here's old (country) lol



Hank William Jr, covering his father's tune, can't find one of Sr, too old :p

I'm also a huge classic rock fan, although I wanted to share this old old country tune

well, in Christmas trees, and in a lot of cases, beauty is judged by symmetry and not everyone can pull that off on huge (fake/real) trees.

It's still funny... I just can see how it probably isn't as easy as it sounds.

:p

Sick paintings!

sucks you had to pay off the neighbours...

Missed another epic event :p

well, don’t live in a big city :p

Love snow too!!

terribly cute

"i'd go to a psy party and find that people looked a lot more 'at peace', taking the time to actually do a warm up before dancing... lots of people on acid, on shrooms... mdma... weed... not so much speed, because the night was built is a way that you don't really need it. the music adapted to the human body, and not the human body trying to adapt to the music ;)
the crowd was also a wide variety of ages, generally anywhere from 16 to 50 years old. there was a nice exchange between generations of trippy people. you still see them in outdoor psy parties. "

your so right! I thought it was weird when I was young and now I find myself referring back to it often *sigh*

I have seen massage tables on several occasions at ravea, and not always in the chill, sometimes on the side near the main room :p And I have received a massage from zenargica (or however it's spelt), it totally gave me energy for another few hours of dance :D

I always stretch hahahaha, I dance a bit, warm up and then stretch my back, legs and arms hahaha *geek* :) I've never been to any of the yoga sessions that are sometimes offered before parties... can never convince my better half to head out (and I am not driving back and forth). I've heard of the contact dancing out in BC and other parties in the states, would take a close knit community to dance freely like that :)

-you don't have to organize it ALONE lol, team up with a technical and a well organized person- Although, you are right, we don't need more parties, just better comprehensive ones...Adam is a bit flaky ;) and I was referring to the psymind!? was there not psy there!? and the chillout aspect that you like, I think we are in the same boat on wanting EVERYTHING haha :D Psy, chill (area), prog, psychedelic drugs, clean area, good sound...

You guys brought up some really good points, I like how it came down to differentiating between a rave and a psychedelic event! Very well thought out! To create a psychedelic event one must take sn integrative and comprehensive approach, and it is true that the MTL crews arent really into that. Cosmic Orgasm has been playing on TO more and more often and in QC and they keep telling me about how different it is, and I think it comes down to what you guys are talking about, there is a journey, an experience beyond just listening to hard beats, it is a bit theatrical and not in the sense of drama, but in the sense of organized fun, the evening and night progress with different themes with the unified goal of living a psychedelic experience. The only thing we can do, is be part of the change, slowly add little elements to each event and watch it snowball into something beautiful...

I've only read till 10:26pm, just want to add the obvious fact that, in many areas of life the older folks complain that the younger kids don't get it :p It isn't spiritual enough, it isn't like it use to be and so on, you see it every where, grandparents talk about that, parents as well, what the older folk don't seem to get, is that they are the teachers, if they want to keep a tradition alive they have to pass it down, teach the kids, while at the same accepting that the kids will innovate and build on top of the old traditions. If elders want to see something happen, they should organize it, and that includes you Anne, if you wanna see something, build it and invite others to rejoice in it with you.

My favourite parties are always the ones that are between a hippie fest and hardcore psychedelic beats, I always want both, the atmosphere is so much more fulfilling when you have the option to chill out, talk, interact and when your re-energized to go bounce on the dance floor. I sincerely think that the spiritual aspect to dance has to kept alive, and it's the responsibility of the elders to pass it on.

also, I don't think people disregard yours suggestions Anne, I think some simply don't want to organize such an event, they hear and respectfully decline. On the other hand, you have Adam totally organizing events as your imagine them, no?

p.s I will read the remainder of the posts :) just pressed for time right now :p

You'd like that Noah, wouldn't you :p

I'd too would like to see an event with a dark psy room, prog psy and chillout oooooh, well I suppose the summer festivals are a bit like that :)

ah growing up, how it always ruins fun ;) I don't want to grow up, where's Peter Pan damnit =D

