I’d prefer a few smaller rigs TBH and better décor/bar – there is way too much willy waving over sound systems these days – yet ironically a lot of crews do so much K (which affects the hearing) and can’t be arsed to work out how to use their equipment properly so a lot of flashy rigs actually sound like shit.

Also having a safe and friendly atmosphere is paramount – there are now plenty of townie nightclubs with expensive sound systems so rave needs to offer something better IMO..

yea definatly smallers rigs with a visually stunning atmosphere. unless its a really on it rig who know what they are doing… i went to a narkotek free party in italy back in ’07, was my first free party in europe and ive never been able to match such an amazing night. the stacks were high. the sounds were loud and crisp with a phat tekno punch. just thinking about it gets me moist.

Smaller rigs and lots more stuff I reckon, but one big rig can be awesome too. What I cba with is one little rig pumping out semi-good tunes whilst everyone there except me is totally out of it on K 🙁

I prefer a ‘gathering’ as opposed to a party, not one for crowded places or overly loud music either……come to think of it…..I’m getting more dull and drab as i age AAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

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definatly! ive been to some really nice little gatherings in brighton..

^^ this was a a wicked little psytrance gathering for my mates birthday. no trouble AT ALL and we parties for nearly 48 hours.

^^ this one was more of a private traveller party with some really good music from local brighton producers. although it didnt end well for me. fell in a massive pile of cow shit trying to get up a hill on my way home :/

yeaaah mate, thats what I’m talking about, small groups, everyone knows each other, happy days

Difficult one for me to answer, I spent most of the 90’s going to the Exodus parties in and around Luton, I guess minimum attendance would be 3000 max 10,000.

However to a large extent these were local parties for local people and by 4am most of the others had fecked off leaving a Hardcore of friends (maybe 500)that developed over 10 years of partying to really get the job done 😉

So for me the answer is smaller parties of those that know each other but in another way I attended some pretty big raves, and that number of people all kickin off at the same big tune was also something that lives with me still now…the feeling of a shared consciousness of 1000’s pof peopleall vibin on the same tune and beat …..therer is no doubt n my mind this was not un-realated to the use of MDXX but fpor me that does lessen the spiritruaol significance of the experiamce na ndmor e than the couth american tribes using DMT.

The outside parties whereby far the best(mainly in local sand quaries) verged (for me in some ways) on a religious experianace, for me and for others….it might sound cheeesy now but I was and still consider myself an Original Hardcore Disciple..in the what it was meant when the phrase was first used.
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