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Twisted Records :: 10 Year Anniversary :: Friday 27th October 2006 :: London

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Posted : Nov 10, 2006 20:00
Thank you everyone!

First and foremost we’d like to thank everyone that came to the Twisted 10th Anniversary Halloween Ball. It would have been nothing without YOU, the people that came with smiles on your faces and wonderful costumes and good vibes.

We would also like to thank all the artists (Twisted and others included) & production teams (Liquid Ross, Robin Triskele, Calve, Ralph and the rest of Inside us All, Jason & the Tribe of Frogs, Dom & the ID Spirals) with their efforts and ideas that have made the conception of this night possible with the result of ten years of inspiration, hard work and dedication. This thankyou is not just for the people directly involved in this event, but to every person that has ever contributed anything to the movement of psychedelia. You are the ones that have supported the events like this and made their continuation possible. Thank you.

Special Thanks to Simon Posford for going above and beyond the call of duty to play for almost 5 hours in a row on his birthday. You have, as ever raised the standards of what we come to expect from an artist. Thanks also to Sean Process for covering the last minute loss of Slinky Wizard! Thanks also to Naked Nick for covering for Ott who was delivering his own baby during his set! Congratulations to Ott for the arrival of Daisy Rosa – born 6:02am on 28th October 2006 weighing 7lbs 15oz.

The party was a great success for sure but was marred with a few problems which people have highlighted to us which we would like to explain. If you are interested in what was happening behind the scenes for this event then please continue to read here.

We were commited to doing the event and we gave it everything we could. We hope you all had as much fun as we did and that you will come to Twisted events in the future. Thank you all for your patience with the issues mentioned above. We want you to know that lessons have been learnt from the last two events, and we are pushing towards a really good formula for the next one. More details coming soon from www.twisted.co.uk


Twisted 10th Anniversary - Appraisal

Originally we had planned a party with a budget based on a 3500 capacity venue which we now had to make work in a 2300 capacity venue due to the first venue losing its license.

We couldn’t change the date because we’d already promised people tickets if they booked their flights from abroad which over 70 people had already taken us up on so canceling this event was not an option. The only venue available on that date was the Renaissance Rooms.

One week before the party, the main financier of the Renaissance Rooms pulled out his support and with it, his Funktion1 rig and all the lighting. So at the last minute we managed to pull in the best Opus rig we could.

The venue failed to do several things we asked. Removing scaffolding and in house sound. Powering up the Old School Room and providing some working equipment in the chill out. We had to do all this ourselves on the day.

All these problems contributed to the late opening. Admittedly there could have been more information offered to the waiting masses as to what was going on but because we were receiving mixed messages about how long it would be till we could open up, we didn’t want to make a statement and then go back on it.

The venue let us down on some more issues:

The Bar staff were way overworked and under equipped. Drinks were pretty usual London club prices but those TINY bottles of water for 2 quid were outrageous we agree.

Rubbish left on the floors was a real issue.

Cloak room operation was without doubt a joke - little to zero organization resulting in a queue through the chill out and into the old school room for a lot of the night.

The Heat and Space situation was not too bad considering on at least 3 occasions the fire exits were opened and public poured in undermining all our efforts to limit the capacity. Eyewitnesses estimated between 30-50 (or more!) on each occasion. At least 100+ bodies entered the building. At least 2 people stupidly and dangerously climbed over the roof. The stewards set aside for support management were then taken from their areas in order to guard fire exits for the rest of the night due to fact the venue could not offer security as and when it was needed. We were let down very badly by the venue here.

***Breaking into a sold out night in large quantities is very dangerous and selfish. If you haven’t been on it enough to get a ticket then I’m afraid you don’t deserve to be inside and the people who paid a lot of money to be there don’t deserve to suffer for your illegal gain***

As one person pointed out, we should have told people that there simply were no tickets on the door. We won’t make this mistake again.

