The Zap, the Glossary
The Zap was a beach-front nightclub and performance arts venue, in Brighton, England that became known in the late 1980s and early 1990s particularly for its acid house nights.[1]
Table of Contents
59 relations: Acid house, Andy Cunningham (actor), Brighton, Brighton Open Air Theatre, C. J. Bolland, Chicago house, Dance 2 Trance, Danny Rampling, Dave Clarke (DJ), David Morales, DJ Harvey, DJ Mag, Electronic dance music, European Capital of Culture, Frankfurt, Frankie Knuckles, Garage house, Hanif Kureishi, Hole (band), House music, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Jeremy Healy, John Digweed, John Dowie (humourist), Jonathan Lemon, Laurent Garnier, List of Grange Hill characters, Liz Aggiss, Louise Rennison, Master of ceremonies, Merchant City Festival, Nightclub, Paul Oakenfold, Performance art, Pete McCarthy, Progressive house, Resident Advisor, Robin Driscoll, Rollins Band, Roy Smiles, Sasha & John Digweed, Sasha (DJ), Scottish Government, South Bank, Stephen North, Stomp (theatrical show), Sven Väth, Tall Paul (DJ), Techno, Teenage Fanclub, ... Expand index (9 more) »
- Culture in Brighton and Hove
- Defunct nightclubs in the United Kingdom
- Music in Brighton and Hove
- Nightclubs in England
- Performing arts centres in the United Kingdom
Acid house
Acid house (also simply known as just "acid") is a subgenre of house music developed around the mid-1980s by DJs from Chicago. The style is defined primarily by the squelching sounds and basslines of the Roland TB-303 electronic bass synthesizer-sequencer, an innovation attributed to Chicago artists Phuture and Sleezy D circa 1986.
Andy Cunningham (actor)
Andrew Cunningham (13 May 1950 – 5 June 2017) was an English actor, puppeteer, ventriloquist and writer.
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Brighton
Brighton is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the city of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England.
Brighton Open Air Theatre
Brighton Open Air Theatre, also known as B•O•A•T, is a British theatre built in Dyke Road Park, Brighton, which opened on 9 May 2015.
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C. J. Bolland
Christian Jay "C.
Chicago house
Chicago house refers to house music produced during the mid to late 1980s within Chicago.
Dance 2 Trance
Dance 2 Trance were a German techno duo composed of Rolf Ellmer and DJ Dag Lerner.
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Danny Rampling
Danny Rampling (born 15 July 1961) is an English house music DJ and is widely credited as one of the original founders of the UK's rave/club scene.
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Dave Clarke (DJ)
David Maurice Clarke (born 1968) is an English electronic music DJ, producer and radio presenter.
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David Morales
David Morales (born August 21, 1962) is an American disc jockey (DJ) and record producer.
DJ Harvey
Harvey William Bassett, known by his stage name, DJ Harvey is an English DJ.
DJ Mag
DJ Magazine (also known as DJ Mag) is a British monthly magazine dedicated to electronic dance music and DJs.
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and festivals.
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European Capital of Culture
A European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union (EU) for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong pan-European dimension.
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Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main ("Frank ford on the Main") is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse.
Frankie Knuckles
Francis Warren Nicholls Jr. (January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014), known professionally as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer.
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Garage house
Garage house (originally known as "garage"; local terms include "New York house" and New Jersey sound) is a dance music style that was developed alongside Chicago house music.
Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi (born 5 December 1954) is a British Pakistani playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and novelist.
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Hole (band)
Hole was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1989.
House music
House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute.
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square.
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Jeremy Healy
Jeremy Healy (born Jeremiah Healy, 18 January 1962) is an English DJ and singer.
John Digweed
Thomas John Digweed (born 1 January 1967) is a British DJ and record producer.
John Dowie (humourist)
John Dowie (born 3 August 1950 in Birmingham) is a British comedian, musician and writer, often viewed as a pioneer of alternative comedy.
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Jonathan Lemon
Jonathan Lemon is a British and American cartoonist and former musician.
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Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier (born 1 February 1966), also known as Choice, is a French electronic music producer and DJ.
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List of Grange Hill characters
This is a list of characters from the long-running BBC children's series Grange Hill.
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Liz Aggiss
Liz Aggiss (born 28 May 1953) is a British live artist, dance performer, choreographer and film maker.
Louise Rennison
Louise Rennison (11 October 1951 – 29 February 2016) was an English author and comedian who wrote the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series for teenage girls.
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Master of ceremonies
A master of ceremonies, abbreviated MC or emcee, is the official host of a ceremony, staged event, conference, convention, or similar performance.
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Merchant City Festival
The Merchant City Festival is a major cultural festival taking place in Glasgow's Merchant City area.
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Nightclub
A nightclub is a club that is open at night, usually for drinking, dancing and other entertainment.
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ.
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Performance art
Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants.
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Pete McCarthy
Peter Charles McCarthy Robinson (9 November 1951 – 6 October 2004) was an Anglo-Irish comedian, radio and television presenter and travel writer.
Progressive house
Progressive house is a subgenre of house music.
