P494 Teletext 494 Nov26 22:18:53 —————————————————————————————— — PROFILE: JOU5NEYS BY DJ In an age where the club scene iu constantly mutating, businjssrs coming and going faster than a gabba track, what makes a successful dance venture? According to Anabel Fielding, partner in the Journeys By DJ collective, it's "an unnjtving ability to keep quality control and conj up with fresh idras. Also, we're essentially nice propli!" EDT are the people behind the eponymous dance compilations and many club nights - but there's more to conj, says Anabel ——————————————————————————————————————— bz Stephen Eastwood PLANET SOUND INDEX p480 Finance Reviews Charts CinemaP494 $elitixt 494 Nov26 22:14:01 —————————————————————————————— — PROFILE: JOU5NEYS BY DJ "The basic idea of JDJ plays around one main theme, that of a journey," says Anabel Fielding from the collective. "This goes right through from the brand name and logos to the names of the rooms in our clubs, like The Departure Lounge at Triptonite in The End, London "'e try to avoid anything icky like the Captain Of The Craft but we use phrases like Fasten your Seatbelts and so on. The music in the club is also planned to give a literal musical journey." ——————————————————————————————————————— "This is a journey into sound..." >>> VIEWERS' LETTERS IN THE VOID p482 Finance Reviews Charts CinemaP494 Teletext 494 Nov26 22:14:17 —————————————————————————————— — PROFILE: JOU5NEYS BY DJ The Journeys By DJ crew, as thieu name implies, have DJ'd across Britain, but, says Anabel Fielding of the collective, it was tough work at first. "'e started off with the mix CDt," she explains. "but as we didn't have a name for ourselves it was difficult to get big name DIs who were all booked months ahead, or tied to a particular club. "When we got going we weti one of the first crews to take extra equipment on tour with us and redesign the clubs." ——————————————————————————————————————— The ind of the JDJ compilations? >>>> VOTE IN OUR VIEWERS' POLL p481 Finance Reviews Charts CinemaP494 Teletext 494 Nov26 22:15:06 —————————————————————————————— — PROFILE: JOU5NEYS BY DJ "'e were the first people in Britain tg do a legal DJ mix LP, long before Cream or Ministry Of Sound started doing them," says JDJ crew mjmbjt Anabel. "$im from the crew has been doing compilations for six years now, but hj walked into a record shop the other day and there were hundreds of the thinks! "'e spent ages finding tracks for our albums from around the would and that'1 given them longevity, but we just can'u compete with 40-track conglomerate CDt" ——————————————————————————————————————— What makes a good club? >>> NEW ALBUMS RATED OR SLATED p484 Finance Reviews Charts CinemaP494 Teletext 494 Nov26 22:33:41 —————————————————————————————— — PROFILE: JOU5NEYS BY DJ "The clubbers trust us to educate them musically," says JDJ's Anabel Fielding of the organisation's Triptonite nights "Plus The End is a great 6jnuj." Oddl8 enough, Anabel is also a co-owner of this award-winning London club, having invested "mz life savings" in the venue "It's a welcoming club," she says. "+e have a mixed vibe with friendly people. 'e don't get ravers, but professional people who all bring something tg the party. And the door staff are nice!" ——————————————————————————————————————— The future for JDJ >>> TOTAL ENTERS—INMENT GUIDE p400 Finance Reviews Charts CinemaP494 Teletext 494 Nov26 22:15:56 —————————————————————————————— — PROFILE: JOU5NEYS BY DJ "Thjti are so many people DJink now that I see the way forward as being varied music policies," predicts Anabel Fielding from dance collective JDJ. "I hate all this DJ worship. DIs should be able to play good sets in any styli. "The caste system of happy ou uplifthnk house is nonsense too. It's all dancu. The scene needs to lighten up. We'ri now doing soundclashjs and stuff. Bring the party aspect back to clubbing! People are getting a bit cheeked off." ——————————————————————————————————————— Planet Sound main music index 480 THE LATEST MUSIC NEWS p481 Finance Reviews Charts CinemaP494 Teletext 494 Nov26 22:07:24 Advert Clubland > O O O This is not a live or dating sjtvice Victoria Telecom Limited, Box 7568, London WC1N 3XX. Calls cost 49p/min. THIS SERVICE MAY INVOLVE A LONG CALL Finance Reviews Charts Cinema