Fractal are mathematical patterns that repeat themselves at different scales.

Fractal Rave Flyers

Q: What are the fractals used in these rave flyers made with?

The fractals used in classic rave flyers were created using computers with fractal graphics software.

Welcome to my archive of classic UK rave flyers that featured fractals

During the early 90's computer generated fractal graphics and the UK rave scene collided. The psychedelic imagery of fractal art became an icon of this hedonistic generation and fractal art was often used in promotional material for warehouse and club nights across the UK. 90s Rave flyers were freely handed by night clubs such as The Eclipse, Helter skelter, Fantazia and Dreamscape to promote all-nighters. People would regularly kept them as souvenirs and to decorate the walls.

This is an archive of these classic 90s rave flyers and acid house flyers, mostly from 1990 to 1993. We also share some of our experience and knowledge from the time of the background to the fractal art they feature.

Hypnosis at the Base Box Warehouse, Edmonton, Central London.

Hypnosis was situated in an industrial estate on the north circular, London. It had a warehouse rave vibe with UV art and backdrops as well as an air cooled argon laser. DJ's included Fabio, Groovrider, Micky Finn, Steve Bicknell to name but a few.

The first flyer featured below is a full page image of a Mandelbrot fractal. The outside of the fractal has had detail added to it using a smoothy blended spectrum of colours. This was a typical way of colouring in fractal using programs of the time such as Fractint. The inside of the fractal is black which gives a striking edge to the fractal coastline. An area of the Mandelbrot set which spirals to infinity has been chosen to give a kaleidoscopic effect.

The second flyer appears to be a single colour reproduction of the first image.

90s fractal rave flyer - Hypnosis at the Base Box, Edmonton. 31st January 1992, 7th February 1992, 14th February 1992. Exodus Promotions. — Hypnosis at the Base Box, Edmonton. 31st January 1992, 7th February 1992, 14th February 1992. Exodus Promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Hypnosis at the Base Box, Edmonton. 31st January 1992, 7th February 1992, 14th February 1992. Exodus Promotions. (Back) — Hypnosis at the Base Box, Edmonton, London. 31st January 1992, 7th February 1992, 14th February 1992. Exodus Promotions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Hypnosis 2 at the Base Box, Edmonton, London. 28th December 1991, Exodus Promotions. — Hypnosis 2 at the Base Box, Edmonton, London. 28th December 1991. Exodus Promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Hypnosis 2 at the Base Box, Edmonton, London. 28th December 1991, Exodus Promotions. (Back) — Hypnosis 2 at the Base Box, Edmonton, London. 28th December 1991. Exodus Promotions. (Back)

Why did fractal computer graphics end up in the background of rave flyers?

Fractal computer graphics and rave culture combined in the early 90s.

Electronic dance music was developing its identity and computer generated imagery often provided the backdrop for this rave generation.

The vivid colours and kaleidoscopic pattens that feature in fractal graphics had a psychedelic feel that appealed to this drug fueled culture and fractals became an icon of the time representing hedonism and new age thinking.

Used as a backdrop to promotional material that was handed out freely, the colourful flyers would draw people to these all night events and the flyers would be kept and used to decorate the homes of people in this scene.

Equinox at the Fun House, Milwaukee's, Bedford.

Milwaukee's also known as the Fun house was one of the first fully licensed all night rave venues in the UK, situated between Northampton and Bedford in the south of England in a rural location so there ware no noise restrictions. It set the standard in the early days for all night club entertainment paving the way for clubs like the Sanctuary in Milton Keynes. It boasted a 25K Cerwin-vaga sound system with 5K Sub base. It also promoted it's 'tight but right' security.

These collection of flyers here are for the night Equinox which included DJ's such as Top Buzz, Jumping Jack Frost, Groovrider, LTJ Bukem, Fat Controller, DJ Hype, Micky Finn , DJ SS, Slipmat to name but a few.

I made the first two flyers below. The images were sold as posers and postcards in the UK in record stores, poster shops such as Athena and student markets. These images were presumably scanned from a postcard, however I had no involvement in this.

