Was bang into early rave in 1989-1992, between the ages of 9-12 (mates sister used to bring back tapes and lend em to us from wherever she had been). Was into stuff like N-Joi, The Product and loads and loads of other stuff that I can't remember. Then went into The Metal Phase til the age of 18, although started listening to jungle when in around 1995-1996 when I was just listening to the radio on a Friday night and gettin tuned into One In The Jungle. Then learned about jungle then got into tape packs. Occasionally I would branch out into the techno/hardcore helter skelter packs, but was mainly into jungle/D+B until I went to a party by an unknown system in middle of Dorset after gettin invited by a mate of a mate. Then danced to what I just called techno (in around 1999 I think) all night on green playstation pills.

Then a year or two later I decided to research raves on Mr Internet. I found a forum called Dirty Circus (RIP) and got chatting to some guys from Tribe of Locust who invited me out to one of their parties in the woods near my house. Turned up and it was properly well good acid techno. All the people who I met were properly well friendly and welcoming and I started going to all their parties over the course of a few years. After a few local parties I began going to London, Wales and the Midlands in search of more acid techno. Had absolutely loads of fun, never had a shit night EVER and was building up a **** load of mixes that I was downloading from wherever, as well as mix cds from parties etc. Then just over a year ago I decided I wanted to mix and got me some decks with change that I had been saving for about 4 years (had just over £100 and supplemented this with a few extra quids).

Now everything I do has techno in the background, whether I'm driving to college, making dinner, waking up, coursework, walking, relaxing...........

I'm still only buying what some people think of as the "cliched" labels of acid techno i.e. stuff under the SUF umbrella, but that's what I ****ing love. Once I'm working again I'll start looking further afield for other labels but til then I'm happy blasting out SUF/Highwire/Smitten and the like til the (mad) cows (on acid) come home!!!!