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Double Dipped

Double Dipped – Spinning out from Ravescene magazine, Double Dipped kicked off at Labrynth in 1991 and went on to host legendary nights at Turnmills, Enfield Palladium, and Bagleys. With events like Submerged, Sky High, and The Secret Garden, it became a defining force in London’s early ’90s rave scene.

The magazine [Ravescene] grew into Double Dipped, as we decided to promote our own events. The first one was at Christmas at Labryinth, and we went on to run nights at Turnmills, Enfield Palladium, various sports centre locations, and of course, Bagleys. We ended up running a regular Friday night at Bagleys … For quite a while we worked with Joe promoting Labryinth, before going our separate ways.

Gwen Howells, interview www.oldskoolreview.co.uk September 2009

1991

Date Venue Event
14th November 12 Dalston Lane Ravescene Launch Party
19th December 12 Dalston Lane Ravescene / Visual Contact Christmas Party

A big, big thanks goes out to all those who attended Ravescene’s Launch party at Club Labrynth on November 14th. Special thanks go to Visual Contact for the dancers, Vinyl Contact for the D.J.’s and Turbo Trance for the P.A., and of course to Joe and Phil.

The idea of the party was to introduce people within the industry to new ideas e.g. Brain machines, to hear fresh young D.J.’s and to see various new and interesting  merchandising. Contracts and cheques were exchanged on the night. Diaries clear for Thursday December 19th 10 pm-4 am for the Ravescene/Visual Contact Christmas Party, at Club Labrynth.

Ravescene Magazeen, Issue 3

1992

Date Venue Event
25th April 12 Dalston Lane Double Dipped 1992 Ravescene Party III
23rd May 12 Dalston Lane Double Dipped 1992 Ravescene Party IV
13th June 12 Dalston Lane Party V
18th July 12 Dalston Lane Ravescene Magazeen – For Those Who Remember
15th August 12 Dalston Lane Ravescene Magazeen
September The Soundshaft Sunday Dipped
19th September 12 Dalston Lane Ravescene / Double Dipped
17th October 12 Dalston Lane Double Dipped – The Party
7th November 12 Dalston Lane Double Dipped
12th December 12 Dalston Lane Double Dipped – An Underwater Experience
25th April 1992 – Ravescene Party III
23rd May 1992 – Ravescene Party IV
13th June 1992 – Ravescene Party 5
Double Dipped
18th July 1992 – Suck It And See
Double Dipped
15th August 1992
19th September 1992
Sunday Dipped at The Soundshaft – September 1992
17th October 1992 – Double Dipped – The Party
7th November 1992

The next Double Dipped which is to be a benefit for the Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society, will not now be held at Labrynth on December 12th. This is due to circumstances beyond both our, and the venue owners control. However, we will be holding both this event and a launch party for the Year Book later in December at Central London Venues.

Ravescene Magazine Issue 28
24th December 1992 – Submerged

We have put on monthly events since April 25th 1992. To date they have all been held at The Labrynth in London, which in our opinion is one of the friendliest, safest and most interesting clubs around. The venue has around 10 rooms on 3 floors, plus a large garden. On our nights, we always pick the DJ’s both for their music and their attitude. We have happy techno on the main floor, breakbeat in the dungeon and deep house and trance in the attic. We try to make our parties fun, a great night out and a place to meet new friends.

Call Yourself A Raver? Ravescene Yearbook 1993

1993

Date Venue Event
April (weekly) 12 Dalston Lane Every Picture Tells A Story & Double Dipped
April 1993 – Every Picture Tells A Story & Double Dipped
May & June 1993 – Every Picture Tells A Story & Double Dipped

1994

Date Venue Event
1994-02-26 Bagleys Film Studios Double Dipped – In Celebration Of The North American Indian
1994-04-09 Bagleys Film Studios Double Dipped – Sky High
1994-04-15 Turnmills Club Together
1994-05-14 Turnmills Destiny The Cream & Doubled Dipped – Submerged
1994-08-28 Bagleys Film Studios Double Dipped – The Secret Garden
1994-09-10 Pump House
1994-10-29 Ravedome Heston Double Dipped – Trick Or Treat
1994-12-16 Bagleys Film Studios Double Dipped
1994-12-31 Ravedome Heston Double Dipped New Dawn
26th February 1994 – In Celebration Of The North American Indian
9th April 1994 – Sky High (Pre Flyer)
9th April 1994 – Sky High
15th April 1993 – Club Together with Elevation
29th April 1994 – Destiny The Cream & Doubled Dipped – Submerged
14th May 1994 -Submerged
28th August 1994 – Double Dipped – The Secret Garden

Well, many thanks to each and everyone of you who made ‘The Secret Garden’ at Bagleys on August Bank Holiday Sunday the biggest and best Double Dipped to date! However, those of you who were there or tried too late to get tickets will have realised that Bagleys just isn’t big enough anymore to accomodate everyone that wanted to attend. It was in fact the biggest party anywhere over the Bank Holiday weekend! So, we’ve had to make the decision to separate the house and hardcore for the time being and to move to different venues.

