Forest party Hadn't been out for ages (since the party in July which got busted) so was definitely up for this one...
directions were a bit random at first but we got there in the end...
Crew had put a lot of effort into this one, proper marquee/canopy type thing (although thankfully the weather wasn't that bad for October!), loads of decor, stack sounded crisp and (contrary to stereotypes of "Norfolk" raves) there was decent equipment and enough generator power so it stayed working throughout the night, but didn't cause any nuisance outside the target area (even from one track away you couldn't hear it!)
Only 6 bobbies turned up at various times (reducing to two) - there was no trouble and people negotiated a finish time of around 12:00 on Sunday.
This might have seemed a bit early but to be fair the cops kept to their end of the bargain, (and they didn't do any shady stuff like put loads of traffic cops on the roads on the way out and/or try and tug the rig van on the way back)
Site was left pretty much spotless, not one can/bottle/balloon left behind and all the bags taken off site rather than left for the Forestry Commission to deal with..
had an excellent time, and thankfully got a day off work today, I think I have left a lot of my energy/braincells in a layby off the A14..
Another wharehouse! Another ripper!
Good location and fucking wicked croud!
Didn't stop dancing all night! Had a proper laugh walking around in the morning some funny shit was going on around the cars :laugh_at: !
Found a pair of brand new steel toe cap boots and was trying to swap them for half a gram of charlie but no one seemed up for it for some reason, cant think why!
Well done to all crews involved! Good selection of tunes had a good old stomp!
Roll on next weekend! I am gonna be involved in something going on so will keep people posted on that one! Is going to be a mental one so everyone make sure they have their dancing shoes on!
Sunrise & Back to the Future 1989 17,000 people having it at an unlicenced party in Longwick in Buckinghamshire in 1989. The entrance fee was 25 pounds but they had hude production budgets and this rave actually had a massive Jumbotron video screen...
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Alien Eclipse [27 - 29 September 1996]
courtesy of marita*
Another review. um... where do i start? We got along to Sloterdijk around 10.30 or 11 pm I think, to find a number of people waiting for the directions to this secret location. Turned out to be Amerika Havens as I had suspected, but all that was there so far was the tent, no sound system or anything, all that was only arriving the next day. We were going to wait until saturday to go there, but finding parking for a camper in Amsterdam ain't so easy, so Timo and I went on out there friday night anyway.
Next day, saturday, made a few trips back and forth to sloterdijk to pick up some people, but up until 11 pm or so, there wasn't much of a turn out. The music was good, the dj's seemed to be playing all well known tracks to get the crowd (well, the people that were there :) on the dance floor. Then the cops arrived saying that people were complaining about the noise. utter and complete bullshit. There's no houses or residencies for miles and miles out there! Just an excuse to exercise police control I think.
But! At the same time the police arrived, so did about 50 people! So the cops (*slightly outnumbered) left after making us promise to turn the music down. We did. For a while. The crowd continued to get bigger after that, and at about 3 or 4 the place was packed. The cops turned up again of course, and we had to restrict the sounds to monitors only until daylight. I really don't know what the cops were on about, 'cause at one point we went for a walk around the site, and as soon as you were about 150 or 200 metres away from the tent, you couldn't hear a thing! It was really windy, and that was distorting the sound, but even so.
About 5.30 or 6 a dj started to play that sent the majority of people to sleep. Literally. He was the only dj to start playing extreemly *boring* trance. He came on just after Zen, who had everyone at high energy level, and completely deflated the lot! He wiped the place clean of energy. Everyone started to flake out then, 'cause the music just wasn't good anymore. It was *real* plod. And i'm not knocking trance, not by a long shot, it's just that this guys track collection didn't contain anything even *slightly* melodic. I was talking to one of the Israeli dj's afterwards, and he said he had even gone up to the decks and turned this guy off at one point and told him to play some decent tracks. Well, i missed that, 'cause we decided that while this guy was arsing around, we'd catch some sleep.
