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This was back in the days when people were out to dance. Not to pose at the bar, not to take pictures to put online. People were out for the dancing. What a great era.
Has it ever crossed your mind that some people take pics and vids as personal mementos so they can preserve the memory? Not everyone uses social media 🙄
@@ED-XCI You're absolutely right. I have not dedicated my life to the scientific study of selfies. Therefore, I am not qualified to comment on such complex topics. You have exceptional perception. You should work for the CIA!!
yep agreed... the teenaged generation these days are fucked, as they would say: "fr", "ong", "no cap" and the famous "W RIZZ" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ...back in my day, all we had was "lol", "brb" and "ttyl" These days... istg (lol)
All these different people, different backgrounds, different colors, different clothes, all jamming to music. No politics or BS. So glad I grew up in this era. These times will never be the same. The government has you ALL on their agenda even though you think it's yours.
Yeah and you had to have a meet up spot for when the rave ended and a rough time and hope everyone adhered to that. But without fail everytime only two people out of the group made it to the meet up spot at the correct time. 🤣
They existed, but they were massive, couldn't exactly fit inside your pocket. And that's all they were 'phones'. Not computers with phones and hd cameras fitted.
No mystery grinders either haha everyone was so respectful considering we were all so off it. No alcohol for a period too, the staff must have thought it was some kind of very friendly Christian gathering, until they spoke to one of us trying to buy water
Best days off our lives wee just didn’t give a shit the music the beat and non stop raving on the dance floor no one can forget these days my heart is still beating hard watching this ❤
I go to Duffy’s every couple of months , acknowledge the DJ & dance my a$$ off by myself…2 hrs drinking water & lemon & buy a drink f t DJ. I b the only one dancing & DGAF! while the DJ is doing his thing. Duffy’s in Miami, Florida…DJ THURS-Sunday over looking the INTERCOSTAL…NYC to Miami 20 yrs ago & STILL LOVING IT❤❤❤❤❤ ✌🏾
People can dance how the want but I don't quite agree that it is better this way. When everyone's facing the same way, we're like a big wave, all one type of feeling, us against the DJs mad beats hitting our faces. Here everyone is chilling on their own, which is super sick but also seems like people don't know where to face and it looks all jumbled. I dunno it feels weird a bit.
@@forthehood7466 yeah they look a bit lost. The dancefloor needs a energy focuser, the dj is that conduit! Being one myself, i felt it my duty to help amp up the crowd and get everyone on the same page so to speak. I dont like watching djs who dont engage the crowd at all. U dont have to be doing a jesus christ pose all the time, but giving back some love and energy goes a long way. However poeple shouldnt be weirded out when faced by others either, which i find these days when im on the dancefloor rather than behind the dex. Sad. Both have there up sides ...and down i spose. 😊 wish i was there to throw some light and love (...and focus). i came to this country for the club and music scene, we didnt have raves yet in South Africa like this.
Not necessarily, although I know what you mean but back then you were only known within the scene, now all you need is a radio hit and you're pretty much everyone's favorite
@@AgentHurt As a DJ you have to listen carefully to a lot of music and choose what to play at the right moment. Also you have to bring a powerful sound system. Don't fuck it up. Then there're good ones and bad ones. It takes as much skill today as it used to. It's something that can be learned by practice. It's not a unique profession, but what profession is? Even piloting works on the autopilot today. It is to avoid crashes. :)
Wow!.. yeah I didn't even realise that... Til just now.. Even I was caught up in the moment watching it.. ( Even though I'm watching it on my phone. ( Oh the irony
This was Energy Dance 89 at Raydon Airfield, Suffolk on September 23, 1989. Charity event put on in aid of the marchioness disaster where all profits were given to the Thames tragedy fund. The event was organised by Tin Tin and Jeremy Taylor , initially it was supposed to be held in Southark Park London but due to pressure from the local council the venue got cancelled at the last minute, the event was then moved on to several other locations which were also stopped and the party finally ended up in an aircraft hanger at Raydon Airfield, Ipswich, Suffolk at dawn on Sunday 24th September 1989. 15000+ people followed in convoy's to attend the party, causing travel chaos along the way. DJ's were Richie Rich, Paul Trouble Anderson, Little Louis Vega, Judge Jules, Paul Oakenfold, Jumping Jack Frost, Evil Eddie Richards, Frankie Bones & Fabio.
I read the comments about time travel and wishes, and somewhat have a nosgaltic cry. I'm in this video @ 0:14, 4:29, 6:54, 7:45, 8:14, 8:36. Blonde bob haired guy in the white Smiths Tshirt. I'm now 51.
Happened all the time in the 90's Bay area. We had SFRaves calendar. No cell phones, no social media, just drive to location A for ticket, drive to location B for good time...
I think it could still work today, find some turntables or better yet DJs with their own setup, do better on what to do if scenarios pop up, accept people are still going to use their phones - if they had them or a pager - and pick the place - maybe recreate the days of the hellfire club and throw money together and buy all these abandoned lots.
Tracklist now complete: Corporation of One - So Where Are You (Hashish Dub), Latin Rage - Sueno Latino (Extended Remix), J.D. - Good Vibrations, BCN Orchestra - Quien Tu Te Crees?, Bits & Pieces 89 (R/U/DEF/BOY. Mix), Looney Tunes Vol 1 - Another Time, Another Place, Mark Imperial - Bonus Krafty Beaver (Rock This House '89 EP), Sheila - Acid Kiss (Love Machine Mix), Liaisons-D - Heartbeat, The Centrefield Assignment - Mi Casa (DJ's Dope Long Mix), The KLF - 3 AM Eternal (Blue Danube Orbital Mix), Mickey Oliver - In-Ten-Si-T (Aca-Bass Si-T Mix)
@Mr Conutus Cognitive dissonance much? You say this is not about belief and then go on to mention belief multiple times in the rest of your comment... Yeah, deuces bro.
I was there. Now 50 years old, a grandfather with my own business. Still listen to the tunes and now my kids are all grown up. Myself and my wife who i met at a rave way back then have just started going out again to old skool reunions. We dont indulge in the chemical side of things no more but its these days which made us and am so glad we didnt have social media back then. Life back then was alot less complicated...
I think the Rave scene in the UK definitely changed the outlook of a lot of people. It was a great thing spinning vinyl and letting the peace and love flow.
Wow how I loathe these hard days we are now living in. I was going to art school during this time. I miss those days of connection, infinite inventiveness, and unending possibilities...
I’m 36 and so old fashioned as I grew up in the 90s I love that I grew up when I did without phones computers TikTok shit and hey everyone taking the piss out of me as I’m crap with technology I don’t care I love living a life not knowing about it
Went to my first 1989, north London, illegal. Asked my mate what to wear. He said anything no one will care. Didn't really like the clubs, but loved the music on my tapes. That night just blew me away. All walks of life just there for the music. I was finally with like minded people who didn't judge. I had some fantastic times for the next ten years in tents and clubs, but nothing will compare to those early years and I feel so lucky to have been part of it.
90s kid here. Its difficult now. Platforms like boiler room brought the DJ in front of the camera. Its very cool to go to a (legal) rave, and we have 'festival chic' to prescribe what to wear. On the other hand, there are a lot of uninviting squat raves, not the same type of crowd (have witnessed stabbing at one). Saying that, I made lasting friendships in fields and in clubs in the 2010s. There is vanity, pretentiousness and elitism in dance music today, and a lot of money, but clubbing culture is a broad spectrum and at the more carefree end you have places like Plastic People in London with almost no lighting and no door policy, other than keeping out big groups of pissheads. Those places where you face each other and not the DJ, where you'll share a water with a stranger, its still there if you can find it, but you often have to get to it early or let the commercial aspects of today's scene wash over you. (Plastic People couldn't maintain their license in a gentrifying London.) Today I think the sanctuary offered by raves has been replaced by internet culture - check out VR raves...
