C.H.A. #1

C.H.A. writers, Issue 1: Jason Berry, Rhiannon N. Brown, Jamie Hodge, Joe Manu, Dave Minner, Roger Pedraza, Aaron Stigberg. Let's see CHA grow. CHICAGO HARDCORE AUTHORITY VOX MAIL # 708.706.8654 Be sure to tell us your name and your crew so you can get the respect you deserve. If you want to write an article, we'll try to get it in our next issue. If you have access to a Mac with Microsoft Word, please send us your article on disk. Otherwise please type or print neatly so I can read it. If you want, you can fax us at 708-863-8809. Send written correspondence to: Chicago Hardcore Authority c/o Jason Berry 15815 S. 114th Court Orland Park, Illinois 60462 We're going to try to keep this free for as long as possible. Any donations are greatly appreciated. If you want an issue mailed to you, just send us a stamp and we'll get one out to you. Send us a couple of stamps and I'll make sure you get the next couple of issues. We publish irregularly. The next issue goes out when we run out of the current one. Any ads in this publication were put in there for free by us. If we like you or your cause, we'll do the same for you. Send us the info. If you're down for the underground, you're in here. We plan on keeping some regular features in each issue. None of this is copyrighted, and it's free anyway, so copy at will. If you're going to use our words though, please credit were credit is due. Give C.H.A. the props it deserves. Big Ups to all who helped get C.H.A. going...Posse Rolls Deep. Inside this issue you will find... C.H.A. Intro #1... DIY-Taking control... Ain't no Future... AK 1200's 'Ardcorner... The Info on Ephedrine... Roadtrip: T.O.... Innerview: UK Raver, Eddy... Hardcore v. Techno... DJ Top 12"s Record Reviews... Eco-Issue... August Review... The C.H.A. Communicator ...along with assorted goodies we wanted to see in here! C.H.A. Cover Star: Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era's Danny Breaks, art by Davey courtesy of Suburban Base UK Back Cover Collage: From the crew at Knite Force UK... phat props A Blue Boy Underground

Introduction to C.H.A. With summer kickin' in full gear, the Hardcore rave scene would return to Chicago. At least that's what we thought when we first got the idea for C.H.A. However, it didn't look to good for us when Chicago's first rave event of the summer, Spank the Monkey, was raided before it could even really get started. What's going on here? I know the ravers are still here, but where have the DJ's and promoters gone? As ravers, we need to take control of the situation and get Chicago back on track. We're starting C.H.A. to help keep the ravers informed and the underground organized. We are committed to the rave scene, its views and people. Hopefully, all of you will want to get involved, so C.H.A. can fulfill its potential to be a voice for the raver and a reflection of what our scene is really about. All of those with a negative mind, WE WILL PASS YOU BY. Forget about what we have already experienced in Chicago as ravers. The old scene isn't working. Organizing parties in Chicago's warehouses with beautiful flier promotion isn't working. While it was nice in '92, we ain't havin' it in 1993. The law has caught on, so we just go one up on them. The best events in our future are going to have little to no promotion. All that is needed is a set date plus good communication. Get the word out on the day of the event. 1,000+ in a few hours. I know we're strong enough. For now I propose the Raver Riot Act: 1. DON'T TAKE PROGRESSIVE HOUSE BULLSHIT. 2. If you're at a party you don't like, tell somebody who's running it to play more 'ardcore. If they don't, get a group of friends to walk out. You may not want to, since you spent all your money to get in, but you'll still hurt the promoter by not spending money on concessions at the event. Go start your own rave in the parking lot or go to the map point and tell people that the shit is wack. 3. After the party, call the voicemail and really tell the promoter what you think. Fill it up with dumb messages so the promoter can't get the important ones. Here's some numbers to get you started: 1. Core Innovations: 312-604-1764 ... "I'm Wade and here's what's going on" 2. Monkey Biznizz: 312-509-4902 ... "We're trying to get another space, don't go to 1801 W. Division." 3. Nasa: 312-658-9489 ... "Go to the basement of 500 W. Cermak. There is no party, but let me sell you tickets anyway. Don't forget your NASA card!" 4. Friction: 312-920-1141 ... "Prop House... Bar Mitzvahs R Us" 5. Loud Productions: 312-604-1673 ... "The event tonight will be at 223 W. Hubbard."

I'm sure there will be numbers to add next month. For now, I'd like to leave you with some words from Underground Resistance (the real ones from Detroit): "We urge you to join the Resistance and help combat the mediocre audio and visual programming that is being fed to the inhabitants of earth. This programming is stagnating the minds of the people, building a wall between the races and preventing world peace. It is this wall that we are going to smash. By using the untapped energy potential of sound we are going to destroy this wall much the same way certain frequencies shatter glass. Techno is a music based in experimentation: it is sacred to no one race, it has no definitive sound, and it is music for the Human Race. Without this music there will be no love, no peace, no vision. By simply communicating through sound, Techno has brought people of all different nationalities together under one roof to enjoy themselves. Isn't it obvious that music and dance are the keys to the universe? So-called primitive animals and tribal humans have known this for thousands of years! We urge all brothers and sisters of the underground to create and transmit their tones and frequencies no matter how so-called primitive their equipment may be. Transmit these tones and wreak havoc on the programmers! Long Live the Underground." C.H.A. STRICTLY FOR THE HARDCORE!

DIY - Taking Control - JJ Jellybean Every time I go to Gramaphone lately, their techno section is smaller. I don't think they even order new techno. I know that they're in the business to make money selling records, but I know they can still make money off a good techno release. All they need to do is put it on the wall and have Josh or someone push it, and it will sell. Maybe the record companies ads in the music and trade publications are doing some good for them, at the expense of the DJ and music lover. Now that Progressive House is the industry buzz word for 1993, it's quite easy for a record store to forget about techno. But for all of us, techno is not a come and gone fad. It's disheartening to see Gramaphone, who I have always felt kept the whole underground in mind, to allow techno to disappear from their racks. Now I know I don't need to say this, but I will. We all need hardcore and techno. Everyone of you reading this needs techno. I just had the horrible experience of rushing at a rave to progressive house. I need the energy of hardcore to move me where I want to go. Nothing will substitute. So I encourage every one of you to help bring techno back to Chicago. Go to Gramaphone, or any other shop in the city that still sells vinyl, and ask for new techno releases. Order records you think you WILL buy. If some store gets lots of requests for techno releases, orders them and then they sit in the bins collecting dust, they won't want to order anything again. I heard one G-phone employee complain, "no one's buying it!". Well, shops, quit ordering bullshit releases! I'm only gonna buy the real deal. Ravers, read record reviews and DJ play lists, here and in other mags (Mixmag, DJ, Move, etc.). Ask for the toons that sound good for your style. If you hear a slammer on a mix tape, ask the shop about getting that track. Play it for them or ask to see the DJ's play list. Most importantly, BUY NEW VINYL releases. If you must buy cassettes or CD's, at least buy them at a specialist shop that carries vinyl. Support the stores that support you. I want to drop a quick plug for Hot Jams, because they have supported me and continue to order new techno and hardcore releases. 'Nuff wicked choons, Andre. What really gets me more upset is when I hear house on the main floor of a rave. I know it's being narrow minded, but put house in its own arena. Some of us want to go hard all night. Six or so ephedrine, a smart drink and you're set. There is no rule that says five o'clock is the time to turn off techno. What's wrong with going all night? I'm up for it. I know the real ravers are still here and want the hardcore choons because I'm always hearing things like this, a quote from our voice mail: "This message is for whoever's listening and whoever cares. Fuckin' deep house sucks. Stick to hardcore. That gig on Cermak last night really,

