BIGFISH CREAM HALLOWEEN BALL II CREAM OF THRONES

EVENT REVIEW

What: Bigfish Cream Halloween Ball II Cream of Thrones 

Where: World Trade Convention Center, Pasay City, Philippines

When: 8:00 pm - Oct 25^th, 2014

Allowed age group: ? - 18 - ?

           

          Cream Halloween Ball is the longest annual dance costume party here in the Philippines.  The famous clubbing brand Cream is situated in Liverpool, UK and Philippine’s leading dance ambassador - Bigfish acquired the rights in 2000 to host their Halloween parties since then. Some of Cream’s most popular resident DJs; Above & Beyond and John O’Callaghan were also booked here before for the said event.

Pre-show analysis:

           I just don’t where to start right now but I have one thing to say before this party was about to unfold. I wasn’t really prepared for what was about to come, I had my ticket booked 4 days prior to the event and it costs me much money just to able to attend, but I always have some spares if ever I thought something is sure worth to spend for. The changing of dates and the late announcement of the lineup keep me waiting for all such but eventually I just decided to go!

         The lineup is not the same as to what the promoters had plan on their mind. Actually I was able to found out that Bingo Players was the first one they originally booked for Oct. 25^th, but then they eventually changed his gig schedule here for the grand opening of Club Haze last Oct. 23^rd . So I was thinking to myself that time as to why there trying to booked an Electro House DJ because since 2005/2006 Cream events in PH was all about the Trance guys coming here. Last month I’ve made a blog about the Innovation white party because I thought that would be the last trance-y lineup that Bigfish could offer since they are also focusing more in the “new trend” right now.

     

The Cream Experience:

          I had my flight booked for CEB-MNL-BCD which means that I will just be having an 8-9 hrs. of layover in Manila and luckily the venue is just 10-20 mins from the airport thus the time was really not that much of a hustle. The plane landed in Manila around 10:00 pm and one of the concerns I had was to either bring my hand-carry inside the venue or not, I know there is a luggage or baggage counter at the airport but I have to pay a 300 PHP for 8 hrs. just to let someone guard my things. My flight schedule was not connecting from one city to another which means the check-in counters aren’t supposedly available for me.

           Well enough of that sh*t and I just decided to let my bag brought with me. I was kind of not familiar at the Terminal 3 where the plane landed and I also noticed there were some people offering me a ride but the amount of money you’ll have to pay is pretty much ridiculous! So I found one where the yellow metered taxis were located with their flag-down rate at 70 PHP which was decent enough (I was trying to find a 40 PHP taxi but those were too far away). The usual traffic jams in Manila is not new to me anymore and finally arrived at the venue around 11:00 pm and noticed that there were 2 events held at the World Trade Center that night.

          Bigfish Cream was located at the corner hall and they were bouncer checked up on everyone getting inside. I knew what they were trying to confiscate stuffs from the people just like last time so I secretly hid my lighter under my shoes HEHE!! After checking up my big bag and do some scuffling on me, I went to the ticket booth area to buy one myself at 800 PHP regular price. I just don’t what’s the real reason behind as to why they hadn’t released some pre-sold tickets for this event maybe because they were just too busy having some contracts with any ticket outlets all around the Philippines but this is just my speculation ok!

                             

            

        

            Anyway as I went inside the hallway, there was some sort of Greek or Roman column design on the edges. Bigfish Cream had the famous TV series Games of Thrones as their theme this year and Bacardi as their label-sponsor inside. I also don’t have a halloween costume for this event, but its still nice seeing some people with their really cool costumes! Bigfish resident DJs Chris Raeuber and Ian Sndrz had their opening set played with a combination of Electro, Progressive, & House tracks. There was one track that really caught my ears though, the moment they played Cygnus X - Superstring which by the way is one of my favorite anthems of all time especially the Rank 1 remix yet it was different but still good! Some of the tracks I still remember being played in their set were THIS!, Tremor, Knock you Out & Zero 76, etc…

         

                Well the usual time for the main acts to show up would be around 1:00 AM so before that I was just doing some back-and-forth to get some drinks for myself. I was at the front row of the barricade patiently waiting and put my bag on the ground because it’s just too uncomfortable to carry all the time. After 2 hrs. of waiting, lights dim down and the signal for the main show was about to happen courtesy of a video being shown at the LED screen.