Thr fractal landscape was made using Fractint and then stitched together using a command line image editing tool. There was lots of rendering, masking, and overlaying, I seem to remember it took a few days to put together. The rings around the plazma planet are a type of fractal called a lorenz curve and the landscape was a 3d projection of the Mandelbrot set.

Galleries and museums became interested in the ideas of the Chaos theory and Fractals and this image went on to be exhibited in UK venues including Derby industrial museum, Warwick central art gallery, and Milton Keynes long lounge.

90s fractal rave flyer - Equinox at Milwaukees, Bedford. 6th May 1994, 13th May 1994, 20th May 1994, 27th May 1994. Fun house promotions. — Equinox at Milwaukees, Bedford. 6th May 1994, 13th May 1994, 20th May 1994, 27th May 1994. Fun house promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Equinox at Milwaukees, Bedford. 31st March 1995. Fun house promotions. — Equinox at Milwaukees, Bedford. 31st March 1995. Fun house promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Equinox at Milwaukees, Bedford. 8th april 1995, 16th April 1995, 23rd April 1995, 30th April 1995. Fun house promotions. (Back) — Equinox at Milwaukees, Bedford. 8th april 1995, 16th April 1995, 23rd April 1995, 30th April 1995. Fun house promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Equinox at Milwaukees, Bedford. 8th april 1995, 16th April 1995, 23April 1995, 30th April 1995. Fun house promotions. (Back) — Equinox at Milwaukees, Bedford. 8th april 1995, 16th April 1995, 23April 1995, 30th April 1995. Fun house promotions. (Back)

The story behind this flyer

90s fractal rave flyer - Equinox - Alive & Linking at Milwaukees, Bedford. 21st August 1995, 28th August 1995, 4th September 1995, 11th September 1995. Fun house promotions. (Back) — Equinox - Alive & Linking at Milwaukees, Bedford. 21st August 1995, 28th August 1995, 4th September 1995, 11th September 1995. Fun house promotions.

I made the fractal image used in this flyer in 1991. It was one of a series of fractal designs I created on a home computer as an art project.

During that summer I used to go to free parties and festivals across the UK and to make a bit of money on the side I would sell some of these images there. Fractals were still very new and they had a psychedelic quality that appealed to ravers and the alternative crowd.

I would simply set out a stall on the floor on a black cloth. The prints were literally photos I had taken of my computer screen and I would sell them for 50p.

One time at Glastonbury festival I remember two guys coming up to me and taking an interest. They said they were from Fun House Promotions and asked if I could do visuals for dance music.

At the time I was nowhere near this as my art was just a casual hobby, I remember thinking how amazing this would be which is why I recall them so distinctly.

They bought a few images from this batch of fractals and wandered off. I imagine they scanned them and used them for the background, being a photograph it would have lent itself to this use.

I went on to work with GB Poster who sold my art as posters and postcards in the UK.

Fast forward 30 years and thanks to people posting old photos of their raver days on social media I have discovered quite a few of my images were used for rave flyers.

They often pop up in the background where they were used to decorate student digs and bedroom walls. I never got credited for this, however, I'm flattered my art is a part of the backdrop for this time.

Energy at The Eclipse nightclub - Coventry

Coventry in the midlands. UK was at the center of the dance music scene in the early 90s with the Eclipse night club being at the center of this underground revolution. Huge acts played there regularly, including The Prodigy.

People traveled from all over the country to visit the Eclipse night club and a number of flyers for the night called Energy were made and handed out across the country.

The Eclipse, Coventry. A former Bingo Hall, the 1,600 capacity club was split over three floors and was the first venue for an all night rave.