Many good points were raised, I'd post a long reply although I think it would be a bit redundant of the major points discussed. However, if I may, Kire stop putting yourself down, your opinion whether it be based on little experience or a lot, it's your opinion and your entitled to it, just find the way to express yourself :) Also, people go to rave for different things and organizers throw different types of events, Alienzed throws top notch synthetic parties, I do find the music is often generic but not always. While others parties will have a bit of both, you'll have the generic full on with a few djs playing more funky stuff. I do find that the parties have changed a lot over the years, and it's fine, the old shit always comes back (fashion, architect, automobiles etc) so I'm not worried. As for machines not being spiritual...ghost in the shell ;) One day, life will beg a different philosophy (paradigm shifts have already occurred throughout history). It is also true, I find, that dancing to slower stuff is harder and more evolved. You have the time to make complex movements, which in of itself is not that complicated, what makes it hard is to keep the inner rhythm (research shows that trance correlates with liquids in your body swaying in synchronization, I don't remember how exactly they measured the liquid movement in the organs), I find trancing is easier during simple drum beat and often that's all I hear in full on because it does all sound the same, not enough dynamics between the sounds, comes out like a stifled expression of what was once upon a time art rather than an emotional intelligent concoction of sounds. I love it groovy and dark, I always want both at a party. Dark is relaxing, easy to dance, the groovy stuff requires more of an effort. Alright, well that's that for my NOT long post :p

lastly, I find that how the event will play out (the feel to the event, atmosphere) is often determined by the organizer and not necessarily the line up, might just be me...

I've been talking about that for a few years now... every year we go out for new years and less and less of the peeps we use to dance with attend... I think it's mostly due to change in taste of music---the take over of prog :p

"full-on all the time is like mindless fucking on the same beat all the time. it lacks variety and it gets boring. a psytrance party should be a trip, like travelling through layers of music, through layers of yourself. it should take you there slowly, and also bring you back slowly. "

yes ma'am :)

hehehehehe oh my, sounds expensive :p I wouldn't want to be the one to clean up the kitchen after this lol, everybody stoned making food at noon ;) Nonetheless, it's a good idea

"vinces psy bday party, the music was ridiculous you just couldnt stop dancing, true story :P"

love to hear shit like that!

baby shakin? is that good or bad? sounds bad to shake a baby

nice hehe

I just wanna clarify that I was simply comparing SOMA to SOMA

Almost every year they have brought 2 headlines, either in the same room or in another room
they have often had a line up with half ontario djs and half quebec djs, in all the line up has usually been jaw dropping, and they have often promised a bigger and better experience than the previous year...

I was simply surprised that the usual SOMA elements were not present, and that the event is usually insane because it's New Years. Therefore, I asked an honest question, it was probable that the posting was incomplete, simply by comparing soma to soma...

Also, I was not referring to new Djs as in newbies, I meant as in never played at SOMA.

I will just stop here since you will probably find a way to interpret a question into a negative comment.

Can we hit two parties?! Hmmmmmmm :D

Indeed

Intense :)

awww sounds like it was trip to remember :) <3

Beach Boys, Kokomo :D hehe

Nice Noah :p

couldn't find a good rave picture

it is things like this that make me re-think eating meat [ www.care2.com ] that's my main motivation...

As for the corn and red beans, it was an example... one of many... to show that you can get all the essential amino acids from a correct combinations of non-meat products...

everything in moderation!

Man, organic meet is so delicious, I never thought I'd notice the difference until I tried it. My family purchases the whole animal from free range farms (certified organic), although we are never sure what to do with the tongue and eye balls, kinda gross...

diet wise, the last bio class I took, one of many, you can get all 8 essential amino acids from eating a combination of for example, corn and beans, while the body synthesis the remaining 12 as long as the diet includes organic nitrogen (organic in the sense of chemistry)... Not sure meat is necessary... Vitamin and mineral wise, I'd have to look it up. I think the major problem with being vegan or vegetarian is a lack of knowledge, thus the inability of making a balanced meal.

