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PowerTrip
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Is the underground rave scene dead?
#6191120 - 10/20/06 01:41 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I often think back to my high school days during 98'-00' and reminisce about all of the raves I went to. I lived outside of Detroit so there was quite a scene here at that time. Getting a stack of fliers at every rave, with nothing more than a phone number to call on the night of the party. Intentionally obscure directions to an isolated empty warehouse in the industrial sprawl of Detroit, yet somehow always full of people. My first two acid trips were a result of frequenting raves.
Although I didn't really appreciate them at the time, I realize now how unique the experience and atmosphere was at these parties(spare the random asshole you might run into). Is there anything left of this once thriving culture, or has the flame burned out?
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: PowerTrip]
#6191124 - 10/20/06 01:42 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes.
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420_OnThaDot
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That scene is kinda dead I find..... A lot of parties are just being held at big venues lately... at least here in Toronto. Back in 95 we used to line up outside cityhall and take GETTO ass school busses to a party in an old warehouse at an undesclosed location.... dirty dirty old schools vibes.... i miss that :-(
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: PowerTrip]
#6191168 - 10/20/06 01:50 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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PowerTrip said: I often think back to my high school days during 98'-00' and reminisce about all of the raves I went to. I lived outside of Detroit so there was quite a scene here at that time. Getting a stack of fliers at every rave, with nothing more than a phone number to call on the night of the party. Intentionally obscure directions to an isolated empty warehouse in the industrial sprawl of Detroit, yet somehow always full of people. My first two acid trips were a result of frequenting raves.
I went to a Detroit trance / DnB party in 96 at an old warehouse under the ambassador bridge... I think it was called 'Love' ... awesome vibe.. they opened the whole side wall up when the sun came up..
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: 420_OnThaDot]
#6191192 - 10/20/06 01:56 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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420_OnThaDot said: I went to a Detroit trance / DnB party in 96 at an old warehouse under the ambassador bridge... I think it was called 'Love' ... awesome vibe.. they opened the whole side wall up when the sun came up..
Some friends went to one there. I want to say it was in 98 and it was a duo of DJ's known as Skylab 2000.
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: PowerTrip]
#6191198 - 10/20/06 01:58 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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PowerTrip said:
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420_OnThaDot said: I went to a Detroit trance / DnB party in 96 at an old warehouse under the ambassador bridge... I think it was called 'Love' ... awesome vibe.. they opened the whole side wall up when the sun came up..
Some friends went to one there. I want to say it was in 98 and it was a duo of DJ's known as Skylab 2000.
hmmm.... It was pre 97 for sure. lol ... I was still underage. They had some crazy jungle nets hanging from the ceiling ! trippy
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: PowerTrip]
#6191208 - 10/20/06 02:01 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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dead? yes.
sure, there are still the rare parties here and there, but certainly not like there used to. I used to go to up detroit (I was involved in the chicago scene) and remember how there was two different parties every friday night and then two or three different parties on saturday night...every week of the year. hundreds of people at each and every event. And they were all relatively decent events.
Today, what is there? nothing.
sure, there are events every so often (once a month or every other month) but they cater to all clueless kids from the suburbs who think the rave is still relevent.
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: PowerTrip]
#6191216 - 10/20/06 02:04 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: Vvellum]
#6191220 - 10/20/06 02:05 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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bi0 said: (I was involved in the chicago scene)
Big up the Chicago scene.... dirty house tunes coming outta there.
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: Gomp]
#6191222 - 10/20/06 02:05 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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not really
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: 420_OnThaDot]
#6191229 - 10/20/06 02:09 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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yup, remember all those run down warehouses on the southside? my favorite venue was this abandoned church. you had to climb through a hole in this chain-link fence and walk up a plywood ramp someone put down. very small place - maybe 300 people would show up. and the main room had the letters F A I T H painted on the floor. I guess it was the church recreation room from the 1960s, but long since unused. just an old, dead building brought back to life.
and then there was the route and dolton and harvey and the rainbow.
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: Vvellum]
#6191235 - 10/20/06 02:10 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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the Chicago rave seen is not dead See my friend at http://www.myspace.com/cjsheridan for more info
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: twigz]
#6191242 - 10/20/06 02:10 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: Vvellum]
#6191251 - 10/20/06 02:12 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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well he lives in Plainfield but goes to raves in chi town
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: 420_OnThaDot]
#6191257 - 10/20/06 02:13 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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420_OnThaDot said:
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PowerTrip said: I often think back to my high school days during 98'-00' and reminisce about all of the raves I went to. I lived outside of Detroit so there was quite a scene here at that time. Getting a stack of fliers at every rave, with nothing more than a phone number to call on the night of the party. Intentionally obscure directions to an isolated empty warehouse in the industrial sprawl of Detroit, yet somehow always full of people. My first two acid trips were a result of frequenting raves.
I went to a Detroit trance / DnB party in 96 at an old warehouse under the ambassador bridge... I think it was called 'Love' ... awesome vibe.. they opened the whole side wall up when the sun came up..
Haha, good ol "under the bridge" I was there quite a few times way back, also extremely underage. I don't think they ever had an official name for that building, just reffered to as under the bridge.
I miss the packard plant too. Good times there with black boogers the next morning after a long night.
Slowly, they are throwing a few parties in a old warehouse theatre here on the eastside, by Eastern market. But rave is dead.
I'm still in the Detroit scene here, but most shows are thrown at clubs, or lofts.
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: twigz]
#6191259 - 10/20/06 02:14 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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where? at some club or someone's loft apartment?
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: PowerTrip]
#6191266 - 10/20/06 02:16 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Electronica went commercial.
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: magikgrl]
#6191268 - 10/20/06 02:16 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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where what? you mean the warehouse their throwing parties at now?
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: mndfreeze]
#6191272 - 10/20/06 02:17 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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mndfreeze said: The rave scene still exists in my DMT tent.
I want in, mothafucka
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Re: Is the underground rave scene dead? [Re: Vvellum]
#6191276 - 10/20/06 02:17 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Dead? no Greatly diminished? yes
In Toronto, there are still the odd illegal/breakin/warehouse party type things, its stronger during the summer when the weather is nicer, its just a matter of knowing the right people.
There are also still the odd raves which do the whole 'map-point' thing. I remeber going to some party way out in the boonies, held under a highway overpass, had to do the whole map-point/treck through the bushes / dodge the cops kind of thing, was loads of fun.
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