UK Decay

[The Coven]

It was so good to wake up on Saturday morning with the evenings excitement ahead of me, and to be honest, it didn’t disappoint in the slightest. As usual, the day dragged somewhat, but the usual setting-up duties took care of that. The club was pretty ready to go from 8pm, yet with still l2 hours to wait, you could feel the atmosphere was very electric from the beginning, and it just kept on getting better.

So, I spent a brilliant event catching up with old friends, almost to the point it was annoying to go and DJ at points or spending time taking pictures. In fact, we could have done with a few more hours in the end. Within the first hour, we’d already topped the 100 mark, and the night just kept on getting busier.

It certainly didn’t matter if people had never attended any of the old Switch nights, (especially as most of what’s left of the Coven hardcore element hadn’t been born by the time the club had closed!) as I found the music played to be pretty near perfect from start to finish, combining a great selection of past great ‘Switch' classics that have stayed with me since the my teenage years and certainly stayed the test of time for me.

Also on a personal note, it was extremely satisfying to finish my ‘time’ behind the decks celebrating in tribute to such a great club and to bow out of the scene as (dis)gracefully on such a high. I doubt this will be the end by any means, but for the meantime, I’ll be disappearing into the ether for the foreseeable future, so keep watching the skies!

So, thanks to all that supported the night and made it such a pleasure to play, CovenAlex and our guest DJ Nick Switch, Javier and Adam for stepping in at the last minute to man the photography duties, ‘roadie’ duties Pete and Kerry, and all the long suffering Hat Factory staff.

I’d like to wish you all the best of luck to everybody for the future.

DJ Nephilimbabe 10pm - 10.45pm
UK Decay - Unexpected Guest
Theatre Of Hate - Propaganda
1919 - Giant
Xmal Deutschland - Qual
Simple Minds - Celebrate
Click Click - Rotor Babe
Soft Cell - Chips On My Shoulder
Bauhaus - Hair Of The Dog
Joy Division - Ice Age
Killing Joke - Pssyche
New Model Army - Young, Gifted And Skint
Benediction - Deliverance
Southern Death Cult - Fatman

DJ CovenAlex 10.45pm - 11.30pm
Alien Sex Fiend - EST (Trip To The Moon)
Specimen - Hex
The Bolshoi - TV Man
Gene Loves Jezebel - Desire
The Cure - WHy Can't I Be You?
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House
Playdead - The Tenant
Bauhaus - Dark Entries
The March Violets - Religious As Hell
Sisters Of Mercy - Gimme SHelter
Killing joke - Night Time

DJ Nick Switch 11.30pm - 1am
Simple Minds - I Travel
Soft Cell - Bedsitter
Virgin Prunes - Baby Turns Blue
Caberet Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag
The Cult - Rain
Bauhaus - Lagatija Nick
The Damned - Eloise
Killing joke - Love like Blood
Sisters Of Mercy - First & Last & Always
The Cramps - Human Fly
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
The Skids - Into The Valley
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love?
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
The Jam - Going Underground
The Clash - I Fought The Law
Blondie - Atomic
Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver
Gary Numan - Cars
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay
The Cure - Inbetween Days
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Joy Division - Love WIll Tear Us Apart
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Pixies - Debaser

DJ Nephilimbabe 1am - 2am
Stone Roses - Love Spreads
Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro
The Smiths - What Diffeence Does It Make?
The Cult - Spiritwalker
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back Of Love
The Fall - Mr Pharmacist
The Cure - Killing An Arab
Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
Ministry - Stigmata
New Order - Blue Monday
Human League - Empire State Human
Japan - Quiet Life
Adam & The Ants - Deutscher Girls
The Specials - Ghost Town
Sisters Of Mercy - Floorshow
Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach

DJ Covenalex 2am - 3am
Shriekback - Nemesis
B-Movie - Nowhere Girl
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down
Clan Of Xymox - A Day
New Order - 1963
Duran Duran - A View To A Kill
Aha - Take On Me
ABC - Poison Arrow
Belouis Some - Imagination
Tears For Fears - Mad World
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
Sisters Of Mercy - Temple Of Love 92

Outro - Hawaii 5 O