"Went to my first 1989, north London, illegal" Is 1989 a place? I was thinking it was the year. [Ignorant Yank here, but I was going to guess this was London!]
I'm way younger, when I hit the scene it was 2011. I look back on it fondly and wouldn't change it at all, but to go to one of these 90's warehouse raves would be amazing.
Times were more chill back then. No censorship, no government meddling, no restrictions, no political correctness, no social media, people with cell phones in their faces and it was better.
Phones are rarely ‘needed.’. People’s narcissism and ego mistake this as a ‘need.’. Sad sad state of affairs when everything and everyone ‘needs’ to be documented all of the time.
@@YuBetchya wait, resident advisor doesn’t give out locations 🥺. I thought resident advisor was the perfect website to catch on current djs who play secret music away from mainstream
Oh My Old Skool Days!!! I am 61 years old lol This Video Just took me back to when I was 25 and Raving like there was no tomorrow. Great Content Video showing How it really was. Love and respect to the Person Uploading This Thank You
My cousin went to England in the late eighties and when he returned, we did what he learnt her in oz. Late eighties, early nineties,😅Back then the DJ wasn't the focus, the music, loosing your self in it with other people who were also into the zone was the drawcard. When you had nights of great music, the peaceful, comradery could be felt in the air. I miss the early raves. Going out and finding an abandoned building in the middle of nowhere and getting it going with like minded people at 1 in the morning till after dawn. The feeling is amazing. Pure love for all! Of course we made sure there were enough party favours for everyone at the door. Great time to be alive. And before the police got involved it was so good. It was a great way to forget the stress and pressure of life.
Yep the money went on drugs, vinyl, drugs n petrol money and more drugs! Most fun times ever, we were total caners. Feel sorry for kids now, plastic nails, hair, eyelashes, hooker heels and dresses - and camera phones for everyone to judge each other. People only dressed up for wedding/funeral🤣and only took photos on a camera at crimbo, birthdays and holidays.😂not one photo exists of me as a raver, to my knowledge, probably a good thing, looked wankered like a sweaty owl.🤣
00:00 Corporation of One - So Where Are You (Hashish Dub) [Smokin', 1989] 04:00 The Latin Rage - Sueno Latino (Remix Version) [Out, 1989] 07:44 J.D. - Good Vibrations [Requestline Records, 1988] 10:03 BCN Orchestra - Quien Tu Te Crees? [BCM Records, 1989] 13:23 Bits & Pieces 89 - 89 Dynamite Mix (R/U/DEF/BOY? Mix) [Not On Label, 1989] 14:04 Frankie ''Bones'' & Lenny ''Dee'' - Another Time, Another Place (Brixton Bass Remix) [unrealesed] [Then: The Looney Tunes EP Vol. 2, XL Rec., 1990] 15:38 Mark Imperial - Bonus Krafty Beaver (Rock This House '89 EP) [House Nation Records, 1989] 16:21 Sheila - Acid Kiss (Love Machine Mix) [Quark, 1989] 17:55 Liaisons-D - Heartbeat [Music Man Records. 1989] 20:42 The Centrefield Assignment - Mi Casa (DJ's Dope Long Mix) [Next Door Records, 1988] 22:44 The KLF - 3 AM Eternal (Blue Danube Orbital Mix) [KLF Communications, 1989] 23:36 Mickey Oliver - IN-TEN-SI-T (Dash Rip Rock Mix) [Hot Mix 5 Records, 1988]
Which is what it’s all about! It’s the more in the know parties that I prefer. You know the ones you hear about through having a really good conversation with the guy who buys in the electronic music for your local record shop. You start chatting about how you’ve been listening to some soundtracks lately after hearing something in a film, then they recommend someone, you say “yeah I’ve got into that David Holmes who is done all these soundtracks for …” He then tells you he is playing a 5 hour set at this pub in Todmorden Yorkshire that is owned by a super eccentric Thai lady. The Gold Lion, which were totally unaware of, but turns out Goldie played there the other week. Sadly it’s sold out :( But it’s all these places where you will still find the quality crowds. They can make or break a night as much as the talent playing!
Dancing is so healing…. Late 80’s and early 90’s was the best times…people didn’t care what you looked like or how you danced. There was so much more acceptance and open mindedness than today. Without raves a lot of those people would’ve been drugged out on the streets like today’s situation. There are so many legal things that hurt people.
>people didn’t care what you looked like or how you danced. There was so much more acceptance and open mindedness than today. Yeah, what the FVCK happened ? LOL And people say now is much more accepting ?
what's up with the phones ? .. around that time there were no cell phones ... I still watch a lot of Boiler Room videos were people are just dancing .. it's up to the deejay ..if he is good .. people dance .. if he is just a poser doing nothing spectular .. people grab their phones
LMAO The 2 girls in polka dot jumpsuits @ 22 mins were definitely trippn balls. It brings joy to my heart to know that is on the internet forever now!! That's just awesome. lol
Everyone in this video is now in their mid to late forties...Worrying about their own kids and what they are doing... I know because I'm one of them... I was 18 in 89 ... 'Happy Days' !
Am i the only one who noticed the excellent picture quality of this video? This was recorded nearly 35 years and is better than modern recordings. Even the sound is brilliant!
Definitely the best times..kinda weird thinking back that we didn't have cellphones etc everyone just knew where to meet up.. Socialising was a good laugh back then..always good times and plenty people to meet..nowadays with social media n shit instead of going out for a laugh with friends people just go talk to friends on here and other social networks etc...kinda killing society tbh.
Way what a flashback! This is wear it all started,we worked hard and on the weekend we raved even harder! I'd go back to these glorious times in a heartbeat if I could!👌❤
that will come back for a few after the demons rape creation and then kill it again …while calling themselves worthy as they raped and abused. same hole always.
@@barbarabeard3904 in Berlin this time allso, best time, Russians give up let the people free, Wall is down end of 1989 and the Party was on - Eva 240 mg and 180 mg pure and strong 👊🏻 - nice to see you have the same partys this time 👍🏻👏🏻
I did security, easiest gigs ever. Kids thought we were the coolest, they'd think we were busting them for smoking and we'd just join in. Only times I ever had to deal with violence was when there was alcohol involved - and it was NEVER brought in by the promoters.
Think of the billions of years and all the distance of the universe and these people ended up right there and then in a banging warehouse rave in 1989...
The best thing about this is that everyone is learning what to do with this music. It was literally just invented the year before. Kids today can't fathom it. This was literally a completely new music genre being born. No, this is not the same as a SUB genre coming along like dubstep, etc. A whole new genre. I'm not sure we'll ever see anything like it again.
Dont be , i was 20 in 1989 so i got the full blast of acid house/rave but i would have prefered to get the full blast of Jimi Hendrix live and 60,s lsd we carnt pick unfortunately .
@Sometimescloudy I hear ya. I think it’s the underground aspect of the acid-house scene in those early days which is so appealing (along with the music of course and sense of community.)
Ahhh, sweaty hair and face, t-shirts with stretched long sleeves, having to stand still because you'd danced so much and needed a little break, just feeling the beats and when a tune you really loved came on, regaining the energy to rave again! I was a metal head in the 90's but rave music had the same uplifting vibes ❤
This footage almost makes me weep with nostalgia and warmth. I feel like I know everyone in that warehouse and danced alongside them. Happy days, the best days.