             I don’t know what technical errors happened for that intro but of course it’s really not an issue for me.  My camera still sucks as usual though. The first of the main act doing his job on the deck was the DJ/Producer from UK - Ben Gold, his introduction was also accompanied by the ever energetic Bigfish's very own MC Lavoce. 

            If the first 5 tracks were some sort familiar to me then I’m going to be tracklisting his set via my cellphone. Though there were some that I wasn’t able to list down either familiar to me but forgot the names or I just never heard it before. I guess those unfamiliar tracks were from his new album #Goldrush which is also the same name of his new record label under Armada. He finished with a 2 hrs. set courtesy of his now #Goldrush trademark sound (Trance, Electro, Progressive, House, etc…) which by the way is very similar to the Garuda sound of his mentor Mr. Gareth Emery who’ve greatly influenced him in the earliest stage of his career.

            

            

            

            After Ben Gold finishes his set around 3:00 AM hence the last of the main act - Tenishia was about to come up. This is the 2^nd time they had their gig here in the Philippines yet only ½ of duo from Malta was able come to this event though. This is also the first time I’ve a heard set from them which he mixed all sort of genres ranging from Vocal Trance, Progressive and even Rock n Roll! He was able to deliver a banging set for the crowd even though they weren't complete that night! 

           MC Lavoce has also done his job again of hyping up the crowd which is very entertaining for me by the way and the Bigfish head crew Mr. Ricky Daker were also giving away free bottle water to the crowd. I’ve also tracklisted Tenishia’s set which he ended around 5 in the morning, one of the opening DJs - Marx Monterola was the one doing the closing set but unfortunately I was heading at the airport at that time for my 6:30 AM flight (the moment I arrived at the airport, my trip to BCD was cancelled by the airline and move to 4 in the afternoon).

           This was surely an unforgettable event and Bigfish has done it again for keeping the Trance scene alive here in the Philippines. After all the EDM trends that’s happening here in our country, Bigfish still remains true to their style somehow ; believing that there are still loyal Trance fans like myself that they could offer appreciation and enjoyment from our own standards of taste in music.

TRACKLIST

Note: This tracklist is not fairly accurate but at least I gave it a try though

Ben Gold’s set:

1. Hardwell & Makj - Countdown (intro mix)

2. Armin van buuren - Save my night (Mark Sixma remix)

3. ID - ID

4. Heatbeat - Buenosaurus

5. Cosmic Gate feat. Eric Lumiere - Falling back (Mark Sixma remix)

6. ID - ID

7. Armin van Buuren feat Laura Jansen - Sound of the drums (Bobina remix)

8. Orjan Nilsen & Cosmic gate - Fair game

9. ID - ID

10. W&W - Lift off

11. Ben Gold - Escapade

12. Armin van Buuren feat Gaia - Empire of Hearts

13. Andrew Rayel feat Jonathan Mendelsohn - One in a million

14. ID - ID

15. Armin van buuren & Andrew Rayel - Eiforya (Ben Gold remix)

16. Gareth Emery feat Bo Bruce - U (W&W remix)

17. Andrew Rayel - Dark warrior

18. Mark Sixma - Adagio for strings

19. Heatbeat - Bloody moon

20. Paul Oakenfeld feat Cassandra fox - Touch me (Beat Service remix)

21. W&W - Ghost town

22. Gareth Emery - Tokyo (Ben Gold remix)

23. ID - ID

24. ID - ID

25. ID - ID vocal

26. Ben Gold feat the Glass Child - Fall with me

27. Dash Berlin feat Emma Hewitt - Waiting (W&W remix)

28. Ben Gold feat Christina Novelli - All or nothing

Tenishia’s set

1. Andrew Bayer - Once Lydian

2. Hardwell feat Amba Shepherd - Apollo (Dash Berlin 4 AM remix)

3. Andrew Rayel feat Jano vs Ummet Ozcan - How do I know vs The Box (Tenishia mashup)

4. Avicii - fade into darkness (ID remix)

5. Orjan Nilsen - Late Anthem

6. M.I.K.E. Push - Astrolab ???

7. Tenishia vs Sandro Silva - Where do we begin vs Epic (Andrew Rayel mashup)

8. ID - ID

9. ID - ID

10. ID - ID

11. Gareth Emery feat Lucy Saunders vs W&W - Sanctuary vs Invasion (Andrew Rayel mashup)

12. Tenishia - Benedictus

13. Tenishia feat Ana criado - Ever true (club mix)

14. ID - adagio for strings

15. Queen - we will rock you

16. Armin van buuren - Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (this is not a mashup ; he owns this track LOL!)