really sucked. Liquor was far to available with gang-bangers all over the place. Keep it way hardcore. Keep out of the deep house." So what happened to Chicago? Well, somewhere the promoters and DJs have gotten lost in a trend and left the raver out. But aren't they trying to fill their events by attracting ravers? Of course they are. However, some promoters and DJs only have dollar signs in their eyes. Eager to jump on the next big thing and equally confident you will follow their every move, they have jumped off the techno bandwagon, and back into house. The reason this switch isn't working for most of the ravers is because quite simply they do not want house. Raving was meant for hardcore music. If a raver wanted house toons, she/he would go to a house party. Makes sense, doesn't it? Ravers go to raves to hear up-front hardcore and techno tracks. 1990's music. House was 1980's music. Take the average age of a raver, which I will place at 18 years old. In 1986, when house was really running the underground, the 18 year old raver would be 11 years old. Too young to fully experience the house underground. However, most promoters and DJ's are older, I'll say 23 years old. That would make them 16 when house broke out, just ripe to explore Chicago's underground. Lil' bro and sis was left to sit home, only to wait five years for their own underground to emerge, techno and raving. Not to say every raver in Chicago is 18 or younger. But the older raver probably had a different introduction to the scene. Most of these kids were considered new-wave freaks in high school. While the Cavaricci kids did the Cabbage Patch in some corny teen club, and the football team got blitzed listening to the Steve Miller Band, the future raver was probably at some all ages show listening to something "alternative". Nowadays, the Cavaricci kids wear Jive and the football team was at Lollapalooza, but that's a story for a different article. The point I want to make is today's older ravers were already pursuing events that were outside the norm. When raves came to Chicago, most of these kids already knew what it was all about from reading UK music mags and experiencing acid tracks firsthand here in Chicago. These were the kids who jump-started our scene. Now that house is back as the underground voice, as ravers we are going to have to take control. That's right. Do It Yourself. Get a sound system together. Throw a rave. Organize bus trips and caravans to out-of-state events. Start DJing. Tell the shops to order techno. Buy vinyl. Demand hardcore at parties. Do a zine. Get a voicemail. Everyone needs to make a commitment, large or small, for our scene to grow. Since most of the established promoters in Chicago won't throw raves, the ravers have to. I hope CHA can help as a forum, but it really comes down to you.

Now I know I pissed a lot of people off on this, but I had to take a stand. Some will argue and say a rave is what you make of it in your mind. This may be partially true, but raving was conceived by hardcore brains, not house ones. While house was content to stay in the clubs, ravers pushed the limits, bringing their music to insane locations never before thought of. There are no limits to techno. Although I may not like dancing to house, I am still grateful for its contribution to the rave lifestyle. Without the house-music revolution, we would not be where we are today. As ravers we should be respectful of the past, but keep looking towards the future. Hardcore will never die!! GET OUT of the house and into the Jungle! This house/hard core argument is crap! Yes hardcore, you know the Bobby Moore, is dead, thank god. All things have their day, just as house had its day (about a year ago) and all this talk of 'progressive' strikes fear into my heart. 'Progressive' describes something that is developing and extending. However, that is not happening, you can only evoke a feeling with music so many times until it starts to dull, and this is what 'progressive house' is; dull. It has lost its orginality. It tries to extend the feelings and emotions that house did. It tries to get back to how it was. It is 'regressive house'. The sound of the underground is always alive and thriving, the sound of the jungle and ragga run tings. House is the mainstream. Jungle is fresh. It has a life and originality all of its own. You must experience it, visit AWOL at the Paradise club in Islington, listen to DJs like Randall, Mickey Finn, Grooverider and LTJ Bukem, they will show you the future. Twisted Crew in Bristol, DJs Die, Hocus Pocus, Dazee, Ramjack, they know it, why dis, why dat? It deep, it dark, we love it like that! It's recession music, it prepares you for life in the 90s, not hands in the air, way-hey we're all such wonderful people, we're not. We're just off our heads. Jungle, wicked, get onto it. It's roughneck in the jungle. Markee Ledge, Twisted Bristol I AM the defence for the people who seem to be constantly under attack in this letter page. Who are these people? Ravers that's who. "Ravers are vicks sniffing, whistle blowing, face pulling knobheads, etc." I am sick to death of this narrow minded opinion. I ask you, what is the bloody point? Going out is supposed to be about having a good time so just get on with it and stop condemning people who have done you no harm. Get a life eh, and while you're at it get a new attitude because your old one sucks. Let me tell you it is these so called "knobhead ravers" that always make my night. They make me laugh when they come over to me pulling their daft faces, they are always the friendly ones in a club. And there is nothing better than getting a buzz from one of their whistles. A big shout to all at Bowlers, see you there. And keep on blowing them whistles. Claire

