INFUTURUM presents The Big Match — Sabres of Paradise vs Rising High
The Podium, Vauxhall · Thursday 24 February 1994
24 February 1994
A double-sided London club flyer for INFUTURUM’s “The Big Match” at The Podium, Vauxhall, pairing the Sabres of Paradise camp with Rising High. The reverse bills Andrew Weatherall and David Holmes against Caspar Pound and Mixmaster Morris, with Ben Galvin, Lee Grainge, Duncan Brown and Barry Rutter also named.
Read the catalogue note →- Event
- INFUTURUM presents The Big Match — Sabres of Paradise vs Rising High
- Promoter
- INFUTURUM
- Venue
- The Podium, Vauxhall
- Location
- The Podium, 1 Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall, London SW8
- Advertised hours
- 10pm–4am.
- Original admission / price
- £8 in advance; £10 on the door.
- Condition
- Good to Very Good ephemera condition — complete and fully legible, with visible edge and corner wear, soft creasing and handling marks.
- Completeness
- Single double-sided flyer complete as supplied; both printed sides present and legible.
- Event relationship
- INFUTURUM presents The Big Match — Sabres of Paradise vs Rising High · 1994-02-24 (provisional date)
- Venue relationship
- Browse The Podium, Vauxhall objects
Catalogue note
A double-sided London club flyer for INFUTURUM’s “The Big Match” at The Podium, Vauxhall, pairing the Sabres of Paradise camp with Rising High. The reverse bills Andrew Weatherall and David Holmes against Caspar Pound and Mixmaster Morris, with Ben Galvin, Lee Grainge, Duncan Brown and Barry Rutter also named. The object is a compact record of the overlap between early-1990s British techno, ambient and post-acid-house club networks.
Advertised programme: Sabres of Paradise: Andrew Weatherall; David Holmes; Ben Galvin; Lee Grainge. Rising High: Caspar Pound; Mixmaster Morris; Duncan Brown; Barry Rutter.
Historical context: The opposing Sabres of Paradise and Rising High columns turn two label-associated networks into a club-night contest. This is evidence of label identity functioning as live promotion, rather than a generic list of DJs. The reverse also identifies Fat Cat Records in Covent Garden and Beggars Banquet in Kingston as ticket outlets.
Confidence / uncertainty: The flyer prints Thursday 24 February without a year. 1994 remains a provisional catalogue dating, supported by calendar fit and specialist documentation.
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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 opposing Sabres of Paradise and Rising High bills directly document intersecting post-acid-house networks and named participants. This unusually clear relationship evidence sustains its high outstanding score without asserting that the event itself founded a scene.
Evidence limits: The flyer prints Thursday 24 February without a year. 1994 remains a provisional catalogue dating, supported by calendar fit and specialist documentation. Single double-sided flyer complete as supplied; both printed sides present and legible.
Historical context
The opposing Sabres of Paradise and Rising High columns turn two label-associated networks into a club-night contest. This is evidence of label identity functioning as live promotion, rather than a generic list of DJs. The reverse also identifies Fat Cat Records in Covent Garden and Beggars Banquet in Kingston as ticket outlets.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.9 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 4
- David HolmesPerformerCatalogue credit
Performer credit: Sabres of Paradise: Andrew Weatherall; David Holmes; Ben Galvin; Lee Grainge. Rising High: Caspar Pound; Mixmaster Morris; Duncan Brown; Barry Rutter. Original catalogue credit
Find other objects with this contribution → - Mixmaster MorrisPerformerCatalogue credit
Performer credit: Sabres of Paradise: Andrew Weatherall; David Holmes; Ben Galvin; Lee Grainge. Rising High: Caspar Pound; Mixmaster Morris; Duncan Brown; Barry Rutter. Original catalogue credit
Find other objects with this contribution → - Ben GalvinPerformerCatalogue credit
Performer credit: Sabres of Paradise: Andrew Weatherall; David Holmes; Ben Galvin; Lee Grainge. Rising High: Caspar Pound; Mixmaster Morris; Duncan Brown; Barry Rutter. Original catalogue credit
Find other objects with this contribution → - Duncan BrownPerformerCatalogue credit
Performer credit: Sabres of Paradise: Andrew Weatherall; David Holmes; Ben Galvin; Lee Grainge. Rising High: Caspar Pound; Mixmaster Morris; Duncan Brown; Barry Rutter. Original catalogue credit
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