17. Cosmic gate feat Eric Lumiere - Falling back

18. Heatbeat - Buenosaurus

19. Armin van buuren - Ping Pong (Kryder & Tom Staar remix)

20. David Gravell - Supernova ???

21. Orjan Nilsen - Violetta

22. ID - ID

23. Armin van Buuren feat Trevor Gurthrie - This is what it feels like (W&W remix)

24. Andrew Rayel - Dark Warrior

25. Heatbeat - Bloody moon

26. Gareth Emery feat Bo Bruce - U (W&W remix)

27. Queen vs Armin van buuren & Ferry Corsten - Brute Wants to Live Forever (Tenishia mashup)

28. Andrew Rayel - Lethal Silence (this is not a mashup ; he owns this track LOL!)

Exception Music Festival 2014 is NEXT!

WKND vs WEAKdays

“Weekend State of Mind.” The idea that most people are happier on the weekend than they are during the week.

         Well I just got that and quoted out for some reason. So does it really matter what Day of the week when we people are likely to be happier? Well in most cases yes of course such that people could unwind themselves from the hectic weekdays. Anyway I was trying to get some info for what’s happening in the EDM scene lately here in PH. I’ve noticed that more club events are held during the weekdays in Manila especially this month of October and yet why should a guy like me even care?

         Make no offence in any circumstances for whoever might read, but the rave events are definitely better up there than here in the south. I’m still an alien in that city thus it’s likely to be my favorite spot where I can release my inner demons and do some YOLO shit throughout the night because nobody gives a damn about me and I’m kinda like that! Yet it seems the promoters are holding events the way it shouldn’t be done on the usual side of things, but they have no choice for some reason because the international acts were booked in advanced by other neighboring countries thus we got nothing left for the weekend! 

         I'm not so sure maybe they didn’t agree in terms of their transactions and the other countries had much offer to them than what our local promoters could. The more popular ones usually don’t just come here and go home after a gig, they are more likely to settle schedule in other areas in Asia which we just have to depend on and that’s enough us fans to be lucky if some remaining dates are available. I’m not into this party politics nor do I even have potentials it’s just that I don’t want my happiness to become a stress if my speculation was somehow true after all. I’m not blaming anyone on this matter but it comes to a point that we are always tend to be situated marginally on the sideline. 

      In the end it’s the people who dictate and it’s the promoters’ job to satisfy their needs in order for them to gain respect and enhance their reputation but not to the point where you spoon-fed the audience all the time, let them discover some talents out there other than the BIG NAMES. If some people ever change their taste a little bit than the usual then it’s a start and hopefully we still can enjoy some hangout trip during FLYDAY NIGHT or even better- SABADO NIGHTS in which promoters have more options to book talents. 

The real reason why I like the weekend except the last one LOL

By the way these are the list of events in October and almost all are held on a weekday except two:

Oct 1 Go Hardwell or Go Home  - Wednesday

Oct 3 Neverland Manila - Friday

Oct 9 R3hab @ Universe Nightclub - Wednesday

Oct 9 Dada Life @ Hyve Nightclub - Wednesday

Oct 23 Bingo Players @ Club Haze - Wednesday

Oct 23 Arty @Universe Nightclub - Wednesday

Oct 25 Bigfish Cream Halloween Ball - Saturday, No official lineup yet!?!?! 

BIGFISH INNOVATION WHITE : THE LOST CONTINENT

Event Review

 

What: Bigfish Innovation White : The Lost Continent
Where: World Trade Convention Center, Pasay city, Philippines
 When: 9:00 pm - Aug 30^th, 2014
Allowed age group: ?  and beyond 

               

             It’s been a while since the last event review I did last May 30^th, I just don’t know what happened to me lately because I’ve been pressuring myself hard to write some stuffs. There is one thing I could blame about this, some illegal bullshit that makes me drop off my focus too bad. Anyway everything has its side effects but regrets are in the end to follow through. Well currently I’m at the middle of the class semester so things might not be too easy to balance in and out.

               

             Well enough of that excuse and now let’s get in to the straight topic shall we? As a hardcore fan of trance music for 2 years now, the possibility of attending live events seems unlikely so far. Last Aug 30^th, 2014 I traveled alone to Manila from Cebu to catch my first ever “White Party” sponsored by Bigfish International (the same organizers who co-promoted the Armin Only Intense here in PH ). This event was supposed to happen last June 27, 2014 with international DJs Cosmic Gate & Khomha but moved to a different schedule, whilst prior to this event the German Trance duo Cosmic Gate had their gig at Club Haze with also the same date.

