Bad for the body but good for the soul?
Tom and Chal emerge from a proper-large-‘avin-it May bank holiday weekend with a desire to explain the alchemy of the perfect clubbing experience. What makes a night out truly transcendent? And why do some parties never kick off even when all the right ingredients seem to be in place?
Borrowing a few ideas from Friedrich Nietzsche, we sketch out two divergent tendencies in club culture and talk about the countless variables that accelerate our rave engines. Consider this our non-peer-reviewed attempt to eff the ineffable.
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After all that we’ve got our film corner in its usual place, discussing a druggy ‘80s sci-fi, a vintage Criterion classic, a ‘00s masterpiece from China, and Danny Dyer’s Marching Powder. (Have you ever seen his haikus, though?)
Last chance to grab a ticket for No Tags live in Sheffield this Friday, 9th May! We’ll be screening Free Party: A Folk History at the Showroom cinema before interviewing Adonis resident and free party survivor Grace Sands as part of Sheffield’s Festival of Debate, followed by a party at Gut Level.
The second pressing of the No Tags book is down to the last few copies! You can still find it at cool bookshops around the country, and it’ll be on the Antenne Books stand at Offprint London next weekend, a small press fair at Tate Modern.
Chal’s written an essay for a new photo book from Sports Banger and K2 Plant Hire (FKA The KLF). Keep an eye out for a talk at Donlon Books in a couple of weeks’ time.
Drop us a like and a review on Apple and Spotify. And as ever, if you continue to get a kick of what we’re doing here on No Tags, consider throwing us a fiver a month – or spread the gospel to your friends.
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