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nubravalley
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Posted : Dec 31, 2005 13:16
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By Pamela D'Mello
asianage at sancharnet dot in
Panaji, Dec 30: It's almost official now. The famous open air raves of Anjuna have all but fallen silent, giving way to a newer money spinning club culture that rides on the ghost of that reputation.
X'Mas night -- which two years ago would have seen at least three raves in the undulating ocean front landscape of Anjuna --- was silent night in the queen of rave destinations.
"Armed police force were posted at all of the four main rave haunts in Anjuna", says Dr Jawaharlal Hendriques, a one time party organiser.
Police headquarters in the capital back up the story. "We allowed no raves this year," says deputy inspector general of police Ujjwal Mishra, delivering on the official tourism policy of no-raves.
For the Anjuna-Chapora beach hamlets that's a major turn of the clock.
In the early 'ninetees, Anjuna was the birth place of Goa Trance, a whole new subculture of techno music put together by a legendary Anjuna hippie-musician resident, Goa Gill.
Blending electronic trance rythm music to the older full moon hippie beach parties -- Anjuna and therabouts became the Mecca for Goa trance ravers world over, drawing backpackers and party ravers in their thousands for the all night-all morning raves with its attendant excesses and problems.
Raves divided the bustling tourist villages like nothing before.
Those who dreaded the noise bombarded the press with complaint letters and the police with night phone calls to implement late night sound bans, that had got tighter as sound systems got louder and raves unmanageably more frequent.
Local chai vendors, snack sellers, bar owners, organisers and other stakeholders however gave raves the thumbs-up.
Unrelenting media focus and an official tourism policy that wanted to turn Goa into an upmarket high-spending holiday spot, frowned on the bohemian backpackers and the rave culture.
Result: In 2005, of the 355 parties listed on GoaTrance party websites for raves across the world, not one listed Goa.
A single rave held in Arambol Christmas week 2005, north of Anjuna, drew some crowds but nothing like the 20,000 ravers per party the area was once infamous for. Anjuna's millenium raves attracted over 200,000 western and Israeli ravers and in many ways proved to be the turning point for this party destination.
Times have simply changed.
The free walk-in open air raves are almost extinct, party bonhomie under the stars is over. In its place are a proliferation of clubs that still play trance music, but mix the repertoire to cater to varied taste -- sometimes hip hop, evissa house, fusion, even bale bale and "Bollywood nights" for the largely urban Indian club hopper, who wanted a bit of Goa's rave action but are now stuck with its monetised version.
Since it's trendy, no one's complaining. Page 3 celebs, Bollywood, professionals from New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad make one long beeline for Goa's clubs.
Almost all of the western budget backpackers that favoured the small one-room guesthouses, or hung around street 'chai' shops in neighbouring Chapora and Vagator beach have moved further north and south to quieter areas, and most give Goa's New Year party scene a complete skip.
"Anjuna got 80% backpackers earlier. But they came with their limitations, they hardly spent" says Nandan Kudchadkar who runs Paradiso, a nightclub poised on a wind-blown Anjuna cliff top.
Paradiso still brings in international DJs to dish out Goa Trance in its birthplace -- some of them playing unreleased soundtracks to its largely western customers.
The club's New Year marketing pitch harks back to a "new moon party" --- a hint of nostalgia for the full-moon parties of the 'seventies hippie flower children that first made Goa internationally famous. "Only now the crowd is more upmarket", says Kudchadkar, in a candid interview.
Paradiso now competes with 20 other clubs in the north Goa belt -- at least six of them opened in the past six months, one as recently as a month and half back.
Goa's oldest club -- Tito's -- still has a formidable reputation but it has had to share market space and like other clubs give "add-on attractions" in expensive acrobats, special fireworks, fire eaters et al.
Still at Rs 600 to Rs 5000 cover price that club hoppers cough up during New Year's week long party, clubowners reckon their costs even out.
If clubbers are 40% of the tourist inflow during New Year's week -- as one estimate surmises -- that's a lot of clubbers and serious business.
