Time for a rave

By Andrew Adamides

CYPRUS joins the rave generation tonight, with the island’s first officially-organised rave kicking off at Nicosia’s trendy Warehouse club.

While trendy young things in Britain and Europe have been turning on to techno at specially-organised gatherings since the late ‘eighties, with the bashes taking place anywhere from deserted warehouses to specialised clubs and even empty grass fields, Cypriots have pretty much stuck to good old fashioned discos.

Organised by All Records, the rave will feature a guest appearance by top DJ Steve Mason, one of a number of superstar DJs who owe their fame to rave culture. Mason will be in Cyprus for one night only, and will already be well known to Cyprus music lovers through his show ‘The Steve Mason Experience’ on BFBS radio.

The rave, sponsored by Pepsi and The Bank of Cyprus’ Cybank Club, will feature all the trimmings, including a light show, live video mixing, computer animations, digital video and video projections. The official launch of All Records’ new website www.allrecords.com will also take place there.

An All Records representative said yesterday that although they didn’t yet know how many people would be attending the rave, there had been a lot of interest and, if it was a hit, more similar events were planned for the future.

Tickets for the event, which starts at 11pm, cost £6 each. Anyone wanting last minute information can get it on 02-669040. In the best tradition of Cypriot nightclubs changing their names at the drop of a hat, The Warehouse club, located on the outskirts of trendy Engomi, was until recently the Kinematografos Club.

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