NG Reunion Pt3!! Jake Nicholls & D-stroy!!

Wooooo

 

Woooo

 

Erm WOOOOO!

 

Im the ghost of Christmas past. And im here to share some early millenium Banging Trance & Hardcore courtesy of Mr Jake Nicholls & D-stroy... Woooo Woooooooo............

 

Its now part 3 of our Northern Gathering Reunion!

 

Please enjoy & share the mixes whilst your neck another baileys & mince pie!! (and maybe a sneaky Gary?)

 

Interviews below!

 

Merry Xmas you filthy animals! 

 

Kev Geex

 

So can you talk us through how you became involved with Northern Gathering?

I'd been resident at Uprising for a number of years at the time and was asked by Firthy 'king of the forest people' if I’d like to play for his station, it was something different at the time and lots of other great lads were involved too, it was a lot of fun.

 

 

What can you remember about your first set? Tunes played? other djs there? Where was it held?

As I recall, we were all at DJams, Bombjack, Martin, Tommi etc.. were all there, it was a brilliant atmosphere. 

My set for this Xmas special is a fairly accurate snapshot of that era.

 

What do you think of that era of Rave compared to nowadays?

There seemed to be a lot more going on, loads of cool people and parties, it was a really enjoyable ride. 

It’s hard to compare the two eras though, as the dynamic has changed a lot since. In a way I think much of it felt more underground at the time as social media didn’t really exist, everyone was in it more for the fun and not for page likes. More noticeably you didn't see anyone on their phone trying to record anything, the dancefloor was fully dialled into the music & it all added to the atmosphere. So much different to how it is now.

 

What have you been doing since Northern Gathering finished? Do you still play out etc?

I’ve been producing trance and hardcore, and DJing here and there, I’m grateful to have played in the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Thailand, HTID in the sun, and Ibiza a few times since.

 

What lessons have you learned about the rave scene in general since the mid 00tees?

Far too many to list 😂

 

If you could ask Doctor Gee one question what would it be?

If oranges are orange, why aren’t bananas called yellows?

 

Can you talk us through the mix? Why did you chose these tracks?

It’s a cross section of tracks/sounds from that time that still work so well, some big hard trance with darker contrasting elements.

 

What do you think is the key difference from the rave scene of 15 years ago to now?

I'd say social media influences (positive and negative) and attendances, I think a lot of the excitement was in the suspense. As Keith touches on, everyone was working hard and waiting all week for the next event, only having the memory of the last party or someone else’s feedback or a tape pack or flyer to go on. 

Less was definitely more, that Friday feeling was off the chart.

 

Thank you for the mix!!

No worries, I really enjoyed it 😉 

 

Any shouts?!!

Big shouts to all of my good friends & close ones, they know who they are, I met some fantastic people in the scene over the years and I've had some fantastic times.

An extra special mark of love and respect to the friends we’ve lost over the years, 2020 especially. Gone but never forgotten x