Christian Paris
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Credited by Time Out magazine and BBC teletext (among others) as being The Godfather of Acid House. Former Art Student and Punk Musician Christian Paris was the brain child of the world famous Alice In Wonderland NightClub
Alice in Wonderland Nightclub
The Alice in Wonderland nightclub, based at Gossips, 69 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1 started on 10 October 1983 and ran every Monday night for almost a decade becoming, at its peak, the most successful one-nighter in London's west end...

 that ran from 1983 until 1993 in Soho, London, UK with the help of his resident DJ, Doctor Clive Jackson, also known as the lead singer of the rock group Doctor And The Medics
Doctor and the Medics
Doctor and the Medics are a London based psychedelic rock band which enjoyed greatest success in the 1980s and are best known for their UK No. 1 song, "Spirit in the Sky"...

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As well as running a highly successful nightclub that became a mecca for live music (Doctor and the Medics, The Cult, The Damned, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Mission, The Shamen, Timbuk 3, Daisy Chainsaw to name but a few appeared during regular weekly live band sessions), also responsible for launching the Planet Alice retail stores in Kensington, London and Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Christian was also the idea behind the Alice In Wonderland Magical Mystery Trips that were credited by many, including Rave Magazine, as being the forerunner of Raves and Acid House Parties.

Christian Paris has recently re-kindled his art career and has been included in the Punk And Beyond exhibition in London's Signal Gallery.

Source Material

pOoTer's pSyceDelic shacK - Alice In Wonderland Nightclub

Anne Carlini Exclusive Magazine

pOoTer's pSyceDelice shacK - Christian Paris

The Taste Experience - The Psychedelic Restoration

ALBUM

Live at Alice In Wonderland (A Pretty Smart Way to Catch a Lobster):
Flicknife Records 1986

Live at Alice In Wonderland (A Pretty Smart Way to Catch a Lobster):
CBS Sony 1986

FILMOGRAPHY

(16mm Black and White)
I Keep Thinking it's Tuesday (Two Pieces of Cloth Carefully Stiched Together):
Magic Alice Films 1984
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