Ain't no future in your frontin'... -Aaron Stigberg Did you ever see the ad in Reactor for the Untitled store in which a kid dressed in rave gear (horizontal stripes) points a gun at the reader? Under the photo is the caption "Takin' out all da suckas" or some other such colorfully phonetically misspelled "hard" phrase. When I first saw it, I chuckled nervously, then forgot about it. Later, though, I started to contemplate whether the ad actually said something about the scene that people are taking part in or about the individuals who shop at that and other stores or about Chicago. It had to, I decided, or else it wouldn't work to sell jeans. First of all, the depiction of a gun and the phrase belie an attempt to evoke hip-hop imagery. We've all heard even non-West-Coast, non-gangster emcees mention takin' out a fraud or a duck. Even rock critics have come to accept that violent imagery like the simple "smokin' MCs" is as much a part of rap as the mic itself. Yet most mature rappers don't need to go as far as posing with a gun to prove their hardness. Some of the best never had to mention the wackness of others to gain success and respect (although, interestingly, De La and Quest did travel the boasting, dissing path eventually). In places like the South Bronx, where, arguably, hip hop as we know it began, or, of course, Compton, being strapped becomes for some a necessary fact of life. So do poverty and drug dealing. One could say that violence and ghettoization go together like Pumas and fat laces. The difference is that one pair is a more desirable object of theft than the other. It bothers me intensely that generally affluent north-side and suburban hip-hoppers or ravers or whatever, whom I used to think of as harmless wannabe B-boys are now selectively biting elements of what they see as the experience of being urban and hard. They already wear the affected surliness like a Cross-Colours hoody and now seem to want to don the execution-style-killing rep like it was a pair of baggy, waistband-in-the-middle-of-your-ass jeans. I would love to have someone convince me that I'm wrong, that kids just love the music and really really want to be down, but I think I'm right. I'm not one of the cynics who says that because you don't have an old Adidas jogging suit or couple of Whodini records laying around that you suck, but trying to be hip hop is silly, especially if it involves living a phony lifestyle and copping a phony attitude—neither of which have anything to do with what you're about—and trying to express with all your might that you're harder than Math 302*. Sure, we all love music when it's hard, but kids in Champion sweats (or Polo, or whatever) with lame scowls on their mouths are a bore. I'd prefer it if the ones trying hard to look down would put some of that money and energy into writing good lyrics and putting on parties—to gain some deserved respect. ...Never was, cuz

Further reference: "Soul by the Pound (LP version)" by Common Sense "Mistadobalina" by Del tha Funkee Homosapien angry Boy Com-X GRRRR! In Xeno-Phobia! By David Ross .1993 MAN, YOUR NOTHIN' LIKE ME! TECHNO HIP HOP (C) COPYRIGHT 11.29.92 S'UP G? SAME TING "HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?" "OH YOU KNOW, CAN'T COMPLAIN" Y'REACH DA JAM? YOU KNOW DAT "DID YOU GO TO THE DANCE LAST NIGHT?" "I CERTAINLY DID." NUFF DETT TUNES N'DA PLACE BOY! AN' PURE HONIES "I THOUGHT THE MUSIC WAS ABSOLUTELY MARVELLOUS" "I AGREE. AND DIDN'T THE LADIES LOOK LOVELY." MISSIN' G... EASY S'PEC PEACE OUT! "WELL, I MUST BE OFF. TAKE CARE" "SAME TO YOU. GOODBYE."

'ARDCORNER with DJ AK 1200 Ah yes! It's once again time for me to bring you up to date on what we so graciously refer to as hardcore. Well, the summer is here, bringing us another freshman class of punters. Some criticize these kids, because of their pre-pubescence to our culture. But it is these kids that keep the rave scene alive and fully kicking. Summertime is also the time for outdoor events, truly titled "Raves". Now, we know that hardcore is the dominating style at these events, properly dubbing summer as the season of breakbeats. No need to sit in a stuffy club all night and be brainwashed by nonstop progressive house. Now is the time for faster beats, fatter bass, and that aggressive "ruffneck" attitude. On a more serious tip, there has been a lot of controversy lately regarding the stability of hardcore. People say it doesn't have soul or that it simply burned itself out and died. Let me just say for one, if you want soul then listen to James Brown. You don't need soul to have spirit and breakbeat records have just as much spirit as any other record, no matter what style it is. Secondly, name me one particular style of underground sound that has simply died? You can't; they all have progressed, modernized, and metamorphosed to suit the needs of the crowd. The reason why die-hard progressive house people are so bitter towards our scene is because of all the commotion hard- core caused last summer. Think about it. The prog's are the ones always preaching "love, peace, and unity" and all that. These are the same people telling you that breakbeat is dead, and don't bother playing it because no one wants to hear it. It's up to you, the DJ, to give the crowd its fair share of musical flavor. People say hardcore is dead because they want it dead. The mainstream house DJ's don't want to hear it, so naturally they don't want the punters to hear it either. There are plenty of clubbers around and certainly enough hours in a night to go around for all of the underground's many styles. AK 1200's 'ardcorner is reprinted courtesy of Move. PEACE...Thanks! CHICAGO HARDCORE AUTHORITY

The Info on Ephedrine by Rhiannon A popular drug on our scene, ephedrine provides ravers with that boost of energy enabling them to dance all night, or as the case may be, drive home in the morning. The chemical ephedrine is a legal form of speed, derived from a herb called Ephedra sinica. It's easier, cheaper, and less of a hassle to obtain than illegal amphetamines and produces the same effects. And if you can buy it at your neighborhood 7-eleven, how bad can it be for you? The following chilling account, recently reported in the New York Times, reveals that ephedrine is not as innocent as it appears to be... "On May 27, a bank-branch manager in Redmond, Washington was taken to the emergency room of the local hospital. He had not slept more than an hour on each of the previous ten nights and had been acting so irrationally - preaching about visions of rapture and the true meaning of the Bible, screaming at his family - that he had been locked out of his office. The physician on duty was able to identify the cause of the man's bizarre behaviour: ephedrine poisoning. Dr. Robin R. Capwell, the doctor in Redmond who had treated the bank-branch manager, said the drug is "chemically almost identical to amphetamines. In high or frequent doses it may cause irritability, purposeless activities, poor judgement, and impulsiveness. With little or no sleep the brain starts making mistakes, but the person may still feel fine. Later, even on moderate doses, big problems start. Grandiose ideas, wild plans. Rage. Then overt psychosis with delusions of omnipotence and power, and visions and voices." Despite these drawbacks, medically ephedrine is quite a valuable drug. Ma huang, as ephedrine is called, has been used for centuries as a bronchodialator to treat asthma. Ephedrine has also been used to block allergic reactions, prevent shock and circulatory collapse, facilitate weight loss, and restart the heart after it has stopped beating. Experts advise not to use the substance if you suffer from heart disease, high blood pressure, or thyroid disease, if you are pregnant or nursing a baby, or if you are taking medicationfor hypertension or depression. If you don't fall into any of these catagories, use ephedrine with confidence. After all, three days after his hospitalization, the bank-branch manager was almost back to normal.

