Montreal Old School Rave Scene 1994
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 10:36am |
 Coolness: 102715 | Wake up people!! Time for A Brief Rave History
If you are curious about the old school Montreal Rave scene...read on. 
1993-94 While massive raves were going on in the UK, raves were just starting to take roots in North America. Everything was fresh. the people The scene was small enough that once you went to a couple of parties, you would recongnized everyone. They were different circles of friends. Crew from Westmount/NDG, couple of West Island crews, Ottawa kids who eventually moved to Montreal, McGill/Plateau students, Quebec city crew, there were even regulars from Maine/Vermont. We all respected each other, no matter what backround you came from. There was no snob or self-elitism. No one was jaded. It was like the first generation of ravers. Remember, this was an era where there was no such thing as legal afterhours, no candy kids, no plur, no glowsticks, no attitude. We didnt call ourselves ravers. We were just kids. Although we were all young and somewhat naive, we knew we were part of a emerging neo urban culture. 
the music Techno and Trance were kings with acid flavor thrown into it. Hardcore had a small but dedicated fallowing. Drum and bass/jungle had a fallowing too. House (hard n progressive) was popular but it seem to me it moved into to lounges. There were only a few vynil stores. There was Bunker. It was located where the SoftImage bulding is. There was DNA records run by Tiga. It's first location was inside Juan Juanita in Cours Mont-Royal. Juan Juanita used to be where the main floor of Club Monacco. Inbeat was also a good shop. Taboo also had a few selections. 
omfg AUTECHRE !! great party :) 
the raves Raves were somewhat quasi-illegal. Most of the promoters were cegep/university students. Unlike today, raves were uncommon. Party happened maybe once a month. In a way it was a good thing, we didn't overindulgence ourselves and burn out fast. Also we were exposed to alot of musical styles; last month was a hardoce party, this month is jungle, next month is techno. They used to be organized bus trips to raves in other north-east coast cities. How US customs let a whole bunch of minors cross the border is beyond me. There were trips to NYC, Boston, and Rhode Island. The scene was so small back then that you knew wat parties were happening in other cities. Angels on thursdays satiate our hunger for electro music. There was also Liquid on fridays at Metropolis. 
bahaha the xtc was really powerful at Bliss. just look at his jaw. Me too i was rushing real hard. also it was the start of "raving" which later turn into liquid dance. 
she was a good dancer. 
the drugs same as always. Except these day you have ALOT more choices. post morning crack out, can't remember if it was acid or mesc. 
the clothes just look at the posted pictures. Haha.. damn wtf were we wearing? We were sporting old skool clothes (adidas, puma) from the 1980's. 
if i only remember the location of that werehouse... 
Milton and Clark The corner of Milton and Clark was the meeting point of all shuttle buses and buses to the US. 
west island girls, bus trip to Camp Earth at Warwick RI 
alright, class is over. comments and questions are welcome n appreciated. (btw im not in any of the pics) |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» djAmalgam replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 11:54am |
 Coolness: 105740 | Wow, i like this thread very much. Props! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cactain_steef replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 1:18pm |
 Coolness: 154625 | i think my iq just increased by 934803 points haha.. HAH. ha.. +3498309483
pff.. new age kids, being so jaded and mean to the invisible ones... where is the grooverider when you need it??? Lol. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ashtraygirl replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 1:38pm |
 Coolness: 89435 | awesome!!
the only old school DJ's i recognised that are still about were Philgood and Tiga |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Violence_Inc replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 2:27pm |
 Coolness: 174040 | you should check out the book
"searching for the perfect beat" its a flyer book from 91-2000 i love it |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» little_sarah replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 2:45pm |
 Coolness: 121390 | haha- that one girl's wearing a villa skirt |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cactain_steef replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 2:48pm |
| Coolness: 154625 | ahaha girl? Jk |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» little_sarah replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 2:54pm |
| Coolness: 121390 | "Juan Juanita used to be where the main floor of Club Monacco."
wasn't it first where 'nova' is or something on the bottom floor and where style exchange is today? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» blop replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 3:16pm |
 Coolness: 200480 | NOW does everyone understand milton clark's moniker? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» soyfunk replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 3:54pm |
 Coolness: 126720 | they'll know when his compilation comes out soon |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 5:25pm |
| Coolness: 102715 | Originally posted by LITTLE SARAH...
haha- that one girl's wearing a villa skirt yea..she was part of our circle of friends and she went to Villa. and im pretty sure Juan Juanita was where Club Monaco is now unless they have a previous location before i came in the scene. Most of the people in the pics were my old crew. all the pics posted afted a flyer are on that respective party. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 5:48pm |
| Coolness: 102715 | Originally posted by ASHTRAY G I R L...
awesome!! the only old school DJ's i recognised that are still about were Philgood and Tiga and you don't recognized Moby, Autechre, Aphex Twin, Richie Hawtin, and Grooverider?! thanks for reading peeps. now that ancestral knowledge has been pass down, imma smoke the rest of these brain cells. good vibes edit--- on the Juan Juanita thing. The store move next store when Club Monaco opened and DNA records move to another clothing store on St-Laurent. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» hayley replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 5:59pm |
 Coolness: 82595 | aphex and mony and richi i recognize |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» lilmissmeow replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 7:48pm |
 Coolness: 72750 | seriously, trey, you just made my day....
i wish i was around for that!! seriously, i almost had an orgasm just lookin at those flyers... holy fuck.... just the names alone! recognised so many of those names...a lot of which werer the beginning of my electronic upbringing..... i really miss how parties use to be..they will never be the same. its funny cus i was jsut walking on milton and clark, and i was explaining the same thing to my boy...thats weird.....people dint really use to care what they wore even when i first started patying...wow, how times change... i'm so jealous... fuck! i don't even want to get into all well thanks for that, you just made my day! can'twait to dance with you again! xoxo |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» soyfunk replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 8:44pm |
| Coolness: 126720 | so jealous also
i deserve to be apart of that history instead i was dancing next to the tv while 'bouge de la' was on |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» BobGratton replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 8:59pm |
 Coolness: 74040 | wow... that's old stuff. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 9:37pm |
| Coolness: 178595 | Maaaahhh
Becoming nostalgic lol Wish I knew that time... :P Was fun And now is our turn to re-create it using the technology and knowledge we have today. Oy people! Go read the Rituel Festif/Festive Ritual book Here's the page. Good book full of happy stuffs and YaY!!! :D [ pages.infinit.net ] |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Sun May 16, 2004 @ 9:48pm |
| Coolness: 102715 | bahahaha Bouge de La? We were laughing at that show.
Cat it would be my pleasure to dance with you. that's it. last scan. this is my favorite flyer of '94  |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Czarkastik replied on Mon May 17, 2004 @ 1:16am |
 Coolness: 148955 | there were 2 juan and juanitas, one on st-laurent, then one in court-mont royal shortly after. can't remember if the original one moved, or if there were actually 2 separate stores at any one time.. but i remember they used to sell wax in both of the stores also |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Czarkastik replied on Mon May 17, 2004 @ 1:17am |
| Coolness: 148955 | i think i gotsome flyerz too, i'll scan 'em and bump this thread up..
ps creative lapse was the fucking BOMB... one of my first parties... anyone remember the party with Adam X, Frankie Bones AND Jimmy Crash?? i think it was Nebula. 94.... bizzzzzombbbbbbbb party.. bomb tunes at least |
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