Roni Size to play "world’s deepest rave" 1,375 feet beneath abandoned Welsh mine

The session is a nod to early raves, which we held anywhere and everywhere it was possible to get a sound system.

Roni Size está prestes a tocar no “world's deepest rave”. A festa acontecerá a 1,375 pés abaixo do solo nesta quinta-feira, 15 de outubro.

The G-SHOCK Sessions event is being held at the bottom of Cwmorthin slate mine in Eryi, North Wales. Running with an extremely limited capacity due to the unique location, a competition was held for tickets, closing on Friday.

Winners will have to navigate dark staircases, waterlogged passages and large ravines before grabbing zip lines and abseiling down a sheer rock face into a huge subterranean chamber in the belly of the mountain, where they will find the drum & bass pioneer and a temporary dance floor.

De volta a Bristol, nós organizávamos uma festa onde queríamos, e alguns dos sons surgiam do que chamávamos de acidentes felizes, tocando uma faixa na velocidade errada, ouvindo algo que soa novo mas ainda funciona," disse Size.

Raves could take place in some crazy and unexpected places, on someone's front lawn, down in tunnels, but what I've always done is play to the environment, and the crowd.

That’s the spirit I want to take into Cwmorthin. By the time we’re 1,375 feet underground, everyone there will already have shared an adventure," he continued. "And how much more could you reflect the environment than by pumping a set into the mountain, hearing the sound travelling through the slate, rock and mud, and bringing it back into the mix.

Earlier this month, Size announced a 2027 UK tour to mark the 30th anniversary of his landmark 'New Forms' album. He will play Bournemouth, Birmingham, Brixton, Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Bristol.

Descubra como uma das faixas mais reconhecíveis do álbum, e um hino atemporal do drum & bass, 'Brown Paper Bag', foi feita aqui.