90s fractal rave flyer - Eclipse, Coventry. 6th April 1991, 13th April 1991, 20th April 1991, 27th April 1991. Eclipse promotions. — Eclipse, Coventry. 6th April 1991, 13th April 1991, 20th April 1991, 27th April 1991. Eclipse promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Eclipse, Coventry. 6th April 1991, 13th April 1991, 20th April 1991, 27th April 1991. Eclipse promotions. (Back) — Eclipse, Coventry. 6th April 1991, 13th April 1991, 20th April 1991, 27th April 1991. Eclipse promotions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy at the Eclipse, Coventry. 8th October 1991. Karma sutra productions. — Energy at the Eclipse, Coventry. 8th October1991. Karma sutra productions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy at the Eclipse, Coventry. 8th October 1991. Karma sutra productions. (Back) — Energy at the Eclipse, Coventry. 18th October 1991. Karma sutra productions. (Back)

Energy - Karma productions

The night Energy as well as the name Eclipse featured in further Karma Productions club events across the country where the theme of fractals in their flyers remain popular.

Most notable were the flyers for the Brixton Academy in London and the Moon club in Bristol. These flyers reproduced fractal images which first appeared in the exhibition of fractal art 'Frontiers of Chaos of the German Goethe-Institute'. Images from this exhibition later featured in the 1986 book by Heinz-Otto Peitgen and Peter Richter 'The Beauty Of Fractals' where they were most likely copied from.

In another flyer for the all nighter at the T2 Aircraft Hanger in Norfolk layers of fractal graphics and silhouette imagery are used to depict planes flying over a fractal coastline. The fractal in this uses the default test screen colour palette from the fractal software Fractint that was popular at the time.

90s ravers — On the Left: The team from the Goethe-Institute who's pioneering work led to the fractals images used in these flyers.
To the right Ravers at the Eclipse, coventry.

90s fractal rave flyer - A Little Bit of Energy at The Moon Club, Bristol. 29 March 1991. Karma Productions. — A Little Bit of Energy at The Moon Club, Bristol. 29 March 1991. Karma Productions.

90s fractal rave flyer - A Little Bit of Energy at The Moon Club, Bristol. 29 March 1991. Karma Productions. (Back) — A Little Bit of Energy at The Moon Club, Bristol. 29 March 1991. Karma Productions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy at the Academy, Brixton, London. 24 November 1990. Karma productions. — Energy at the Academy, Brixton, London. 24 November 1990. Karma productions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy at the Academy, Brixton, London. 24 November 1990. Karma productions. (Back) — Energy at the Academy, Brixton, London. 24 November 1990. Karma productions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Eclipse at the T2 Aircraft Hanger, Norfolk. 1 November 1991. Eclipse Promotions. — Eclipse at the T2 Aircraft Hanger, Norfolk. 1 November 1991. Eclipse Promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Eclipse at the T2 Aircraft Hanger, Norfolk. 1 November 1991. Eclipse Promotions. (Back) — Eclipse at the T2 Aircraft Hanger, Norfolk. 1 November 1991. Eclipse Promotions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy. Karma productions, 1990 - 1991 — Energy. Karma productions, 1990 - 1991

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy - Mailing list. 29th Dec 1990. Karma productions. (Back) — Energy - Mailing list. 29th Dec 1990. Karma productions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy, Karma productions, back 1990 - 1991 (Back) — Energy, Karma productions, 1990 - 1991 (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Eclipse highlander 1. Edinburgh Exhibition Trade Centre, Islington. 11 October 1991. Eclipse Promotions. — Eclipse highlander 1. Edinburgh Exhibition Trade Centre, Islington. 11 October 1991. Eclipse Promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Eclipse highlander 1. Edinburgh Exhibition Trade Centre, Islington. 11 October 1991. Eclipse Promotions. (Back) — Eclipse highlander 1. Edinburgh Exhibition Trade Centre, Islington. 11 October 1991. Eclipse Promotions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy - Technology Orientated Leisure System, (Secret venue). 6 April 1991. — Energy - Technology Orientated Leisure System, (Secret venue). 6 April 1991.

