The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system. 
An icon of San Francisco, the cable cars are used to a certain extent by commuters, the vast majority of their 7 million annual passengers are tourists. 
They are among the most significant tourist attractions in the city, along with Alcatraz Island, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Fisherman's Wharf.
The cable cars are pulled by a cable running below the street, held by a grip that extends from the car through a slit in the street surface, between the rails.
Each cable is 1.25 inches (3.175 cm) in diameter, running at a constant speed of 9.5 mph (15.3 km/h), and driven by a 510 horsepower (380 kW) electric motor located in the central power house.
To start and stop the movement of the car, the gripman closes and opens the grip around the cable, with the grip's jaws exerting a pressure of up to 30,000 psi on the cable.

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Esteemed proponent of outré dancefloor manoeuvres, Superconscious Records co-founder Fantastic Man makes his Kalahari debut proper.

Having shown up for rework duties on a couple of occasions, we find the mutable oddball at his most trippy and esoteric. In fact, OYSTER42 is the handiwork of a producer who has his formula of balmy, lysergic dance music down to an exact science.

‘Alltogethernow’ gets on a swaggering cosmic tip, all sub-loaded and celestial as levitational arpeggios and funked-up groove dovetail to mesmeric effect. ‘Alpha’, on the other hand, takes a vision quest through enchanted jungle terrain. Initiating with a hypnotic ritual chant, it’s tunnelling and murkily psychedelic; occulted dancefloor rapture tailor-made for the wormhole interior.

As if it were some artefact from a distant ‘90s utopia, Bioxy’ evokes a time when warehouse parties littered the Melbourne landscape. Where its predecessor evokes ceremony and ritual, this is an anachronistic, dilated flashback to simpler times. FM kicks it languid and life-affirming on the closing number. Radiant synth lines flutter with a gentle headiness as ‘Trojan Force’ takes us full circle with a reprise of the rainforest FX.

Alltogethernow EP

Fantastic Man - Alpha [Kalahari Oyster Cult]

Park Your Mind-dj-ali

Recorded for the late & great Colin Faver for his Kiss FM London radio Show 1991

'Mastermix' for Colin Faver Kiss FM show Jan 91

First half of a 3 hour set. Live in Tokyo.
All vinyl every time.

Garth Live Vent Tokyo (Jan 2024)

A live recording of Red Axes at the Outburst stage on Saturday night in 2023.

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Recorded at Houghton - Red Axes (2023)

For the first time in our 25-year history, we are releasing a live solo recording by Craig Richards from the club. 

“This mix was recorded on the second of December at a Continuum party. I commenced just after five and finished at nine. The heady combination of nostalgia coupled with the past, the future and more importantly my daughter dancing next to me, resulted in a mix that I felt happy with. Historically, I have been very self-critical and have chosen not to release many mixes. Across nearly four hours this one seems to encapsulate the twenty five years of playing at fabric. In 1998 I was invited by Keith Reilly to play weekly at what was an imaginary nightclub. I had no idea that experience would continue for so many years. Playing vinyl on that sound system and mixer is highly exciting and a joy in itself. I am delighted that this has been my method of sonic communication and remain deeply grateful for my ongoing residency.” - Craig Richards


Craig will be joining us at the club on 30th March to celebrate his 25-year residency with a 25-hour Continuum party.

Event and tickets: https://ra.co/events/1801886

018 - Craig Richards - Recorded live from fabric

Ivan Smagghe B2b Craig Richards - Recorded at fabric: Andrew Weatherall 60 (06/04/23)

@rareshofficial live from The Earthling on Friday night at Houghton 2023.

Recorded at Houghton - Raresh (2023)

Mix I did for Colin Faver's radio show on Kiss FM July 1992. Featuring Leftfield, Moody Boys/Weatherall, Lil Louis, Carl Craig and more.

Unknown Album (30/03/2017 10:07:48)

Mastermix for Colin Faver show (Kiss FM) 14-7-1992

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