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well there are just other kind of good parties all around. i just don't like to stick to one scene. one wednesday night i'll be at rich medina's props party for funk/soul/disco/hip hop, another night i'll be dancing to david bowie at a faggy glam rock party, maybe the same night a morrissey party, maybe a jazz festival at nublu, or perhaps i'll check out a dub/roots party or go to see a classical indian concert, or i'll dance with the leftovers of the paradise garage at the occasional body + soul or 718 sessions part, or maybe even pop into a warehouse techno party. i'm a variety whore i guess. i used to be dedicated to certain house and techno regular events but those kind of things began to turn me off in a big way after i noticed the prices creeping way way up, the parties packed with tourists and trainspotters, attitudes abound, and i'd realize in the entire night i maybe enjoyed dancing to like 2 tracks - most of the rest of the time i'd be standing around watching people do the k sway and counting thick framed glasses.
these days if i go out to those kind of parties it's got to be for those selectors who make it special, who have the deep crates: theo parrish, mr scruff, dj harvey, greg wilson, ron trent, etc. they also tend to bring out the real dancers and the real heads.
i guess what i look for more than a type of music is a really fucking good atmosphere, a party that feels unique, special, and authentic. i don't like when they feel like 'shows' too much, and everyone just kind of angles towards the dj booth and waits for the dj to play a song from their RA mix.
i can say that i will definitely be attending the mr sunday parties on the regular this year just because there's no better way to spend summer sundays then chowing on fair food on a grassy lot next to a superfund site with decent music to boot (and sometimes spectacular music)
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