ROAD TRIP: Toronto, Ontario - JJ Jellybean Toronto, Ontario, CANADA. You may be familiar with Canada from Bob and Doug MacKenzie and really Canada comes close in some regards. I don't think I've ever seen more donut shops in my life. Tim Horton runs Canada-if you've been there you know what I'm talking about. But besides the metric system and six dollar packs of cigarettes, Canada is also home to a wicked rave scene, possibly the best in North America. So, now on to Toronto. The trip to Toronto was a two man journey—just my friend Brian and myself. With the ruffneck mix tapes in place, we were off like a breakbeat cruise missile to hardcore heaven. Unfortunately, rush hour construction traffic on I-80/94 took us an extra two hours to get out of Chicago and through Indiana. A thunderstorm seemed to follow us through Canada, slowing us down even more. Add to that a stop in Hamilton, Ontario to pick up our guide for Toronto, my friend Himadri, and the fact that Toronto is on Eastern Standard Time, one hour ahead, and the 7-8 hour trip turned to an eleven hour nightmare. We didn't get down to our destination, a club in T.O called The Rise, until 5 AM. Guess what? The club was closed! But I'll fill you in on what it's all about. The Rise is happening every Friday night, and is presented by Pleasure Force, one of Toronto's premier rave promotion crews. It's an all hardcore club, with resident DJ Dr. No of Toronto/London. It attracts virtually every raver in Toronto for a wicked party. It's definitely going to be happening for a C.H.A. road trip. We hung out on Younge Street in downtown Toronto for an hour or so, then headed back to a Holiday Inn in a neighboring suburb, Mississauga. A few hours rest and we were back in Toronto Saturday morning. The day was spent checking out shops on two main streets, Younge and Queen. Virtually everything happening in Toronto is downtown. There are a lot of tourists, but on the plus side, because of this all stores accept US currency and give about a 20% exchange rate. Don't accept anything less than 20%, and try to pay in as close to exact change as possible, because the stores will return your change in Canadian loot. Younge street was fun, and Queen street is a must. It reminded me a lot of Chicago's north side, lots of punk rockers and fresh shops, only the people are friendlier, the vibe a little cooler, and the streets much cleaner. It's best to just park your car and walk, it's easier to

SUPER TRIBALISTIC EXTRA FUNKALICIOUS check out everything. Two shops you should peep on any trip to T.O. are X Static, just off Queen at 162 John Street, and B's Wax, at 539 Queen St. W. X Static carries UK rave gear (no Fresh Jive crap here), and extra phat mix tapes, most from the UK. They are also a ticket outlet for all the Toronto raves, and if you're in town and don't know what is going on, they have all the flyers. The owners are great and will help you find the best spots to check out in T.O. If Alan is in, be sure to tell him you're from Chicago! B's Wax is a smaller shop, carrying strictly vinyl. They just opened up, so their selection is small. All the wax gets bought up so they don't have any back stock to put out in the bins. However, they get some wicked Hardcore choons in, so it's a great place to go to find that secret hottie that never made it to Chicago. The guys at B's Wax are truly dedicated to supporting Hardcore and the rave scene and deserve phat props. Saturday night was Atmosphere, put on by the Genetix crew. I knew I was in the right place when the consessions guys were yelling "Play Hardcore" when they put a house track for the sound check. Since Raveland was canceled, a couple of buses from that event showed in Toronto. By the time the event was scheduled to go off, 11 PM, there were already over 2,000 ravers ready to go. That's when a problem came up. Atmosphere was to be held in a fenced in bus parking lot, about an acre of land. Hardcore was on one side, House on the other, separated by a line of parked busses. I didn't check the house half, but the hardcore side was slammin'! Twenty-eight bass bins and Twelve Intellibeams. Need I say more! However, the owner of the space caught the size of the crowd and demanded an additional 4,000 dollars before he would open the gate. The Genetix guys opted to move the party. Hardcore went to a club called Oz, house to a different club, R.P.M. 2000. Of course we went to Oz. Thundergroove Sunday at OZ X STATIC RAVE MERCHANDISE

Oz is a "theme club", designed after (surprise surprise) the movie The Wizard of Oz. After going through its twister hallway, you come to "munchkin land", which also serves as the bar area. Beyond munchkin land lies the dance floor in the "enchanted forest". Saturday night it was more like the E-chanted jungle with da rude bwoy riddims comin from the speakers. UK Hardcore is the sound of Toronto. T.O.'s two main junglists, Dr. No and Jungle Ph.D, ran tings with a heavy drum and bass work out. The trees and foliage topped by torn cyclone fencing on the dance floor was the perfect back drop for the toons. MC Special K did his job keeping the crowd hyped and the whistles going. Around 5 AM they dropped the darkside set. All the lights in the club were turned off, and Dr. No goes "There is no way out of the jungle. Unless you want to go to the DARKSIDE!" The track started pumping and the strobes were going nuts. The crowd went right along with them. I can't front on Milwaukee, but Chicago, the ravers up in Toronto are RUFF and rip shit up! 100% adrenaline up there (or maybe it's 100% ephedrine). I haven't felt a vibe in a while, but T.O. had it. The DJ's spin fast, around 160-170 BPM, but the crowd just didn't let up. For me it was double pleasure because not to many people get into breakbeat down here, and at Oz I was not only surrounded by wicked toons, but 1,000 people going mad to them. Regardless of if you like breakbeats or not, you get swept up in all the energy. I loved it. Thanks Genetix for not giving up. Sunday we spent some downtime back at the Holiday Inn watching silly programs on French television. The trip back to Chicago took only seven hours, thanks in part to new Mickey Finn and Nicky Blackmarket tapes Brian bought at X Static. Wicked! Toronto is a great city to rave in if you get the chance. Everyone we met was friendly and the vibe was definately in there! Be on the look-out for C.H.A. trips to T.O. We're going every chance we get! Shouts to all who called for the trip on the 3rd. Sorry it didn't work out. Be sure to check for the next trip. I'd like nothing better than to see 30 cars full of Midwest ravers trying to get through customs into Canada. Don't forget to pack your whistle! Big ups to Sean, Jim, and the Get Smart Crew, Alan at X Static, Himadri, the Ruffneck Crew, Genetix, B's Wax, Toronto West, Felix, and Whistle Posse members everywhere. Thanks for having us... Keep it RUFF. INSERT INFOCARD Sykosis 760.3248 Pleasure Force 760.3232 Phaze 456.1414 Delirium 760.3105 Exodus 790.8132 Chemistry 351.0911 Genetix 631.4927 Rave-O-Rama August 28, 1993 760-3185 ATMOSPHERE INDOOR/OUTDOOR RAVE

