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Synthetic Sadhus call it a day
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| TranceLuver4evr |
I found this on another forum..............
Is Synthetic Sadhus a big party thrower in NYC?
I know it's long but it's pretty interesting!!
Synthetic Sadhus call it a day
Author: TjT (---.customer.cloud9.net)
Date: 12-06-02 21:04
The NY based party organizer has decided to quit throwing parties. Pretty sad since they threw the best parties in NY.
>To all of you Dreamers, Wonderers and Believers, To my Friends, Brothers and Sisters,
I have to announce an important news, the Saturday November 23 party was the last chapter of the Synthetic Sadhus' four years Saga. The New Year's Eve is cancelled as well as ALL the upcoming parties. It is the conclusion of a beautiful and unforgettable adventure, the conclusion of 10 amazing years devoted to the Trance culture and 28 magical gatherings in the Big Apple. I ran out of strenght, out of money and I worked to the bone for way too long...
As you guys know, this music is my heartbeat and the trance scene surely remains an authentic way of life that I embraced with passion, but I simply can not continue to sacrifice all my energy and my love for gatherings that people chose not attend anymore. I have been patient and offered all I could give, but I am extremely tired. It is always better to stop on a beautiful party than to wait for things to turn real ugly, It is time to accept reality and to accept that the trance culture did not prevail in New York City. Of course it was a great challenge, to offer an alternative artistic way of life in the capital of the money-driven wild capitalist world was one hell of a challenge and We, dreamers, managed to dream in a world that does not allow dreams for the last Four years! But today, while records shops are either closing, either refusing to distribute Trance any longer, while trance distributors are moving away from New York, while other productions are completely bankrupt, while legendary labels are disapearing or reconverting in Tech-House or progressive, we have to look at reality and accept that the Psy-Trance in U.S.A is really in a dead-end situation. There is a beautiful small family that I will miss to gather, but there are NO scene, no scene allowing us to survive independently, no Americans while we are in America, they did not embrace our revendications, our dreams, our music...
I guess in America they are too used to sugar-coated suppository music, they just want easy to swallow sounds to relax from their 10 hours a day work week. Because the quest in this country is not spiritual but material, which explains why in 5 years of trance in New York, we still don't have any electronic radio, any kind of sponsoring, no means of distribution and information, no specialized press, barely a spot to put flyers in the few shops there is, cops ready for action outside the parties if we distribute flyers in the street, etc...etc...etc...
It cost too much for a too small audience, in other words it is a dead end ! Because no one had the balls to take a risk, people want sure money and as fast as possible. And for the very few who took risks such as Us or Tsunami or Spectra, well at the last Tsunami, the artist refused to play because of the lack of attendance, then the last Spectra, the artist did not show up and the venue closed its doors, about us at the last Synthetic, we barely reached 500 souls while we had more than double last year at the same date. The New York crowd is before all a club crowd, they are not interested in the underground, they are not even curious. In despite of all the amazing painters and deco artists we brang, in despite of stunning international line-ups, and a truly beautiful international crowd, in despite of venues with security that join us on the dancefloors, they are not curious. It is in a way the same mentality towards foreign subtitled movies, New Yorkers are lazy, it is too much work to read subtitles. Therefore there is only three or four independant movie theater in the pretendously capital of the world ! There is such a lack of artistic motivation, of spiritual communication...And even the rave productions are falling apart one after the other, the entire electronic culture is in decline in this country, only the VERY commercial, clubby house music still drive crowds today, but that's the way it is ! Personnally, Trance is too important in my life for me to reconvert myself with more commercial productions, I would never find the motivation if it is only about making some dough...I'd rather do something else, I have other ressources, other passions....I will miss it, I will miss all of you, but I retire with no regrets, I met so many great individuals, I have so many beautiful souvenirs and I found so much inspiration, these last ten years have been unforgettable....