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Vagator Vibhushan
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Posted : Dec 31, 2005 14:18
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thats right...though I hope the scene finds a new way to beat the system...it has done so in the past, and I hope it will manage to come out stronger this time too
 helping apple pies take over the world since Damion predicted so
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askazi
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Posted : Dec 31, 2005 15:50
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have faith in the organizers!
they will deliver it
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shankarji
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Posted : Jan 1, 2006 08:33
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paradiso and club cabana shit what has happened to goa is dull guys except few places shiva vally goes boom 30'th hilltop goes Boom nigel played awesome:) people are leaving for thailand for parties sad:( |
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the simpsons
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Posted : Jan 2, 2006 08:11
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WAS IN GOA FOR ONE NIGHT.WENT TO MONKEY VALLEY FOR NEW YEAR PARTY VERY GOOD SERIOUS UNDERGROUND PARTY WITH ONLY PARTY PEOPLE NO COMMERCIAL CROWD UNLIKE HILL TOP.TOOL PLAYED FIRST IN THE NITE....THEN HIGHKO......THEN COSMO.SO OVERALL IT WAWS GOOD UNTIL COSMO'S SET WAS OVER..THEN SUM GUY SCREWED THE MORNIN.
ANYWAYS WAS THERE FOR ONE AND A HLAF DAYS WEN TO HILL TOP IN THE MORNIN STAYED ON TILL AFTERNOON/
BEAUTIFUL TRIP AS ALWAYS.
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isabella
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Posted : Jan 2, 2006 10:35
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anybody knows if there is a party in anjuna beach on wedenesday? cheers |
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isabella
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Posted : Jan 2, 2006 10:36
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do you know if there is a party in Anjuna beach on wedenesday?cheers |
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L.S.D.
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Posted : Jan 2, 2006 12:21
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i am reaching goa 9th jan,can some1 pls tell me how the scene is going to be?
ne possible parties id be able to catch?
pls post ur reply or pm me,much appreciated ,thank u. |
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wanderingrishi
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Posted : Jan 2, 2006 14:18
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the new years party was at an undisclosed beach near ara%^&*...
theo, dash, xp, bhoj and one more....a rocker to say the least....
the scene is still alive....but well its gone totally commercial....nice to know that at least one underground party did indeed kick in!
dont hope to see many like these...quality and not quantity...its feels gr8 to know that some ones are still keeping the faith....
kudos to the organizers....whoever you are!
heard bhojyboy killed it....dunno about everyone else....
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psysicle
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Posted : Jan 2, 2006 20:04
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heading to goa on friday the 6th ... any scenes happenin on 7th??
Boom 
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gopi
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Posted : Jan 3, 2006 10:09
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On 2006-01-02 14:18, wanderingrishi wrote:
the new years party was at an undisclosed beach near ara%^&*...
theo, dash, xp, bhoj and one more....a rocker to say the least....
the scene is still alive....but well its gone totally commercial....nice to know that at least one underground party did indeed kick in!
dont hope to see many like these...quality and not quantity...its feels gr8 to know that some ones are still keeping the faith....
kudos to the organizers....whoever you are!
heard bhojyboy killed it....dunno about everyone else....
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xp voodoo killed the morning sunrise scene at this underground parrty...ws simply e-perfect.. what a f*king location man... sweet vibe.. no unnecessary crowd..illumination hammered it right after him .. kept the crowd todoing the scene.... left after him n head to hilltop. |
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zikline
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Posted : Jan 3, 2006 11:26
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paradiso 11th many infected mushrooms...
u people? |
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Vagator Vibhushan
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Posted : Jan 3, 2006 12:08
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yea arambol...since most israelis moved there this time, its bound to be more happening than it usually is
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Acid Dreamz
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Posted : Jan 3, 2006 12:22
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Wots the scene for the russian new year goa? wot about the DJ lineup..Plzz keep me informed.
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.:psy-kid-ellic:.
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Posted : Jan 3, 2006 12:26
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as far as i heard,
there's two russian night/dark artists
and one of em is most probably kindzadza
the party is probably scheduled for the 7th... earlier i heard this would be an infected party, but i dont think so anymore
anybody who can provide more info will be appreciated, as i also need to know 
thanx
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