Where have you been?

So I was going to rail on Poland again but I think it best to just say that it is not too safe to be a pedestrian on the streets of Warsaw. Its not too safe to be a driver here either but hey, why whip a dead horse? Instead I will rant about how fantastic it was to live in England and experience first hand the rave/electronic music culture there.

I figure I wasted about five and a half days of my life going crazy next to someone dressed excatly like the guy in the video above. I never got into dressing up (that much) but man did I have a fantastic time. I started at the Drum and Bass monthlies but there were always too many hoodies/ASBO kids and way too much testosterone to relax and have a good time. I soon found my way to Hard Dance (hard techno, hardsytle, hard core) music by way of my Ukrainian roommate (or was he Lithuanian?) and thats when things changed. If you can get past the polysexual nature of the events and can fully let go there is no end to the enjoyment you can find.

At the monthlies there were maybe between 1000 to 5000 people in attendance, at the yearly festivals there could be upto 30 or 40 THOUSAND ravers going wild. I was fortunate to attend Global Gathering the two years while I was in England. Next I would like to attend one of the Tidy Weekenders held in Prestatyn Wales.

Anyone interested in hearing this type of music should search for The Tidy Boys, DJ Alex Kidd, Yoji Biomecchanica, K-90, or the Organ Donors. Alternately you can check out electronic music in general at Don't Stay In or Radio One's Essential Mix.