Desire • Island Music Arena • 1996
Desire Star Trekkin’
Island Music Arena, Ilford • Saturday 11 May 1996. Ten direct Rave Archive UK recordings survive from Star Trekkin, including Ellis Dee & MC GQ with its surviving Mediafire download.
Desire11.5.96Island Music ArenaIlford10 RAUK recordings
EventDesire — Star Trekkin’
Date11 May 1996
VenueIsland Music Arena
LocationIlford, London
PromoterDesire
Rave Archive UK10 surviving recordings
Archive downloadEllis Dee & MC GQ Mediafire file survives
ArtworkRave Archive UK event artwork
The archive story
Ten recordings, one event record
The surviving RAUK copies preserve DJ Rap, Andy C B2B Hype, Ellis Dee, Jumpin Jack Frost, Micky Finn, Randall, Special K, SS, Wildchild and Zinc. GQ, Flux and Rage remain in the recording identities where they survive.
The Ellis Dee & MC GQ recording is especially well preserved: the Rave Archive Mixcloud recording and Mediafire download both survive alongside the wider Star Trekkin tape record.
Phatmedia’s flyer catalogue identifies Desire at Island Music Arena, Ilford, on 11 May 1996, giving the flyer and ten recordings a firm event frame.
Rave Archive audio
Star Trekkin’ in the site player
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DJ Rap — Desire ‘Star Trekkin’ — 11.5.96
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Andy C B2B DJ Hype — Desire ‘Star Trekkin’ — 11.5.96
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Ellis Dee & MC GQ — Desire — Island Music Arena — 11.5.96
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Jumpin Jack Frost — Desire ‘Star Trekkin’ — 11.5.96
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Micky Finn — Desire ‘Star Trekkin’ — 11.5.96
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Randall — Desire ‘Star Trekkin’ — 11.5.96
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Special K — Desire ‘Star Trekkin’ — 11.5.96
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DJ SS — Desire ‘Star Trekkin’ — 11.5.96
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DJ Wildchild — Desire ‘Star Trekkin’ — 11.5.96
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DJ Zinc — Desire ‘Star Trekkin’ — 11.5.96
Desire chronology
Follow the archive trail
Further reading
Sources & further reading
Rave Archive UK collectionStar Trekkin artwork, ten Rave Archive UK Mixcloud recordings and the Ellis Dee Mediafire download.
Phatmedia — Desire flyer, 11.5.96Flyer catalogue for Desire at Island Music Arena, Ilford, on 11 May 1996. Open listing ↗
