Snifters in Chelmsford, Essex was the name of a subterranean nightclub with a difference. It was a true melting pot of society. It was also the place Essex first discovered Grolsch bottled lager (remember?)
But most of all it was the venue of choice for music lovers, drawing in the crows from miles and miles.
Why?
Simple.
The music we played. And the gear we played it on.
Although the place was rammed with people soaking up the sound, the horns would more than cope. Ensuring that dancers even at the back of the room could enjoy every note at the top end.
And sing along if they wanted to. Which they did, because they could hear every line in every song the DJ played.
And the base wasn't just heard, it was felt, it was experienced.
We'll be forever grateful to our JBLs which pumped and thumped it out. These were basebins par excellence, unlike the ‘carboard boxes’ which pass for subwoofers all too often these days.
Is it any wonder the place is known today as the Bassment Nightclub. Reinvented by its current owners for today’s music lovers.
But it will always be Snifters to us.
Unforgettable.
As our music experiences always are.