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● The latest underground clubbing
revolution to sweep through Kent’s
Maidstone, Bedlam is the brainchild
of two local lads that are well known
in dance music circles — specifi cally,
ascendant UK techno producer Tim
Green and Nick Liousias from Forward
SYSTEM
Thinking Music Management.
LEEDS
● Carrying the torch for
underground house and techno,
WHERE?
First Saturday of the month at Mint
Bedlam’s journey began at
Club, Leeds.
Maidstone’s Source
installed Funktion One soundsystem into Bar in June 2009.
SOUND
the equation. Bringing crystal-pure Backing up Tim
Cutting-edge techno and underground clarity and palpable punch to any Green’s homegrown
house from the globe’s biggest names soundtrack, it’s a mile away from System’s grooves was a live set
and labels.
humble beginnings in the 200-capacity from prolifi c Planet E
Halton Moor pub. artist Martin
“System all started when [second Buttrich, one-time
lazing a singular trail as one promoter] Shane Graham was putting engineer of Timo
B
of the most essential on small techno parties in a pub,” Maas. With 800
Tim Jones
sessions in the North right explains Annie. “Resident Cormac, Jamie clubbers cramming
now, when System book the Anderson and I played at all of them and into the venue over
globe’s hottest techno and there were some awesome guests like the night, Bedlam had arrived in
house DJs they’re not just doing it to stick Slam, Funk D’Void and Billy Nasty — they Steve Bug Maidstone with one serious bang!
a name on their fl yer and be done with it. were ace, such a brilliant atmosphere!
“We really want everyone to come away After all meeting there and realising we ● When the Source Bar was shut
with the feeling that they’ve experienced liked the same music, Shane said he things a futuristic fi nish, its thousands of down soon after, Bedlam was
something a bit more special than an wanted to buy a club and put nights on individually controlled lights adding suddenly left homeless. But after
average club night,” explains co-promoter more regularly so he bought and another dimension to the sonics, bringing months of frantic searching, they
and resident Annie Errez. refurbished Leeds’ Mint Club in January red-warmth or blue-cool to corresponding returned with a residents party last
2008, and here we are...” moments of music. November. Announced on the day of
That “special something” which sets When the whole thing glows one colour for the event itself, the evening’s venue
System apart can come in many forms. It It is here at the boxy, unfussy Mint Club the fi rst time during a headliner’s set, the was Maidstone’s 18th century Hazlett
could be a city debut as it was for Onur where System have truly come into their club never fails to erupt. Theatre, which packed in 300
Özer and Redshape last year or a hook up own — playing their part in rejuvenating clubbers and a 10k soundsystem.
with a leading label like Kompakt or the Leeds venue, alongside nights like And as for the Grade A booking policy? Nice work boys!
Pokerfl at. Filth. The venue’s straight lines, minimal “Shane has good friends over in Germany
Or it could be a rare event like a but state-of-the-art lighting and sleek who’ve put us in touch with big labels like
seven-hour set from Loco Dice or a live walls make for a perfect backdrop onto Desolat and Cocoon and really helped the
performance from Jeff Mills on a Roland which energy is projected by System night out,” continues Annie.
909 drum machine. And that’s before you regulars, while the Watergate-style LED “The music just has to be top quality —
add the club’s rightly lauded, perfectly disco panel above the dancefl oor gives after that there is no real booking policy.”
And, because of that, those doing the
erupting — be they bright-eyed
M.A.N.D.Y.
youngsters or Berghain weary veterans
— are always a fi ne mix of music lovers.
“We’ve got some amazing line-ups to take ● Now settling on Maidstone’s Loft
us right through until summer and Cocoon nightclub, Bedlam comes out all guns
In The Park 2010 — apart from that we’ll blazing on Saturday 6th February
just keep doing what we’re doing” with Get Physical’s M.A.N.D.Y. joining
concludes Annie. And why shouldn’t they? Tim Green and Leon. The latter’s
After two years of honing parties at Mint production credits include outings on
Club, the people behind it have found the Cecille and Steve Lawler’s Viva. The
perfect System. KRISTAN J CARYL rave will run from 10pm - 4am, with
door tax just £10.
DATES ● Having just dropped his Cocoon
Sat 6th Feb: System 2nd
cut ‘Lone Time’ on big papa Sven’s
Birthday @ Mint Club, Leeds
label, Tim Green has his ‘Old
Desolat Label Showcase with Loco Dice,
Sunshine’ coming on Get Physical as
Gutti & Tini
well as a remix of Cassius’s evergreen
10pm – late £tbc
classic ‘1999’ on Cassius Records.
themintclub.com/system
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