I’m 50now. I went to my first rave as a college freshman in L.A. in 1991. It was illegal and surreal. You had to buy a ticket from a record store, call a hotline the night of then travel to a map location. It was a special time.
I’ve just turned 50. I was in LA summer of 91, I was 17 and djing back in Italy then, didn’t go to a rave but EMF live at palladium. While listening on my CD discman to KLF and 808 state you brought back some memories ! But I’m gutted didn’t know about these raves happening that summer !! Hahaha
Shoutout to everyone who randomly stumbled on this & will never forget the awesomeness of breaking into an abandoned building & wilding out like that until the sun came up 🌞
This was a young generation having had 10 years of the old establishment and Margaret Thatcher we’d had enough we fought back they wondered what had hit them 😊. I was lucky to be a part of it all also timed perfectly with a drug called Ecstasy 👍
Remindes me of a rave my cousins took me to in the summer of 1989 in London. I was 15 yo and lived in Brooklyn NYC in the hood. WHAT A GREAT MEMORY!!!!!
Amazing thing is, nobody is showing off, they just look like ordinary people enjoying the atmosphere, just being themselves. Nice to see lots of black and white people mixing, no trouble. Everyone happy. I remember the 80s being like this, people were so much nicer to be around. Nowadays everyone is image obsessed and arrogant, all about me me me, the labels on my clothes, the car I drive (you mean lease LOL) and posting everything about themselves on Instagram or Facebook etc. People have such a horrible self important attitude these days with no time for anyone else. Social media has turned everyone into sickening attention seekers. Get me a time machine please.
Eric Cowan yeah you right bro it’s true you know I was thinking that our people are snobs and states are better I’ve traveled and understood our youth is massive in its positivity . Love uk just off the rave six story building old street packed up Bro , dogs , police ain’t no hatred just literally can live off your years like that . In London most of the clubs being on the shut down more than half in a mere decade you get me People penned up like literally do we have a choice yes we do and we fighting gentrification by rocking and whacking this places
Eric Cowan no Bro I’m for real anytime you in London go to rave parties bro you’ll make lifetime friends and might will stay here altogether I knew some geezer he moved oout from states found a British girl , from now on beanies on a toast and good warm up at the dance floor
So true and no sjw crap and people getting offended by every little thing oh and only two genders now we have people identifying themselves as garden chairs and all sorts.
Naveed Khan bro come on whr do u live ? What county bruff in London it’s still s thing nicest people no one gets offended , pure plur who seeks thou finds
I feel sorry for the kids today. The abiding thing here is togetherness, connection to each other through music and culture. All faces, all races coming together as one in Love. Magic Magic Magic
For those who were not about at the time this is what I remember of those days: buying a ticket in advance £15 to £25 (back in 1989) from independent record shops in Soho to raves with names like Hysteria, Genesis, Biology, Fantazia etc. Then listening to pirate radio stations for the time/ location to meet up or phoning a contact number written on the flyer when you bought the ticket. Then heading to the meet at the Windmill Pub in Clapham Common at about midnight. From there about 200+ cars with blaring rave music all headed out of south London to the M25. By about 2am you finally arrived in some field or warehouse and raved to about 10am. One time we ended up in a warehouse in Watford and another time a disused airfield in Hampshire! Colourful, crazy times!
Even in 2005 with mp3s it was still kimda like this. You had cell phones but had basic. Internet. No youtube yet or spotify. Could only text but it cost you money. Even by 2008 youtube barely had anything on it. I would say 2008 was almost the last year of living off the internet. Good times.
Yes man. We used to sell herb at these parties. Never saw a fight, never had anyone OD. We arrived as a group, made new friends, and we left together to eat breakfast when the sun came up.
Oh cool, I was at this party. It was an illegal warehouse event by Energy in 89'. Me and mates were driving a Peugeot 205 gti and at about 5.00am I went to the car to get some skins, I had a football in there too so I took it out and kicked it in the air. Next thing there was like 50 to 100 of us out of our faces passing and kicking the ball to each other, it was so hilarious trying to kick the ball as we were so gone we kept missing it and falling over 🤣😂🤣 best time ever. Trust me when I say this, these were beautiful times to be alive, the parties, the music, the people... Epic in every sense... The dj playing is Evil Eddie Richards who I first met at Clink Street in 88'... Best days of my life ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ xxx
@@YoutuBerry1993 i don't anymore Berry. But I still have all the original vinyls and even better, you see my profile pic, it's a book, not just an ordinary book, this was my diary that I wrote in daily of all the parties and illegal warehouse, field events that I went to between 87' and 88', its absolutely full of stuff including an original press release of Roland's Tb 303 known as the acid sound that was published in 1982. 😁
@@tamjames1496 that's sick man! Love hearing stories from the 80/90ies. I almost could not believe house/techno did exist back then. The music is timeless, the dance is timeless. I'll be at awakenings festival near Amsterdam in about 2 weeks. It's the biggest of Europe. 💪💪
Spot on comment. The early raves were just anyone who liked the tunes getting together. Later on there was more of a uniform. Hoodies for some, white gloves, safety vests, beanies etc. All the different areas making their own look. Still lots of peace and love back then 🙂
@@Nasty_J people on acid don't dance with the beat like that. They're all over the place. Some videos on CZcams show what people dancing on acid actually looks like. It's more of an interpretation than a dance.
@@chop8557 Yeah, I did a lot of partying in Israel and when it was a smaller party, somewhere underground, in a shelter or a beach, people danced facing each other. But once it was some bigger DJ, all facing him.
the fault also lies within the fact that nowadays most venues place the dj at the center of stage in plain sight, whereas before they were usually kinda hidden. at least in raves and teknivals the focus is set on the soundsystem and not the dj
Those were the days when you had to be there to understand it - AI can't replicate that, not in a million years. We experienced music and a movement which never existed before, but not only once -dozens of times from the 70s to the millennial end - nothing but genre revolutions.
It’s it’s the conversion/compression from the original film type to something we can do at home that causes the loss in video quality. Ya know how the remaster old ass movies on Blu-ray? That’s due to the cameras being good back when it was filmed and our ability now to convert that original film into a viewable media with minimal quality loss!
Even using a DDJ isn't as easy as you think. With today's technology the sound is alot cleaner from a crackling vinyl. Although I've been around the scene. They both have positives and negatives. The reason DJs of today go wrong is they use beat match way too much. The sound in the video has came along way from the Original Sound of Kraftwerk... You cod put Paul Kalkbrenner's Mixer he takes to his live sets in front of that DJ and he would be lost. Yet you could put Kalkbrenner infront of those Decks and he wouldn't be lost at all.
@@CeruleanSky1111 - It has absolutely no relevance whether it's on a computer or real decks. It's not the instrument and hardware that determines the dj or musician.
This was back in the days when people were out to dance. Not to pose at the bar, not to take pictures to put online. People were out for the dancing. What a great era.
Has it ever crossed your mind that some people take pics and vids as personal mementos so they can preserve the memory? Not everyone uses social media 🙄
@@AD-eg9cw blablablaaa... you know nothing about that topic, so shup 🤣
@@ED-XCI You're absolutely right. I have not dedicated my life to the scientific study of selfies. Therefore, I am not qualified to comment on such complex topics.
You have exceptional perception. You should work for the CIA!!
Young people in the 80s and 90s were cooler than anyone before and are still cooler than anyone after
Thank you 😂
Yes, we are!