We came back later on that morning, and zen was playing again, the majority of the crowd and headed for home, (whimps! :) and of course only the die hards were left, but what a sound bunch of die hards! We had really good fun dancing around together. there were quite a lot of different nationalities, there seemed to be an oriental contingent, a crowd from England, a few Israeli's, dutch people, (of course :) and us! The Israeli dj I mentioned earlier took over from Zen, and he had really good fun behind the decks. He was well into his music and he was having a ball. Gave him a lift back to Sloterdijk afterwards as well, and he's a really nice bloke. The whole party had to stop around 5.30 or 6 pm on sunday 'cause the wind got too much and the tent started to suffer something major. The weather was miserable, it pissed down most of sunday, and the wind was horrible all weekend, but we had a brill party anyway.
Maybe timo, Goose and Undertow can throw in some more comments. Matt & Remko, you missed a good one! Hope you're jealous! But not as jealous as I'll be when you go to Luna Landing in Bochum on wednesday.... why do they have such line ups mid-week! Obviously not aimed at us working class.... :o(
Wish i could fill you in more on the dj names, like, the names of those two 17 yr olds that blew the top off the tent..... maybe you know timo? They were wicked! like a junior version of Bansi and Riktam.
That's it for now. 'till next time,
sssssssssssmiles,
=o)
marita
Emotion Rave in Perth Australia 1993 [google]3312783030420457973[/google]
[SIZE=-1]This is the first 30 minutes of a cool rave in 1993 in Perth Australia. Video footage was 101% amature. It starts of at the setup stage, cutting the grass as this is an outdoor event. Then the video kicks in at midnight and shows a few high lights.
This event was funded by a family member of the Pizza place called Toto's Pizza in Perth. Made a nice 100% profit too.
I also recognized a person I knew in high school in the video too at 18:00, a guy named Jason Brigs I think his name was, a bit of a big shot, but its really funny that he would have never have guessed that I would have been at these parties, let alone be the person that made the video projector screen video and know the Djs like Hutcho![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]Cool rave in Perth 1993, shot during 2am to 5am. Nice music, and scenes, very outdoorish and techy. I think at least 250 peoples faces are in this segment, so if you were there as a youngy or knew someone there, you might recognize them. Enjoy. Dj Greg aswell which I went to school with but he was an ACDC fan back then. Ahh little does he know about this video...[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]More of this cool rave in Perth 1993 outdoors. Includes classic tracks such as "Sunshine on a rainy day - by Zoe", in 93, not 2003 like it was played on radio...
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[SIZE=-1]Cool rave in Perth 1993 outside, Dj Hutcho and Dj Jacen on the decks, and other people including me. lots of tired people now at 10am, time to go home![/SIZE]
Headroom last weekend I managed to get to Lowestoft eventually (no thanks to One Trains, their sketchy timetable displays and trains only every two hours)..
it was definitely worth the wait - the rig was sounding crisp (despite not being run at full whack due to sound restrictions), there was a lot of effort put into decor and visuals and a friendly atmosphere... Producer played a wicked set as well...
Its a shame it was a bit quiet - people need to support these local underground nights as promoters often have to deal with a lot of local opposition due to the prejudice against underground dance music events in Suffolk.
Was good to meet up with Biotech, Jay, Southey, Honeypot and Syco for the afterparty session as well - and a refreshing change for once not to have to be paranoid about names/places etc!
Definitely going to be at the next one...
TRANCE ON THE THAMES LAST SATURDAY
Anyone go to Trance on the Thames last Saturday by the Festival Pier? It was really fun and the music was really pretty! =D It was a small gathering, but still really good. =]
Small video... look at the front of the crowd near the middle - tis me danceying =D
http://www.dontstayin.com/uk/london/festival-pier-beach/2007/sep/08/gallery-242802/home/photok-7385316
Party for Profits? Hi Ladies n Guys
I'm interested in throwing parties in my town for a little extra pocket change. What I need to know is if any of you do this. If you do then share a little of your expertise, suggestions, and ideas. I'll be more than happy to put them to the test and post feedback for you.
Baraka party @ Coven Hi all,
yesterday was my first night @coven... (it was 2am).
When i arrived the "bodyguards" told me it was impossible to enter. Hopefully i met one the member of the party who let me go inside for free. Thanks you very much...
First time @coven, met a men who introduced me to people in the backstage... good vibes good felling, completly fucked!! good song... some fuking noise!!!
Good party but i loose my credit card there :(12
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