fabric: the #1 club in the world

I love fabric. I've never been there, but if I could have one experience in my life, or do anything, I would go see 2manydjs live at room one in fabric and take ecstasy. I'm serious. If I could do anything in the world (within reason), I would go to fabric. It has this mythical status with me, almost as if a place that perfect could never exist, or if it did, it would have to be in the one place in the world where I can't go (England). It's my favorite nightclub in the world, my favorite club night in the world (fabriclive), and my favorite DJ mix series (fabriclive). One of my favorite music videos was even shot inside the club (Soulwax's E-talking, see above). I mean, the friggin' floor in room one is a subwoofer, the legendary body-sonic floor. Anyone who is serious about electronic music respects the fabric title, as they don't pimp themselves for any commercial endeavors (see Ministry of Sound, Gatecrasher). Fabric was DJmag's #1 club in the world in 2006, and then #2 in 2007, and is again the #1 club in the world for 2008. It has the best lineup of any club in the world no question. The diversity of their nights and the nights they host are amazing. Everything from electro to dubstep to minimal to drum'n'bass is covered on a monthly basis, although they never seen to have any trance acts (I personally don't care for trance, but you can't be all encompassing without having one of the most popular sounds in all of dance). However, that is one of the reasons why fabric is so amazing. They don't book DJs because they are popular or in the top 10 in the world. You won't find PVD, Armin, or Tiesto ever in fabric. It is a club where where you go to find out what is next, not what happened when, which seems to be Ministry of Sound's problem. And that is one of many reasons why I love fabric, and I could not think of a more deserving club to christen the pinnacle of nightclubs.

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