Wish I could go back in time and go to a late 80s or early 90s rave.
yep agreed... the teenaged generation these days are fucked, as they would say: "fr", "ong", "no cap" and the famous "W RIZZ" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
...back in my day, all we had was "lol", "brb" and "ttyl"
These days... istg (lol)
White people can’t dance that has not changed.
All these different people, different backgrounds, different colors, different clothes, all jamming to music. No politics or BS. So glad I grew up in this era. These times will never be the same. The government has you ALL on their agenda even though you think it's yours.
Yes exactly
These were the best of times.
Exactly
No politics, lol.
No politics because they were all blasted out of their minds either on X or LSD
the golden era where the cell phone did not yet exist
Ah the ancient black mirror technology pretending to be new 🤣 tricked rocks and minerals into thinking
@maryreilly5092 I was a kid and my grandma had one she let me talk on it once for 7 seconds 😮 😅😅
that's why no one under 40 can be convinced that we weren't all bigots back then - we don't have a lot of footage to prove it
Yeah and you had to have a meet up spot for when the rave ended and a rough time and hope everyone adhered to that. But without fail everytime only two people out of the group made it to the meet up spot at the correct time. 🤣
They existed, but they were massive, couldn't exactly fit inside your pocket. And that's all they were 'phones'. Not computers with phones and hd cameras fitted.
I miss those days so much, 55 and still bouncing to the tunes today.
Haha me 56 and do the same. Rave for life 👍
@@ArnoLow-vd4ze haha belta, us oldies will show the young uns how it's done eh....
House music all night long!
You didn't need ask anyone to dance, you just went out floor by yourself. I miss the days
Say what? 😁
yeah i just did this last november and people kept coming up and tryna insert themselves. very offputting you cant just groove anymore.
No mystery grinders either haha everyone was so respectful considering we were all so off it. No alcohol for a period too, the staff must have thought it was some kind of very friendly Christian gathering, until they spoke to one of us trying to buy water
Best days off our lives wee just didn’t give a shit the music the beat and non stop raving on the dance floor no one can forget these days my heart is still beating hard watching this ❤
I go to Duffy’s every couple of months , acknowledge the DJ & dance my a$$ off by myself…2 hrs drinking water & lemon & buy a drink f t DJ. I b the only one dancing & DGAF! while the DJ is doing his thing. Duffy’s in Miami, Florida…DJ THURS-Sunday over looking the INTERCOSTAL…NYC to Miami 20 yrs ago & STILL LOVING IT❤❤❤❤❤ ✌🏾
People actually enjoying each other's company and not staring down at their cell phone
One thing that always strikes me about the difference of then and now.... we danced together, NOT FACING THE DJ booth.
Jajsjja that exactly what i think, so accurate
dj was part of the crowd..
People can dance how the want but I don't quite agree that it is better this way. When everyone's facing the same way, we're like a big wave, all one type of feeling, us against the DJs mad beats hitting our faces. Here everyone is chilling on their own, which is super sick but also seems like people don't know where to face and it looks all jumbled. I dunno it feels weird a bit.
I also dont get why crowds are just watching the dj nowadays
@@forthehood7466 yeah they look a bit lost. The dancefloor needs a energy focuser, the dj is that conduit! Being one myself, i felt it my duty to help amp up the crowd and get everyone on the same page so to speak. I dont like watching djs who dont engage the crowd at all. U dont have to be doing a jesus christ pose all the time, but giving back some love and energy goes a long way. However poeple shouldnt be weirded out when faced by others either, which i find these days when im on the dancefloor rather than behind the dex. Sad. Both have there up sides ...and down i spose. 😊 wish i was there to throw some light and love (...and focus).
i came to this country for the club and music scene, we didnt have raves yet in South Africa like this.
When the DJ was just someone at the party
before
Not necessarily, although I know what you mean but back then you were only known within the scene, now all you need is a radio hit and you're pretty much everyone's favorite
@@chucke2319 that was in the eighties as well, video killed the radio star 🌟
Back when DJing took skill and not just a “play” button or logic pro
@@AgentHurt As a DJ you have to listen carefully to a lot of music and choose what to play at the right moment. Also you have to bring a powerful sound system. Don't fuck it up. Then there're good ones and bad ones. It takes as much skill today as it used to. It's something that can be learned by practice. It's not a unique profession, but what profession is? Even piloting works on the autopilot today. It is to avoid crashes. :)
Not a single cell phone in sight. Just people living in the moment.
Wow!.. yeah I didn't even realise that... Til just now..
Even I was caught up in the moment watching it..
( Even though I'm watching it on my phone.
( Oh the irony
Not a single cynical person in sight complaining about how kids of today are always on their cell phones. Just people living in the moment.
shut up boomer
Morons like yourself in 1989 "These kids have no direction or future, back in my day........"
@@cromandum217 I guess the joke went over a lot of kids heads. Must be the broccoli haircuts.
It’s ironic that a rave party in 1989 is looking more diverse than in 2024.
Beautiful to see all kinds of people vibing good together and dancing...these days folks just stand around
This was Energy Dance 89 at Raydon Airfield, Suffolk on September 23, 1989.
Charity event put on in aid of the marchioness disaster where all profits were given to the Thames tragedy fund.
The event was organised by Tin Tin and Jeremy Taylor , initially it was supposed to be held in Southark Park London but due to pressure from the local council the venue got cancelled at the last minute, the event was then moved on to several other locations which were also stopped and the party finally ended up in an aircraft hanger at Raydon Airfield, Ipswich, Suffolk at dawn on Sunday 24th September 1989.
15000+ people followed in convoy's to attend the party, causing travel chaos along the way.
DJ's were Richie Rich, Paul Trouble Anderson, Little Louis Vega, Judge Jules, Paul Oakenfold, Jumping Jack Frost, Evil Eddie Richards, Frankie Bones & Fabio.
Illegal or not, I'm not sure now?
That’s a trip dude that you know all this! Great times back then even here in the states. At 52 years old I still dance as hard as I did back then.
Thanks for filling me in on the 😮location!
Thanks for those deets
DJ Icey?
I read the comments about time travel and wishes, and somewhat have a nosgaltic cry. I'm in this video @ 0:14, 4:29, 6:54, 7:45, 8:14, 8:36. Blonde bob haired guy in the white Smiths Tshirt. I'm now 51.
Location please?
Bobby P It’s in Suffolk, England. Near Ipswich.
Fantastic!
Ben Jerry
Oh man, and here I am already weirded out by my baby pics
And here you are now with the best ice cream in the world!
Those crazy twins in the matching dotty onesies absolutely loving life! What an era! 👊🏼🔥
People looked a lot more healthy and down to earth. Now, well...
Try organising an illegal rave with thousands of people, a last minute location, without mobile phones and social media. I double dare you
Happened all the time in the 90's Bay area. We had SFRaves calendar. No cell phones, no social media, just drive to location A for ticket, drive to location B for good time...
The movie groove comes to mind@@49ersSince89
These kids today...Hey! You! Get off my lawn!
I think it could still work today, find some turntables or better yet DJs with their own setup, do better on what to do if scenarios pop up, accept people are still going to use their phones - if they had them or a pager - and pick the place - maybe recreate the days of the hellfire club and throw money together and buy all these abandoned lots.
@@fatlip8315it is still quite common today
Everyone had their own personality. Everyone was their own person it’s beautiful to see.
Still the case, some are afraid to show some arent
Express yourself
Personality? HA, HA, HA.
(1:30) I never knew Stan Lee was a raver😂
@@wiegershitpostcollectiveI just need that “fuck you” money first
Dj was the last thing people focused on back then.
