Fabric is a nightclub in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest and most popular night clubs in the UK and widely regarded as one of the best dance music venues in the world.[1] It is located on Charterhouse Street opposite Smithfield meat market on the northern fringe of the City of London. Smithfield (also known as West Smithfield to distinguish it from the East Smithfield area located in Tower Hamlets) is an area in the north-west part of the City of London (which is itself the historic core of a much larger London). ... Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The former Central Cold Store on Charterhouse Street Charterhouse Street is a street in Smithfield, on the northern boundary of the City of London. ... Smithfield (also known as West Smithfield to distinguish it from the East Smithfield area located in Tower Hamlets) is an area in the north-west part of the City of London (which is itself the historic core of a much larger London). ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state Constituent country Region Greater London Status City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor David Lewis  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - Total 1. ...

History

The club was founded by Keith Reilly and Cameron Leslie and opened in October 1999. It has three separate rooms, named rooms 1, 2 and 3, with independent sound systems. A popular feature of the club is its vibrating floor in Room 1. Known as a "Bodysonic" dancefloor, sections of the floors are attached to 400 bass transducers emitting bass frequencies of the music being played, allowing clubbers to feel the music through bass frequencies transmitted into their skeletons via their feet. This article is about the year. ...

Style

Musical genres played there vary from night to night, with house, tech house and techno DJs and live acts appearing on Saturdays, for the self-titled Fabric night and drum and bass, hip hop and breakbeat DJs and acts on Fridays, for FabricLive. Fridays and Saturdays are in-house promoted while during the rest of the week, the club is available for third party promoters to hire. The poly-sexual Sunday DTPM, which has been a long running night at the venue, will cease to exist as a weekly event on Sunday 2nd December. For other uses, see House (disambiguation). ... Tech house is a fusion of house and techno music. ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, dnb, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... This article is about breakbeat, the electronic dance music genre. ...

Performances

Many well-known club nights have moved to Fabric over the past years, tempted by the size and reputation of the venue, including Tyrant and Night of True Playaz. Resident DJ's have remained the same since the launch with James Lavelle and Ali B on Friday's FabricLive and Craig Richards and Terry Francis on Saturday's Fabric. The club has had many top DJs play, including Sasha, John Digweed, Chemical Brothers, Carl Cox, Juan Atkins, DJ Hype, High Contrast, Fabio, DJ Asides, Grooverider, Adam Freeland, Dave Clarke, and Pendulum. As well as booking these more established names, the club provides a take on the current state of electronic music by booking less established names on the UK and International circuit, such as Berlin based DJ and remixer Ewan Pearson. It also has strong affiliations with several labels such as Playhouse, BPitch Control, Kompakt and Sender, which use label showcases to highlight their up and coming talent. True Playaz is a Drum and Bass and Jungle record label, collective and club night run by DJ Hype, DJ Zinc and Pascal. ... James Lavelle James Lavelle (born 1974 in Oxford, England) is a DJ, electronic recording artist and record label boss. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Craig Richards (born 1966, Bournemouth United Kingdom) is a Tech House Disc jockey, also known as part of Tyrant (alongside Lee Burridge [and formerly Sasha). ... Terry Francis is a British Tech House DJ. Francis won Muzik Magazines Best New DJ award in 1997. ... Sasha (born Alexander Coe on September 4, 1969), is a Welsh DJ and record producer. ... John Digweed John Digweed (born January 1, 1967 in Hastings, England) is a British DJ and record producer. ... The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo, comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. ... Carl Cox (born July 29, 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a popular international techno and house DJ. // Carl Cox began as a hardcore and acid house DJ in the mid 1980s, making a name for himself as the Three Deck Wizard in 1988, when, during the Second Summer of... Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962 in Detroit) is an American musician. ... DJ Hype is a stage name of drum and bass producer and DJ Kevin Ford. ... High Contrast is the stage name of Welsh drum and bass DJ and producer Lincoln Barrett. ... Fabio is a drum and bass DJ and producer from the UK. He presents a show on Radio 1 in conjunction with Grooverider, and runs the Creative Source record label. ... Grooverider (born Raymond Bingham) is the stage name of a drum and bass DJ from London. ... Adam Freeland is a UK-based DJ and producer specialising in nu skool breaks. ... Dave Clarke is a Brighton born Techno Producer and DJ, often given the status The Baron of Techno. ... Pendulum are an electronic group originally hailing from Perth, Australia. ... Ewan Pearson is an electronic music producer/remixer who works under various aliases including Maas, Sulky Pup, Villa America, World of Apples, and Dirtbox. ... THE LABEL WITH THE FERNSEHTURM AS THEIR FAVOURITE COVER EMBLEM HAS BEEN INTRODUCING DIVERSITY TO THE CLUB SOCIETY OF BERLIN SINCE 1997. ... Kompakt is a Cologne-based electronic music record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. ...

Fabric Mix CDs

To provide a means for the club to highlight its diverse music policy, a CD series was launched in 2001. These are released as Fabric and FabricLive on alternative months, featuring artists from both of the nights on rotation such as Craig Richards, Michael Mayer, Swayzak, Slam, Scratch Perverts, Adam Freeland, Ivan Smagghe, Nitin Sawhney, Terry Francis, Stacey Pullen, John Digweed, Marco Carola, The Glimmers and The Plump DJs to name but a few. The controversial video for the Soulwax song "E Talking" was shot in Fabric. Craig Richards (born 1966, Bournemouth United Kingdom) is a Tech House Disc jockey, also known as part of Tyrant (alongside Lee Burridge [and formerly Sasha). ... Michael Mayer is one of the key figures of Cologne, Germanys electronic music scene. ... Swayzak is a deep dub techhouse UK band that consists of James Taylor and David Brown. ... Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle. ... The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from the UK, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Plus One. ... Adam Freeland is a UK-based DJ and producer specialising in nu skool breaks. ... Ivan Smagghe is a French electrohouse DJ and producer. ... Nitin Sawhney is a London-based composer and DJ of various styles of music, including jazz, drum and bass, hip hop, flamenco and modern orchestral compositions. ... Terry Francis is a British Tech House DJ. Francis won Muzik Magazines Best New DJ award in 1997. ... John Digweed John Digweed (born January 1, 1967 in Hastings, England) is a British DJ and record producer. ... Marco Carola is an electronic music DJ, producer, label owner, remixer, and artist born in Naples, Italy on February 7, 1975. ... The Plump DJs DJing at the Breakfest festival The plump DJs (Lee Rous and Andy Gardner) are one of the most popular DJs and producers of Nu skool breaks, a style of electronic dance music that has gained a large following in recent years. ... Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, is an alternative rock band from Ghent, Belgium. ...

See also

• Fabric discography
• Afterhour clubs

The London nightclub Fabric has released monthly compilation albums mixed by popular DJs since November 2001. ... Afterhour clubs, in North America and Europe, in general refers to nightclubs which are open past the designated curfew for clubs which serve alcohol. ...

External links

• Fabric official website
• History of 'DTPM'