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy - Technology Orientated Leisure System, (Secret venue). 6 April 1991. (Back) — Energy - Technology Orientated Leisure System, (Secret venue). 6 April 1991. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy at the Academy, Brixton, London. 24 December 1989. Karma Productions. — Energy at the Academy, Brixton, London. 24 December 1989. Karma Productions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Energy at the Academy, Brixton, London. 24 December 1989. Karma Productions. (Back) — Energy at the Academy, Brixton, London. 24 December 1989. Karma Productions. (Back)

Reincarnation at the Kings hall and later Crestal Palace

The fractals used in these flyers where created by the artist Gregory Sams. He was one of the UKs most prominent fractal artists of the early 90s and had a shop called Strange Attractions in London dedicated to fractals and the chaos theory.

Gregory Sams out side his show Strange Attractions

90s fractal rave flyer - Reincarnation at the Crystal Palace, London. 14th August 1993. 691 Promotions. — Reincarnation at the Crystal Palace, London. 14th August 1993. 691 Promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Reincarnation at the Crystal Palace, London. 14th August 1993. 691 Promotions (Back) — Reincarnation at the Crystal Palace, London. 14th August 1993. 691 Promotions (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Reincarnation at the Crystal Palace, London. 29th May 1993. 691 Promotions. — Reincarnation at the Crystal Palace, London. 29th May 1993. 691 Promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Reincarnation at the Crystal Palace, London. 29th May 1993. 691 Promotions. (Back) — Reincarnation at the Crystal Palace, London. 29th May 1993. 691 Promotions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Reincarnation at the Kings Hall, Kent. 10th July 1993. 691 Promotions. — Reincarnation at the Kings Hall, Kent. 10th July 1993. 691 Promotions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Reincarnation at the Kings Hall, Kent. 10th July 1993. 691 Promotions. (Back) — Reincarnation at the Kings Hall, Kent. 10th July 1993. 691 Promotions. (Back)

Energyflow at the Broard Meadow Sports Center, Teigmouth.

This hardcore dance night found its way to the south west of the UK.

90s fractal rave flyer - Energyflow at the Broard meadow sports center, Teigmouth. 24th December 1991. (Back) — Energyflow at the Broard meadow sports center, Teigmouth. 24th December 1991. (Back)

Odyssey, Brunel rooms, Swindon

Odyssey was in the early 90s the first night-club in the South West doing all-nighters. On a friday night over a 1000+ ravers would travel from all over the south west of england to hear local djs and guests.

The fractals created for these flyers are high quality for the time and the high resolution images would have taken an advanced computer a significant time to produce. They feature the distictive seashore of the moandelbrot fractal as a motefe.

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms, Swindon — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms, Swindon. The train carriage booths on the top floor were to honour Swindon's railway heritage.

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 22 May 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 22 May 1992. 3D NRG Producitions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 22 May 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back) — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 22 May 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 4th September 1992, 11th September 1992, 18th September 1992, 25th September 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 4th September 1992, 11th September 1992, 18th September 1992, 25th September 1992. 3D NRG Producitions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 3rd July 1992, 10th July 1992, 17th July 1992, 24th July 1992, 31st July 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 3rd July 1992, 10th July 1992, 17th July 1992, 24th July 1992, 31st July 1992. 3D NRG Producitions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 3rd July 1992, 10th July 1992, 17th July 1992, 24th July 1992, 31st July 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back) — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 3rd July 1992, 10th July 1992, 17th July 1992, 24th July 1992, 31st July 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 5th June 1992, 12th June 1992, 19th June 1992, 26th June 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 5th June 1992, 12th June 1992, 19th June 1992, 26th June 1992. 3D NRG Producitions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 5th June 1992, 12th June 1992, 19th June 1992, 26th June 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back) — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 5th June 1992, 12th June 1992, 19th June 1992, 26th June 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 7th August 1992, 14th August 1992, 21st August 1992, 28th August 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 7th August 1992, 14th August 1992, 21st August 1992, 28th August 1992. 3D NRG Producitions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 7th August 1992, 14th August 1992, 21st August 1992, 28th August 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back) — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 7th August 1992, 14th August 1992, 21st August 1992, 28th August 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 24 April 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 24 April 1992. 3D NRG Producitions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 24 April 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back) — Odyssey at the Brunel rooms. 24 April 1992. 3D NRG Producitions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Toxic Love at the Basildon Festival Hall, Essex. 29th March 1992. PRM Productions. — Toxic Love at the Basildon Festival Hall, Essex. 29th March 1992. PRM Productions.

