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So Infectious Audio, despite a very slow start, turned out to be a pretty darned good party.  The music on the main stage was a lil slow for my taste.. DubStep is for going to sleep, not for main stage dancing.  Many people pointed out that the main stage was poppin for a lil while, and accounted for it by assuming it was the music the kids were in to.  My view however, is that it was raining outside and they were forced inside.  In any case, the photos are up in the infectious audio gallery.

I also added a new animated gif of the dj Judo Ch0p! to the animated gif gallery.

Make sure to stay tuned for more updates on bubble bobble — phoenix’s first foam party rave

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More news coming shortly about new events, toys, and other misc happiness.

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Lingerieve 2 went off super amazing!!! The pictures are posted here!  There’s also a few animated gifs including the one of Luscious shaking her amazing booty.  There was something bordering on a kabillion people there.  The music was bangin ALL NIGHT.  Widget Phreak played his gameboy remix of Ass & Titties by DJ Assault and the gameboy remix of Come Running and Elysium.  When the kids heard the opening notes, they charged the stage the same way they always do when come running is normally played… but nobody expected what was dropped on em!  My dad’s set was super amazing and the dancefloor stayed packed the whole time.

The crowd was super huge and some people even said it was overwhelming, but really… isn’t that what makes an awesome rave?  I remember raving back in the late 90s and if you werent packed into a warehouse like a can of sardines it wasnt a great party.  We actually had to open a couple of the theater auditoriums to accomodate overflow as chill rooms.  The fire department and police departments showed up to make sure everything was going smoothly and sure enough they were.  The whole event went without a hitch.

The only minor letdown was the lighting on the main stage.  It wasnt HORRIBLE, but it didn’t do Phil York justice and there was a lil bit of a miscommunication about what we were getting at what price point.  The lasers and visuals on the main stage kicked ass.  As always, Karl from Laser Wizardry didn’t disappoint!  Very special thanks are in order for Jim from Flock Productions who really went the extra mile for me in securing the generators, running the wiring, ensuring the scissorlift was available, and providing some kick ass sound at the same time!

Matt Dunn provided the sound for the second stage while NeuLSD did the lighting.  Between the two we were graced with a simply amazing room that kept kids going.  No matter which stage you were by however, the energy and vibe were so thick you’d need a machete to cut through them. I for one was blown away when I saw that the dance floor was STILL packed at 4am when the lights came on.  The ravers really showed what the phoenix rave community is capable of this time around.

Musically I think this party was a little different than what everybody was used to.  WIdget Phreak played his traditional gameboy live set, Doug the Soundsmith (my dad) played a set of all early 90s electronic, Mindbender, Phil York, and in what was a surprise to me, Nytus, blew it up with the hard dance, and one of my favorite parts was when the Germ and Integrity blew it up with the acid and hard techno that Phoenix kids almost NEVER get any exposure to.

I suppose I should wrap this up with some special thanks.  Obviously all of the DJs get kudos for keepin the tunes pumping, but there were plenty of people behind the scenes that nobody gets to see in action but without whom, the party NEVER would have gone off.  So in no particular order, here we go…

Matt, the theater owner gave us the chance to use his building for our venue when the chips were stacked against us, and it saved our necks.  His name was on the flyer, so it’s apparent he did the design, but Mike Saga gets credit anyways.  The flyer was so incredible and eye grabbing, and obviously had a large amount to do with our party going off so well.  Jamie helped out a great deal with picking up and ferrying around our headliners and then working the door all night like such a trooper she is.  Jillian helped a great deal with getting people around and keeping the vendor table running with Kyle who always does way more than his fair share to help out.  Cookie, Hellcat, Steve, and the rest of their crew amazed the kids with another amazing performance.  We are eternally grateful to Bree and Luscious for doing security detail even though they originally just came to party.  You guys kept our lines moving smooth and made me a happy tree!!  Carson was a great partner to throw a party with, and like always… Many special thanks go to Matt Dunn for being my inspiration for getting into throwing parties.  Make sure if you see him to thank him because without him, Lingerieve, or any of the other parties I’ve thrown, most likely would still just be pipe dreams in my imagination.

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It’s been a while since I had a lot of time to do any updating and I’ve slacked off way too hard.  I’ve been keeping the pictures updated, but I havent been diligently posting the reviews.  The pictures from My Friend Jason’s Other House have been posted so I guess all that remains is to fill in all the details. The party went off AMAZINGLY and I had an awesome night.  Big Mike is one of the best partners a guy could ask for in throwing a party and he kept everything going smoothly on his end and I hope I held up my end to his satisfaction.  There are WAY too many people involved that were super awesome too even think about but really quickly I’d like to say super thanks to Big Mike, Syd, Mindbender, Spunky, Blade, Moonstruck Red, Boo, MrLegdrop, Buttons, Dr MD, all the DJs who rocked the night, and all the ravers who showed up and had a blast.  VERY VERY VERY special thanks go to Life Suspended for coming out and doing their suspension show.  A lot of ravers were shocked it would seem, and even more were apprehensive before the event about whether such a thing belongs at a rave, but the overall response was that it was indeed an awesome spectacle to behold.  I had a good time chasing e-tards with the chainsaw and I totally wish I coulda gotten some video of that.  I added a couple of new animated .gif’s of ravers and djs etc to the animated gif section of the gallery.  I’ve gotta give top 3 sets of the night to Inertia, Mindbender, and JudoChop.  Inertia grabbed the crowd by the balls (or metaphorical balls for those who dont have any) and wouldn’t let go.  Mindbender whipped the kids into a frenzy and JudoChop put so much energy into his set I was seeing photons emitted from his skin.  Michael Calderone and Austin Hall put on a pretty damned amazing set themselves and had an intense energy, plus the combination of synths and ableton set totally tickled me.  A show this amazing makes me wonder how the hell Im going to follow up with Lingerieve 2, but it’s coming up quickly.  I’ve got a LOT more catching up to do for you all, but I’m about to do a shoot for one of the sites I work for, so keep an eye out.

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this raver  was touched by the holy spirit

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We got to the venue a little late, and as it turns out, we were the only vendors there. Mitch had gotten terribly ill and Josh had some medical issues of his own. It was kinda sad being out there without the rest of the vendor coalition.

I was a little worried about turnout at first as the vendor guys weren’t the only guys missing.  The crowd was very sparse until about 1030pm or so when all of the sudden a HUGE rush of people showed up and the party really got bangin.

I can’t deny, I was a little disappointed by the main stage sound. It was clean but not as powerful as Im used to. I know the saying louder isnt always better holds in most cases, but I woulda liked to feel the bass a lil more.

The talent for the night was pretty awesome. Bambam totally did it for me and Flower made me happy in the pants. I wish I coulda stuck around to see Poss play some trance, but I had to bolt to do some photo work for Rhinox.

LunaC got wrapped up in some airline garbage so sadly I had to miss that action but the guys from the AZHardcoreJunkies managed to bring it plenty strong

I did manage to get some photos taken and they are up in the gallery at http://www.clixbagoftricks.com/v/raves/remedy2008 and Im working on getting better about getting the videos up and online too, but I will certainly have more animated gifs and rave animated gif pictures online.

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