Rave

[MasonLuke]

For about a year i was doing the rave scene, what happened to it? is it still strong like it was? it seem like evryone i knew was slanging.

 

[nageov3t]

it's been replaced by the hipster scene.

 

[spaceman]

it left with the 90's

 

[RichardE]

Its sort of moved to house...not as classic raves use to be, but things evolve it seems. Still a good number of Raves weekly in Toronto/Montreal

 

[otispunkmeyer]

i wish i was old enough to be around when they were happening here

ive heard stories like you got a phone number, you rang it, they told you what to do and where to go next, then youd get there and have to do something else, or meet up with some one and head off to the next point....bit like a flippin treasure hunt, but then at the end you end up in a field, everyones smacked up on LSD and E, the musics great and it just seems like the maddest most surreal time ever

there were lots of raves in farmers fields and empty ware houses, especially around london and the M25.

i would of loved to of been there at the one rave where a not too well known Carl Cox decided to hook up a 3rd deck early in the morning to revive the crowd and earn the title "3 Deck Wizard". that would of been sublime

 

[Rage187]

it all depends on which region you live in.


East coast, still some Dn'B parties
West Coast, All about the Trance and NRG and a bunch of new styles I never heard of.


<--Former Candy Kid from 95-2001
although I went to a few parties when I lived in Reno a couple years ago. Much bigger scene and cheaper

east coats price, $20+ admission, $25 for goodies
west coast price, $10 admission, $15 for goodies and big named performers

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: Rage187
it all depends on which region you live in.


East coast, still some Dn'B parties
West Coast, All about the Trance and NRG and a bunch of new styles I never heard of.


<--Former Candy Kid from 95-2001
although I went to a few parties when I lived in Reno a couple years ago. Much bigger scene and cheaper

east coats price, $20+ admission, $25 for goodies
west coast price, $10 admission, $15 for goodies and big named performers

haha I was a Candy raver from 97-2001/2002

Fun times =)

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
i wish i was old enough to be around when they were happening here

ive heard stories like you got a phone number, you rang it, they told you what to do and where to go next, then youd get there and have to do something else, or meet up with some one and head off to the next point....bit like a flippin treasure hunt, but then at the end you end up in a field, everyones smacked up on LSD and E, the musics great and it just seems like the maddest most surreal time ever

there were lots of raves in farmers fields and empty ware houses, especially around london and the M25.

i would of loved to of been there at the one rave where a not too well known Carl Cox decided to hook up a 3rd deck early in the morning to revive the crowd and earn the title "3 Deck Wizard". that would of been sublime

that still exists.

West coast had campouts for the weekends that were not publizied till the night of the event and you would have to call a number to get the location of the map point.

East coast printed fliers with directions months in advance, and it always resulted in tons of undercover.

 

[ElFenix]

no raves in texas now that promoters are responsible for any drug use that goes on

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: RichardE


haha I was a Candy raver from 97-2001/2002

Fun times =)

Only now is my mind/body recovering. I was worried at one time my mind would never fix it self, I had totally lost my short term memory. It was scary, but I would do it all over again in a heart beat. It was an amazing experience.

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
no raves in texas now that promoters are responsible for any drug use that goes on

once again I think it depends on where you live.

East coast the parties had a couple hundred people max and everyone was rolling and getting back massages. Hardly any dancing except some breakin circles.

West Coast they would throw your ass out of the party if it looked like you were rolling as they new it would bring cops. Plus everyone was dancing.


Best parties I went to were in North Carolina in a Museum that they would take all the art out of. 2000+ people getting down to Dimitri, Dub Tribe, Sirius.

Give it up for the Beyond parties!

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: Rage187

Originally posted by: RichardE


haha I was a Candy raver from 97-2001/2002

Fun times =)

Only now is my mind/body recovering. I was worried at one time my mind would never fix it self, I had totally lost my short term memory. It was scary, but I would do it all over again in a heart beat. It was an amazing experience.

I completely understand that. I actually went back in 2005 to finish high school and it took me a good year before I was able to get back to a level I thought I should be at. Going to Uni this September though, so It seems like there is no long term damage. I got into it around the time they started doing the "drink a lot of water when you go" warnings, so I am sure that helped. No doubt about the experience though, I am sure those few years will be a highlight of my life for a very long time. I still have many of the friends I made during those raves as well, was much more easy to meet people heh.

 

[LordMaul]

Not in Chicago. Bastards shut down anything and everything aside from goddamn kiddie clubs and small parties years ago.

 

[Rage187]

http://cgi.ebay.com/70-techno-trance-ho...00_W0QQitemZ320093126451QQcmdZViewItem


check out the Beyond flier in the ebay ad.

I went to that, probably my 10th party but most memorable one I went to in the US.

That party had Keoki, Rabbit In the Moon, Scott Hardkiss
unbelievable.

