I went to a couple of their events, TBH much of the nostalgia associated with them merely stems from the fact that in 1991/2 was a genuinely new phenomenon and that SP23 were pioneers in providing an alternative to the expensive commercial raves. if you went to any free party in those days someone from Spiral Tribe would have had some involvement in it, as they were the main people spreading the word.
In those days getting the resources and equipment together to set up a rig or produce music was a lot harder – sometimes we forget how much technology and the availability of equipment has advanced in 14 years, and that mobile comms and internet were not as common then.
nowadays there are loads of crews, loads of parties and far more things happening; however people understandably look on the early days with rose-tinted specs. I would be inclined to argue that any free party crew which is putting on events for the right reasons is indulging in “spirally antics!”