I’d happily be stuck in a time loop from ‘89 to ‘99.
ME TOO
1984-1999.
@@dougl945 you’re living in 1984 right now
I've been raving in the loop for 500 years now, Its still hasn't gotten old 🧼🔥
1988 to 1994 would be PERFECT for me
Tracklist now complete:
Corporation of One - So Where Are You (Hashish Dub),
Latin Rage - Sueno Latino (Extended Remix),
J.D. - Good Vibrations,
BCN Orchestra - Quien Tu Te Crees?,
Bits & Pieces 89 (R/U/DEF/BOY. Mix),
Looney Tunes Vol 1 - Another Time, Another Place,
Mark Imperial - Bonus Krafty Beaver (Rock This House '89 EP),
Sheila - Acid Kiss (Love Machine Mix),
Liaisons-D - Heartbeat,
The Centrefield Assignment - Mi Casa (DJ's Dope Long Mix),
The KLF - 3 AM Eternal (Blue Danube Orbital Mix),
Mickey Oliver - In-Ten-Si-T (Aca-Bass Si-T Mix)
Not all heros wear capes
ur a god among men
@@ROBERTTONUS 2nd track is definitely Latin Rage and the track at 18:20 is Liaisons D, the KLF doesn't come in until around 22mins.
Wow, such a heavenly collection! Thank you for this
Simon were you a DJ
That looks so fun!!! That’s my generation right there!!!!! No cell phones and everybody having a blast!!!
Good old days..will never be the same again, so glad I lived it✌
i hope the afterlife is like this. just a never ending house/techno event with all your friends.
Fuckin A bro, fuckin a
Facts.
@Mr Conutus The exact is true for you.. Just because you believe different doesn't mean it's different. Enjoy your one life too Sir.
@Mr Conutus Cognitive dissonance much? You say this is not about belief and then go on to mention belief multiple times in the rest of your comment... Yeah, deuces bro.
Me too!!!!!!
I was there. Now 50 years old, a grandfather with my own business. Still listen to the tunes and now my kids are all grown up. Myself and my wife who i met at a rave way back then have just started going out again to old skool reunions. We dont indulge in the chemical side of things no more but its these days which made us and am so glad we didnt have social media back then. Life back then was alot less complicated...
Where was it?
trev spunkbubble Ditto
Lmao what a lie good one
Lmao..
but parties like this without social medias or anything still exists !!
I think the Rave scene in the UK definitely changed the outlook of a lot of people. It was a great thing spinning vinyl and letting the peace and love flow.
@@Piggybank80828 it was indeed.
Stopped football hooliganism, too
@@Mardyfella Take them to the circus ,Bill Cooper 👍😎
Wow how I loathe these hard days we are now living in. I was going to art school during this time. I miss those days of connection, infinite inventiveness, and unending possibilities...
All colors together having fun, understanding the vibe... And where are we today...
You can thank that to the liberal party… and GLOBALISM NWO PUPPETS
If they're having fun, why is no one smiling?
@@kumaranvijyou aren’t looking, I see plenty of happy ppl.
@@Smart_Robot_01 Sorry, I'm American, not British. I'm sure for you guys this is ecstatic. We just knew how to groove, is all.
@@kumaranvij u must be right, they were all there because they had to, at gun point...
Technology has ruined our social lives
All we need to do is persuade the younger generation to put down their phones . Its going to end badly with social media loss of freedoms.
I’m 36 and so old fashioned as I grew up in the 90s I love that I grew up when I did without phones computers TikTok shit and hey everyone taking the piss out of me as I’m crap with technology I don’t care I love living a life not knowing about it
It's made this genre actually better tho.
Why? People enjoy electronic music much more today than they did back then. Mostly in underground genres.
girl there are still raves and good ass clubs that play every diff kind of electronic music dont be mad just because you dont go to them
The era were people simply enjoyed music and not about taking off a cellphone to take a selfie. What a f ucking world we live in.
None cell phones !!!! i miss that life...now...cell phones everywhere every day and for no reason...
Everybody has their own style. The individuality is real in this video.
And thats just what the powers dont want us to be nowadays, theyre afraid of us reaching our real potential
whats the song at 14:05? i love it. this has been bothering me for months now. nobody has a answer....
@@ThatFilmisGnarly czcams.com/video/doLinr0FM1Y/video.html
Another place another time Frankie Bones.
So true ... How many dace styles ... No one conforms
@@ThatFilmisGnarly D-Shake - Techno Trance (Paradise is now)
Went to my first 1989, north London, illegal. Asked my mate what to wear. He said anything no one will care. Didn't really like the clubs, but loved the music on my tapes. That night just blew me away. All walks of life just there for the music. I was finally with like minded people who didn't judge. I had some fantastic times for the next ten years in tents and clubs, but nothing will compare to those early years and I feel so lucky to have been part of it.
there's NO SUBSTITUTE mate
90s kid here. Its difficult now. Platforms like boiler room brought the DJ in front of the camera. Its very cool to go to a (legal) rave, and we have 'festival chic' to prescribe what to wear. On the other hand, there are a lot of uninviting squat raves, not the same type of crowd (have witnessed stabbing at one). Saying that, I made lasting friendships in fields and in clubs in the 2010s. There is vanity, pretentiousness and elitism in dance music today, and a lot of money, but clubbing culture is a broad spectrum and at the more carefree end you have places like Plastic People in London with almost no lighting and no door policy, other than keeping out big groups of pissheads. Those places where you face each other and not the DJ, where you'll share a water with a stranger, its still there if you can find it, but you often have to get to it early or let the commercial aspects of today's scene wash over you. (Plastic People couldn't maintain their license in a gentrifying London.) Today I think the sanctuary offered by raves has been replaced by internet culture - check out VR raves...
"Went to my first 1989, north London, illegal"
Is 1989 a place? I was thinking it was the year. [Ignorant Yank here, but I was going to guess this was London!]
@@tgfluxI've no idea where it was in London.
I'm way younger, when I hit the scene it was 2011. I look back on it fondly and wouldn't change it at all, but to go to one of these 90's warehouse raves would be amazing.
Times were more chill back then. No censorship, no government meddling, no restrictions, no political correctness, no social media, people with cell phones in their faces and it was better.
Reading comments...I think we can all agree that phones are not needed in every situation. Just enjoy the moment and connect with people.
Phones are rarely ‘needed.’. People’s narcissism and ego mistake this as a ‘need.’. Sad sad state of affairs when everything and everyone ‘needs’ to be documented all of the time.
ok boomer
literally everyone in the world knows this but good on you for just realising it
@@jaketyler9191 My mans, if someone pissed in your cereal...it wasnt me.
That moment when you realize 80’s parties are better than modern one today
They were so raw and simplistic, no showing off or fake knob twisting on the mixer, just vibe & energy and oneness
Ya because we live in 1984 now
always been......parties of 1880 were better than 1920's also....and this goes on an on since jesus was born man.....trust me
Bob Charlie not really cuz a decade Doesn’t really gain its identity until halfway through.
Ahh you would think that be we getting it popping with our uptadatejungle? What is that I hear you ask? Connect to my channel to find out. MACE O.G'z.
I've never wanted to time travel so badly, just so I can join this rave.
Hmu if you ever crack how to 😅
@@gaz3097 Come to Europe we have some good acid techno free parties here. Cheers
@@paulspl2581 I'm in Europe 😅
Brooklyn has these every weekend. You got to know though, bc you Won’t find the location on resident advisor
@@YuBetchya wait, resident advisor doesn’t give out locations 🥺. I thought resident advisor was the perfect website to catch on current djs who play secret music away from mainstream
Back when the world was fine, we all loved eachother and house was a universal language.
