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SiriusSound
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Posted : Oct 6, 2006 17:30
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have just moved here from India >> putting up in a town called Milton Keynes.
Are there any open air parties around? how is the rave scene up here ?
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Caligula
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Posted : Oct 8, 2006 17:13
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There are open air illegal (squat) parties.. but only in summer.. Otherwise the Glade fest in July has a Psytrance floor organised by Nano records.. although I've heard too many stories about fence-jumping thieves (combined with the astronomical entrance) to assue you I won't be attending this one.
If I were you I'd hold out till summer and hop across to the European mainland.. where there's ample quality outdoor psytrance.. and a far better scene. Here its more confined to sweaty clubs. Some good parties.. but not the same as the rest of the world. Appropriately, its more 'ravey' here.
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John
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Posted : Oct 8, 2006 17:52
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or you could check out www.psy-forum.co.uk for details of lots of decent parties...
(BTW squat parties are indoor ones held in "squatted" buildings and are generally held during the winter when its too cold for outdoor ones..) |
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Caligula
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Posted : Oct 9, 2006 13:04
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ah.. ok.. sorry.. then just 'illegal' then.
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : Oct 9, 2006 20:40
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Caligula
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Posted : Oct 9, 2006 21:14
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Sorry.. i came off a bit harsh.. what I meant was the English outdoor scene can't possibly be compared with the rest of Europe.. however there are excellent club parties in the UK.. but psy isn't truly a club genre is it? so the UK falls short in this regard..
Also some of the bigger parties, while having great lineups, some of the top decor and lighting around (although i actually personally don't enjoy lazers) and impressive sound systems... have quite suspect crowds at times... a prevalence of glowsticks and rolling eyeballs can be found at many of the higher profile parties.. which in my humble opinion, is somewhat undesirable.
I meant no offence.. I didn't mean the 'scene' as such was shit by any means.. just certain unignorable aspects fall behind global standards.
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : Oct 10, 2006 18:04
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On 2006-10-09 21:14, Caligula wrote:
Sorry.. i came off a bit harsh.. what I meant was the English outdoor scene can't possibly be compared with the rest of Europe.. however there are excellent club parties in the UK.. but psy isn't truly a club genre is it? so the UK falls short in this regard..
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Psy has ALWAYS been both an indoors and and outdoors genre, right from the early 90s - and that's a global fact not just applicable to the UK.
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Rolling eyeballs can be found wherever there is dance music, not just psy. If that's really an issue for you I gather there's still not many drugs going around in the classical music scene... stay away from folk music events though, that scrumpy is wicked strong and causes much misbehaviour!
As for glowsticks - just because you've grown out of your initial enthralment with tracers on acid doesn't mean everyone else has to stop too.
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Try not to let other people's good time get in the way of your own! You come across as fairly snobbish here.
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Caligula
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Posted : Oct 10, 2006 19:48
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Like I said I really didn't mean to sound negative or offensive, but merely gave my honest opinion.
I personally don't like indoor as much as outdoor and perhaps psy is also at home indoor, but for me indoor is more of a 'fix' of live music and dancing while waiting for the summer season..and cannot be compared in standard to outdoor. Once again this is my personal opinion which I initially conveyed to SiriusSound, to which I am entitled.
I personally don't enjoy glowsticks, as I don't see it as a 'pretty' way of dancing. I also associate it with people who insist on dancing with their shirts off on stage facing everyone. And I find this off-putting.
Colin, I don't let this get in my way of a good time, in fact I don't think about it at parties, which I still do attend regularly in the UK.. instead I enjoy the atmosphere and friendly people - which is a privilege enjoyed anywhere within the scene throughout the globe. I was merely trying to give my thoughts on the UK psytrance scene to a newcomer.. from a foreigner's perspective.
You label me snobbish merely because I hold London's psy club culture in a lower esteem than the 8 or 9 other countries in which I've attended festivals. Its no fault of the UK people, but rather the Draconian licensing laws, and poor weather. Which are both facts. For this reason I find Boom festival more enjoyable than Brixton Academy, Rhythms of Peace more inspiring than Mass, Sonica more enlightening than SEone, Full Moon more fun than Jack's Club.