                

          

            The two main acts are DJs Jochen Miller and Khomha. I first heard of these guys back in 2012 when I was still starting to know more about Trance/EDM, Jochen for his set at “ASOT550 Miami” and Khomha’s track “Dark Knight“ which I first heard it in one of the ASOT episodes. So fast forward to 2014 and these two dudes really changed a lot with their styles, Jochen Miller; a former trance producer tries to experiment different genres from trance/electro/progressive etc. and blends them into his unique kind of DJ set while Khomha’s production has been greatly influenced by the “Coldharbour Sounds” thanks to the support by the “unicorn slayer” Mr. Markus Schulz.

Event Rundown:

             
              The theme for this all white event has been a tradition since 2008 I think, other than that maybe they got the idea for this kind of concept in one of the most famous festival/parties in Europe; ID&T’s Sensation White. It’s still held in Amsterdam, Netherlands and other chosen countries, also a former Trance Event in its early years but promoters changed their genre of choice to House music since then.

                In all things being serious, some of my friends think I’m too crazy going to Manila just to party for this event. I also bought a long sleeve shirt for 900 php for the dress code to be white. So should I even give a damn about what they think of me? HELL NO for sure! So I arrived at the venue around 10:30 pm and there were still few party peeps at that moment. As I walked through the building, one bouncer/guard or whatever checked up on me and asked if I have a lighter brought, and I said yes and showed to him my Marlboro sticks too. He explained to me that no lighter/smoking should be allowed inside because it’s air-conditioned, so he almost confiscated my lighter but allows me to enter with those cigarettes?  Well FUCK his logic though, I said to him that I will just return it to a friend outside, but I secretly hide it under my shoes and got pass those unnecessary restrictions LOL. After that I didn’t know what to do inside so I immediately enter their kinda cool entrance and just stayed close to the bar area.

           

                

              Well I also noticed or observed that some of the people weren’t wearing the exact dress code, so I guess I got stumbled into some fake fans for sure! The prices for the drinks were ok, 150 php for two cups of San Mig Light but still it didn’t hit me up so I bought more (fucking wasting my money, I should have my pre-game somewhere outside). The warm-up or opening sets were played by our local DJs - Gavin Skewes, Chris Raeuber & Ian Sndrz, they played mostly Progressive and House tracks which are really not my thing but they still execute the vibe perfectly inside the venue which I give them a plus.

     

                        

       

              After finishing 5 cups of beer I went to the front area where the barricades are located and waited for the main acts to show up and that was already 12:00 am, then after all the waiting there was an intro around 1 am.

                                     

                Well there will be no tracklisting this time, some of tracks were kinda cool but were not familiar unless I’ll put mostly ID-ID here and ID-ID there for the list. I also printed out a choon! sign which always be relatable if someone is a “Chair Raver” by heart and also listens to some of the best radioshows out there, so I showed the sign up front and Jochen Miller had noticed it when he played Rotunda and few trance anthems.

             As for Jochen Miller’s set, he delivered an energetic vibe and his mixing skills was top-notch, though most tracks he played were not trance-y enough but I was still enjoying it foremost cause he played a 2 hr set and not the usual 1 hr you get in a festival. As for Khomha, he also had a 2hr set which filled with coldharbour influences that got cooled me down for the finish! So am I too humble with these guys? Honestly, it doesn’t matter for me whether they played a different style with whatever you expect, I’ve been following them around for 2 years now so I’m really not that surprised by the way. The Bigfish crew had done a great job with their generosity giving away free bottled water for the crowd and sunglasses freebies which I luckily got, also let’s not forget MC Lavoce who also did his thing pumping up the crowd!

               I also thought this will be the last trance-y lineup that Bigfish could offer, so why not attend at least though right. The promoters are really in for a change so that they cater more as to what is popular nowadays since it’s the thing that most party-goers wants. As to what I said above, attending trance events seems unlikely for me but I’m still having my fingers crossed as to who will be the lineup for Oct 25 - Cream Halloween Ball this year!
     


 " Most people need some friends to enjoy parties, well in my case, music is my friend."

CHEERS!

