Life doesn't stop for anyone.

A New Dawn.

Marvelluz

We are Coventry DJ's, artists and club promoters banded together with a common goal of bringing the freshest beats to your dancefloor. We cover everything from the full range of Garage, Breaks, Rap, Jungle and D&B.

We are Garage Lounge, Beats and Bass, Lock Stock and smoking beats, plus coming soon CV Breaks, Coventrys only breaks night.

Our first event is Saturday 9th November, at the Ivy House, Coventry.

Garage lounge

Next up, it's our first collaborative party and the last rave before Christmas!

MarvellUz

My personal life....

 

I'm back after a long hiatus. a lot has happened. 

In march 2022 we discovered my wife had breast cancer. She had chemo, radiotherapy, lymph nodes under an armpit removed and a mastectomy (a boob taken away) plus 8 months of injections of something i forget now. We were relieved to see the back of her treatment. It really took it's toll on her, yet she never complained. 

 In September 2023 she had finished her treatment, so we went away for a short holiday and had a great time. At the end of november she displayed the F.A.S.T symptoms, so i took her to the hospital as i thought she was having a stroke. She wasn't having a stroke. the cancer had returned and she had 3 tumours growing on her brain. The oncologist gave her 12 months to live. We spent the next few months making the best of it. Jo went into hospital as her mobility escaped her, and there she stayed for four weeks before we took the decision to move her to a hospice. By now she had lost all mobility and was a bit confused. I wouldn't wish anyone to see their loved one slowly slip away. She passed away after just two weeks of arriving there, at 10;14am on 7th may 2024. I arrived at the hospice just 15 minutes after she had died, our eldest daughter 5 minutes ahead of me. I always thought i'd be freaked out by seeing a dead body up close, but when it's someone you love, it's different. She was still warm. I foolishly shook her shoulder to try and wake her?! (yeah, i know) Our daughters, her parents, siblings and close friends sat with her for a few hours, but as she was getting cold, i had to leave. My wife, our girls mum, our Queen was gone....

This photo was taken the day before i moved in with her and her girls on Saturday, 18th June 2005. I was 31, Jo was 33, the girls were 4, 6 and 10.

She was a doting Nana. Nothing gave her more pleasure than letting her grandkids run amok and take the piss!

She was the perfect wife in some ways, not in others. We had wildly different tastes in music, politics, tv, films... now as i'm typing this, it doesn't seem like a good match, does it? Opposites attract, and she was the calming yin to my erratic yang. She was witty, clever and saucy lol. After losing my best mate Joel, this felt doubly unfair. No other best mate has let me play with....oh...actually, i'll leave it there.

Rest well in that woodland place that we interred you, we're due to plant a tree on top of you this month. Full cycle, you're providing new life again, but without the swearing and pain. My beautiful wife. I miss you x 

My wife passing has allowed me to get back into the scene, as i said she wasn't a fan of my music, so i didn't really get involved to the limits i used to. 

DJ Euphoria is back.

 But that story is for next time......

More Music. 1992.

 

 

THE HISTORY!

Waaaaay back in 2020 i was asked to be a part of a documentary on the rave scene in Coventry in the late 80's/ early 90's as part of Coventry being the City of culture in 2020......

.....or 2021, as everything was locked down due to covid. alongside the documentaries there was an immersive experience that i was a part of, playing the part of a raver trying to buy some E's from the attendees. This was met with mixed reactions and the council apparently were not best pleased; i had planned to play the role of a drug dealer and they pooh-poohed the idea. These are a great watch, and i am on them as well (but don't let that put you off!) 

Reflection immersive experience

Reflection media Coventry rave documentaries

Retirement 

It's 2023. I'm 50 in 6 months. When i was 17 years old, if i had spotted a man of my age in a rave, my first thought would be "well that's obviously old bill!" Seeing older folks in a young persons environment immediately reeks of something iffy. I remember being at a rave and seeing a guy in his early 40s off his tits on ecstasy with a wrinkled rubber face gurning away and - being ruthlessly honest - looking a fucking mess. I vowed to never be that guy, in the same way i didn't want to be like my dad, 4 marriages, 5 kids by 4 women,. I'm not gonna be that old man.

