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Darkrave 39 Review
I had never been to a darkrave event before, so I decide to check it out and see what it was like. If you didn't go - you missed out on a great event. I'll probably head to these things regularly - it was REALLY enjoyable.
The Music: The music was awesome. Dr. Trance played a stellar trance set, the other room had some great psy-trance and around midnight upstairs had some good hard-trance/techno going. I think that any TA that usually meets up for events would really enjoy the music that this event provides. After going to darkrave and only having like 5 TAs there, I sort of get the impression that a majority of the people on here only go to "headliner" parties. If this is the case - man are you missing out. Darkrave had banging trance of all genres going on all night (I was there from 11:30 until 4:30). Sure it wasn't PvD, Tiesto or AvB, but the music was good and which the night much better than the previous night (Friday @ SystemS).
The Venue: I had to say that I liked Bigbop/Reverb/Cathederal. It's not exactly superclub material, but to be honest it was one of the times in the 3 years that I felt I was at a rave - rather than being at a "club". The decor that the Darkrave people setup: the lasers, the smoke machine (in every room! 3 rooms total) totally turned this old bar/building/nightclub into a rave. It almost felt like I was in an abandoned warehouse - just like the old days.... Reverb had 2 big projection screens playing various things, which added to the vibe (except for the explicit japanese animation porn - lol). People could go up and dance on the stage if they wanted, glow sticks-a-wavin', etc. Overall I was impressed (good job darkrave people!). For a $12 dollar ticket I had 3 rooms to move between, great lights/lasers, good sound and fine decor (probably the best value party I've ever had [unless I got free entry on guestlist]). I hope the next Darkrave is held at the same venue. And they didn't pack the joint! I could move freely, dance with loads of room and wasn't squished once (except when some girl who fell over on me while trying to do a spinning move while dancing - lol).
The crowd: The crowd at darkrave was VERY interesting. About 1/3 were candy ravers (wearing loads of candy bracelets/necklaces, fuzzy pants, angle costumes, etc), another 1/3 were goth (black everything, leather, dark hair, piercings) and the other 1/3 were just about the average joe/jane. What made it great was that everybody co-mingled - there were no cliques or groups, everybody was just there to dance, have fun, chat and enjoy the night. The vibe was great - everybody in a good mood, feeling good, dancing good and having a good time.
Overall, this night was full of good surprises, and an amazing time. I came not knowing what to expect and I left loving the party and wanting another (really soon!).
If I had one suggestion: more TAs should check this event out. It was pretty sad to only have 5 TAs show up, when the night was almost exclusivly trance, psy/hard trance or hard techno.
Sure, it wasn't Viva with Johan/Hardwick/Marco V, and it wasn't guv - but it was an amazing night that I know most of the TAs I usually see at parties would enjoy.
Hope to see you at the next one!
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- rabbit.joker [funny¿rabbit] | www.rabbitjoker.com |www.ddtt.org
Dark Dirty Tech Tribal. | Hands in air (trance) and feet on the floor (house).
Last edited by rabbitjoker on May-06-2003 at 15:10
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