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This is what killed the rave scene. 1994 ca
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Conservatives . Criminal justice. Act
Better organised events in towns that went to on all weekend
Later licensing hours
That generation got older
Police
Coke
Tories
The internet changed the way they are organised.
But there are still "raves" out there, even in this country. But they are better organised and rarely consist of a thousand ford fiestas trundling along in convoy out of a motorway services.
I went to one last summer outside Bristol, was okay.
In the 90's it was a fortnightly thing for me, now on e or twice a year. 4 day come downs chatting shite for 48 hours and random birds aren't as much fun as they used to be.
An old friend of mine organises these illegal raves
And are you able to enjoy the music without the drugs?
You could only enjoy the music under the influence or drugs - limited appeal.
This. Last Sunday I saw Tom Dicicco and Bicep knock out a Sunday techno session. Weekend before I saw Sebastian Voigt at an low key open-air party. It's very much alive both in the underground and at the very commercial end.
For me it was when Dance music started to become too commercial leading to the advent of superstar DJs. I used to watch Sasha, Digweed and Oakenfold on the same night at the old barn in tonbridge - probably held 300-400 people...then a year or so later they hit widespread appeal and same lineup would easily fill a stadium. With that any old tom dick or harry started to attend dance music events and raves, many of them drunk and snorted coke and the pills went from £10 quid a pop to £1 with the resulting loss of quality. Dance clubs, events, raves went from chilled places where likeminded people got together, enjoyed the music, good drugs and hugged each other a lot to moody, packed places where people went along to be seen and tell everyone that they had seen this DJ or that DJ.
Having said that I think an underground scene carried on and is still around if you look hard enough for it.
I do agree to a certain extent with what you're saying. What's changed about raving/clubbing more than anything else in my memory over the last 15 years, are the amount of people posing for photos on the dance floor. So many people are getting their 'I'm popular photos ' in whilst the dj's playing. I always thought gurning was pretty embarrassing, but this pouting crap is taking it to another level!
Still though, the music is as good as ever.
Awful advice killed Leah Betts, an incredible amount of water killed her.
The irony is that her tragedy set back our twisted drug laws by at least 20 years, while if drugs were legal and her friends were educated about them, she would still be alive today
As for the rave scene, it's still going strong, you're probably just too old to get invited
I've been listening to Bicep quite a bit recently. Only discovered them a few months ago. Very good indeed. Would love to have been there myself.
Love these tracks:
Yes, and those people that video the DJ set and crowd to later post on Facebook rather than actually spending the time enjoying the music themselves!
On the subject of posing for photos Berghain operates a very strict no photography policy...they ask for your phone at the door and place stickers over the lenses.