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Ragers, ravers, and the death of underground? /rant
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| CMR |
| quote: | | Originally posted by NGT and who is there to listen and analyze every transition and track - as most aspiring djs/producers likely do. |
Yeah, how dare anyone go to a party to have fun and enjoy themselves instead of chinstroking while watching the DJ. |
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| NGT |
| quote: | Originally posted by NGT
In the end, we're all out to have a good time. |
Not saying everyone needs to be a critic. What I'm saying is, before you had people who were mostly KNOWLEDGEABLE of the music attending such events. People obviously showed up just to party and dance, but you didn't have the 'SWAG' hipster, white thug whatever you want to call this rage crowd showing up just to get high and bounce off the walls.
That's (just part) of what's taking away from it. My opinion, feel free to disagree. |
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| jester |
| I am part of the minority, that enjoys listening to music when I go out. Let everyone else get wasted and not have a care in the world. |
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| PivotTechno |
| quote: | Originally posted by NGT
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Hella insightful. |
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| Wurm |
| Oh, had me fooled there for a minute. |
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| Sentinal |
This is a very recycled topic with an interesting spin in the title. As you get older your tastes continue to change, and the 'scene' also changes. This is simply progression. It is neither positive nor negative, it simply occurs. Although many people on these forums may dislike the direction of the scene (myself included) I have to remind myself that music from 8 - 10 years ago is simply from that time.
As for the patrons of these clubs I'm sure there were some people that looked at us in the past at some point in time with the same dismay. Try to be open minded, and try to understand why change occurs rather than becoming frustrated with it. |
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| NGT |
From an article in the Foundry review thread:
"That's why an event series like Foundry has the potential to be a real milestone for the city. Even with its relatively forward bookings, the events we attended were packed, and not just with tastemaker types. Granted, the crowds of 500-600 people weren't exactly massive, but they more than filled the space and certainly outstripped the size of the average "cool" electronic event one would come across in most North American locales. More importantly though, a night at Foundry simply felt like a party filled with a variety of adults who just happened to like credible electronic music. As such, the dancefloor was refreshingly free of candy ravers, confused EDM enthusiasts, and douchey club refugees, making for an undeniably fun night out. Foundry was focused on music, not spectacle, and for that, its organizers are to be commended."
That neatly sums up what I'm saying. |
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| CMR |
| quote: | Originally posted by NGT
From an article in the Foundry review thread:
That neatly sums up what I'm saying. |
Except that it sort of invalidates your point about the "death of underground". |
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| NGT |
I removed the rant because everyone here is a critic just like myself.
I put death of underground"?" (that's a question mark) because of the -uncertainty- of where this is headed, much like someone from 2003, or 1998 who said the same thing then. If parties can stay 'underground', then that's perfect. Maybe 'underground' is being re-defined, and this is the new norm. |
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| FunkyCrew |
| or maybe it's time to stop worrying about stuff like this & enjoy life |
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| Euphorica |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sentinal
I have to remind myself that music from 8 - 10 years ago is simply from that time.
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I feel a lot of the music from then could be dropped today and be hugely popular. People are just ignorant about it(not you, but the general electro kiddie swag vip folks) |
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