Did anyone else notice that the nearer the front you went, the more space there was? The problem round the back was largely because of people coming into the main room and then stopping and checking out the sounds and having chats around the back near the bar which made it very congested. The bar being in the corner between the Main and other rooms also acted as a major corridor blocker. We didn’t find it too hot, it was as warm as you expect a sold out night to be. That fan at the back was amazing and the outdoor area was fantastic for a breather. The Liquid Spiral Room was really too warm we admit. This was due to the sound curtaining which prevented it getting the effects of the ventilation.

We saw a complaint about the Backroom Beats room. We agree that it was too small for the likes of the line up but there wasn’t any other choice after the downsizing of the venue. Every time we went in there the music was brilliant and there was a great vibe in there too.

Security from most reports were pretty bad. They were okay on the entrances but once inside they were being overly obnoxious. Saying a bouncer should give a warning to a guy doing a line is a pretty stupid thing to say. Drugs are illegal and it is the bouncers job to police this or the venue will not only lose their license but face prosecution.

The Music – Everything went to plan in most areas despite the sound system problems. The line up of what times everyone actually played is on the end of this post so people can sift through their memories! The late re-appearance of RajaRam was a very welcome surprise. The no shows were OTT due to his baby showing up at the perfect time! Her birthday is now the same Twisted’s and Simon Posford’s! (Congratulations to Ott for the arrival of Daisy Rosa – born 6:02am on 28th October 2006 weighing 7lbs 15oz (right around the time when he was supposed to be playing!). Ott was replaced by Naked Nick who did a great job by all accounts. The only other no show was Slinky Wizard who due to unfortunate circumstances couldn’t make it at the last minute. This led to Sean Process performing a double length set and a MIGHTY fine job he did too…


Twisted Main Room
22.00 - 23.00 Simon H
23.00 - 00.30 Younger Brother
00.30 - 01.30 Hallucinogen
01.30 - 03.00 Prometheus
03.00 - 04.15 Transwave
04.15 - 05.30 Koxbox
05.30 – 06.45 Tristan
06.45 – 08.00 GBU

Goa Old Skool//Tribe of Frog Room
21.00 – 22.30 Natzan
22.30 – 00.00 Serge/Antidote
00.00 – 01.30 Psychosonic
01.30 – 04.15 Sean Process
04.15 – 05.30 Total Eclipse
05.30 – 06.45 Dimitri
06.45 – 08.00 Green Nuns of the Revolution


Liquid/Spiral – Chill
22.00 – 23.00 Simon Baring
23.00 – 00.00 Capsula/Liquid
00.00 – 01.30 Alex Patterson
01.30 - 03.00 Shpongle
03.00 - 04.30 Phuture Primitive/Liquid
04.30 - 06.00 Naked Nick
06.30 - 08.00 Bluetech

Backroom Beat Recordings
21.00 – 22.30 Michelle DJ Set
22.30 - 00.00 Ed Bigland
00.00 – 01.30 Youth
01.30 - 03.00 DMT
03.00 - 04.00 Western Rebel Alliance
04.00 - 05.00 Greg Hunter
05.00 – 06.30 Merv/Eat Static
06.30 – 08.00 Digitalis DJ

mr_sparx
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Posted : Nov 13, 2006 22:46
thanks for clearing that up and i was one of the unlucky few who waited for 3 and summin hours outside to buy a ticket( finances just didnt allow me to buy a presale and i had to wait for the end of the month) and i checked the people streaming into the open fire escape door and youre pretty right about the numbers it was quite a few people, but after 3 and a half hours we unfortunately lost patience and didnt want to get stranded and went home. I dont feel too bad as i went to the one in march and that was a fantastic party.

thanks for clearing that up and considering the amount of shit you had to deal with i think you pulled things together as well as you could.i'll definately make an effort to be at the next one           For those that understand no explanation is necessary ; for those that dont , no explanation is possible
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