SYROUS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH 1993-10PM SYROUS INFOLINE 416.462.7594

a brief interview with u.k. raver, Eddy: What was the last rave you went to? It was another freebie, and as everyone knows, freebies have got the best vibes. Sound system called Exodus kicking it down in Lutton, a warehouse. It was one of those where you know you had a good time because you're still there when you're sitting at home on the settee. Everyone's smiling, all the smiling faces, it was wicked. There were about 4,000... it finished at 10 in the morning and there must have been 1500 people still asking for more. Who finished it? The sound system did, they always finish it at 10. A lot of grief with old Bill. It's only illegal cos you ain't paying twenty/twenty-five pounds to get in. For a lot of young people, that's asking too much. I went to a pay one once. It was shit. It was in Northampton, I don't know how many thousands of people were there sliding about in the mud, being rounded up by the people that call themselves security, being taxed by them. I saw some people being taxed Friday night at this club. I mean fair play, it was a blag, they caught them selling E in this club, took them outside, and showed them this little drain, supposedly the sewage system, and said "Look, you can't have them in here." One of the bouncers said, "There you go, your E's are gone. That's that." Ten minutes later they're only opening the hatch, it's not really a drain, it's only a stopgap for the water supply for the building. Looks the same though in the dark. They reach in with their hands, pick the stuff out and divide it up between themselves. That's what they call security, please... They're on a earner. It's 1993, it's time to get taxed. Do you have much trouble when you go to raves? Fortunately we only get trouble on the way back. Going to the raves we usually beat them, because they don't know where it is until we do, and then it's a race. So what do the police do? They try to steal the sound system, that's what it basically is, stealing, so as many people as possible have to get themselves around the sound system or the lorry with the sound system in it, and show them any terms, friendly or unfriendly, that they're not stealing it. They make up their laws overnight, so every weekend we deal with them the same. We don't get aggressive, but there is aggression there, no doubt about that. But there's also reason there. I mean this isn't 1979, this is not 1965 or 1958, this is 1993 mate, and if you ain't got reason... see you later. You see, the police will do something, and unless you say wait a minute, they'll do it quite happily. But once they got your sound system in the station then its playing around with "Oh, well we had it stacked up and this piece fell off" and you don't get it all, and it's been two months, and when do you know if they stick a screwdriver in the amp, and you're sorted. No one can prove if it's done on purpose or not. CHICAGO HARD

So tell me, what happened on the motor way last week? Well, we were coming back from a rave, we'd gone through the border into Bedfordshire, we're five miles into Bedford on the M1, and this police car came zooming along the hard shoulder, through the convoy, trying to make it's way to the front. Got to the front and tried to stop the lorry with the system in it. Of course the lorry hadn't done anything and so it pulled over, and so did 400 ravers in the cars following it, a convoy of about a mile long pulled over with the lorry, cos we knew what they were going to do. There was only thirty or forty police at the most there. We the stopped the motor way in all three lanes. Everybody got involved then, not just the ravers, the families, people trying to get home, to get to work. It was about half past ten or eleven on the Sunday morning and the police had stopped the main M1 motor way. England's biggest motor way and the police had taken it upon themselves to stop it all. Then they tried to search one of the lads there but got very out of hand with him, dragging him from here to there, spinning him around, spreading him on the car. Some lads took it upon themselves to show one of the policemen what he was doing and asked him if he liked it, in no uncertain terms [laughing]. Just the one policeman, cos all his mates just stood there and watched. There was a confrontation that day, but we just answered back straightaway. Aggression, yeah, but they shouldn't have started rough handling the guy. And as soon as they said that they were ready to talk. The pressure was on the Old Bill, they had to simmer down. I heard one of the lads talking to a copper, saying "This is 1993, it won't wash anymore." There were still more people arriving in cars, and we drove off with the system. SENSER: "THE GOVERNMENT sees ravers and convoys as a threat to the established single-minded lifestyle that they endorse. The people who live this alternative lifestyle – or try to – are difficult to categorise, count, locate, tax, control, or have their wealth assessed. Their existence is also proof that alternative systems of life can work. "We have experienced harassment in only the same way as anyone else who has attempted to get to Stonehenge in recent years, not that much different to anyone else." CORE AUTHORITY

Hardcore v. Techno - JJ Jellybean Since raving is a global movement, proper communication and understanding is important. Something I want to clear up are the terms Techno/ Hardcore/Breakbeat. To most of the worlds ravers, hardcore does not mean techno. Hardcore is not boom bashing 4/4 bass. That is techno. Hardcore is maniac breakbeats, phat piano and vocal loops, wicked B-lines and roughneck scratching. It is a flavor different from anything else on the rave scene. Hardcore was born in England. It's current mutations are the ragga influenced style "jungle" and the deeper, more techno flavored "darkside". Hardcore is unique since it is such a distinctively British style of music. Although it has found a foothold in other niches of the world, particularly Toronto, virtually all the top hardcore DJ's and P.A.'s make their home in England. Anyone who has been to a UK rave can attest to the huge popularity of hardcore in its native land. It is quite simply the biggest draw at any rave there. While techno was taking over the world, hardcore was still mainly a UK thing. This is no longer the case. Once thought of as rinky-dink and brushed off as a fad, early developements in hardcore were ignored as the Smartee's rushed the pop charts. After this novelty release, few people were willing to give hardcore any serious consideration as actual up-front rave music. Today this is no longer the case. Hardcore has matured into the most creative force on the rave scene. Techno is now turning back to its old acid roots, but hardcore is forging ahead with newer and "ruff"-er styles. Kickin scientificals on the many styles of hardcore is the man AK 1200, who writes his regular column for US Rave/Move: The Dark sound is probably the most important of this new revelation. The producers and DJ's making this music have dug deep in the underground to build a new foundation for its future, coming up with many new tricks and effects to use. Much like trance, Dark music is more competitive than the rest of hardcore, because there are so many different sound ranges and frequencies being used. Also, everyone is trying to come up with the newest tricks and techniques to surpass the competition. The time bend effect is the main trick here, now used in scratches and samples, along with drum tracks, whether it be full or halfbeat, played straight or reversed. Samples also play a big role in this field. For instance, the spooky strings played right before the climax of a good Scooby-Doo flick. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. C.H.A.

