Episode #13: Raveworld [1992-1993]

The Cleveland rave culture was inspired by a college radio dj from station WRUW named Stevie T. In 1992, he along with DJs Lars Fischer, Mike Filly, and Rob Bertrand attempted their first rave together. Unfortunately it was busted by the police before it even started. Soon after this, Mike Filly teamed up with DJ Rob Sherwood to form Tone Deaf and Color Blind Productions. In June of 1992 the crew hosted TIDAL RAVE featuring a live performance by 2 Unlimited. Their second event, KOOLAID in July of 1992 featured F.U.S.E. as well as Joey Beltram & Richie Hawtin. KOOLAID took place in a warehouse near East 4th St & Prospect. In June of 1992 a promoter named Jimmie Allen hosted A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT with headliner Sleepy C in Akron, OH.In 1993 Joe Lesesne began the PB-CLE (Pittsburgh-Cleveland) mailing list. This list grew exponentially and moved to what is now hyperreal.org in the fall of 1995.Rewind a few years back and you have what may very well be the start of the Washington, DC rave scene. Giovanni Baez can be accredited to being one of the first East Coast rave promoters, throwing parties known as Catastrophic. In 1990 Scott Henry, Tony Japzon & Charles Fields produced a party called Orbit. The first Fever event was hosted at the Paradox in 1992.Far away from the East Coast, in Salt Lake City UT, a man named Pete Ashdown along with partner John Webster had begun importing acid house to Utah. The first party was set to go off when the venue owner cancelled the arrangement. Several months and several venue issues & cancellations later Ashdown & Webster hosted "Rave 1 - Utah's First Rave." The party pulled roughly 120 people and was a mix of ravers and non-ravers. Ashdown dj'ed the whole night while his partner ran the door. He and Webster hosted two more follow-up parties in Salt Lake City while the next wave of events were hosted by a DJ named Chris Sick along with support from his girlfriend Jodi Nielsen. In 2006 Pete Ashdown ran for the Utah Senate election against incumbent Orrin Hatch. In 1992, Speedy J a Dutch techno producer broke through with a release on Richie Hawtin's & John Acquaviva's Plus 8 record label known as Pullover. Kenny Larkin who also released an influential track on Plus 8 has been described as "massively influential" on producers all over the globe.This podcast encompasses various shades of techno from both the United States in Detroit to European techno and widely know and resampled tracks such as Moby's "Go."Speedy J - FlashbackPsyance - MotionFUSE - TechnotropicMoby - GoKenny Larkin - We Shall OvercomeFellows - Last LaughMoby - Drug Fits The FaceBiosphere - Fairy TaleHardfloor - AM TripSven Vath - BarbarellaDa Sampla - With A Piece of Ice Acid Jesus - Move My BodyUnderground Resistance - NocturbulousRobert Armani - Circus Bells