The London nightclub Plastic People has closed its doors after two decades, having incubated dubstep, championed pluralism, and designed one of the world’s greatest sound systems. Its founder Ade Fakile, and resident Floating Points, relive the good times
For over 20 years, Plastic People in London has been revered as one of the world’s great clubbing institutions, the place where all the potential ills of nightlife – harassment, vomit, generic music – evaporate in front of its perfectly calibrated sound system. It suddenly announced that it was closing its doors last weekend, with a typically intimate “friends and family” party as its swansong.
Here, founder Ade Fakile and resident DJ Sam Shepherd – aka Floating Points – remember how the club began, flourished, and nurtured a host of legendary nights, including Trash, FWD, Innervisions, and Theo Parrish’s celebrated residency. Please leave your own memories in the comments section below.
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by Ben Beaumont-Thomas via Electronic music | The Guardian
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