The Prodigy

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At The Height of his popularity, Raver the streets of the rural Sussex trying to get to a 19Th Century mansion, whose floors pounding with The Sounds of the so-called Second summer of love is blocked. is referred to, and known But the success of tern night club would partially lead to their demise. Only three years after it began, was over The Party .

Worthing in the early 1990s, was "a very dull place," recalls DJ Carl Cox - except for the fact That the coastal town had a club That corresponds to "100% of The Hacienda " - the Manchester club, embodied The Rise of the rave culture of the time.

"It was this crazy club from the A24 - One of The Most unlikely places in The World ," says the House -Music legend and. "It was in The Middle of nowhere. There was no Uber, no cabins, no internet, and the line-up was "London".

"you saw this manor-House - it was the only place That had three floors, when all the other Nightclubs was. You went and everyone was crazy. She went down the stairs, and they were crazy. She went underground and it was just wrong. "

parties to the lining, The House often went up in the Early Hours of the morning, earlier known as the feed in 1919, was purchased in the year by Sir Frederick Stern, banker, gardener and One -time Private Secretary of ex-Prime Minister , David Lloyd George.

in the 1980s, it was in the possession of Richard Garrett together with Music promoters inter-dance. It is The Vision of your leader, Mensa , the Villa on the high down Climbing into a rave venue, which is older than the super-clubs like Ministry of Sound, Gatecrasher and cream, and attracted well known artists such as Moby, The Prodigy , Sasha, Fabio and Grooverider. was

The Club had a view of The Sea from The Top of the window and saw a city That was - and is still marked by its older audience. It is an unexpected place to find in the all-night raves, the homage to the Second summer of love-a movement was embraced by the British youth culture between 1988 and 1989, which came out of the House clubs of Chicago .

Rachel Jones and Mensa would regularly travel to London, the latest Music life in the UK in the early 1990s, was interrupted in March by the Freedom to Party and Conservative rule, while the headlines were dominated by ecstasy and illegal raves. The prevalence of the latter, in particular, those in warehouses and fields around the M25, eventually led to the Criminal Justice Act, the notoriously selective Music "".

But the parties on the lining, which operated from 1990 to 1993, were legally issued in the framework of a public entertainment licence from Worthing Borough Council. The official cut-off Time Was 03:00 But The Music often carried out until 06:00, under which former employees of The Club describe as a "gentleman's agreement".

While it was licensed as a members-only club, the exclusivity seemed to be elastic. Mensa -girlfriend Rachel Jones, held a hand-written list of the members That reminds you, crowned with about 12,000 names.

"I was 19 and it was phenomenal. We traveled, we have events in other cities, we lived a good life.

"It was a mood - That is, what the canteen in The Place . I can see Him now, standing there, wearing a suit, the pride on his Face . "

the feed was very popular, with people travelling from all over the United Kingdom to feed the people reached through flyers and word-of-mouth, bringing people from London, Birmingham, Manchester and even to the whole of Europe.

the location was certainly Unique - Jody Cottier recalls how she dug The Basement of the House from the South Downs chalk hills, the isolated, the huge sound system. Sweat and condensation, famous dripped from the walls and ceiling, a Phenomenon referred to by many as "feed the rain".

"she went down the stairs, and she felt The Heat of The Body , and the sound was like in a speaker," says Jody.

"It was a common feeling, a buzz. Everyone was in The Music - it was anarchy on The Dance Floor . "

feed will be hosted, a series of acts That went on to big names, including The Prodigy , James Holdsworth, who runs the terns, Facebook page, recalls how relationships were built, in the case of the after-parties at chaffinches Farm, Birdham - then home to the inter-dance crew. He describes it as a "real, creative hub", where The Best of the week, The Music was recorded at The Farm studio.

Mensa prided himself on playing the latest club Music to listen to regularly travel with Rachel to London pirate radio and recording Music on cassettes to go home, because the reception on the South Coast was not so bad. The Club DJs regularly accepted white labels from those in The Crowd , in the hope That their work played exclusively.

Former feed-Sound Engineer Simon Scutt says helped "fresh from the record player", to spread the word about The Club .

"He was very clever, very clever. It took a huge amount of energy. He would be thousands of miles. He spread The Music as far away as Scotland and Abroad - and, The Music was just to listen to the feed. "

A flyer was Prohibited on the basis of the government, " Charley:" children's public information Films - although the feed is written intentionally wrong, it is lining had opened three floors, to provide its members with techno on The Top Floor , garage and House in the mid-and hardcore-in The Basement of the refectory of the DIY-aesthetic extended to The Club -unusual Flyer, a 50,000 run That took All Night to print. Tony Ladd, who many of you says That you hit on the idea of well-known names, such as Marmite in addition to the ironic word-play to distinguish the food from other clubs.

"With food and product ideas was a conscious effort to have the flyers distributed were to blend in nicely, as bunch [of them], in the shops and on the counters in the public, everywhere," he adds.

The Club 's popularity was That it was a two-edged sword. Each party was regularly attracts 2,500 people, if it is only the capacity for 900, Simon says, and cars would block the streets and left parked on the median strip of the A259 have been.

Sussex Police had already affects the lining on his radar on the drug and the extra attention of overcrowding fueled the Problem. Simon remembers how he and Mensa were arrested Fontwell roundabout during a RAID in 1992, when the officers targeted cars approaching The Club .

"we thought We were being robbed, But it was The Police . This can take us [through] The Car Windows and they tied each other on The Top of The Car . "

Sussex Police said That it no longer holds all the records on the feed, But David Kenny , who has produced a 90-minute documentary about The Club , says the 1992 raid was a game-changer.

"as soon As The Police knock began at the door, it changed the atmosphere," he says.

"There were drugs, without a shadow of a doubt, But the way things were handled, you pushed the right U-Bahn. You close The Club , not the problems.

"These problems were due to the Freedom of expression and The Music , the movement, the by the Country . "

terns regularly 2,500 people tightened, when The Club had just contracted capacity for 900 the city Council Steve Jet, with the visit of the Villa, when he was elected. He said concerns about The Club were nothing to do with The Music , The Clientele , or any kind of reaction to a youth movement.

The 64-year-old, who is still sitting on the Worthing and West Sussex authorities, went on to become the to resist the renewal of the license, which was awarded in 1990 as the Mensa of the secured funding from Margaret Thatcher 's Enterprise Allowance.

"for me, it was with a uniformed policeman, and we saw open drug dealing in Parking lot. My concern was solely the flagrant and widespread use of illegal drugs. "

revelers often the rural land clog to try roads venue Richard Garrett fought in the courts on the license, tell the magistrates That drugs and addiction in The Club were so thoroughly he'd have to pull embarrassing to you. But , ultimately, he has failed to convince you.

newspaper reports at the time cited A Number of issues, including overcrowding and drug use. According to papers seen by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act, inter dance, lodged a further appeal with the Crown Court , But the legal bid was withdrawn.

the Journalist Thomas Green , lectures on dance and Music at the University of Chichester believes, Worthing Council has never terns wanted to celebrate, describes The Town as small, conservative and, at the time, "offended by The Club ".

"oppressed and crushed it. People felt with it is certainly harassed. The Law and the Council didn't want to. "

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