 

[Minjin]

I went to a rave once at Twilo in New York City somewhere around 97 or 98. It was pretty nuts. The party got so big that around 2am, they turned the lights on and the music off and said that the fire department was there. They had multiple times the maximum allowed occupancy so people had to leave. I don't know if anyone actually left; I didn't see anyone head out. But in about 15 minutes, the lights went out and the music came back on. It was a good time. And no, I didn't do any drugs (never have, never will). The two ravers who brought me certainly did though. We ended up leaving around 8 or so in the morning and driving back to Rhode Island.

Certainly an interesting life experience.

 

[wheresmybacon]

Today's equivalent of the Rave scene is the Scene scene. Scene kids.

I was a house/DnB head from 96-2002 but haven't really paid much attention to beats since then.

Parties still happen but most of the big names in my town, if they come, go to 21+ clubs. I saw Bad Boy Bill, Sandra Collins, and LTJ Bukem and different club nights in the last year and a half or so, but I haven't been to a real "party" in years.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: hungfarover
Today's equivalent of the Rave scene is the Scene scene. Scene kids.

I was a house/DnB head from 96-2002 but haven't really paid much attention to beats since then.

Parties still happen but most of the big names in my town, if they come, go to 21+ clubs. I saw Bad Boy Bill, Sandra Collins, and LTJ Bukem and different club nights in the last year and a half or so, but I haven't been to a real "party" in years.

out of my group of mates im pretty much alone in my music tastes

they like all the wierd obscure indie bands as well as snow patrol, keiser chiefs, muse etc... where as i like house and electro

i love break beats and electron (eric b and rakim and the like), i love 80's groove/disco/funk and house music from the 80's, and then i like the rave/house from the 90's (808 state, LFO, Praga kahn, Altern 8, future sound of london, orbital etc etc)

i think the great thing about that particular period, and you'll know this if you've listened to alot of the music, is the way the music seems almost as if its like banter between the producers and DJ's

you'll find samples, beats and loops, sliced from a previous record, cut up and mashed in to parts of a new completely different record. as if the DJ is saying, "oh yeah, ill accept your beats...and raise you these"

its likes break dancing, dude comes out, does his ******, then you go out and you out do him, you take his moves, you make them better, you make them your own, and you put it on them.

thats missing from today's dance and house music, especially the stuff played on normal radio.... it just feels like half assed regurgitated rubbish with lyrics re-sung by a nameless blonde.

the rest of it however, does appear to be attempting originality and creativity.

another RANT: mix cd's like those from the ministry of sound or gatecrasher.... are utter bollocks. theyre just a list of carefully selected, mostly commercial tracks that are then mixed millisecond perfectly on a computer in a studio. its as dull as ditch water.

 

[Zero001]

UMF9 ftw

 

[manowar821]

Like it's been said, it died with the 90s. REAL Raves anyway, the illegal, crazy, loud, friendly rave. Now when someone young says "rave" they think hot-topic. What a joke.
I was into it during the explosion, in fact, I still have my synths and sequencers. I was a live PA. Acid tech and house mostly. God, those were the days.

Oh well, it's been replaced with drunk ass clubs and scenesters. What a bunch of tards.

I'll admit it, I'm a bit of a jaded/angry ex-raver. I worked hard for my scene and music, and now kids call it all "electronica". That's not even a word, dude.

I said goodnight to Rave years ago. I like meeting ex Ravers, though, they're delightful. Hell, maybe someday we can bring it roaring back.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: manowar821
Like it's been said, it died with the 90s. REAL Raves anyway, the illegal, crazy, loud, friendly rave. Now when someone young says "rave" they think hot-topic. What a joke.
I was into it during the explosion, in fact, I still have my synths and sequencers. I was a live PA. Acid tech and house mostly. God, those were the days.

Oh well, it's been replaced with drunk ass clubs and scenesters. What a bunch of tards.

I'll admit it, I'm a bit of a jaded/angry ex-raver. I worked hard for my scene and music, and now kids call it all "electronica". That's not even a word, dude.

I said goodnight to Rave years ago. I like meeting ex Ravers, though, they're delightful. Hell, maybe someday we can bring it roaring back.

:beer: one day..one day :beer:

 

[Chiboy]

The memories

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[Chiboy]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Not in Chicago. Bastards shut down anything and everything aside from goddamn kiddie clubs and small parties years ago.

Get in touch with me, if you still want to go from time to time.

 

[tjaisv]

i'll be raving into my 50's

 

[effowe]

I was big into the Chicago scene from 97-01. Great parties back in the day, met a bunch of cool people. I lost touch with anyone that still goes to parties, but if they were going on I don't think I would go. If a good DJ is coming to town, I can see him at a bar or club, I don't want to go way out to the west burbs or down to the south or west side just to listen to some music.

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: Rage187

Originally posted by: RichardE


haha I was a Candy raver from 97-2001/2002

Fun times =)

Only now is my mind/body recovering. I was worried at one time my mind would never fix it self, I had totally lost my short term memory. It was scary, but I would do it all over again in a heart beat. It was an amazing experience.

mine is still pumping... i mean ive gotten pretty dumb a few summers in a row, but it always grows back after a while :-D or so i kid myself. anyway, i hope to be recovering one day... not soon though.. lol..i love raves