Danny Rampling: Dance Wicked @ Ocean
 On Friday 13th April Danny Rampling's Love groove Dance Party came live from Dance Wicked at the recently opened Ocean in Hackney. It might have been Friday the 13th but there was nothing but good luck for the specially invited crowd who were treated to DJ sets from Danny, Robert Owens and the legendary Tony Humphries. We mingled amongst the clubbers and asked them a few questions about London:
Name: Jose.
From: Hackney.
What's so good about London: It's buzzin' man, It's where it's at.
What's the best club in London: The Funkin Pussy in Charring Cross. They play hip hop and funk and the women are wicked.
Where do you buy your clothes: Mash on Oxford Rd and Utah in Covent Garden.
Name: Charles.
From: London.
What's so good about London: Dance Wicked is good, the food in London is good.
What's the best club in London: I've got to say Dance Wicked haven't I. It's just wicked
Where do you buy your clothes: I don't have to buy any of my clothes. I get them all sent to me.
Name: Defected DJ Seamus Haji.
From: London.
What's so good about London: It's cosmopolitan and it has good club nights.
What's the best club in London: It's got to be our Defected night at Ministry.
Where do you buy your clothes: Various places. Newburgh Street would be my recommendation.
Name: Mark.
From: London.
What's so good about London: Fashion and music.
What's the best club in London: It has to be Dance Wicked at Ocean. I hate to suck up but it's true.
Where do you buy your clothes: Everything I buy is second hand. Walworth Rd is cheap and cheerful. I got a Christian Dior coat for £5
Name: Sam, promoter of Dance Wicked.
From: Hackney.
What's so good about London: Dance Wicked. There is a good community thing going on here and it's nice to develop something for the community.
Where do you buy your clothes: I buy my clothes from a very select place in the West End, but I don't promote clothes shops, I promote clubs so I ain't gonna tell ya.
Name: Mike and Denise.
From: London.
What's so good about London: The Clubs.
What's the best club in London: Fabric and Ocean.
Where do you buy your clothes: Camden Market.
Name: Desrine.
From: Hackney.
What's so good about London: All the different cultures, the bars, Brick Lane. I've been here 29 years and I love it.
What's the best club in London: I'm more of a bar girl, I love Voodoo Bar.
Where do you buy your clothes: Z and Co. There's one in Islington.
Name: Daisy... yes, the one on the left.
From: Kensal Green
What's so good about London: It's cosmopolitan and it's anonymous, which can be really scary. I feel really free here.
What's the best club in London: I'd much rather go around to my friends house with a bottle of wine.
Where do you buy your clothes: I usually buy second hand but that has become really fashionable now so I don't do it any more.
Name: Sven.
From: West London.
What's so good about London: The nightlife and the club scene.
What's the best club in London: I've been down to Fabric quite a lot but to be honest I'm more of a rock boy.
Where do you buy your clothes: Kings Rd. and Covent Garden.
Name: James.
From: Australia living in London.
What's so good about London: That may take me a while to think about actually... You can get good beers here.
What's the best club in London: It used to be Home.
Where do you buy your clothes: Charity Shops.
Name: Naomi.
From: Australia living in London.
What's so good about London: It's a mixture of everything, it's so large.
What's the best club in London: I don't have a favourite club but the best night I've had out was at the Scalla.
Where do you buy your clothes: Around Covent Garden. There are a few funky shops around that way.
 Name: Tony Humphries
From: New York
How does playing London differ from playing New York?:
I'm a product of my environment. If I'm in London you'll hear London music after a few weeks. If I've been in Switzerland you'll hear Swiss music. I like to showcase the place that I am in.
Do you have a favourite London club or favourite London memory?:
I don't have a particular favourite venue but I will always remember when Danny brought me over here for the first time, in '89 at Shoom with Norman Jay. It's like we've come around in a full circle. It's always a good feeling here in London.
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