How long did the scene last for?
In 1992 and above all in 1993, the mass media covered the scene in a very sensationalist way and created a certain social alarm. Then, the DJs were no longer playing avant-garde and underground music as in the 80’s, they were playing local hardcore productions of very poor quality. This social alarm provoked a very hard police control over the clubs and there was a progressive degradation of the scene, during the second half of the 90’s. You could say 1998 was the last year of this scene. It died out because of a combination of these two things: the musical degradation along with the pressure of the police to control the circulation of drugs on the scene.
What was the response of the government and authorities? Were they against the techno scene?
The government pressed the scene with police controls until its final collapse, instead of working along the clubs to solve the drug problem, in order to preserve its cultural value… they decided to end it.
What tunes define Bacalao?
“Bacalao” (cod) is a word derived from the slang of the Valencian DJ’s and referred to import quality music for use in clubs, in the mid-eighties, from New Order to Sisters of Mercy. Some of its hymns were: The Clash Mustapha Dance, B-Movie Nowhere Girl, The The Uncertain Smile, The Sisters of Mercy Alice, A Popular History of Signs Stigma, Section 25 Looking for a Hilltop (Megamix), The Neon Judgement The Fashion Party or Format #1 Solid Session, amongst others.