We (Mutant Pollutant) did the United Systems party in London, one of the best
free parties I've been to in years! It was in an old office block. The building
was huge, with 4 levels and around 15 sound systems playing eveything from trance
to reggae, there were 4 on the level we were on. There was no trouble from the
coppers either, there were quite a few outside but they never tried to get in.
We had our loudest system so far and caned it all night resulting in fucking up an
amp. shorting out a mid range speaker and setting fire to a bassbin (there's a
huge hole in the cone and it's covered in water now!) but it was worth it. We
shut down about 1pm and then came the worst part, lugging all our stuff up and
down stairs whilst being completly knackered. This was the first United Systems
party we'd done and they seem really well organised, everything thought out in
advance like separate entrances for sound systems and party goers so no one got
in the way of the equipment being carried in, people on the all the doors that
were open so they could shut up quick if the coppers tried to get in, we even
got a little bit of money off the door and they'd never heard of us before!
All in all it was an excellent party but I doubt if we'll being doing loads in
London this year, after all we've got to help keep the vibe alive in this area!
P.Remix
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