Well the 7th of September 2016 will unfortunately go down in the diaries of the clubbing world as the loss of one of the best clubs in history, London’s Fabric. Located opposite Smithfield’s market in Farringdon it quickly developed into a place of worship for all lovers of underground music.

Opening in 1999 within the renovated space of the metropolitan cold stores it was built to be an empire of bass, with sound always at the forefront. Quickly establishing itself within London’s clubbing scene it wasn’t long before it started to gain recognition, swiftly followed by international recognition coming its way. In 2007 and 2008 Fabric got voted the best club in the world by DJ Magazine, and 2009, 2010 and 2011 second spot was theirs.

However, the club represents more than that to any raver who has ever stepped foot through their subtle doors. The memory of the first kick drum hitting you like a punch in your stomach as you reach room one is a feeling that we will treasure forever.

Fabric represented a place of complete freedom, where judgement was left at the door and good euphoric vibes ruled the dance floors. The rooms were filled to the brim regardless of it being a UK bass music focused Friday for Fabriclive, 4/4 Saturday, Wetyourself Sunday or even the occasional weekday.

As the nights went on and turned into early mornings the sofas/beds offered between room one and two marked the spot for the start of many friendships with complete strangers as well as a brilliant chance to regain your energy before the final sprint.

Our first memory of Fabric was seeing Richie Hawtin’s label host a night spread throughout the whole fortress. It turned out to be an experience that changed our perception of what a club needs to be, as the likes of Gaiser, Matador, Paco Osuna and of course Richie hammered the finest techno through that before mentioned sound system.

The floors were literally bouncing as Hawtin took us onto a journey that lasted till 10am! That moment of walking up the stairs towards the exit and seeing light for the first time in hours bought up the thought ‘have we just reached techno heaven?’

Its hard to imagine any other club in London being able to host parties like the legendary all weekend annual marathons to celebrate their birthdays with artists queing up wanting to play!

The likes of Dixon, Seth Troxler, Ricardo Villalobos, Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann, Âme, Andy C, Chase and Status and many many more have all played at this brilliantly well run weekend. The doors open all weekend for re-entry so you could pop home, have some food and a quick power nap before setting your alarm for 5am to see Ricardo Villalobos play a 6 hour set, it really was everything your heart could desire.

It is the simplicity of fabric that made it such a success. The sound system attracted the worlds best DJs, the DJ’s attracted passionate ravers, and the combination of both created a beautifully unique atmosphere that kept the parties going till early lunch time on regular occasions.

Shutting down Fabric in the hope of solving the capital’s drug problems makes no logical sense. Closing an institution, some would even say a place of worship, which had the best controls and security out of all of the nightclubs we have visited across the world will unfortunately not stop people consuming illegal and unsafe drugs. The dangerous consequence will be that people will still consume, just in treacherous and often dodgy spots as well as other clubs.

However, it would seem a logical solution could be reached by working together with drug charities and offering ‘no consequence’ testing. This would ensure safety for the people that would consume the drugs anyway, while also educating them about the dangers of consuming drugs which are often heavily mixed with poisonous substitutes. This has been tested at huge festivals like Tomorrowland and is often practiced in Amsterdam with good success rates.

Let us all get behind Fabric and give them enough support to appeal and persuade the council to give us and future generations the opportunity to get our shuffle on in this temple of underground music.