Episode 10 - 90's Raves and Subnet Vinyl Network - special guest - Ben - Dead Silence - Audio Illusion

Tales From A Disappearing City

For the tenth episode of "Tales From A Disappearing City," I am once again joined by Ben McCusker, a member of the Dead Silence Syndicate and co-founder of Audio Illusion Recordings. In the second part of our conversation, we delve into the discussion of how, following several parties in the woods and commons of Surrey, and with winter approaching, the Fear Teachers sound system transitioned indoors, initiating a series of notorious and musically eclectic all-night events at various illegal and unlicensed venues across London. The topics encompass the quest for the perfect venue and the fragmentation of the scene into different genres. We conclude with Ben's explanation of how he and Brett Youngs established a new record label named Audio Illusion. After their distributor goes out of business, they collaborate with Spiral Tribe. Through a new project called Subnet, Spiral Tribe effectively sells their records and those of other labels from the electronic underground scene throughout Europe and beyond, thus establishing a fresh network for independent distribution of music for musicians, producers, and label owners alike.
This episode is dedicated to Brett Youngs.

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Hosted from a South London tower block by Neil Keating aka Controlled Weirdness. Tales from a Disappearing City is a chance for Neil to tell some untold subcultural stories from past and present, joined by friends from his lifelong journey through subterranean London. Neil is a veteran producer and DJ and has been at the front line of all aspects of club and sound system culture since the mid 80’s when he first began to go to nightclubs, gigs, and illegal parties. His musical CV includes playing everywhere from plush clubs to dirty warehouses as well as mixing tunes on a variety of iconic London pirate radio stations. He has released music on numerous underground record labels and was responsible for promoting and playing at a series of legendary early raves in the USA at the start of the 90’s. He still DJ's in the UK and throu...