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The Rave Experience v. Three dollars for fucking water?!?

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I figured we all could use a break from the humdrum this forum has been going through lately. So, I want to know... how do you rave???


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Do you dress up head to toe in beads? Get naked except for a G String and some pasties? Do you dance the night away or just sit in the lounge staring at the pretty lights all night long? This thread is for anything rave related, share upcoming or past experiences or ask a question... s'all good brah.




Personally I try and match the general theme of the night, although I surely don't go all out the way some people will. Those bracelets just make me feel girly, lol. Most of the time I'm either shuffling like a madman or doing poi. At the end of the night my legs are always jelly and I can barely lift my arms lmao. I've learned to really enjoy the smaller, more intimate settings however. 1000 people packed into a club is an amazing experience, but there's a point where things just become TOO crowded. Generally I find that smaller, genre-specific events draw in a much more friendly crowd than the commercial dubstep/trap/house that seems to dominate "the scene"
 
nah i just dress normal... shorts + t if its hot weather jeans + t if cold, whether i dance vs sit down vs go around chatting to everyone depends on how good the music is but normally a combination of all 3
the best thing about large events is that the dance floor gets packed enough u can smoke on it rather than going outside (cant smoke inside anywhere here in aus) also like a few particular venues where you can smoke pot in the smokers area, most places you won't get away with that
nothing beats leaving a good rave gacked out of your mind all piling into the rave mobile and blasting more tunes while smoking dumb amounts of weed, sitting in the car a few hours out front whatever house you're crashing at just listening to music in that blissful state. i almost like this more than the rave itself
 
I love the tittle of the thread haha reminds me of how we used to just refill our bottles in the bathroom basins haha.

We used to rave in jeans and t-shirts clubbing, no themes. Allthough my next raves gonna be shorts and singlet lol.
 
I'm from europe. and try to go to as many events as possible. mostly holland. I fucking love the hardstyle parties over there. and i am always geared up. shorts and and no shirt with body paint all over me. dustmask with vick's vapor inside (fucking love this), love shaped glasses, LED-pacifier, Led-gloves, homemade flag (painted with uv-paint) and a gopro camera attached to my head. next hardstyle party i will go to in holland are i the end of this month. i can't fucking wait!

... if i only knew how to upload pictures here i would upload a pic of the homemade flag :)
 
How to upload an image

Save your image to something like imageshack (or a image hosting site)

copy the image link (the link ID looks like this - http://imageshack.com/a/img27/4875/ek04.jpg )

In your thread type



so

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Thats it :)

Hope this explains - if not feel free to ask

Bear
 
250ml bottle of water here costs up to $5, no shit, but the convenience is mint.

Also when it gets to the earlier hours of the morning the venues usually fill them up with red cordial for free so that helps just get rid of the constant nothingness of water, bit of sugar, have a smoke, kick back then back to heave. :)

My nights usually consist of a sleeveless top and jeans/shorts, my trusty converse or vans for a good stomp! We don't have much dressing up which is a shame, when I go travelling to the EU I can't wait to experience some of the things over there.

I AM SHATTERED THUNDERDOME WAS SHUT DOWN BEFORE I GOT TO GO THERE.


Our light shows suck but the music is good!
 
This is how we raved. Minimial lights(maybe a single strobe light), no $5 water bullshit. Just an illegal warehouse from 11pm-8am with tons of people and a great sound system for $5-$10. Unfortunately i could only find a video that was shot after the sun came up so there aren't many people left but boy was this shit fun. It won't look like anything special to most people but remember, all we cared about back then was the music, it was a simpler time lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQOd7XwSQ-o

I can't stomach the "raves" today, not because of the people or anything but because of the commercialism involved. They are a fucking rip off and the genre variety blows. Maybe it's just this area but most of the raves here are dubstep/hardstyle/electro house and maybe a trance DJ if you are lucky. Gone are the days where you could see House, trance, hardcore, speedcore, jungle and DNB all at the same party. The worst part is that kids today don't know any different, they think getting raped at the door and going broke for water is normal. When i do go out and talk to kids at raves they don't believe me when i tell them that there use to be free parties almost every week.

The one thing i do not miss is the clouds of PCP smoke. Ravers in NYC during the mid/late 90's loved that shit unfortunately.
 
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The video you posted is of the world trade center dude, wrong one lol
 
MrSpeedyG said:
The video you posted is of the world trade center dude, wrong one lol
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It has that title because Frankie Bones takes a shot of the world trade center from out of the warehouse window. From the description

"This is a clip taken just at the break of dawn after an all night rave in the old mustard warehouse. Old New York Ravers, particularly the original Storm Rave/Frankie Bones and NASA kids, might remember this space as the location for the Christina Applegate film "Cyberstorm". This clip has particular meaning because of the last shot."
 
