I'm not sure of how much interest it would be aside from reminiscin' but it really is a good document. Honestly the footage from the event at Shoreditch is some of the least embarrassing rave / club footage I've ever seen. Just fuckin' wholesome and fun.
https://youtu.be/IAyCYvNaKsI
― the mancuso of munt (Noel Emits), Sunday, 16 August 2020 10:13 (four years ago) link
Cheers! Thanks for that, I'll watch the full thing when I get some good internet. :D
There was a separate 3-minute snippet in the 'suggested videos' which had an interview with the 2 organisers, which gave a flavour of it. It did really strike me, how resolutely anti-cool they were. The set-up looked like they were not afraid to do stuff that came across as really really naff - but also super-fun. Like, in so many ways, 'cool' can become the enemy of fun. To really cut loose and have fun, one really has to not be afraid of losing one's cool or not looking cool.
― cheeky boshing shamanic art-prankster (Branwell with an N), Sunday, 16 August 2020 12:07 (four years ago) link
This seems to fit here - pre-Shpongle Simon Posford & Raja Ram:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2MvJ0vp5SU
― Siegbran, Saturday, 29 August 2020 09:40 (four years ago) link
Haha, what is a psi-eti?
Not sure I have the patience for 57 minutes of this right now, but it looks like it might be fun.
― Extractor Fan (Branwell with an N), Sunday, 30 August 2020 07:30 (four years ago) link
another addition to the thread.
https://www.discogs.com/Pressure-Of-Speech-Art-Of-The-State/master/106814
randomly picked this up from a charity shop today as it mentions a bunch of the usual folks in the 'thanks' list.turns out it's micky mann who worked a lot with the shamen.a few tracks in, and it's very megadog rave but without the cheesy/sci-fi samples (that i love, to be fair), but has a lot of those lovely 90s techno sounds and deep basslines.
― mark e, Thursday, 29 October 2020 16:19 (three years ago) link
i saw them play a few times and have the first couple of 12" singles but i don't reckon i'd be able to pick them out in a sonic identity parade now.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 29 October 2020 16:27 (three years ago) link
this seems as good a place as any to rep for psychedelic budz (d. tiffany and ciel) - "faerie stomp" ep on planet euphorique
https://planeteuphorique.bandcamp.com/album/faerie-stomp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHOc4ukfczU
― the late great, Thursday, 29 October 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link
Just noticed this channel which has been putting up some interesting footage.
(NOTE: Lots of flashing lights.)
The Grid at Megadog January 1994. Some terrific crowd / lights shots and the sound off the camcorder is good. The Grid sound good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdiQR0N5Mtw
30 Minutes of a Synergy gig in 1990. Er, there is a mostly boring setup and soundcheck by The Shamen (with Will tho), queuing on a very noisy Holloway Road, hanging around corridors, standing at the bar. In other words a very true to life document. There's some good stuff from DJ Stika (?) and the last ten minutes has a bit of a live Mixmaster Morris / Irresistible Force set which sounds interesting. There's supposed to be a live Irresistible Force album from 1990 in the works (as well as some reissues.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvzqkfrRZ3Q
― feed me with your clicks (Noel Emits), Saturday, 20 November 2021 21:33 (two years ago) link
Thanks for posting these. I will watch when I have a chance. I was a couple of years too young to be there (and then a bit snobbish around techno) but these are appealing. I bought this CD box set a couple of weeks ago https://www.discogs.com/release/138559-Various-Megatripolis The first CD is kind of okay but the other two are really something.
― mmmm, Sunday, 21 November 2021 20:48 (two years ago) link