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Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor (also known as RA) is an online music magazine and community platform established in 2001 and dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe.
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Robin Driscoll
Robin Driscoll (born 7 September 1957) is a British actor and writer.
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Rollins Band
Rollins Band was an American rock band formed in Van Nuys, California.
Roy Smiles
Roy Smiles (born 1966) is a singer-songwriter & playwright from Ealing, London.
Sasha & John Digweed
Sasha & John Digweed are a British DJ duo comprising Sasha and John Digweed.
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Sasha (DJ)
Alexander Paul Coe (born 4 September 1969), known professionally as Sasha, is a Welsh DJ and record producer.
Scottish Government
The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the devolved government of Scotland.
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South Bank
The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial district in central London, England on the south bank of the River Thames opposite the City of Westminster.
Stephen North
Stephen North (born 20 January 1965) is an English actor.
Stomp (theatrical show)
Stomp (stylized as STOMP) is a percussion group, originating in Brighton, England, that uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance using rhythms, acrobatics and pantomime. The Zap and Stomp (theatrical show) are culture in Brighton and Hove.
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Sven Väth
Sven Väth (born 26 October 1964) is a German DJ and electronic music producer.
Tall Paul (DJ)
Paul Newman (born 5 May 1971), also known as Tall Paul or Camisra, is an English DJ, producer and remixer who is best known for remixing INXS' "Never Tear Us Apart" as "Precious Heart", as well as the tracks "Rock da House" and "Let Me Show You".
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Techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range of 120 to 150 beats per minute (BPM).
Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1989.
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The Argus (Brighton)
The Argus is a local newspaper based in Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England, with editions serving the city of Brighton and Hove and the other parts of both East Sussex and West Sussex.
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The Black Album (play)
The Black Album is the second novel written by British author Hanif Kureishi.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily, and Jesse Peretz.
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The List (magazine)
The List is a digital guide to arts and entertainment in the United Kingdom.
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The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh.
The Yes/No People
Yes/No People were a British band which recorded on London Records, and which featured Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, and now are best known for their dance theatre performance pieces called Stomp.
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Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged from EBM in Frankfurt, Germany, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and quickly spread throughout Europe.
Trip hop
Trip hop is a musical genre that originated in the late 1980s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol.
See also
Culture in Brighton and Hove
- Blast Theory
- Stomp (theatrical show)
- The Zap
Defunct nightclubs in the United Kingdom
- Angels (nightclub)
- Archaos (nightclub)
- Astoria 2
- Bungalow 8
- Cleethorpes Pier
- Club Montepulciano
- Crab Tree Club
- Epping Forest Country Club
- Esmeralda's Barn
- Gatecrasher One
- Home (nightclub)
- London Astoria
- Manumission (event)
- Matter (venue)
- Popscene (club)
- Power Lunches
- Rum Runner (nightclub)
- Shoom
- The Arches (Glasgow)
- The Buffalo Bar
- The Clarendon Hotel, Hammersmith
- The Cross (nightclub)
- The Establishment (club)
- The Haçienda
- The Montague Arms
- The New Monkey
- The Shimmy Club
- The Tunnel (Glasgow nightclub)
- The Zap
- Turnmills
- Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes
Music in Brighton and Hove
- Brighton Early Music Festival
- Brighton Electric
- Brighton Festival
- Capital Brighton
- Eurovision Song Contest 1974
- Live on Brighton Beach
- Pipe organs of Brighton and Hove
- Radio Reverb
- The Blind Tiger Club, Brighton
- The Great Escape Festival
- The Seven Doors of Danny
- The Zap
- Willkommen Collective
Nightclubs in England
- 11 Dyke Road, Brighton
- 76 Club
- Acapulco (nightclub)
- Angels (nightclub)
- Club Bongo
- East Bristol Jazz Club
- Epping Forest Country Club
- Golden Torch
- JB's Dudley
- Kingsway, Southport
- Lakota (club)
- Le Phonographique
- Manumission (event)
- Missoula (nightclub)
- Moles (nightclub)
- Nightclubs in London
- O2 Academy Bournemouth
- Ocean (Nottingham)
- Princess Selandia
- Pryzm Brighton
- Pryzm Nottingham
- Quaintways
- Revenge (nightclub)
- Roadmender (nightclub)
- Rock City (venue)
- St. Andrew's Church, Exeter Road
- Sterns Nightclub
- Syndicate Blackpool
- The Emporium, Leicestershire
- The Thekla
- The Warehouse (Preston, Lancashire)
- The Zap
- Top Storey Club
- Tup Tup Palace
- Tuxedo floating nightclubs
- Vague (club)
- Wigan Casino
- Zoo Bar (Halifax, West Yorkshire)
Performing arts centres in the United Kingdom
- Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
- Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse
- Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
- Roundhouse (venue)
- Southbank Centre
- Southlands Arts Centre
- The Zap
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zap
Also known as The Arch (nightclub), Zap Club.
, The Argus (Brighton), The Black Album (play), The Independent, The Lemonheads, The List (magazine), The Scotsman, The Yes/No People, Trance music, Trip hop.