And thanks to you guys who supported us, who believed in the Sadhus and shared this adventure with so much love... Thanks for all the smiles, for all your mails and for all your support, it is what kept me going for so long ! But Trance culture beliefs represents the antagonist concept of New York City's mentality, we represented a small knot of resistance in front of the ever growing sins of never ending greed, we proposed an other look on life, another approach to perceive and to feel, another way to love, a TRUE way and a REAL look, but then again it does not seem that human nature instinctively bends towards these directions, it requires thinking and efforts, will and determination, frankness versus fakeness, etc... Also and most importantly, the artists did change, the true pioneers, the unavoidable ones, the ones who guided us , who made us believe, really believe became an endangered species today, some of the new comers are arrogant, pretentious, greedy and a torture to work with and I feel relieve to know that I wonıt have to deal with those no more, those artists that pretend to embrace and to represent the trance culture but that want to travel only in Business class, cry because they stay in 200 $ a night hotels, are paid Thousands of dollars for a 2 hour set, make me rent thousands of $ of equipment they fake to use on stage, require to have as many hotel nights as they feel for their "holidays" in New york, sometimes even asking me to pay for their nights out before or after the party...I mean it is NEVER enough, artists like Alien "Reject" that could disguss any trance lovers from ever listening to this music again, cheap crooks....Thanks God I am only talking of a minority, because most of the talents I brang were great guys, passionate and humble, inspiring people that gave a face to the amazing tracks we heard...
I mean if you consider yourself as Madonna, go in the ing show Business and do not pronounce the word underground, it is forbidden on Arsimıs lips...Just stay away from people who try to share a dream, because WE are true visionnaries a little too much in advance on their time...Anyway the Sadhus will always stay alive in our memories and who knows one of these days, on a magical night, a flyer might announce a surprise Synthetic gathering...We never know what the future holds...
Although it is the end of an era, it is also the beginning of a new one, but the foundations of the true tribe seem to have dispersed, at least in New York, let's keep all these magical nights and dawns alive in our memories, and remember Krisztina who filled with grace and beauty the most memorable of these Babylonian fragments of life in which we succeeded to form an entity....It is just an "Au revoir".....
And as always, with much Love, Peace & light....Synthetic Sadhus |
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| amit |
| damn dude that sucks |
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| EnigmaT |
| I'm deep into the scene and I've never heard of this guy. Mabye nobody went to his parties because he promoted them badly. Probably unknown Dj names in small ty venues. I disagree with Trance being dead in NYC. In fact, the past few months we have been overloaded. The choice between PVD or Tiesto over some unknown artist clearly explains why this guy is making no money. I think the NYC scene draws a very reasonable crowd. Imagine living somewhere out west like Utah or New Mexico. Can you just imagine what kind of scene they have there. In the entire United States the four major places to see talent are NY, CA, FL, and DC. Mabye we can't compare ourselves to the scene in Europe but we definetly have grown over the years. |
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| Trancer |
Synthetic Sadhus was basically the biggest Goa and Psy-trance party crew in the NYC area for the past 8-10 years. Quite a few of my friends went to their events regularly - one of them pretty much would go to every one of their events. I personally never went to one - but I am not into goa and psy; though my friend told me if I had gone to one, I would be now; maybe he would have been right, now
I won't know. Whatever. S Sadhus deserves props as a NY area party crew, unlike Stuck On Earth at times which can be shady, but that is my personal opinion. |
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| b i n k u n |
| agreed...i've never heard anyone badmouth S.S. psytrance parties....from the short time that i've been here in nyc, they've been one of the few promoters that are true to the scene. big up to them for that. |
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| Stassi |
The people from stuck on earth are the biggest losers in person.
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer
now I won't know. Whatever. S Sadhus deserves props as a NY area party crew, unlike Stuck On Earth at times which can be shady, but that is my personal opinion. |
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| jdat |
much respect to these people which it's true I never heard of, but from my own background I know it's harsh , it takes time , a lot of effort, relations, contacts, to get anywhere in this circle.
I used to promote and organize parties back in France and now I can't do anything in my neck of the woods cause I don't know anybody
oh well
it's life.
Only true dedication and hope can make you come around and be succesful some other time
PEACE !
and my piece of advice to anyone, off course there are exceptions to what I'm about to say, but NEVER diss promoters, they are extremely dedicated people! Now it all depends for what reasons they're doing it, but truth of this world is, you gotta support yourself financially, don't we all? |
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