90s fractal rave flyer - Toxic Love at the Basildon Festival Hall, Essex. 29th March 1992. PRM Productions. (Back) — Toxic Love at the Basildon Festival Hall, Essex. 29th March 1992. PRM Productions. (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Unity FM Midweek Madness House Crew at the Chambers, Romford, Essex. 4 August 1993. Unity88.4FM PRomotions — Unity FM Midweek Madness House Crew at the Chambers, Romford, Essex. 4 August 1993. Unity88.4FM PRomotions (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Unity FM Midweek Madness House Crew at the Chambers, Romford, Essex. 4 August 1993. Unity88.4FM PRomotions (Back) — Unity FM Midweek Madness House Crew at the Chambers, Romford, Essex. 4 August 1993. Unity88.4FM PRomotions (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Exlosion at the Zone, Swansea. 3 December 1997. Sub zero promotions — Exlosion at the Zone, Swansea. 3 December 1997. Sub zero promotions

90s fractal rave flyer - Exlosion at the Zone, Swansea. 3 December 1997. Sub zero promotions (Back) — Exlosion at the Zone, Swansea. 3 December 1997. Sub zero promotions (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Earth at Heaven, London. 17 September 1990 Earth promotions — Earth at Heaven, London. 17 September 1990 Earth promotions

90s fractal rave flyer - Earth at Heaven, London. 17 September 1990 Earth promotions (Back) — Earth at Heaven, London. 17 September 1990 Earth promotions (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - FX Functions The Temple & Fun City Club Together at Zatopeks, Linford Film Studios, London. 1992 — FX Functions The Temple & Fun City Club Together at Zatopeks, Linford Film Studios, London. 1992

90s fractal rave flyer - FX Functions The Temple & Fun City Club Together at Zatopeks, Linford Film Studios, London. 1992 (Back) — FX Functions The Temple & Fun City Club Together at Zatopeks, Linford Film Studios, London. 1992 (Back)

Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth

The Warehouse in Plymouth was a venue that has a lot of history in the early dance scene. The queues were massive and just when you thought you were getting in a coach would arrive from Liverpool or Manchester. It featured a floating dance floor, an egg dj booth and multiple levels. It was voted best dance club in the UK 3 times.

These min 90s fractals feature some high quality renderings of the Mandelbrot fractal. These are mixed with 3d super real raytraced graphics which was just becoming popular on the cover of albums made by electonic artist such as the Black dog and music releaded on Warp records.

90s fractal rave flyer - Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 18st Febuary 1994, 14th March, 1994 18th March 1994. Safensound (Back) — Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 18st Febuary 1994, 14th March, 1994 18th March 1994. Safensound (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 1st July 1994, 15th July, 1994 29th July 1994. Safensound — Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 1st July 1994, 15th July, 1994 29th July 1994. Safensound

90s fractal rave flyer - Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 1st July 1994, 15th July, 1994 29th July 1994. Safensound (Back) — Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 1st July 1994, 15th July, 1994 29th July 1994. Safensound (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 1st April 1994, 15th April, 1994 29th April 1994. Safensound — Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 1st April 1994, 15th April, 1994 29th April 1994. Safensound

90s fractal rave flyer - Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 1st April 1994, 15th April, 1994 29th April 1994. Safensound (Back) — Revelation at the Warehouse, Plymouth. 1st April 1994, 15th April, 1994 29th April 1994. Safensound (Back)

Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl, Stoke & Tramps in Swansea.

Kinetic opened its doors in May 1992. Home to some of the UK's finest DJs including Slipmatt, DJ Rap, The Ratpack together with residents MC Connie, DJ Diamond, Daba and TJ.

