Madders: Sundissential, Addiction & Recovery

Описание: This 50th episode of the Dexter Jones Podcast tells the real story of Paul Madan, AKA "Madders", one of the defining figures behind Sundissential and UK club culture.

It’s an honest, raw conversation about success, addiction, collapse, and recovery. From the height of clubland to a twenty-year battle with crack cocaine, this episode goes beyond dance music into accountability, survival, building a life and finding true purpose.

This is one of the most important conversations we’ve ever recorded on the Dexter Jones Podcast.

This is not a nostalgia piece. It’s a deep, human conversation about success, excess, addiction, collapse, recovery, and the long road back to finding meaning again.

From the rise of Sundissential and packed-out clubs to a twenty-year battle with crack cocaine, losing everything, finally finding recovery and his true purpose in life, this episode goes far beyond dance music.

It’s about accountability, survival, and choosing to face life head-on.

This episode is dedicated to everyone around the world living with any version of addiction, and to those in recovery who choose courage, honesty, and hope every single day.

In this episode, we cover:

📖 The real story behind Sundissential and its impact
🤯 The pressure, chaos, and reality behind the scenes
🤧 Addiction, denial, and hitting rock bottom
😢 Losing everything and starting again
▵ Recovery, responsibility, and life today
🥰 What survival actually looks like when the noise stops

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Chapters 📖

00:00 Intro | The Real Story Begins
04:08 Why He’s Always Been Called “Madders”
06:13 The Rumour That Madders Was Dead
10:14 Addiction Tightens Its Grip
25:53 Promoting the First Events | Early Clubland Days
37:32 How His Mum Invented the Name Sundissential
44:53 Sundissential Grows to 100,000 Members
57:51 Five Thousand People Turn Up to One Club
01:05:00 Sundissential Becomes a Superclub Brand
01:27:56 Club Deaths, Media Pressure, and Everything Falling Apart

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THE WELLBOURNE CLINIC
A huge thank you to Paul and the team at The WellBOURNE Clinic for the vital work they do supporting people affected by addiction and recovery. If you’d like to learn more about their approach and the support they offer, please visit their website:

https://thewellbourneclinic.co.uk/

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Content Credits:

A thank you from Dexter and Paul

Paul and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to this podcast in their own little way.

In particular, we want to thank the admins and members of the Sundissential Facebook groups.

Without you, this episode simply would not exist as it does.

Your memories, photos, stories, and discussions over the years have helped document the real history of Sundissential and have given this podcast depth and authenticity that the brand deserves.

There are far too many of you to thank individually, but please know that both Paul and I are genuinely grateful. Your collective archive of memories has allowed us to bring this story to life properly, honestly, and with the respect it deserves.

Thank you for keeping the spirit, history, and community of Sundissential alive.

With gratitude,

Paul & Dexter ❤️

Sundissential at Pulse (Birmingham) 1996–2000
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Sundissential North Leeds Memories
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