Crash to Tour Australia

"If you want to know why, or you need a reminder of why house mattered in the first place, right now, Crash is the place to start… One of Britain's best new clubs"- MUZIK

"Head to Vauxhall in South London on a Saturday night, find a doorway under a railway arch and you're at the best night in the UK" - MIXMAG

"Crash combines the musical sensibilities of straight clubs like Fabric or Bed… there's nowhere like it" - THE FACE

When Crash opened in the Spring of 1999, Saturday night clubbing in one of the greatest cities in the world was in a sorry state. Crash changed all that.
From that opening party onwards the club has always benefited from its distinctive music policy. With a list of resident DJs that includes Tom Stephan, Antoine909 and Princess Julia, Crash established a tribal and twisted sound all of its own. The club has always attracted a diverse mix of people with pop stars rubbing shoulders with muscle boys and fashion designers such as Jean-Paul Gaultier dancing with club kids, all fired up by the driving soundtrack supplied by the Crash resident DJs. While all and sundry were running down the dark cul-de-sac named progressive, Crash was busy formulating the high-octane house sound which has gained immense popularity in all quarters - the UK, Europe, and even over the big pond, in the USA, where the recent US tour saw packed dancefloors and queues around the block. Danny Tenaglia has even had a t-shirt emblazoned with the genre.

But this isn't about pigeonholes, it's the music that matters. House music. But you'd expect that from the promoter who first brought over an American DJ named Danny Tenaglia…. Wayne Shires has had a long and acclaimed role in providing some of London's finest club nights. From Diorama, Sex, SubStation, to Queer Nation. At Crash, three separate rooms allow for diversity within the club, the main floor is a dark drive through the outer reaches of high-octane house, whilst the rear room benefits from a more vocal driven, uplifting house sound. Room three caters for visiting PA' and visiting special guests.

The debut Crash album, "The Original Underground Sound of London" was released to a flurry of excitement in early 2002 on Southeast Recordings. One half mixed by the legendary Princess Julia, and the other by rising star, Antoine 909. Suddenly the underground Crash phenomenon was being written about in the UK national newspapers. Strange times indeed!

The club revolves around its residents. The DJ's who work the club each and every week with the utmost dedication. It's why the Crash devotees love them so much and wait for 2 hours or more to get into the club. The excitement in the queue is almost tangible, often the only sound you'll hear is the shuffling of feet as everyone stands with baited breath to see if they can make it in before it reaches capacity. You won't find evidence of a downturn in clubland's fortunes down in Vauxhall, London. Whilst the superclubs struggle to fill their weekly nights, it's the turn of the real house clubs to move things forward again. This is the beginning of the wider return to those original acid house values; values that Shires and co have always held dear. One such example was the recent opening of the third arch. It was a thank you to the clubs committed followers, and a practical solution to the fact that the two original rooms just couldn't take any more numbers.

From her days at the infamous Diorama parties, Princess Julia has always been an innovator. She was the first DJ to successfully fuse dance music with high-fashion, long before Jeremy Healy first played the catwalk. Her work with Antonio Berardi brought her immense acclaim, but it's in her music that her power truly lies. Her contribution to the Crash album was extremely warmly received, cementing her position once more as the only female DJ with the 'bollocks' to go all the way. Funky house is back in a big way in 2002, with Julia firmly ahead< Tags

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