There colourfull and playfull flyers featured some highly textured fractals which make stiking backgrounds. The laysers of graphics, sillhoets and easten photography give a cosmic yet futuristic feal and they are quite unique.

Club Kinetic at the Leisurebowl, Stoke.
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90s fractal rave flyer - Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. 1994. BPM management — Revelation at the Warehouse, Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. May, June, 1994. BPM management

90s fractal rave flyer - Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. 1994. BPM management (Back) — Revelation at the Warehouse, Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. May, June, 1994. BPM management (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. 3rd December 1993, 10th December 1993, 17th December 1993. BPM management — Revelation at the Warehouse, Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. 3rd December 1993, 10th December 1993, 17th December 1993. BPM management

90s fractal rave flyer - Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. 3rd December 1993, 10th December 1993, 17th December 1993. BPM management (Back) — Revelation at the Warehouse, Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. 3rd December 1993, 10th December 1993, 17th December 1993. BPM management (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. October 1993. BPM management — Revelation at the Warehouse, Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. October 1993. BPM management

90s fractal rave flyer - Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. October 1993. BPM management (Back) — Revelation at the Warehouse, Club Kinetic, Leisurebowl Stoke. October 1993. BPM management (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Frequency at Tramps, Swansea. May April 1994 (Back)< — Revelation at the Warehouse, Frequency at Tramps, Swansea. May April 1994 (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Frequency at Tramps, Swansea. May April 1994 (Back)< (Back) — Frequency at Tramps, Swansea. May April 1994 (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Frequency at tramps, Swansea. October 1993. Tick tock & Kinetic — Frequency at tramps, Swansea. October 1993. Tick tock & Kinetic (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Frequency at tramps, Swansea. October 1993. Tick tock & Kinetic (Back) — Frequency at tramps, Swansea. October 1993. Tick tock & Kinetic (Back)

Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London.

Pendragon formed in 1991, inspired by Celtic mythology and a vision of spiritually there nights offered uplifting trance and positive energy. The nights combined music, counterculture, performances and visuals, which they took to the next level.

One of the first and longest running techno-trance parties in the UK, Pendragon had nine successful events at the Academy in Brixton London before moving to the Fridge also in London.

The fractal art created for their promotional material is heads above the rest. These include 3d rendered fractal landscapes of psychedelic lands with kaleidoscopic sunsets, front and back. For late 80s and early 90s these where at the top of the art form.

90s fractal rave flyer - Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 27 November 1999 (Back) — Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 27 November 1999(Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 27 November 1999 — Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 27 November 1999

90s fractal rave flyer - Pendragon Academy Brixton London. 30 June (Back) — Pendragon Academy Brixton London. 30 June (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Pendragon at the Fridge Brixton London. 23 May — Pendragon at the Fridge Brixton London. 23 May

90s fractal rave flyer - Pendragon at the Fridge Brixton London. 23 May (Back) — Pendragon at the Fridge Brixton London. 23 May (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 31 December 1999 (Back) — Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 31 December 1999

90s fractal rave flyer - Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 31 December 1999 (Back) (Back) — Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 31 December 1999 (Back)

90s fractal rave flyer - Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 31 December 1997 — Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 31 December 1997

90s fractal rave flyer - Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 31 December 1997 (Back) — Pendragon at the Theatre Warehouse Factory. Dalston London. 31 December 1997 (Back)

Passion - Storm Presents - The Event Brighton

The first two flyers feature a full page image of a Mandelbrot fractal. A psychedelic colour palette has been chosen to add colour to the outside of the fractal. The inside of the fractal is barely visible as it spirals to infinity in a kaleidoscopic effect. It is a low resolution image and you can see the pixels, however, fractals at the time typically used a GIF 87a file format which allowed for the storing of the fractal coordinates with the image so it could be reloaded and the fractal could be further manipulated.

The second flyer appears to be the same image as before with an alternative colour palette applied to it. It has a single colour which would have been used to reduce the printing costs.