"Each new hour holds new chances for new beginnings, The horizon leans forward, Offering you space to place new steps of change" Maya Angelou
"For the last couple of months, Speed (Thursdays at Mars, Sutton Row, W1) has been playing London’s most futuristic, raw, experiential, and sci-fi grooves. Residents Fabio and Bukem spin the latest drum n bass sounds on dubplate for a crowd that regularly includes junglist heads like Goldie, 4 Hero, Nookie, DJ Rap, DJ Ron, DJ Crystl, Deep Blue and A Guy Called Gerald. The sounds are immaculate: divine harmonies and crystalline breaks that float and massage the dancefloor. A few stray hippies and tantric types take the floor for some wildly expressive dancing, while small groups of skinny boys lean against the speakers and solemnly nod to the rhythms. The vibe is relaxed, chemical free and unites musicians, music lovers and dancers for a few hours of sonic bliss. And at times it looks like a scene from William Gibsons imagination as sci-fi skate and B-Boy fashions collide under the sounds of the next millennium" i-D Mag March 95
"Discerning and stylish pure drum n' bass night Speed at Mars (formerly the Milk Bar) in London, fast becoming the Drum Club of jungle and attracting the scene's top producers and DJs" Mixmag Jan 95Fabio
"Kinda religious" Conrad
"Pioneering club of musical perfection" Essence of Aura
"Speed made DnB an artform" Dev Paradox
"A marriage of the hardcore and the gentle" Björk
"A proper DnB meet and greet every week" Johnny Foul Play
"Smiling faces every week dancing, sweating, totally into the music"Bukem
"Ahhhh Speed Happy Days!" Big Bud
"A blessed time in DnB music history" Basement Phil
"I miss those dayz" Peter Rann
"Dreamy drum & bass to the house massive" Mixmag
"Seminal night for beautiful, jazzy drum & bass. Anything went in that club though; downtempo, either side of a really hard dance track from Photek. The coming together of Fabio and Bukem there from '94 to '96 really represented a pinnacle for drum & bass cos it signified anything was possible. Musically, anything could go on and since that point we've lost that a little bit. '96 to '97 the darker scene came in, which I've got nothing against but it seems everything went like that. It almost didn't leave room for other variations to co-exist. I like all the flavours of drum & bass but I want them to co-exist rather than one dominating to the exclusion of the others. Speed represented the most open-ended point for drum & bass" Omni Trio
"Like church" Fabio
"We went to Speed and it was one of those magic nights which you have maybe three times in your life" Kruder and Dorfmeister
"Not since the days of the Electric Ballroom have I had such a rush" Gilles Peterson
"Speed was the depth of soul dnb" Subject 13
"A musical experience" Pete Tong
"A nice idea" Bukem
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