Oh My Old Skool Days!!! I am 61 years old lol This Video Just took me back to when I was 25 and Raving like there was no tomorrow. Great Content Video showing How it really was. Love and respect to the Person Uploading This Thank You
My cousin went to England in the late eighties and when he returned, we did what he learnt her in oz.
Late eighties, early nineties,😅Back then the DJ wasn't the focus, the music, loosing your self in it with other people who were also into the zone was the drawcard.
When you had nights of great music, the peaceful, comradery could be felt in the air.
I miss the early raves. Going out and finding an abandoned building in the middle of nowhere and getting it going with like minded people at 1 in the morning till after dawn. The feeling is amazing. Pure love for all!
Of course we made sure there were enough party favours for everyone at the door. Great time to be alive.
And before the police got involved it was so good.
It was a great way to forget the stress and pressure of life.
I love their clothes honestly, so unpretentious.
Reflect of their state of mind
An individually expressive.
Yup. It was all about the music then. Now it's all about image.
i love that hoodie at 7:28 tho
Yep the money went on drugs, vinyl, drugs n petrol money and more drugs! Most fun times ever, we were total caners. Feel sorry for kids now, plastic nails, hair, eyelashes, hooker heels and dresses - and camera phones for everyone to judge each other. People only dressed up for wedding/funeral🤣and only took photos on a camera at crimbo, birthdays and holidays.😂not one photo exists of me as a raver, to my knowledge, probably a good thing, looked wankered like a sweaty owl.🤣
00:00 Corporation of One - So Where Are You (Hashish Dub) [Smokin', 1989]
04:00 The Latin Rage - Sueno Latino (Remix Version) [Out, 1989]
07:44 J.D. - Good Vibrations [Requestline Records, 1988]
10:03 BCN Orchestra - Quien Tu Te Crees? [BCM Records, 1989]
13:23 Bits & Pieces 89 - 89 Dynamite Mix (R/U/DEF/BOY? Mix) [Not On Label, 1989]
14:04 Frankie ''Bones'' & Lenny ''Dee'' - Another Time, Another Place (Brixton Bass Remix) [unrealesed] [Then: The Looney Tunes EP Vol. 2, XL Rec., 1990]
15:38 Mark Imperial - Bonus Krafty Beaver (Rock This House '89 EP) [House Nation Records, 1989]
16:21 Sheila - Acid Kiss (Love Machine Mix) [Quark, 1989]
17:55 Liaisons-D - Heartbeat [Music Man Records. 1989]
20:42 The Centrefield Assignment - Mi Casa (DJ's Dope Long Mix) [Next Door Records, 1988]
22:44 The KLF - 3 AM Eternal (Blue Danube Orbital Mix) [KLF Communications, 1989]
23:36 Mickey Oliver - IN-TEN-SI-T (Dash Rip Rock Mix) [Hot Mix 5 Records, 1988]
The set is gold and it would be awesome if somebody could recreate it and post it here on CZcams.
Wow, you sir, know your music
That’s very kind of you
Which is what it’s all about!
It’s the more in the know parties that I prefer. You know the ones you hear about through having a really good conversation with the guy who buys in the electronic music for your local record shop.
You start chatting about how you’ve been listening to some soundtracks lately after hearing something in a film, then they recommend someone, you say “yeah I’ve got into that David Holmes who is done all these soundtracks for …”
He then tells you he is playing a 5 hour set at this pub in Todmorden Yorkshire that is owned by a super eccentric Thai lady.
The Gold Lion, which were totally unaware of, but turns out Goldie played there the other week.
Sadly it’s sold out :(
But it’s all these places where you will still find the quality crowds.
They can make or break a night as much as the talent playing!
I love you
Dancing is so healing…. Late 80’s and early 90’s was the best times…people didn’t care what you looked like or how you danced. There was so much more acceptance and open mindedness than today. Without raves a lot of those people would’ve been drugged out on the streets like today’s situation. There are so many legal things that hurt people.
Totally agree ❤
>people didn’t care what you looked like or how you danced. There was so much more acceptance and open mindedness than today.
Yeah, what the FVCK happened ?
LOL
And people say now is much more accepting ?
That they say that is S O Bizarre to me
💯
Cell phones have destroyed everything 😢
cope
@@01hZ Dope
I'm watching this through a cell phone
Not an ego in sight.
agreed!
Scam Scammer fuck is your problem, people out here havin fun and all you do is judge and hate. That's what's wrong with society today.
Scam Scammer who's the loser / nothing in this life, the one bringing positivity or the prick being toxic on the internet 🤔
I think scam scammer just proved that HE'S the biggest loser on here.
Scam Scammer *don't
I love how everyone is just dancing drama free, no phones, no giving bad looks just dancing
As we watch them do this through our phones...
what's up with the phones ? .. around that time there were no cell phones ... I still watch a lot of Boiler Room videos were people are just dancing .. it's up to the deejay ..if he is good .. people dance .. if he is just a poser doing nothing spectular .. people grab their phones
Watch 16:37 Hes giving the cameraguy a bad look XD
@@cybernaab the guy looked paranoid as fuck..must hv been the drugs kicking in lol
@@80srs11 i gues so, he looked angry as fuck probly bad tripping :(
LMAO The 2 girls in polka dot jumpsuits @ 22 mins were definitely trippn balls. It brings joy to my heart to know that is on the internet forever now!! That's just awesome. lol
If there was a where are they now, the polka dot twins would definitely be on the list!
They are both ceo's today 😂😂😂
@@kevinmccool3719 lol
Everyone in this video is now in their mid to late forties...Worrying about their own kids and what they are doing...
I know because I'm one of them...
I was 18 in 89 ... 'Happy Days' !
true m8' iam 44 now was 16 near 17 in 89 miss it all
jimchorley Born in 69 still not conforming. Fuck slaving for ungrateful kids.
i was 18 !! my best years
Haha, don't worry - they aren't quite as wild nowadays.
I was 17 then and fucking largin it,, I finally stopped raving in 2004.. lol
my kids party now!!
Am i the only one who noticed the excellent picture quality of this video? This was recorded nearly 35 years and is better than modern recordings. Even the sound is brilliant!
BETACAM!
1st thought i had too
Right!
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@@NuGanjaTron
True that mate👏
Not a single cellphone in sight. Living in the moment. Beautiful.
Never seen anything like this before. The music itself is amazing. This is amazing
Living in the moment, not living for social media...
Great comment, would love to go to a phone-free rave haha
So true, and so, so glad we didn't have it back then.
Definitely the best times..kinda weird thinking back that we didn't have cellphones etc everyone just knew where to meet up.. Socialising was a good laugh back then..always good times and plenty people to meet..nowadays with social media n shit instead of going out for a laugh with friends people just go talk to friends on here and other social networks etc...kinda killing society tbh.
Yes!
Straight.
Life without smartphones was cool 😍
But there is mdma power
😘😘😘
Not many of us even had a mobile, directions to parties were word of mouth and on trust. Incredible days of freedom we had back then ❤
Life without smartphones was awesome
Way what a flashback! This is wear it all started,we worked hard and on the weekend we raved even harder! I'd go back to these glorious times in a heartbeat if I could!👌❤
Real and natural diversity. Real fun and not for posting on social media.
There's more real dancing in this video than all the Boiler Rooms put together.
Fuck, I dance like this all the time... I think people nowadays don't really get this feeling and just dance in automatic mode
In this early days it dosent matter where the DJ is......😎
@@peterlustig4047 I love those people from the early days... House is inside my soul
WORD!!!!!!
