Johannesburg Raves/Clubs 1990's

Top clubs/raves in Joeys at the time were;

E.S.P (was our sunday church rave after party, open air with sprinklers)
Krypton (best house experience in JHB)
Nexus (best hardhouse party for those who wanted the weekend to carry on into Monday morning)
Flyhouse (serving a feast of house with the same DJ's as ESP.)
Hideout(originally a biker spot)
Krave (closed very soon after launch due to shootings)
Reality (closed due to shootings brought about by CT based B-boys taking on the Eldos park B-Boys)
96 degrees (best thursday warm-up to the weekend brought to you by Adrian- DMC spinmaster of speed garage-before he got cuk)

Best raves in those days include;

Electric Blue- Carlton centre Ice Rink
Close Encounters- Top star Drive-In
1st Mother - Nasrec studios (film-set)
I.C.E -Heriotdale Industrial Park(96)
Camel Experience 97- The Electric workshop
Camel Experience 98- Gallagher Estate
Mothers - JHB Park station & blue room...includes Dance Opera.

Best homegrown DJ's include

Nelson (ESP, FLYHOUSE)
Dizzy (ESP, FLYHOUSE)
Surge ( ESP, FLYHOUSE)
Adrian (ESP, FLYHOUSE, 96 DEGREES, GHEKO LOUNGE
Mimi Kisaris ( STRAIGHT OUTTA DURBAN)
Vicki Edwards (BLUE ROOM RAVES, KRYPTON, HIDEOUT)
Kate Sutherland ( KRYPTON)
Justin (ESP, NEXUS)

Top notch International DJ's who rocked da spot in JHB

Judge Jules (Radio 1)
Tony De Vit ( React record label & TRADE)
Tall Paul (Radio 1)
Robert Miles ( Independant)?
Pete Tong (Radio 1 )
Alistair Whitehead ( Cream UK )
Malcolm Duffy (TRADE)
Cut le Roc (206 JHB)
Blue Peter (React Record Label)
Sister Bliss (part of FAITHLESS)
Graham Gold ( KISS FM U.K)
Seb Fontain ( Radio 1 )

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[spice1979]

u missed carl cox matey.....the golden era of all dance culture in sa....r.i.p...lol

[goonerfromjhb]

@spice1979 I know Carl Cox is the master but I just didnt rate him when he played in JHB, I caught a set of his at an outdoor festival in the UK a few years ago...much better but for the purpose of my list of who rocked JHB, Coxy doesnt make it

[TZVQPX]

mmmmnnn seemed to have forgotten/don't know the best eva! Boiler Room - Cape Town. Suck it!!!!!! THE BEST!

[goonerfromjhb]

@TZVQPX Dont be silly my Capetonian china, in those days JHB was kicking the shit. The only news of cooking clubs was coming from Durbs was it 330 all us Joburgers were hearing about??? Like all you boys were hearing about E.S.P down south, no ways my boet, Cape Town didnt even register as a Jol for us in the mid-late 90's

[Mike26Spike]

Anyone have footage/recording of Becketts Trek - The Mother of all raves? It was screened on SABC 3 in 1996. Would really luv to see that again.

[goonerfromjhb]

@Mike26Spike I Was at that rave, Nasrec Film studios even remember some of the Dj line up, Blu Peter & Mrs Woods remember the dancer in the mirror suit still gotta be one of the best raves ever, lots of trashed people there, I saw Dennis's show and could have sworn I saw myself on TV.I searched everywhere for that footage, cant find nothing on it, might be worth while to get hold of Dennis Beckett directly and ask him but I dont know if he actually own the rights to it or if its property of SABC

[saffa1]

man those were the days

[rplescia]

Bring back Flyhouse!!!

[MrFInalMixer]

SOUNDING LIKE OUR PARENTS

[MrFInalMixer]

MAKE NEW MEMORIES!!



[electronicstorm]

I loved the Mother Raves and The Electric Workshop, such amazing times! Does anyone remember club Therapy?

[DaveSkinz]

@TZVQPX Deviate was THE place in the early 90's for CT :-)

[Visitor189]

Reminds me of Detroit back in '95 :)

[ObliviousZA]

ESP then Nexus afterwards, then work on a monday not being even 20% functional xD