Is that fair? Am I really being snobbish for holding preference? Or must I be diplomatic to keep the local's feelings intact, and merely say to SiriusSound 'Yeah, the parties here rock.. See you at the next one!'. I attempted to give him a view I wish someone had given me (whether good, bad or neutral) when I first arrived.. in order to give him something which to possibly identify after he experiences it first hand.
All being said, I have a great respect for the UK promotors and Artists.. and the culture here is truly unique.
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John
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Posted : Oct 10, 2006 21:19
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Its might be an idea to try a few outdoor parties next summer - might give you a different perpesctive to the more mainstream nights...
Personally I like a good european festival - and its great to listen to top acts on a proper soundsystem as the sun comes up with the beautiful people BUT... I've never really found quite the same everyone-up-for-a-party atmosphere that you can get at a good Uk party...
Oh.. and the Uk pretty much invented psy trance* - so there..
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Caligula
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Posted : Oct 10, 2006 21:52
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I definitely do need to sample more UK outdoors.. I went to one in Kent last year.. which was interesting to say the least.. and other than that haven't experienced any.
I've just heard (aside from the music, decor etc) that there were problems at Glade this year with aggression and theft.. which I find disappointing.
Then again, in Morocco in August, some poor Austrian girl (amongst others) had her entire tent dragged away!
What other (legal) outdoor parties are there in England?
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Colin OOOD
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Posted : Oct 11, 2006 01:33
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There were a few over the summer; the Psychedelic Beach Ball was probably one of the better ones; three days and two nights of (almost lol) non-stop music with live sets from many (if not most) of the UKs underground acts. Nice and intimate too, as the license limited the gate to 499 people. That same weekend there was another in Oxford that was apparently not as well attended, although on the face of it the lineup was also pretty stonking with DJs from Tip World amongst others.
Apart from the legal ones, every weekend in the summer there is something going on in some remote forest somewhere, or up in the Welsh hills. You only tend to hear about the ones that get busted cos those are the ones everyone whinges about. Us Brits are good at that!
As for aggression and theft at Glade, I can pretty much guarantee that any festival in any country will suffer from this to some extent, and it's unfair to single out Glade. Let's not forget that, apart from being the only event of it's kind in the UK, it's one of the word's larger dance-music festivals in terms of numbers and so will obviously have more of every activity going on.
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Caligula
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Posted : Oct 11, 2006 10:26
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Thanks for the info.. I will certainly keep my eyes open for more parties like those mentioned. The reason I didnt attend any this summer is because I only returned from a three month trip last friday, so missed pretty much all the good weather. Next summer, however, I intend to hang around for a bit longer (well.. I may slip out for a couple fests  ).
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SiriusSound
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Posted : Oct 11, 2006 10:59
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why dont a few people get togther and try to make this happen . I have a lot of new music , other people get some and we can start a small outdoor scene . the only thing i dont know much abt here is providing for the energy supplement |
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John
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Posted : Oct 11, 2006 14:37
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On 2006-10-11 10:59, SiriusSound wrote:
why dont a few people get togther and try to make this happen . I have a lot of new music , other people get some and we can start a small outdoor scene . the only thing i dont know much abt here is providing for the energy supplement
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If you're looking for like minded folk in your area to put parties on with - put a post up on www.psyforum.co.uk which is the main uk psy forum
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DreadFil
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Posted : Oct 11, 2006 15:24
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Yeah if you can find a nice outdoor party in the UK in the summer, where the weather is good and the police don't stop it, then there's nothing like it. There's something virtually every weekend if you know where to look, and if youve got a sound system and a generator then you're half way there. Youre best to avoid the over-crowded, expensive, big-name indoor London club scene unless thats what you like, sadly the poor weather in the winter makes it pretty much a neccessity for most people.
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