This event took place at Emergency Room, 59 Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, Sài Gòn, Ho Chi Minh City, from 9 PM on 23 July 2016 until 4 AM on 24 July 2016. The venue has since closed, but the original location has been kept for archive accuracy.
DJ Psycho-UK performed live at Emergency Room for a broadcast to Fantasy FM, London’s original pirate radio station. The event connected his East London roots with Scientific Sound Saigon’s early activity in Ho Chi Minh City.
Fantasy FM started broadcasting from North London in August 1989 on 98.6 FM. The station played Acid House, Rave and Hardcore during a period when those sounds were shaping underground club culture and also crossing into the UK mainstream.
The station featured DJs including DJ Hype, DJ Krome, DJ Rap, Spice, Tek and The Mystery Man. Its presenters had different styles, from live mixing with minimal speech to request-led shows with shout-outs coming in through pagers at the time.
Fantasy FM also hosted rave nights at the Astoria nightclub in Charing Cross, London. DJs connected with those events included Fabio & Grooverider, Colin Faver, Randall and Fantasy FM’s own roster.
At the Emergency Room, DJ Psycho-UK transmitted live back to the UK from 10 PM to midnight Vietnam time. His set moved across Trap, Hip Hop, Breaks, Funk, Jungle, Drum and Bass and other flavours, linking London pirate radio culture with a Ho Chi Minh City dance floor.
After the live broadcast, DJ Tristyan Lebrun continued the night with his own mash-up approach. The event was part of Scientific Sound Saigon’s early activity in Vietnam, before the wider Scientific Sound Asia platform developed.
Emergency Room, 59 Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, Sài Gòn, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Date: Saturday 23 July 2016, 12:00 AM