On to Jungle. This style stays somewhat similar, but tends to use a more aggressive tone, instead of the usual ragga "glory" stuff. The drum and bass proves once again to be essential, causing a sure panic on your dance floor. Finally, we come to the "re-modified Old Skool" sound. This is made by some of the newer artists who follow in the footsteps of top bands, such as 2 Bad Mice and Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era. While these bands have obviously progressed into a more modern style, these other artists like to keep things the way they were: happy, simple, and effective, with just enough new flayva to keep it fresh. There are many good records coming out now, unleashing the end of the beginning of the new hardcore era. Some say hardcore is dying or is already dead, but anyone with a firm grasp of music should know that nothing dies, it just starts over. I'd like to end with a quote from Sapho Records, "The art of hearing is to listen, for there are none so deaf as those who do not listen." SHOWING THE DETECTIVE TO THE TOWN'S RADIO STATION YES, SIR, THE MOST COMPLETE Breakbeat LIBRARY IN THE COUNTRY.

Attention DJs... C.H.A. is for the underground DJ. Please get your list in for our next ish. Mail it to me or fax one to us. We also will review mix tapes so send 'em on in to get your name out. We also want to start a DJ mix-tape exchange, so write us and tell us what you got so we can print a list. DJ Dub 1eight7 Chicago Splice. "Pianism EP" Sonz of a Loop da Loop Era. "Style Warz" Examples of Samples. EP MC Jay J & Devious D. "Time of Our Lives" Frankfurt White Breaks. EP DJ Seduction. "Live Together" SL2 Remix Q-Bass. "Funky Dope Track" Phuture Assassins. "Roots and Future" Altern8 Dark Mix Omni Trio. 10" Remix EP DJ Rap and Aston. "Vertigo" Q-Bass Dark Remix Hyper On Experience. 10" Remix EP Krome & Time. "Slammer" Nookie remix RECORDED MUSIC IS YOUR BEST ENTERTAINMENT VALUE J.J. Jellybean One-Offs, Chicago Hyper On Experience. "Attack of the Null-lines" Foul Play Remix DJ Red Alert and Mike Slammer. "In Effect" T.H.C. "Sunshine" 2 Bad Mice. "Tribal Revival" Static Substance. "Ghetto People" Remix Bay B. Kane. "Parallelle" EP Face Records. "Just Rollin' a Fat B" Doctor G. "Witness the B-line" Secret Squirrel & AJ Flex. Dance Bass Promo Untouchables. "N-Joi This" Vice Squad. "Give the Poor Man a Break" Beat Mash Crew. "Favourite Cuts" ALL GHOSTS ARE REAL! FOR THE HARDCORE DJ!

AK 1200 , label whore US Rave/Move, TIP, Cloud Nine Various One-Offs; Orlando, Florida 2 Bad Mice. "Tribal Revival" 7in Remix Persons Unkown. Remix Ravemaster. "Peakin Thru the Window" Boogie Times Tribe. "Dark Stranger" DJ Crystal. "Inna Year 3000" Beyond the Future. "Warped Science" Acen. "Window in the Sky" Mono...mix Spice of Life. EP Ironik. "4 AM" Cloud 9. Movin Shadows Promo #34 DJ Red Alert and Mike Slammer. "In Effect" Remix Sacred. "Do It Together" Remix and soon, very soon... B.T.T. Q-Bass and AK 1200. Suburban Base Promo #?? Mike Huckaby The "Detroit Hardcore God" sneaks a House list by us... Various One-Offs; Detroit Lost in Tracks. "Move It" Travis Nelson. "Our Song" Jinx. "The Dirty Mind" EP Hard Corey and Wray. "Love Train" Frank Denato. Remix Elanore Mills. "Be Here" Toni Martin. "Deeper" Soul Vision feat. Tia. "Love and Devotion" Groove Patrol. "I Need Your Love" K.C.Y.C. "Music Control" ... and here's two more for you Huck, from your homie... Kool Rock Steady. "You Ain't Nobody" Kool Rock Steady. "Return of the Superstar" MIKE HUCKABY Detroit Hardcore God At the Virtual, Saturday August 21st.

Is he one of those "Rave" guys? What is with that shit, anyway? ... Those PANTS.. It's one thing for some dumb high schooler to be suckered in by a lame fashion trend, but this guy looks like he's my age! Jamie Hodge house top 12" Chicago Logic. "Celebrate Life" Shelter Mix Vince Montana. "Heavy Vibes" Raw Elements. "Sax 5th Ave." Black Ivory. "Running" Alex M. "Lakeview Slang" Jungle Wonz. "Time Marches On" Logic. "The Warning" Division 1. "Minutes of Pleasure" First Choice. "Let No Man Put Asunder" M.A.W. mix Sal Soul Orchestra. "Love is the Message" X-rated edit Marshall Jefferson. "Warehouse" Acapella JPR Records. "Hope and Born to Love" and of course, one more funky one... Luke. "Work it Out" Frank Ski Dirty Mix Phantom 45 Various One-Offs; Hot Jams, Chicago Omni Trio. "Step Off" Gold Blend 10" Remix Hyper On Experience. "Thunder Grip" Kaotic Chemistry 10" Remix Bay B. Kane. "Guardians of Ruff EP Bizzy Bee. "Science EP" Acen. "Window in the Sky" DJ Rap and Aston. "Run To Me" Hyper On Deaf. EP Blame. "Psychological" Snowball. "Trip 1" Moons and Melody. "Shaun's Revenge" DJ Rap and Aston. "Vertigo" Tumbling Down mix Sub Plates. Vol. 1 THE DARK SIDE HARDCORE DRUM & BASS STYLE MONKEY BIZNIZZ INVITES ALL TO SPANK

Aaron D. Stigberg Top 12 Releases, old and new All around Player; Chicago Street Players Vol. 1. "Somalia" Emotive Cabaret Voltaire. "Back to Brasilia" Plastex Masta Ace Incorporated. "The Big East" Delicious Vinyl Secret Squirrel. "X-Men" Bogwoppa Innerzone Orchestra. "Bug in the Bass Bin" Planet E Primary Source. "Smile" Reinforced Jungle Brothers. "Spittin' Wicked Randomness" Warner C.J. Bolland. "Thrust" R & S Fat Joe. "Livin' Fat" Violator/Relativity Black Dog Productions. "3/4 Heart" by Balil Warp Melvin Woodard. "Dance Love" Monkey Wise Master Ace. "Go Where I Send Thee" Cold Chillin' Top 5 Rave Megahits: Acen. "Close Your Eyes (Optikonfusion)" Production House Speedy J. "Something for Your Mind" Plus 8 Masterminds. "EMF" Krome and Time. "This Sound is for the Underground" Suburban Base Aphex Twin. "Digeridoo" R & S Jethro X Various One-Offs; DBN, Milwaukee Interface. Drop Bass EP Fuckin Hostile. Industrial Strength 4D. Lab Works Promo DJ Charley Lownoise and Mental Theo. "Flight to Frankfurt" Choosen Few. Mokum 8 101%. Acidiferous EP Frankfurt Trax Volume 4. Zekt. "Senseless" Machines. Industrial Strength EP High Energy. "Hellraising" Sin 4. "Fax" C-Tank. "Nightmares Are Reality"

