I am showing my age now but remember how big the UK garage scene was for a few years in the late 90’s. It was huge in London. The basslines, the stretched vocals etc. Yes, much of it was meh, but there were some tunes. There are a handful that are still good like Nu Birth Anytime, Tina Moore never gonna let you go, Kristina Blond love shy and of course RIP Groove and the big Van Helden remixes. Thoughts?

Horrendous. Moody nights full of cunts. Shite music. Mahoosive S to the Werve

    Yep it was massive from about 1997 - 1999 and agree, there were some half decent tunes.

    Was at Pacha, Ibiza in about 2005 and the DJ played RIP Groove, place went bananas, was a great moment and very unexpected.

    Not sure what that’s got to do with it. Knew plenty of white lads who all lapped it up and they were generally tools.

    Dan you’re right, let’s draw the curtains on it 😂 one or redeeming tunes Dan?

      Dear lord

      Do you really like it? Is it is it wicked?

      Fuck

      Off

      I enjoyed some of it at the time. AVH, specifically. But I enjoyed plenty of stuff that sounds utterly disastrous now.

        jonattonyeah I actually think all of those AVH mixes still stand up well. Was brilliant for a few years

          Went to Twice as Nice (I think) at The Colosseum in Vauxhall in the late 90s.

          Was proper moody, people smoking crack in the loos coupled with a highly intimidating atmosphere.

          Every time the smoke machine went off I thought I was going to get shanked.

          Absolutely awful night.

            Back in the day when I was cutting my teeth in dance music, Camden Palace had a main room playing mainly trance / prog with a room playing garage. Always fights kicking off in the garage room but the main room was all love.

            A perfect illustration of the two scenes side by side. Even if I preferred the gash garage music I’d still have followed the same path due to the vibes on the floor

            Living in London mid to late 90s you were aware of the scene even though not involved 100%. Pirate stations blasting it out post wherever you’d just got turfed out from . Usually Camden Palace, Turnmills or Ministry. There were some crossover tunes and nights . A lot of Mood II Swing, Todd Edwards , Nu-Birth, Burrell Brothers, Morales, Knuckles, AVH ….had that swing but still edgey. Tracks like G.O.D. 1 and Cover Ups Vol1 could be played out by a lot of different DJs back in the day .

            We used to go to Legends / Dirty on occasion during that period when we had a bit of coin and my future brother in law could get us in on the guest list . Very beak heavy, but worked with the vocals. A crossover of garage anthems and skippy emerging UK garage .

            Glory days were gone by the millennium . So solid crew. That geezer who was banging posh spice . Dale Winton?

            Like most things that get commercial success, reach critical mass then implode . Just like Bedrock Breaks

            Had loads of friends who use to go up to London village in the mid 90’s to all the garage party’s. A lot of them are still onto that sound today.

            alistair Of course, lol. Two-step knew mainstream fame with Artful Dodger, for a very brief period.

              Surprised no one has mentioned Craaaaig David yet. So i will.

              Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaig
              David.

              And that should put an end to it.

              • Dan replied to this.

                I went to a wedding in Cape Town and the reception was all garage and speed garage. Absolutely fucking horrific. They had some live PA who was a sort of warbling Craig David walking through the crowd singing shite over the dreadful music. I couldn’t leave and it was too cold to go outside.

                I can’t believe there’s a thread on it. You may as well start one called ‘20th Century Dog Shit’