The Ravedome at Heston is where we’ll be throwing our next massive hardcore party. We first saw the venue eighteen months ago before it even had its full license and it’s absolutely perfect. It’s easy to get to from anywhere in the country being just inside the M25 on the M4, and has loads of on site, patrolled parking. The venue itself is like an upside down Viking long boat which should give excellent acoustics. The main arena is huge, bigger by far than any regularly used rave venue and we’ve had to go really overboard with the lasers, lights and sound. A thirty foot stage is being built to give loads of room for he PA’s and dancers with a stage set in the theme of the evening, which as the party takes place on Saturday 29th October couldn’t be anything else but Halloween!

Ravescene Magazeen – Issue 52
10th Spetember 1994 – House Division @ Pump House
29th October 1994 – Double Dipped – Trick Or Treat
16th December 1994 – Double Dipped Back At Bagleys
31st December 1994 – Double Dipped New Dawn

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Issue 51 – Ravescene

Ravescene Magazeen #51 (May ’94) marks the end of Destiny/The Cream at Clacton Pier. After iconic all-nighters and thousands of ravers, they move on to new events at Turnmills and Bagleys, keeping the spirit of UK hardcore alive.

Ravescene Magazeen 51

Published
20th May 1994 (approx)

Pages
8 (A5 B&W)

Strapline
A BLEAK, DRUG OBLIQUE MUSIC?

FEATURED ARTICLE – The End Of The Pier

After putting on many of the best parties Destiny/The Cream and Rise & Shine are no longer to be found on Clacton Pier. Thousands will be disappointed that this era has come to an end as it was one of the most unusual and interesting venues in the country. The pier was purchased by Christians father in 1981. He rebuilt the existing dance hall and arcade to provide Oscar’s the night club and The Cockney Pride pub. For several years the club ran three successful soul nights until the mood swung round to rave. Christian joined forces with Lee and Destiny/The Cream began it’s long run with weekly clubs and monthly monster bashes using the whole pier. The most recent all nighters have had up to seven rooms, covering the whole house music spectrum from trance through handbag to hardcore. These parties were all ticket only and attracted up to 5,000 people each time. However, during November of 1993 the pier slipped into receivership due to the pressures of the economy. The Receivers took over the running of the pier and in their wisdom after watching how professionally Lee and Christian ran their events decided that they could do better, so on 11th April 1994 Lee and Christian were told that they were no longer allowed on the premises and all their equipment and trading facilities were withheld and remain so to this day. This would have been the biggest summer so far for all Destiny/The Cream members and would have become the best event of it’s type this year. Instead the events at the pier, now known as Love Nation have failed to attract any where near the same numbers as Destiny/the Cream and if you’ve seen the flyers you’d understand why. Destiny/The Cream seemed to have knack of booking the finest DJ’s in the country in all aspects of house music.

Destiny/The Cream have not retired though. Lee from Destiny said that “what was then happened. It was the right venue, the right music, at the right time. It cannot be created again. Now what is important is the future, and the art of creating a good club is being able to adapt and change. There are other venues in the country just as interesting as The Pier, albeit different. It’s what you put into it that counts”.

Lee & Christian have been busy since leaving the Pier. They hosted a room at Double Dipped at Bagleys on 14th May and they have a special one-off at Hollywoods in Romford on Sunday 29th May. They are also co-hosting Submerged at Turnmills every Friday with Double Dipped. Why Turnmills? “It’s an original venue with the original vibe. Also it’s got PD drivers on the bass powered by Amcron amps which provide one of the best sound systems you can experience in today’s world! We also like the way it’s laid out, with two rooms of music plus loads of places to sit and chat. It’s such a new venue in this scene, so it’s fresh and everyone who’s been there so far has loved it. We just need to work really hard to get the word about. It’s really easy to find as well, even if you’re from outside London like us, being about five minutes from Kings Cross, between the City and Holborn.”

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