Welcome to :{MIDDLE AGED RAVE}: a radically inclusive dancefloor for those old enough to know better, but young enough not to care. It's not where you're from, it's where you're at - especially if that place is Basingstoke.
DJ Ian Joliet and his elite squadron of Middle Aged Rave Operatives are taking it back to the old school, one banger at a time. Our Rave Nurse is always on call, ready to dispense Emergency Rave Aid to any Acid House casualties (blisters, mild shortness of breath, groin strains, etc). Highly trained, slightly awkward mum and dad dancers give it the full Bez, dressed in regulation boiler suits and masks, for maximum sweatiness.
"She was a lipstick boy, she was a beautiful boy"
Like a classic car has to be at least 20 years old, so does a Middle Aged Rave tune because, since then, you've probably stopped rubbing Vicks on your chest every weekend and started doing boring things, like getting a mortgage, becoming an accountant and sitting on your couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish brats you spawned to replace yourselves.
"Wicked, wicked, Junglist massive"
Anyway, for a Middle Aged Raver, year zero is the second Summer Of Love in 1988, progressing through Acid House, Madchester, Drum & Bass and a broad spectrum of dance music, which probably feels like black and white television for kids today.
"A great philosopher once wrote: ey, ba day, ba wadladie day"
Everyone is welcome, even young people, but only if they're prepared to put up with Middle Aged Ravers telling them that music was much better back in the day.
NB: Glossary Of Terms - BACK IN THE DAY. Such an enigmatic, elastic period of history, but what a time to be alive, as civilisation and, therefore, music reached its zenith.
"We wanna get loaded and we wanna have a good time."
Today, you can forget the humdrum monotony of the real world and embrace the Middle Aged Raver within. This could be the best night of your life; lose the plot on the dancefloor, blow steam out your head like a screaming kettle, get more spaced out than Neil Armstrong ever did and REACH FOR THE LASERS...
And, then have a cup of tea and a nice sit down.
"Top one, nice one, get sorted, Back with the heavyweight, back with the heavyweight, back with the heavyweight JAMs, Over and out."
CONTACT: Ian Joliet // 07941 610 664 // [email protected] //
:{MIDDLE AGED RAVE}: Top 10 //
open.spotify.com/playlist/39UG1P2vOxzEZPY3Os0uqO
1: THE ORB: little fluffy clouds (earth orbit one) //
2: THE PRODIGY: out of space //
3: M-BEAT feat. GENERAL LEVY: incredible //
4: ORBITAL: chime {live style mix} //
5: NEW ORDER: blue monday 1988 //
6: SL2: on a ragga tip //
7: JOSH WINK: higher state of consciousness {original tweekin’ acid funk mix} //
8: UNDERWORLD: born slippy .NUXX //
9: SMART E's: sesame's treet //
10: N-TRANCE: set you free //