Shoreditch in the early 90s was a crazy place. There were still large areas that were yet to be gentrified, neighbouring Hoxton felt like the Wild West to a suburban boy from Sussex and the rave scene was coming to an almighty hedonistic end. This is a grainy amateur video of a rave in a warehouse in Underwood Street back in '94. My memories of those times are hazy. I didn't go very often as they felt cliquey and there was often a slightly menacing undertone that was thankfully (and deliberately) absent from the early days of the scene. The monochrome sets the mood well, I think.
http://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/secret-history/22451/shoreditch-rave-
(You'll need to follow the link as the video owner has disabled embedding).
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