Most of the parties were illegal, people were organising events because they loved the music and the drugs- not because it was a way to get rich quick. But the rave scene continues. I went to a 3free party2 a fortnight ago and had one of the best evenings I can remember. Dance music has taken over from punk as the movement that takes risks and doesn1t follow the same old boring formulas. It1s still got the DIY mentality.
People make records at home in their bedrooms.
It makes it less about ego and personality. I love the way it rips off every other form of music to create something new. Listen to Prodigy. I would think that a band as socio-politically oriented as y1all would have really intense internal politics. Our meetings can be a trip into hell.