* NOT DONE YET, NEED MORE UPDATES *

DJMAG TOP 100 2014

                               

                               

                 Firstly though why do DJs/Producers still consider the list as a relevant instrument for their careers? The answer is simple, fame and money is the key of success to this industry. For some reason it's sad to say the list is all about that these days. Ads popping everywhere in social media just to get the attention of some common people who knows nothing about dance music, but I have to give credits to the marketing team for their efforts though. I just can’t rant things up all the way, the DJMAG list was one of the things that also got me into dance music. If not from them I wouldn’t have discovered my some favorite djs.

                               

                  Their voting system is through facebook so that means anyone can cast on their vote, I can stress out that winners will not be the “best DJs with their skills” but the most popular in social media. I don’t really much care if they will be in the list or not but the reason why I’ll vote this year it’s because of showing my support for them and also those have given me an impact this year especially.

My Top Five for This Year:

1. Armin van Buuren

2. Markus Schulz

3. Aly and Fila

4. Indecent Noise

5. Simon Patterson

IS TRANCE MUSIC A DRUG?

           

                  TRANCE is one of the most popular form of electronic dance music which focuses more in the melodies and breakdown of its own musical structure. Many successful DJs right now also established their own honorable status through supporting this genre and I can also proudly say that the Trance fans are the most vocal and down to earth which makes us different if not better than the fans of other styles (peace). Though most people tend to think that the Trance scene is always associated with drugs and all that stuffs but we really can’t deny the truth since it has always been a part of the whole rave culture all along.

                  So I was not really that sure making this as a real subject matter before, but it’s really cool when thinking this back then because it may also give some thought process for the scene. Good artists/DJs always try to get as much unique inspiration or ideas and show that music really has no boundaries when it comes to production. So I listed down 10 awesome Trance/Progressive tracks that are synonymous with their drug description, substance induced reaction, unexplainable sensation, “drug-for-thought” and also the reasons as to why I selected these tracks. When uploading a video I always have some problems and for that I just put some link in each track. So starting at #1...

1. Sebastian Krieg - Get You High

sample link: http://myfreemp3.cc/music/sebastian+krieg+get+you+high

                       

                        

             Well the first in the list is a deep progressive track that will get your inner soul really high! The first time I heard this it was on Markus Schulz’s radio show live - Global DJ Broadcast. The moment it was played on the late part of the 2 hr set, I was completely blown away with its really cool chill sounds. I also think this track is really perfect for afterhours or maybe even for the warm-up vibes. No video in Youtube that I also want to share with but the link from above should at least be enough though.

2. ATB - Ecstasy

sample link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bVYgYW6410  

                

                        

              This is one of my all time favorite classic tracks ever from the legendary ATB. I mean look at that, the name of the track says it all! But anyway though, the original track was released in 2004 and the vocals provided by Tiff Lacey. The track is so much popular that until now it’s still rocking the clubs and rave scene for this generation. The moment I hear this Trance Anthem again, it really brings back some memories from the good’ol days.

* Ecstasy - an illegal drug used as a stimulant and relaxer of inhibitions and also a common substance use for rave events.

3. Empirion - Narcotic Influence (John Askew remix)

sample link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfXE-LoNaxM

                       

             “Wanna ASK YOU, why is ASKEW so good?” The guy really deserves some credit and a thumbs up for keeping it real all throughout his career, definitely a legend in his own right. The original track was released way back in 1997 and John Askew made an outstanding remix out of it around last year. I also listened to both the original mix and the remix version, so it was a close call actually but I finally voted for Mr. Askew. The tech-trance remix is so good that you need drugs to take your own life away, - just kidding.

* Narcotics - a typically addictive drug, especially one derived from opium that may produce effects ranging from pain relief and to stupor, coma and, convulsions.

4. Infected Mushroom - IM Supervisor (Sektor V Rework)

sample link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCw9COnWiek

                       

                        

           Well honestly, I’m not a follower of the group Infected Mushroom but I know these guys are really great and are also legends in the Trance scene specifically “psytrance”. As many of the singles these guys have, I went with this track because I first heard it in the 24 hr. Mental Asylum takeover on ah.fm by one the tracks that caught my ears and was played by Indecent Noise in his set. The psychedelic name of the artists exactly has commonalities with the familiar thing called “shrooms”, so that’s why I selected them in my list for the benefit of having some famous psytrance artists represented and also a great job by Sektor V’s rework.

* Shrooms - a mushroom, especially one with hallucinogenic properties.

5. Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia

sample link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpKDWEZOGD4

                        

           Here goes another one of the classic Trance that is pretty much timeless quality and really a great beauty that would be described just by listening to this track. It was released in 1999 and most Trance DJs play this in order of having some nostalgic vibes in their sets. Steve Helstrip aka Thrillseekers really did a great job with his usual trademark that most fans truly appreciate the sound. The title of this track also has some meaning when it comes to the “sensation feeling” by most users in raves.

* Synaesthesia - a hallucinogenic effect experience by the users while taking drugs                                     

6. Dave 202 - 120 milligram

sample link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SkVMYk7O3I

                        

             I was already running out of ideas at this part though so I just search and search for more just to discover one. Luckily one of the suggestions on the forums I read caught my eye because the track’s name certainly fits in this type of my own personal compilation. Some of the members of that forum were also convinced that the title could be some sort of drug-related inspiration. This record can also be found in one of the tracks in Dave202 CD mix compilation called Destination released in 2003.

7. Hallucinogen - LSD

sample link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVcCCW8puSY

                        

             This is one of the gems I found while searching for much deeper stuff. This was released in 1995 by Simon Posford with one of the tracks in his studio album - Twisted. If you like some oldschool Goa Trance then this is something uniquely similar for the title and artist himself. Most underground lovers I guess would probably like this type of music when they are having a good time and also Goa parties are somehow different as to the common type of trance events we know. Just picture out the hippies of the 70’s or 80’s raving to this type of music so you can get an idea as to what Goa parties looks like.

* LSD - stands for its chemical name, lysergic acid diethylamide, and is commonly called “acid”. It’s a powerful hallucinogenic drug – this means that users are likely to experience a distorted view of objects and reality, including seeing and sometimes hearing things that aren’t there (these are hallucinations).

8. Angry Man - Mescaline

sample link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NWlyK80wh4&feature=kp

                        

             One of my top bets for the future stars in the Trance scene, funny thing is that his identity is still questionable as to what I’ve known and this guy also has a great talent. I really like the track because this is the type of trance (138/140) that I’m leaning into. I wish more producers will make tracks like this and trance fans should also try to support or appreciate this type of sounds.

* mescaline -  is used primarily as a recreational drug and is also used to supplement various types of meditation and psychedelic therapy.

9. Kai Tracid - Trance and Acid

sample link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtO1Ke6nlcI

                       

             I just have to include this track even without any reference to the topic. Kai Tracid’s most well known productions have the combination of trance and acid. This was released in 2002 in his 2nd artist album with also the same name. The sound really gives you a throwback into a time where the “acid synth” was a popular element when producing trance before. This track really gives you a kick with the power of acid!  

10. Sander van Doorn presents Purple Haze - Hymn 2.0

sample link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX3yJQALRA4

                        

             Last but not the least is a track that really gives me a happy mood as always. I don’t really much care if some trance DJ wants to change his style for some reason, anyway SVD’s decision likewise backfired by some of his older fans. This track really has an influence in classical music that makes a signature of an epic trance song. Well at first I smell something fishy at the term Purple Haze and so I got curious then search the meaning behind it, well my sixth sense really kind of worked after all.

* Purple Haze - is a strain of cannabis developed by the Dutch seed breeders known for its purple colors

               Though I always considered myself as a “chair raver” most of the time because I’m the type of guy that a day wouldn’t be complete without listening to trance music. If also I have a chance going to any rave events again, I can surely say that drugs are not necessary for me to enhance my enjoyment because I’m all there for the music. Trance music if you ask me is already a drug in itself because it puts you into a psychedelic or euphoric state that most listeners experienced. I know trance music doesn’t suits the taste of most common ravers because they’re just probably spoon-fed by the mainstream.

               Trance music for me is very addictive and likewise better than doing any bad stuff that might risk our lives. But it’s anyone’s choice after all, but doing little things like this can change the mindset of most fans of dance music. A ‘real trance fan’ for me doesn’t do any drugs to enjoy rave events, and for that I salute guys by sobering up the whole night. 

  

               Lastly I want to ask some the readers to share any tracks they know that have common drug-related names or any DJs/Producers that have similarities to what I listed down. Any type of genre like (HOUSE, TECHNO, PROGRESSIVE, HARD DANCE or even EDM MAINSTREAM) will do. Tracks that you guys are addicted listening to and makes you feel good will also be appreciated to share here.

THANK YOU !