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Text is quoted from Loudbydesign where you can book Chris Liberator

Chris started djing back in 1991 playing his first ever party in a squat in North London (organised with the fledgling Liberator crew featuring himself, Julian and Aaron). Liberator soon made a name for themselves putting on parties in and around North East London in squats and underground venues, and it wasn’t long before they began hooking up with other crews doing similar stuff including Bedlam, Full On, Zero Gravity and Megadog who they all played regularly for with their firebrand mix of Acid, hard Techno and Rave. Getting involved with the illegal raves kicking off in the UK at the time (including Lechlade and Castle Morton) via their numerous traveller connections saw them hook up with crews out in Europe from Prague and Holland and they began travelling internationally as well. In 1993 they began their label Stay Up Forever to represent their own unique style, and as it progressed and they met more producers like DDR, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Gizelle, Geezer and Lawrie Immersion, the sound of London Techno and Acid Techno as we know it was born.

Chris went on to start the SUF Collective (which he runs with Aaron Liberator) and began DJing across the world including places as far flung as Brazil, Venezuela, Japan, South Africa and Australia, and his name quickly became synonymous with the sound of the London Techno he represented. Meanwhile he continued to support his roots playing thousands of squat parties and underground raves in London, UK and Europe, keeping it firmly ‘real’ despite making DJ mag’s top 100 dj list on several occasions and producing some of the era’s most popular Acd Techno mix cds. Musically he has been behind some of the scenes biggest anthems including ONE NIGHT IN HACKNEY (with D.A.V.E.The Drummer), LONDON ACID CITY (with Lawrie Immersion) , CROYDON GIRL (with Sterling Moss and Rackitt), SCUM LIKE US (with Sterling Moss), X RAY OK , SOUL MANTRA and many, many more. Chris was originally a punk on the early eighties Anarcho punk scene and carries his sense of DIY and anti system principles from then, and still plays in 2 punk bands (Dogshite and Hagar The Womb) as well as DJ ing classic punk and reggae sets. Chris still only plays on vinyl and is just as dedicated to his art and philosophy as he was when he started 30 years ago!!!

Spliffy B – Rebellion Techno – 22/12/22

kick starter link https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rebelunionlondon/london-acid-city-30-years-of-staying-up-forever

Stay up forever posted on Facebook

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THE KICKSTARTER IS NOW LIVE FOR ‘LONDON ACID CITY – 30 YEARS OF STAYING UP FOREVER’!!!

We need your support to tell our story, so have launched this campaign to achieve our funding goals and create a substantial selection of SUF inspired work for our proposed exhibition at FOLD next year, which will run from 1st to 3rd March 2023.

We have secured contributions from leading archivists of the era, plus historical submissions from the Stay Up Forever vaults as well as original content, which will be created especially for the show.

The Kickstarter features exclusive merchandise only available until 5th December 9pm GMT – all products will solely be manufactured for the specific orders received. Everything on offer in this collection is limited edition, so once the campaign is finished, these items will never be produced again.

Our pledge categories feature an incredible selection of rewards, including a 30th Anniversary coloured vinyl with full colour sleeve, the opportunity to produce music with Stay Up Forever artists and appear on a SUF record, brand new art screenprints of classic catalogue titles, synths signed by the collective, bespoke SUF pendant necklace designed by Justine Cullen, private acid techno parties for you and your friends, t-shirts, posters, stickers and more…

Please share this post and also contribute in any way you can to secure a Stay Up Forever 30th Anniversary reward, created exclusively for this project.

Kickstarter link in comments below.

Tickets for the 3.03 23 party at FOLD on Friday 3rd March will go on sale in 2023

The EP is set forrelease – 18/11/2022

Press Release:

“Originally heralding from Portsmouth, England, the production duo of Richie Collins and James Harrison have been around the house and techno scene from its early inception. James ran a specialist record shop and Richie was promoting an event called Sunday Sessions, this is how they first met. A lifelong friendship was born.

James had been tinkering with production while at university and got his break with Leftfield’s now highly desirable Offshoot imprint. Recording as Sub funk, James found his way into the record boxes of Laurent Garnier, Mr C and Billy Nasty. Meanwhile Richie continued to DJ regularly for various events and pirate radio stations such as; Point-Blank FM.

After a while James hooked back up with Richie in 2021 and the pair immediately gelled like never before. They formed Acid Cats, a heavily 303 influenced sound with a modern take armed with a stack full of tracks in the offing the duo is looking to establish a live act in 2022.

“Intrusive Thoughts feat. Miss C ” Opening the EP you are dropped straight into bubbly percussion with that distinct warehouse vibe. Miss C’s vocals swell into the listening space beckoning in listeners before a relentless stomping bassline drives the track further through its progression. Eerie synth stabs & shuffling hats continue to push the energy forward before the track crescendos prior to the breakdown. This strips the track down nicely to arrange a new build before (you guessed it) filthy acid patterns progress shifting it up gear after gear as the filter sweeps out and the resonance gets filthier and filthier. Intrusive Thoughts is very much a track which is what it says on the tin.”

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