Good Luck :)

Noah you danced, and I missed it ;) jk I'm glad to hear you guys enjoyed :)

and yes, totally, TP is sometimes a must! It is complicated to be lady :p

I endorse your view point and do not disagree with any point raised except we may have a different definition of live act :p And that the 10pm argument is a bit weak, as a other acts can be moved around. The fact that you guys have booked them before makes sense, and I'm not going to check whether you've booked any of the other guys previously, although I do believe you have.

Hey, the event sounds great, really great. It's your baby, you do what you want with it :) Its just when I see the word live, I think cosmic :D

I am 100% attending if homework permits me.

I did read the whole posts, and although there may be more important points to discuss, I couldn't help but notice that you completely missed the point with this comment "As to "feeling threatened by [veganism] because we've been trained to fear it by the animal agriculture industry [...]" ... I'll just rely on my dentition type, which categorizes me as an omnivore" She was referring to being nice to animals and not exploiting them and therefore a reference to an evolutionary byproduct, said dentition type, is not a congruent rebuttal.

Although, might I add that our meet tearing and meet chewing teeth are less sharp than before and that some people are born without wisdom teeth (and the rest remove them), which may be an indication of a decrease in meet consumption (raw particularly) or the invention of utensils, who knows :p

I am a science student and I have learned that if your going to make personal decisions like being vegetarian it's best not to base it on scientific facts but to base it on more esoteric values, like live and let live. Please do not make a reference to plants being alive hahaha. I think being vegan to be nice to animals is a great idea. Just because our ancestors did something, doesn't mean we have to.

I also believe in balance, I heard a great quote the other day, Karma/Universe doesn't care whether you know or not that retribution has occurred, something like that. I believe that there is a balance between good and evil and that we all do parts contributing to both forces.

I was raised eating meet, and it's hard not to fall back on the cooking strategies your accustomed to. It breaks my heart every time I see a truck full of animals, and sometimes I can't even eat my dinner because I am thinking about the conditions it lived in (and other things), so bit by bit I eat more and more veggies, legumes and fruits (I've always eaten lots of grains). It is mighty yummy. Although, I love fat, like bacon!

I missed continuum, how was the music and vibe? Did you guys like Cosmic Orgasm (local live act)?

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that Cosmic Orgasm is not on the line up...? Must be. Regardless the line up is killer, just could be been more killah

I love the flyer, it's busy yet readable.

Didn't scorb play in 2006? Will there be another headliner and more of a variety in local DJs (apart from what we usually hear)? I'm glad to see the addition of zentrix. The flyer is very pretty

It's gonna be SWEET!!! Renegade Legion! Go Team ;)

I read pretty much all the posts, not sure if you figured it out on your own, but if you go to the event page all the raves are in red, here in MTL we have several events (raves) all month long, the price ranges from 10$ to 40$ with a few exceptions, they do not always have a headliner although we have some really awesome local artists. The venues can be clean to really underground, you just have to take the chance (well we know them by heart, but for you that it), a good idea is to read the details in order to know whether you should bring water or buy it there (they don't always have a bar), many places will tolerant bringing your own alcohol, just be smart about it (don't break the glass bottles). If your by car, you might want to come early to find parking, and if not know how to there get and how to get out lol, like bus stops and time they run (you could get stuck in an area for several hours after your done partying because the buses aren't running yet). I like to plan ahead, as you can see. Lastly, I suppose is the type of music, if your not picky, you'll have a great time, although they are many types of psychedelic music. If you curious, sometimes the type of music playing will be listed next to the DJs name, if not, you can click on it and go to his/her page and they should be a list of the music they spin with a sample of their work at the bottom, mixes to download...

If you thought of all this already, yay :) Have a lovely night! Party Hard and be safe :p

oh and man people are against after hours for many different reasons, as a party goer, the main reason is that it's a meat market! As a girl you are continually being grabbed/touched, and as a guy you have to protect your girls (friends or gf) from the clubber guys :p

that's the night I dumped my bf :p Weird memory

could of been a lot funnier

A nice collection of 70s, 80s and 90s babies :)

heh :p