LuGoJ said:
This is how we raved. Minimial lights(maybe a single strobe light), no $5 water bullshit. Just an illegal warehouse from 11pm-8am with tons of people and a great sound system for $5-$10. Unfortunately i could only find a video that was shot after the sun came up so there aren't many people left but boy was this shit fun. It won't look like anything special to most people but remember, all we cared about back then was the music, it was a simpler time lol.
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this is how i started in the early 00s. just with free entry and parties lasting at least till noon. the party crews would finance themselves by donations or selling drugs.

but nowadays i mostly party like this:
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The worst part is that kids today don't know any different, they think getting raped at the door and going broke for water is normal.
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it's a bit better over here. at parties with music i like you never have anything other than giving money and receiving a stamp or ribbon at the entry. and charging money for tap water is illegal in my country.
but entry prices rise sharply as more international acts that will draw the most people are booked in bigger venues and simple lighting and string art is replaced by videowalls and those awful lasers. so getting in isn't just a matter of paying and walking in, we actually see queues now and have to wait for up to one hour to get in…
 
IIRC a bottle of water in SPACE ibiza can be 8 - 10 Euro = 12$ - 14$

Its an expensive experience!
 
black, nice pic.

most of the events i attend are smaller (fewer than 300 people) psytrance events in and around the san francisco bay area (generally indoors), or in southern california when psytribe is putting on an event (outdoors)

it's a pretty tight-knit community so you see a lot of the same faces and there's a less distinct line between the consumers and suppliers of the music than there can be at other events. the events tend to be very community-spirited, very low drama, very low incident and the music is always exceptional.

alasdair
 
So, am I right in thinking most of the people who've posted in here prefer the more intimate, smaller setting events?


I'd have to agree, I feel being with a small group of people you know very well will almost always beat being with a ton of random strangers. That's not to say you can't have fun both ways, because let's face it... as long as the music is good you're probably going to have an awesome time.


This was the last event I went to, there were about a thousand people there when the club fills up with about 500. Was pretty fucking ridiculous, I'm one who really like Poi and I couldn't go a minute without smacking someone in the head :\






I haven't been to any psytrance "raves" per-say, but from the festivals I've gone to it looks like a very laid back and open group of people. The Tree of Life is one festival I really want to go to before I die



mdmable said:
I'm from europe. and try to go to as many events as possible. mostly holland. I fucking love the hardstyle parties over there. and i am always geared up. shorts and and no shirt with body paint all over me. dustmask with vick's vapor inside (fucking love this), love shaped glasses, LED-pacifier, Led-gloves, homemade flag (painted with uv-paint) and a gopro camera attached to my head. next hardstyle party i will go to in holland are i the end of this month. i can't fucking wait!

... if i only knew how to upload pictures here i would upload a pic of the homemade flag :)
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<3 Hardstyle. Those parties are my favorite to roll at, seems they bring in the perfect mix of people who LOVE the music, but are ready to fucking ROLL BALLS. =D
 
swedger77 said:
IIRC a bottle of water in SPACE ibiza can be 8 - 10 Euro = 12$ - 14$

Its an expensive experience!
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Sure thats I have given/contracted most of my illnesses over there "can I have a sip of your water mate".. looks at water.. i dont know , its kind of precious.

"SURE!"

Raves? I like dark dingy basements/clubs fuck your colours :D

Small venues are the best when your with your mates

try this for size ! not a single phone in sight, one of my better club nights at sankeys

 
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I've never been to a rave ;-;
As far as I know, none ever happen in London ontario Canada. . It's complete bovine fecal matter :/
And I don't drive so I wouldn't be able to get to any events like that in Toronto or likewise even if I did know about them.

How do you all find out where raves are taking place? Word of mouth?
 
^ add a few rave promoters as friends on Facebook and you'll get invited to like 5 per week, lmao. I get invites to raves on the other side of the world :sus:
 
if it`s a club event always i always dress nicely (jeans + polo or long sleeve) usually the same with massives unless it`s the summer time then i`ll just wear a tshirt + shorts

last event I went too was Hardwell + Dannic on NYE ; Went with a group of 50 and it was a lot of fun & props to Hardwell for ending with Hardstyle




I got a pretty busy upcoming event schedule ;

*SNIP*
 
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^^ can't believe i'm missing ms54

*SNIP* saw fehrplay and jeremy olander b2b in october. 2nd best event i've been to, #1 was eric prydz

if there's a 'theme' to an event i'll wear something to match it... around christmas = santa hat, halloween = wear a costume

also water prices in vancouver = $4
 
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I just recently turned 19 so I've never been to a club show... But for the past massives/festival/undergrounds I've been to I usually wear some kandi, depending on the event I might wear more or less, Jeans/shorts with a T-shirt and my spirit hood. I definitely agree with smaller crowds being more enjoyable, I think one of my favorite events was a 70ish person underground up in the mountains.

As for my upcoming schedule... I don't have much on my plate right now, taking a bit of a break from the scene to save some money and get my life sorted out. I was going to go see Lazy Rich tomorrow but decided against it.

I got two tickets to *SNIP* (Darren Styles) but not sure if I'm going to go anymore...

I'm planning on seeing The Funk Hunters when they return to Vancouver in March and I believe I'm going to attend *SNIP* in Seattle in March as well. I also got a ticket to *SNIP* and *SNIP*... That's about it so far...
 
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