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May 7, 2005 at 11:19 am

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easynow, i’ve come across a few new books recently, and i thought it would be cool to have a thread directing people toward rave / freeparty related literature..

–The electric kool aid acid test by tom wolfe:

the discovery of acid as a spiritual and hedonistic drug by the author ken kesey and his subsequent trip round the states with his mates inna bus, trippin everyone out..

–Tihkal by Alexander and Ann Shulgin:

book about how great drugs are, especially trips, by the bloke who invented MDMA. historyside.

–Altered State (the story of ecstasy culture and acid house) by mathew collin:

a potted history of the british rave scene, from ’88 to ’97. proper bo. includes many underground quotes an ting.also discribes raves as “temporary autonomous zones” which i think sounds great…

–where the wild things are by Maurice sendak :lol_dork: :

the first book i ever read about free parties, or rather it was read to me when i was lickle..[“and now”, cried max, “let the wild rumpus start!” and the wild things roared their terrible roars, gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws, till max said “BE STILL” and tamed them with a magic trick”…] :devilish:

all i can think of atm..anymore for anymore?
May 7, 2005 at 1:21 pm

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–More Brilliant Than The Sun by Kodwo Eshun

for anyone who can keep up with this jibberish factory manager, there are some beautiful quotes about how technology has advanced the cause of music…well worth a bash..
June 24, 2005 at 9:35 am

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‘no system’ by vinca petersen

http://www.vinx.co.uk/

http://www.okupe.org/photogall6.html

“No system is a chronicle of Vinca Petersen’s life and friends through the last eight years. In photographs,diary notes and collected ephemera,she has documented the travelling lifestyle oh the self-sufficient “tribes” who make up the sound systems generating illegal raves and parties throughout Europe.These communities of people of all generations and nationalities are seen as a threat to the established norms of most societies and yet their culture of freedom,techno music,and dance touches the youth of Europe.”
June 24, 2005 at 9:48 am

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Grits by Niall Griffiths has some excellent chapters describing a rave in the welsh mountains from a few people’s point of view
June 24, 2005 at 3:55 pm

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globalloon wrote:

Grits by Niall Griffiths has some excellent chapters describing a rave in the welsh mountains from a few people’s point of view

Think I saw a docu on him once and he was talking about those sections and how he has grown up now and he was slagging raves right off.

Another one:

Class of 88 – Wayne Anthony
The guy who ran Genesis tells a few stories from his time before during and after the big rave boom between 88 and 92ish

Good book.
June 24, 2005 at 5:54 pm

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BioTech wrote:

Think I saw a docu on him once and he was talking about those sections and how he has grown up now and he was slagging raves right off.

even in ‘Grits’ the writing isn’t really favourable about the rave scene (or the drug) scene… more like warts and all from someone who writes incredibley convincinly
June 24, 2005 at 8:33 pm

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IMO one of the best books about the rave scene – whilst also a “warts an all” portrayal it isn’t too angst-ridden (and comes with a CD if you buy it new)

unfortunately I lent my copy to a friend who has since disappeared from the scene (and my city) – along with the book…..

I do get a bit angry though with journos and writers who say they’ve “grown out of raving” and then slag off the scene, particularly on media platforms… its fair enough that you may reach a stage in your life when you want to do something else; perhaps concentrate more on family/career etc but IMO its rank hipocrisy to be a part of the rave scene and then slag it off in the media at a later date.

I may be being a bit oversensitive but with so much opposition and real attempts by the anti-rave lobby to make things more and more difficult I just see these people as traitors – I believe in old fashioned integrity and loyalty…

OK there are good and bad aspects and my own memories are bitter-sweet, there were times when I caned it way too much to the detriment of my own health, sanity and relationships with my family, and I do not shy away from discussing the heavier aspects on the scene on here, but in the end I somehow managed to keep my life in perspective and am still up for a party as I reach my 30s … perhaps one day I will decide to do “normal” things like settle down with someone, get married and calm down a bit; but whatever happens in my life I will always remember the good times I had at parties and always defend the right to party and the right to live a free lifestyle
June 25, 2005 at 1:25 pm

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Title: Notes from the edge of the dancefloor
Author: Graham St John

Edited by Graham St John, FreeNRG is a collection of frontline communiques on technotribes, contemporary musical practices and events transpiring on the fringes of Australian dance culture throughout the nineties. The anthology’s 13 essays are written by specialists and affiliates of a spectrum of youth phenomena found at the edge of the dance floor.

FreeNRG people subscribe to an economy of mutual-aid and co-operation, are committed to the non-commodification of art and embrace freedoms of experience and expression. Artists and activists, their cultural output is a product of novel mixtures of pleasure and politics. technicians and esotericists, they pirate technologies in the pursuit of re-enchantment and liberated space.

http://www.undergrowth.org/freeNRG.php
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