravers and
ex-ravers, clad in bandanas, tye dye scarves,
flares, pork pie hats and smileys, smileys
absolutely everywhere. Tracks like Inner City,
Gat Decor, Alison Limerick, Sunscreem dominating
the room, people screaming, many in need of
actual medical assistance.. No not Shoom 88 -
this was Turnmills 2005. Danny Rampling's last
London appearance brought the punters out in
their thousands. People who hadn't been in a club
for a years, many of whom hadn't seen each other
in years. But here all united in their
appreciation for the man who did so much to
pioneer house culture around the world.
I have to pay respects to the club for the way it
organised the night. I have been a harsh critic
of Turnmills in the past, not least because of
some of their dodgier security guys, but this was
a friendly occasion and the atmosphere was
incredible. The club looked beautiful and the
lasers were in fine nick.
Big love too to the support DJs - Faith
Collective, Frankie Knuckles and Alfredo, each of
whom served up some amazing tunes. The two tracks
I will most remember from last night - Akabu -
Phuture Bound just genius absolute genius. I
heard this the previous night at AKA and it just
blew me away. Also when Frankie played his own
Whistle Song in its entirety - not a dry eye in
the house. One track featured a guy simply
reciting the names of loads of DJs, God knows
what it was but right then, right there, never
had music sounded better..
By midday (yes 12 - TWELVE hours later!) people
were beginning to wonder how long the show would
go on, mostly hoping it would never end! Classic
after classic was getting played - a hall of fame
of house - Pennies from Heaven, Acperience,
Plastic Dreams (TWICE!), House Music, and a tonne
of others(damned if I can remember most of the
others) and then the end came. Ramps gave a small
speech filled with emotion, thanking everyone for
all the love over 18 years and ended by dropping
a beautiful, totally unexpected track - Missing
by Everything but the Girl. Tracy Thorn's
melancholic vocal barely heard beneath the
screaming crowds (a large part of which lasted
till the end!) And then that was it. People
pleaded for more than 30 mins extra time but it
wasn't to be.
And that was it.. Uplifting and sad at the
sametime. I will never forget that night. And to
anyone who does still get a chance to see him
before he finally bows out, do go because it is a
fantastic experience.
Legend.
(I know, what's that all about?) so I can testify that these claims are not just the d*ugs talking. 