@@peterlustig4047 excactly, too busy dancing with a big smile on your face!
The lack of bad vibes is beautiful 😻
Ecstasy was really good then. China whites, doves, snowballs happy times
that will come back for a few after the demons rape creation and then kill it again …while calling themselves worthy as they raped and abused. same hole always.
@@barbarabeard3904 in Berlin this time allso, best time, Russians give up let the people free, Wall is down end of 1989 and the Party was on - Eva 240 mg and 180 mg pure and strong 👊🏻 - nice to see you have the same partys this time 👍🏻👏🏻
I did security, easiest gigs ever. Kids thought we were the coolest, they'd think we were busting them for smoking and we'd just join in. Only times I ever had to deal with violence was when there was alcohol involved - and it was NEVER brought in by the promoters.
All the good vibes and bucket hats!!!! 😍😍🔥🔥
Think of the billions of years and all the distance of the universe and these people ended up right there and then in a banging warehouse rave in 1989...
I was there. Love it. I. Am. 57. Now. And still. Raving
In this utterly depressing world of today, I needed this. Thank you!
Agreeed...sigh
Honestly , I’ve recently got into music and a vibe like this and I just love it
CZcams viewers in years to come won’t even need to look how long ago this was posted to know when it was posted
Kocham cie
@@MissOrchid12 bb bien arta acid
The best thing about this is that everyone is learning what to do with this music. It was literally just invented the year before. Kids today can't fathom it. This was literally a completely new music genre being born. No, this is not the same as a SUB genre coming along like dubstep, etc. A whole new genre. I'm not sure we'll ever see anything like it again.
4 sure
more than a few people in that dance floor had never dropped a pinger before and never heard house, life changing
@@markbright662couldn't agree more.
This is amazing, so many happy people who are enjoying dancing together, some of them are grandparents by now.😮 but hopefully, the best ones 😅
Vaporwave to the rescue!
I was born in ‘89 and yes we did in fact miss out on the coolest time to be alive!!! Yall were a lucky bunch ❤️
We are lucky to have been born in a great decade and grew up in another. Born in 89 as well. We're gonna be 35 😂 😭
I just think the world was a better place then. What a sick rave! ✨️🎶💚
I love how everyone has their own unique style. Nowadays everyone looks the fucking same.
So fucking annoying
Too right!! It's either the gym or Primark🤪
They dont look like,they just are the same
Okey Boomer
@@grafklong4772 kids nowadays never would have survived the southside of chicago parties
I’m so jealous of people who were part of this scene in this era.
Dont be , i was 20 in 1989 so i got the full blast of acid house/rave but i would have prefered to get the full blast of Jimi Hendrix live and 60,s lsd we carnt pick unfortunately .
@@eckeynecker Being there at the original counter-culture scene of the 60s would have been amazing no doubt.
I was, and now im a 50+ old codger lol. come to think of it - everyone here must be in their 50's too
@Sometimescloudy I hear ya. I think it’s the underground aspect of the acid-house scene in those early days which is so appealing (along with the music of course and sense of community.)
@@eckeynecker You have no idea how lucky you are! I turned 20 in 2017 and I can't even remember it, there's no culture anymore
That Sueno mix into Good Vibrations just absolutely hits at like 7:40 with the warehouse sound bouncing my lord
Ahhh, sweaty hair and face, t-shirts with stretched long sleeves, having to stand still because you'd danced so much and needed a little break, just feeling the beats and when a tune you really loved came on, regaining the energy to rave again! I was a metal head in the 90's but rave music had the same uplifting vibes ❤
This footage almost makes me weep with nostalgia and warmth. I feel like I know everyone in that warehouse and danced alongside them. Happy days, the best days.
Great to see this in 2023. We were raised very good 😄 those were the days!
I’m 50now. I went to my first rave as a college freshman in L.A. in 1991. It was illegal and surreal. You had to buy a ticket from a record store, call a hotline the night of then travel to a map location. It was a special time.
I’ve just turned 50. I was in LA summer of 91, I was 17 and djing back in Italy then, didn’t go to a rave but EMF live at palladium. While listening on my CD discman to KLF and 808 state you brought back some memories ! But I’m gutted didn’t know about these raves happening that summer !! Hahaha
Their clothes look awesome. Warm colors, cozy, no flashy contraptions. I ❤ them
Shoutout to everyone who randomly stumbled on this & will never forget the awesomeness of breaking into an abandoned building & wilding out like that until the sun came up 🌞
look back on these times frrriken n knew how tp party with love and no egos the best xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This was a young generation having had 10 years of the old establishment and Margaret Thatcher we’d had enough we fought back they wondered what had hit them 😊. I was lucky to be a part of it all also timed perfectly with a drug called Ecstasy
👍
I miss those drama free days. No hatred no politics. Just a good time.
Remindes me of a rave my cousins took me to in the summer of 1989 in London. I was 15 yo and lived in Brooklyn NYC in the hood. WHAT A GREAT MEMORY!!!!!
*I legit cried through most of this*
I'm 50 now .. I just can't believe this was so long ago!
Life begins at 60. You are not yet born.
@@murtithinker7660 great insight i'm going to try to appreciate my time a little bit more, i'm just 20 man
Me too brother ,,,,,,, what a time we had ,,,, but life keeps getting better
We age like fine Wine!... Live Life at your Fullest!
We age like fine Wine!... Live Life at your Fullest!
Amazing thing is, nobody is showing off, they just look like ordinary people enjoying the atmosphere, just being themselves. Nice to see lots of black and white people mixing, no trouble. Everyone happy. I remember the 80s being like this, people were so much nicer to be around. Nowadays everyone is image obsessed and arrogant, all about me me me, the labels on my clothes, the car I drive (you mean lease LOL) and posting everything about themselves on Instagram or Facebook etc. People have such a horrible self important attitude these days with no time for anyone else. Social media has turned everyone into sickening attention seekers. Get me a time machine please.
Ernie Flannel bro there a re parties like that trust me .
Eric Cowan yeah you right bro it’s true you know I was thinking that our people are snobs and states are better I’ve traveled and understood our youth is massive in its positivity . Love uk just off the rave six story building old street packed up Bro , dogs , police ain’t no hatred just literally can live off your years like that . In London most of the clubs being on the shut down more than half in a mere decade you get me
People penned up like literally do we have a choice yes we do and we fighting gentrification by rocking and whacking this places
Eric Cowan no Bro I’m for real anytime you in London go to rave parties bro you’ll make lifetime friends and might will stay here altogether I knew some geezer he moved oout from states found a British girl , from now on beanies on a toast and good warm up at the dance floor
So true and no sjw crap and people getting offended by every little thing oh and only two genders now we have people identifying themselves as garden chairs and all sorts.
Naveed Khan bro come on whr do u live ? What county bruff in London it’s still s thing nicest people no one gets offended , pure plur who seeks thou finds
Dance music of the late 80’s and 90’s was awesome!: such a merging of different styles… so cool
I feel sorry for the kids today. The abiding thing here is togetherness, connection to each other through music and culture. All faces, all races coming together as one in Love. Magic Magic Magic
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!!!!!!!!💯💯💯💯💯
Social media needs to die. Let's go back to the future and be real again.
Social media.. YEAH RIGHT.. its made people ANTI-social.😒
I heard that !! Everyone's so disconnected now its just not the same at all anymore
@@rocker-barrel4786 Exactly!!!
