First techno party for me was a Mutant Dance free party in a Bristol warehouse in 1995. That was when you'd get up to a 1000 munters all on the same vibe with vertually the whole place dancing. I loved it so much I started going to free parties every weekend. My first club night came a few months later which was Shimmy, at the now defunct Club Loco. Shimmy was an awesome night, packed to the rafters with sweat dripping off the ceiling. The Shimmy boys, Simmer & Stuart (well known on the free party scene), were fantastic DJ's & to this day I hold Shimmy as one of the most exciting & enjoyable club nights I've ever been to. Some may remember that Shimmy set up there own label, but it didn't really do too well & then they stopped their club nights in about 2001. A great club night when Bristol back then, bar London, was the best place for techno with a whole range of techno clubs & free parties week in, week out.