Danny walks back up tae the motor bent in two. He’s git a beaut ae a black eye n a bloody nose. Kenzie jumps in the back. Danny sits doon in the front wae another big sigh. A pass him ma pre-rolled joint, which A always keep fur night. He nods a cheers n puts it between his swollen lips. ‘Wit did he even say?’ Kenzie asks.

‘Says A’ve tae huv it aw by next week or A’ll be gittin it again.’

‘Did yi git our bit?’

‘Aye, two this time,’ Danny says, passin the tin-foil wrapped bars tae the back ae the motor.

Raving in the Bedroom

Saturday, 27 September 2008. The last few weeks huv been nuhin but anticipation ae this day. In aboot seven hours we wid be on a bus headin tae wan ae the biggest events in the Scottish dance-music scene. Fantazia, the original n best. It wis the wan yi aspired tae go tae, the wan yi dreamt aboot as a wee guy. We’d seen elder wans’ videos n heard the stories ae smoke n sweat, the bubble ae heat when yi walk in the main arena, the green lasers above yir heed as yir eyes roll in pleasure n ecstasy. The long bars n pockets full ae drink tokens on the bus hame. The smell ae a burst glowstick in yir hair fur days. That is aw tae come.

We’ve listened tae dance music since we wur wee guys aboot eleven year eld. Happy Hardcore, Scott Brown n Hixxy n aw that. Then Clubland – The Ride of Your Life. After that it hud been aw the PCDJs. Yi hud the first pioneer, the genesis, DJ Rankin – Pulse, Nogitaclue, Fatcat, Badboy, Zitkus, Gillies, Paul n Cammy. Then Curtai, Steven Logan, McD, Neil Jackson, Div E, Disco Dave, Supreme ae the famous ‘Friday Night Tune’, Cheesy, Cambo, Blitzed, Easton, CoCo, Flea n DJ Add, aw fae aboot this way, n the boay, Gary McF. ‘Ah Ahh Ahhh’ – any time A heard that tune, it took us back tae the very beginnin on the streets wae the troops, the definitive anthem ae the PCDJ generation. There’s too many others tae hope tae mention, fuckin hundreds ae cunts mixin fae the schemes. Aw these legends hud kept us aw ravin through the early years. Only a few mainstream tunes broke through in they days, ‘Fly on the Wings of Love’, ‘Pretty Green Eyes’ n other mad dance chart shite like that. Aw the lassies hud ‘Dancin in the Dark’ n DJ Sammy n that playin constant. A few other classics made it through like ‘Cruisin’ n Scooter’s tunes, the big blond German hero. We mostly preferred the disses n aw that Every day oan MSN! Yir about tae git shuttt-down!

About sixteen or seventeen yi grew oot ae the megamixes. Then yi found cunts like Tiesto, Mauro Picotto, Marcel Woods, Armin van Buuren, Simon Patterson, Markus Schulz n plenty mare. The trance scene wis flyin, n a bit ae Showtek n Deepforces fur a bounce. Somecunts split n went harder n listened tae hardstyles n gabba – Technoboy, Tatanka, Evil Activities n Angerfist n aw that. A’m no intae aw that as much. A like trance n takin eckto n dancin aboot wae glowsticks n ravin wae yir hands n feet, rather than aw that fuckin fist-pumpin, heed-bangin hard shit. The night, we’re progressin tae the next level. Fantazia is the original event in the Scottish rave scene n it’s wan ae the big wans, alongside Coloursfest in June n Fantasylands, the newest addition, in April n November. We’re plannin tae hit that wan next.