TERRA-WARP presents BLECH 03
BLECH 03 · The Powerhaus · 30 January 1998
30 January 1998
A compact late-1990s British electronic-culture object connecting Warp’s London club programme with Squarepusher, Mr Scruff, Plone and Chantal Passamonte / Mira Calix. Strong The Designers Republic / Warp graphic-design significance through the repeated Blech Boy character and ‘WE ARE REASONABLE PEOPLE’ identity.
Read the catalogue note →- Event
- BLECH 03
- Promoter
- TERRA-WARP
- Venue
- The Powerhaus
- Location
- 240 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, London, UK
- Advertised hours
- 10pm–later.
- Original admission / price
- £6 entry, printed as “ENTRYCODE £6”.
- Designer
- The Designers Republic (TDR)
- Format
- Original-period, double-sided tall-format club flyer
- Dimensions
- 7.3 × 20.7 cm (73 × 207 mm)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Original / reproduction
- Period original — high confidence; not laboratory authenticated.
- Edition / variant
- BLECH 03 / Powerhaus / 30 January 1998
- Condition
- EX / approaching Near Mint for disposable ephemera
- Completeness
- Complete as photographed as a standalone double-sided flyer.
- Absolute rarity
- Scarce — approx. 6.5–7.0 / 10 absolute rarity
- Acquisition rarity
- Moderate — approx. 4.0–4.5 / 10 current replaceability (Aug 2026)
- Event relationship
- TERRA-WARP presents BLECH 03 · 1998-01-30
- Venue relationship
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Catalogue note
A compact late-1990s British electronic-culture object connecting Warp’s London club programme with Squarepusher, Mr Scruff, Plone and Chantal Passamonte / Mira Calix. Strong The Designers Republic / Warp graphic-design significance through the repeated Blech Boy character and ‘WE ARE REASONABLE PEOPLE’ identity.
Advertised programme: Squarepusher — “DATS ’N’ DEX”; Mr Scruff; Chantal (high-confidence attribution: Chantal Passamonte / Mira Calix); Plone — live
Graphic-design significance: A strong The Designers Republic / Warp object using the repeated Blech Boy character and the ‘WE ARE REASONABLE PEOPLE’ identity. It sits directly within TDR’s influential Blech visual system.
Historical context: Contemporary coverage confirms the 30 January event and Squarepusher’s special decks-and-DATs set. Plone had only recently signed to Warp. The flyer predates the later-1998 Warp compilation title We Are Reasonable People, making the printed slogan particularly useful label/design evidence. The compact bill juxtaposes a decks-and-DATs performance, DJ sets and a live act: useful evidence of the different ways electronic music was presented in one club night.
Production note: Provisional: likely commercial offset / spot-colour printing on smooth light card; unverified.
Condition note: Flat and structurally sound with vivid colour. No visible folds, tears, pin holes, tape, adhesive residue, staining, trimming, major creasing or paper loss. Minor age/handling evidence only: tiny surface specks/rubs and very slight edge/corner wear. Reverse notably clean. Not Mint.
Confidence / uncertainty: High confidence on event, date, venue, line-up and TDR attribution; production method and exact ‘Chantal’ identification remain qualified.
Legacy record ID: 001
Through the flyers
Explore the club-culture timeline to follow advertised dates, places and billed performers across the held flyers.
Chantal: a route into sound art
The catalogue attributes the abbreviated Chantal credit to Chantal Passamonte / Mira Calix at high confidence. Opera North’s account of her later installations and commissions gives this small bill credit a connection beyond club music. The biographical source supports the later work; it does not independently prove the abbreviated flyer identity. Read the source.
Further sources
Event details are drawn from the held object and the qualified catalogue research above. A printed bill establishes an advertised booking, not confirmation that a performer appeared.
Why this object matters
The double-sided Blech flyer joins a specific Warp programme, early artist relationships and The Designers Republic's recurring character language. It remains outstanding design and event evidence; the named performers do not alone establish a singular landmark night.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Historical context
Contemporary coverage confirms the 30 January event and Squarepusher’s special decks-and-DATs set. Plone had only recently signed to Warp. The flyer predates the later-1998 Warp compilation title We Are Reasonable People, making the printed slogan particularly useful label/design evidence. The compact bill juxtaposes a decks-and-DATs performance, DJ sets and a live act: useful evidence of the different ways electronic music was presented in one club night.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.8 / 10.
This is a curatorial judgement, not a measurement accurate to one tenth or a market valuation. Read the explanation and its evidence limits together.
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Recorded contributions · 1
- Mr ScruffPerformerCatalogue credit
Performer credit: Squarepusher — “DATS ’N’ DEX”; Mr Scruff; Chantal (high-confidence attribution: Chantal Passamonte / Mira Calix); Plone — live Original catalogue credit
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