Fast forward 32 years and here i am, an old curmudgeon.

This year Amnesia House have put on a trilogy of events to celebrate their 35th anniversary with an all dayer at the Kasbah, Coventry, Slip back in time in Ibiza and another one at the Kasbah in October

Amnesia House

I shall be in attendance for this one with my youngest daughter, now 22. I will not be doing MDMA for many reasons, not least the ones mentioned above. This event will have a mixture of old and young people there, so i will fit in better there. It will be my last rave. I have said this a few times over the last 10 years, but i went with my youngest to see the Prodigy tribute act Jilted Generation (who are amazing, well worth seeing) at The Empire in cov and slipped and fucked my ankle up. As i approach becoming a quinquagenarian,  decrepitude looms large and it takes me longer to recover from injuries. It's just not dignified, is it?

I'm still DJ'ing, well at home. I've not had a gig for 3 years now and that's fine, there's only so long that people will still want to listen to 30 odd year old music. DJ Euphoria has semi retired. i am now playing breaks under the name Itchyfingerrrz, a departure from the sounds i have been playing for 30+ years. take a listen here...... DJ Itchyfingerrrz

So... in conclusion, raving into your 50s isn't for me. I won't stop loving the music but going to a proper full on cheesy quave? Nah.

22: drug dealers

As you're probably aware, drugs are a part of the scene. This means at some point you're going to have to interact with this special breed of person. You may just have that mate who knows everyone and grabs just enough for them and their buddies and that's the safest way of buying drugs; get someone else to do it! I have known a lot over the years and have indulged in it myself, selling Es, whizz, draw and acid tabs. Risk V reward seemed worth it back then, although I wouldn't dream of doing it now. Here are a few tales from the various dealers.... unnamed, obvs...

A dealer in Atherstone, north Warks, had the drug squad camped outside his flat watching his nefarious behaviour and logging all that came and went. This guy gave zero fucks, even taking them bacon sandwiches and cups of tea. One night while feeling mischievous he phoned the police and told them there was a car parked outside of his flat and one of the men in it had a shotgun on his lap. Within 20 minutes the drugs squads car was surrounded by the armed response team. What a guy.

A few of us was struggling to get some LSD so we took a drive over to the Eclipse, Coventry to buy some in the car park outside. We all gave our money to one of lads and he went off to score from some lads about 30 feet away from the  area we were sat in. The lad goes up and has a brief chat, and an exchange takes place before starts to walk back to us examining the contents of the baggie with the trips inside. He then looks at us angrily and turns back to guys he just bought the tabs from, has a bit of a row before one of the dealers wanders off and comes back with a new baggie. When my mate gets back to the car he said "I asked for 10 and the wankers tried giving me 9! You have to get up early in the morning to catch me out!" As we drove back home. He got the baggie out and realised that he had just bought 10 pieces of ripped beer mat. Twat.

More to come soon.....

21: Hiatus

Well its been a while since I last updated this blog of mine. Thanks to all that have enjoyed it, I will try to post new stuff as often as I can.

I am 45 now and went to my last proper rave last year. Amnesia house 30 years anniversary at the Empire, Coventry.  I'm too old for this malarkey now, it was too full, too loud and nowhere to sit.... fucking hell, did I say that?I AM old. Apart from those few niggles the music was outstanding. Frankie Bones played a beautifully crafted set and conversely Grooverider had tech issues and the p.a kept cutting out. He looked as happy as he usually does...

I honestly didn't enjoy it. You cant reclaim your youth by dancing all night and snorting an ungodly amount of wanker dust (cocaine) or necking a Gary (Ecstasy) or two AND retain your dignity at the same time.

I will always love the music and the memories, but that's me done with going out and getting off my noodle now; I'm about to become a grandad for goodness sake! I have 3 adult daughters and have passed the baton onto them.

Thanks again folks, I will be trying to update regularly with new tales of stupidity....

Like the time I offered a policeman a spliff when I was off my tits on a quite strong Gary.....