ENJOY Saturday February 1st Rave technocracy n. Government or social system controlled by technicians, especially scientists and technical experts. (Greek tekhne, skill) R.P. Sugar Smack Daddy King Mackadocious Various One-Offs; Chicago Scientist. "Scientist Wins the World Cup" Nick O.D. "Spam Vol. 2" Bad Influence. "Unfair Justice EP" Phuture Assains. "Roots n Future" DJ Rap and Aston. "Vertigo" Q-Bass Dark Remix Dark & Dope. "Darkside" 2 Bad Mice. "Underworld" EP Foul Play. Part II remixes DJ SS. "Don't Come No Rougher" Citadel of Kaos. EP 4th Dimension. F Project Promo 025 Kay 9. "Krazy Bad Bwoy" ... And why do they all wear those stupid ski-hats with the logos? ...What are those logos all about, anyway? Sense Ghetto Jammies South Side Guru. "Jazzamatazz" LP Funkdoobiest. "Freak Mode" Paris. "Make Way For a Panther" LOTUG. "Chief Rocka" Jungle Brothers. "40 Below Trooper" Masta Ace Incorporated. "Jeep Ass Nigga" Cypress Hill. "When the Shit Goes Down" Pete Nice and Daddy Rich. "Kick the Bobo" Beastie Boys. "Slow and Low" MC Eiht. "Straight Up Menace" Diamond D. "What You Heard" The Goats. "Do the Digs Dug?"

DJ Hyperactive top toons Various One-Offs; Chicago D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" D.J. Hyperactive. "Hypercussion" D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" D.J. Hyperactive. "Get Wicked" D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" D.J. Hyperactive. "Jeopardy" friendly mutant DJ Hyperactive's Funky Four plus One More D.J. Dero. "Do the Rave Stomp" Boy Records. "Megamix #2" Nymphomania. "I Want Your Body" Lords of Acid. "I Must Increase my Bust" Rock 'n' Rave Mix 2 Unlimited. "No Limit" DJ Hyperactive 12" jokes Mo' One-Offs; Chicago Subjects v. Jeff Mills. "First Flower" Chosen Few. Mok 8 Zekt. "Senseless" Charley Lownoise and Mental Theo. "Flight To Frankfurt" 101%. "Droid Sector" Tumor. "Tumolt EP" V.I.P. "Proggresion EP" X Crash. "808 Terror EP" D Jungle Fever. "Shark EP" Industrial Strength 16. "Machines" Frankfurt Trax Volume 4. Promo Koenig Cylinders. "I.S.T. 2" All Star Hardcore 4 Genlog. "Mock Moon" Edge of Motion. "Setup 707" Disintergrator. "Lock On Target" Jackmaster Funk. "Jack the Bass" hyperactive the return

Record Reviews Untouchables. EP Tough Toons UK A four tracker with two mixes of "Don't Be Afraid", an updated mix "Desire '93", and the one I'm going for, "N-Joi This", which has a wonderful hyped up sample of N-Joi's old classic, "Anthem". Everything's in this one. You and the crowd will love the track for the trip back. They keep this toon fresh by adding beats that are up to the minute, making this track a fresh release in any hardcore set. A great first release from this new label, watch for more from them. (JJ Jellybean) Just Rollin' a Fat B'/I Got You (Easy Boy) Face Records UK Brought to you by Pascal of Bad Influence and Sponge of Dance Conspiracy, so you know it's gonna be tuff! A wicked beat with rolling techno and bass lines on each track, this record is definitely on the dark tip. "Just Rollin'..." is exactly that, hard stylee, while "I Got You" mixes it up with an "Easy Boy" sample. Takes some getting used to with all the techno sounds, but you'll love it once you hear it LOUD. (JJ Jellybean) Static Substance. Happiness/Ghetto People remix Impact Records UK On DJ Seduction's Impact Records, this sticks to wicked loops and some sweet drum and bass. "Ghetto People" has all the ragga loops you would expect. "Happiness" puts it together with some nice instrumental loops. Jungle style, not exactly ruffneck but it works. (JJ Jellybean) Vice Squad. Give the Poor Man a Break Pimp Plastic UK When you see Mickey Finn's name on a track, you know you're in for a heavy drum and bass workout. This track is no exception. A half-beat intro with a "doo-doo" vocal loop, it cuts with a normal speed "Give the poor man a break" sample and proceeds to rip into one of the best beats of 1993. No shit. Get a hold of this one. (JJ Jellybean) Examples of Samples. EP UK Promo I had fun with this one trying to name all the samples I heard. The EP is full of them. However, I feel like they lost sight of the track for the sake of sampling. Check it out though, it's easy to enjoy. My homie Dub 1eight7 loves it. A four tracker definitely on a ragga tip. (JJ Jellybean) DJ Hype. Movin Shadow UK Promo Coming on the back of the new 2 Bad Mice square 7", this track defines Dark! Take an eerie vocal loop, "Have you ever been some place and it's DARK?", tear it apart over twisting hardcore beats, and you have DJ Hype's new one. A must have, eagerly awaited follow up to his slammers "Shot in the Dark" and his Sub Plates appearance "The Chopper". Sure to be on everyone's list, look for it to be released with remixes. (JJ Jellybean)