Cheri Weber says all of you typing on a social media forum lol
butternutcrunch says you on the Internet ? Yea gods irony is lost on you lot
For those who were not about at the time this is what I remember of those days: buying a ticket in advance £15 to £25 (back in 1989) from independent record shops in Soho to raves with names like Hysteria, Genesis, Biology, Fantazia etc. Then listening to pirate radio stations for the time/ location to meet up or phoning a contact number written on the flyer when you bought the ticket. Then heading to the meet at the Windmill Pub in Clapham Common at about midnight. From there about 200+ cars with blaring rave music all headed out of south London to the M25. By about 2am you finally arrived in some field or warehouse and raved to about 10am. One time we ended up in a warehouse in Watford and another time a disused airfield in Hampshire! Colourful, crazy times!
In 2000 I could still go to a rave for $10-25 in LA
That's cool, but seems like a lot of effort for a rave.
@@k-leb4671 You had to put the work in back in those days .
They had texting in 1989?
@@realslik2029 There were no mobile phones in 89 as far as I can remember, certainly not in general use anyway.
Ahhh Gen-X heaven! Those were the best days.
Even in 2005 with mp3s it was still kimda like this. You had cell phones but had basic. Internet. No youtube yet or spotify. Could only text but it cost you money. Even by 2008 youtube barely had anything on it. I would say 2008 was almost the last year of living off the internet. Good times.
I'm 49 and this feels like yesterday ..can remember exactly how it felt to be there ..dancing ..pure love ..pure bliss 😊
Nah. Not feels like. /
Amazing!
Yes man. We used to sell herb at these parties. Never saw a fight, never had anyone OD. We arrived as a group, made new friends, and we left together to eat breakfast when the sun came up.
Damn right me to brother! Underground rave warehouses all over the place... and such amazing Cid!
December 30th going to see Sasha but sober lol
Pure vibes and a lot of jaw ache the next day 😂
Oh cool, I was at this party. It was an illegal warehouse event by Energy in 89'. Me and mates were driving a Peugeot 205 gti and at about 5.00am I went to the car to get some skins, I had a football in there too so I took it out and kicked it in the air. Next thing there was like 50 to 100 of us out of our faces passing and kicking the ball to each other, it was so hilarious trying to kick the ball as we were so gone we kept missing it and falling over 🤣😂🤣 best time ever. Trust me when I say this, these were beautiful times to be alive, the parties, the music, the people... Epic in every sense... The dj playing is Evil Eddie Richards who I first met at Clink Street in 88'... Best days of my life ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ xxx
Tam James Nice.
Nice comment!
Do you still rave sometimes? I've met a couple in their late 50ies and they had the time of their lives 😎
@@Mardyfella You're welcome Mardy 😁
@@YoutuBerry1993 i don't anymore Berry. But I still have all the original vinyls and even better, you see my profile pic, it's a book, not just an ordinary book, this was my diary that I wrote in daily of all the parties and illegal warehouse, field events that I went to between 87' and 88', its absolutely full of stuff including an original press release of Roland's Tb 303 known as the acid sound that was published in 1982. 😁
@@tamjames1496 that's sick man! Love hearing stories from the 80/90ies. I almost could not believe house/techno did exist back then. The music is timeless, the dance is timeless. I'll be at awakenings festival near Amsterdam in about 2 weeks. It's the biggest of Europe. 💪💪
The common denominator is the music...brings everyone together...no animosity, judgement or hatred...what an incredible event!
This should be preserved by The British Library as evidence of the British Raving culture!
this is so cool... everyone with his own style of clothes, dances moves, etc...
100 %
Spot on comment. The early raves were just anyone who liked the tunes getting together. Later on there was more of a uniform. Hoodies for some, white gloves, safety vests, beanies etc. All the different areas making their own look. Still lots of peace and love back then 🙂
Everyone had got swag in his own, unique way. Everyone is special !
And they are all so beautiful!
@@Almaleksia dude at 2:00 literally the most handsome person ive ever seen
No smartphone, no djs under the lights ... just pleasure of music.
Acid helps too
@@Nasty_J people on acid don't dance with the beat like that. They're all over the place. Some videos on CZcams show what people dancing on acid actually looks like. It's more of an interpretation than a dance.
XTC was the ticket
Полностью с вами согласен уважаемый.
Whenever I’m bummed I come and attend the 1989 rave. Uplifting!
Oh boy take me back 🥰 this is gold.
Love it how they're dancing with each other, not all facing the DJ like zombies praising their master.
usually there are visuals behind the dj, don't hate
this is mostly an american problem, or mainstream edm problem. like techno and psytrance parties are usually like this where im from.
@@chop8557 Yeah, I did a lot of partying in Israel and when it was a smaller party, somewhere underground, in a shelter or a beach, people danced facing each other. But once it was some bigger DJ, all facing him.
the fault also lies within the fact that nowadays most venues place the dj at the center of stage in plain sight, whereas before they were usually kinda hidden. at least in raves and teknivals the focus is set on the soundsystem and not the dj
I remember in those days they'd hide the DJs and you'd often not even notice them the entire night. . That was in Detroit.
I'm 51 now and those were the best years of my life, great times
j etais sur le dance floor !! quelle époque joyeuse !!!
peace and love
laurent de paris
Those were the days when you had to be there to understand it - AI can't replicate that, not in a million years. We experienced music and a movement which never existed before, but not only once -dozens of times from the 70s to the millennial end - nothing but genre revolutions.
The quality of this video for the time is absolutely amazing
It’s it’s the conversion/compression from the original film type to something we can do at home that causes the loss in video quality. Ya know how the remaster old ass movies on Blu-ray? That’s due to the cameras being good back when it was filmed and our ability now to convert that original film into a viewable media with minimal quality loss!
Whoever recorded..upload it!..😊😊😊💞👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿🔥🔥😊 THANK YOU!..It takes me back to a good childhood!..💞😊😊👌🏿👌🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Peak of human civilization. No cardio/heart disease, no hatred, no ego, peace love exercise
Wrong
Ye are the police where totally against it
No muslims with their hands out
89 I was 21
I had a 1990 z24 - 3.1L
Brand new in October of 89.
I had one year seniority at my job…. Now 37 years seniority
"What should I wear at this party" - Something. "What kind of people will be there?" - All kinds. "OK, let's go".
when the dance was the goal in itself, pure and simple, nothing to show off
This DJ is killing it. Those transitions are seamless!
Even using a DDJ isn't as easy as you think. With today's technology the sound is alot cleaner from a crackling vinyl. Although I've been around the scene. They both have positives and negatives. The reason DJs of today go wrong is they use beat match way too much. The sound in the video has came along way from the Original Sound of Kraftwerk... You cod put Paul Kalkbrenner's Mixer he takes to his live sets in front of that DJ and he would be lost. Yet you could put Kalkbrenner infront of those Decks and he wouldn't be lost at all.
@@CeruleanSky1111
All MK2 style !
Respect.
Ohhhjh yess
@@CeruleanSky1111 - It has absolutely no relevance whether it's on a computer or real decks. It's not the instrument and hardware that determines the dj or musician.
@@peterwhitey4992 Sync lock?
The twins at the end are quite possibly the greatest thing ever
Thad Pemberton gotta love it havnt ya haha would be amazing if they commented on the video too lol
Thad Pemberton their outfits and dance moves were on point !
yes they are cooking some scrambled eggs
What in the holy hell
I used to see the twins everywhere i went, they were hilarious :)
Those were the Ebenezer good old days. You get a call from a mate about the town its in and time. Go there and follow the crowd.
Oh how I miss those days. More fun than now.
I blame the smart phone.