DJ Red Alert and Mike Slammer. In Effect Slammin Vinyl UK Wicked jungle coming from this pair on their new label, Slammin Vinyl. "In Effect" is their second release, and ruffneck beats tossed around with an "In Effect" sample and a "Bad Bwoy" loop run this one. The flip, "I Don't Need Your Love" has a fresh piano and vocal break leading into some reggae chords and a "'Ardcore Junglist" sample. Also look for Slammin Vinyl 001 "Ganja Man" EP and "In Effect" remixes out now. (JJ Jellybean) Acen. Window in the Sky Production House UK I know this is in everyone's crate already, but for those who missed out, get it now. I don't know how Acen does it, but the beats are always so fresh I can't help but to get a wicked lil' grin on my face. Crucial beats, perfect breakdowns, the samples, they have it all laid out in that unmistakable Acen style. The only thing that ay hurt this record is that some may deem it too commercial. However, you can't deny it has the magic, and I've never seen a crowd that didn't move to Acen. Look out for the remixes, already on their way. (JJ Jellybean) 101%. Acidiferous EP Caution Acid Germany The new Caution Acid is a very aggressive German acid track. It's also another 10" follow up to the first Caution Acid 10". Both are awesome. Both are hard to find. If you're into crazy acid, this is the one to get. Definite collectors item. (Hyperactive) Machines. EP Industrial Strength US This EP has four excellent tracks. My personal favorite is on the A-side, track two, "In the Machine". Another very aggressive acid track. Get lost in the acid madness with this EP. (Hyperactive) 4D. Lab Works Germany Promo The latest release on Lab Works, produced by one of the Midwest's truly hard DJs, ESP Woody McBride. An absolute mental fuckin' acid EP. Filled with all the "dirt" Woody's sets are so famous for here. Another innovative project by this killer producer. Look for his older stuff on Experimental US. (Hyperactive) Charley Lownoise and Mental Theo. Flight to Frankfurt Master Maximum Germany Watch out... here comes Charley Lownoise and Mental Theo with their follow up to the "Blast" EP, "Flight to Frankfurt". This EP is one of my favorites. It's totally fast, totally hard, totally insane. The ultimate energy boost to any party! Check out tracks B 12 - "DJ Fuck", with its "DJ FUCK FUCK FUCK, DJ FUCK, DJ FUCK..." loop, and track 747 - "W.W.S. Pussy", with 2 Live Crew's infamous party chant. The Real Slammers! (Hyperactive)

Eco-Issue We wanted get out some info for you on some destruction coming right from our backdoor. A company located in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont has been under attack by Greenpeace and other environmental action groups for its pesticide exports. This Compay, Velsicol, has been exporting two particular pesticides, heptachlor and chlordane, that have been banned in the United States since it was discovered that they cause cancer and remain in our environment for decades. Despite these health and environmental risks, Velsicol continues to export these insecticides to counties with less stringent policies on the general usage of pesticides. Greenpeace has been waging a letter writing campaign against Velsicol for several months. We want to get the rave scene involved since this is a very real problem where we can affect change right in our own area. When I first read of this problem, I was alarmed to find that Velsicol was centered in Rosemont. I have always imagined these types of companies to be some place else. So I am set to see change here, in my part of the world. I don't want to live where companies produce products that are unsafe for our planet. So please, find the time to write Velsicol's CEO. I know they may be one smaller company that is part of a much larger problem, but we need to start somewhere. If everyone took the time to write we can draw light to this issue and hopefully pressure Velsicol and other companies like them to stop their practices. We all need to live on this Earth for a long time to come. The way I see it, One World, One Rave. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Please write Velsicol—again—and tell them they must stop poisoning the planet. Write: Velsicol President and CEO Arthur Sigel at 10400 West Higgins Rd., Suite 600, Rosemont, IL 60018-3713. Or fax them at: 708-298-9014.

KIND 24 hr. kind info .312.357.3209. .414.256.1309. PIRATE P.A.s

August in Review Event of the month: Kind Project Three Day at Cricket Hill DJ of the month: Jethro X on August 13th at Cricket Hill Toons of the month: 5. Moka DJ - Hei Deighieto 4. Sub Plates Vol. 1 3. Nick O.D. - Spam Vol. 2 2. Acid Junkies Vol. 1 1. D & F - Amsterdam is on Fire (Bitch is a Ho) Essential Toons going into September: 1. White Label Promos 2. DJ Charley Lownoise and Mental Theo - Flight to Frankfurt 3. Frankfurt Trax Volume 4 4. 2 Bad Mice - Tribal Revival 5. Fat Joe - Livin' Fat Big shouts to all who knew about the Kind weekender and showed up to rave at Cricket Hill. Quite an experience. In the end... Kind did it again. You're putting Chicago back on track, boys and girls. Nocturnal Wonderland blew my mind. I didn't expect such a wicked scene in Saint Louis. Well worth the drive, look out for the next event down there. Terry, what was up with that progressive crap? Look out for Hard Corn, it's fucking hilarious. Their thing on Cloud Nine was dead on. Big ups to the Junga Vibe Tribe. Drop 'em lines at 708-515-5758. Good lookin' out. On the vinyl front, look for Chicago's kid, Born on a Rhyming Planet's first release on +8 Records in September. Also, check out Perceptrons on a new label coming out of Toronto, Switch Records. Call in and tell us what parties you thought were slammin, the best DJ's, toons, lights, whatever. We're going to try to feature the DJ who wins tops for the month in our next issue. Besides when we go on road trips to events, we probably wont't be reviewing parties since you all were there anyway, right? Maybe we'll give a quick shout for an event we really liked. Of course if you have something you would like to say about an event we will try to print it. Who knows, if it was a bad month we'll just print bust and sell-out of the month! RAVING Not rave, but raving, going out and raving your nuts off.

COMMUNICATOR The voice mail will be the flyer of our future. No need to print a flyer and give the pigs any advantage and extra time to plan a bust. Just word of mouth, call a voice mail and pass the info on to a friend, who tells a friend, who tells a friend, etc. Before the pigs even know what is going on, we're at the event raving our asses off. So take full advantage of these numbers and call them to see what's going on. C.H.A. is using 708-786- as a rave info line, just listing all the hardcore events we hear about. No bullshit parties. Call some other line for that. Also, check Kind's line 312-357-3209. A free event can happen at any moment. Pirate P.A.'s, guerilla party tactics. Why print a flyer for a free party when that money can be used for some other part of the production? Why give the pigs that much more of a hint that something will be happening on such and such a date? Call these lines. Stay informed, stay true to the hardcore underground. Date Event - City Promoter and Info Number September 18 Mideon - Milwaukee Drop Bass Network 414-256-1733 September 25 Hard Core Junkies - Chicago Mush Groove 312-509-6869 September 25 Bio-Funk - Madison Gravity 312-792-6152 October 2 Evolution - Chicago ATP, CHA, and Drop Bass 312-353-2098 # ATP the crew... JJ Jellybean, Hyperactive, R.P. Smack, Rhiannon Brown (love you), Aaron Stigberg, Phantom 45, Dub 1eight7, Jamie Hodge, Black Eye Brian, Loki, Nutty Joe, Goya, Felicia, Megan, YOU! shouts to ATP, Hard Corn crew, Junga Vibe Tribe, Sean, Himadri, Huck, Alan, UR, D-Rock crew, Sub Base, Knite Force, Darren and PM crew, Paul at Tuff Toons, 'ardcore junglists and cross-fading DJ's... MORE CARRY ON UP THE JUNGLISM!... PEACE!