Bo Kitty Interview: The History of Melbournes Rave Scene
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- We take a step back in time to reflect on the rave community and culture spanning over the last 25 years. From McKean street warehouse days, to taking over spaces we know and love like the Forum for 3000 person raves, to discussing the lost sense of collectivism caused by scene population explosion - and how we can adapt.
Sit back, watch and get familiar with one of the most experienced and knowledgable raver-turned-professional that we have here in Melbourne.
Producer: Beat Repeat (Eliza Holliday & Adam Cain)
Video & Edit: Cohen Medson
Tracks:
"Why" - D Livin
"Get On Up" (Chris Liebing Mix) - DJ Rush
"PART 1" - FLR
"Go" - MOBY
"Deep Into The Vibe" - CZR
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I grew up in Melbourne’s rave and festival scene alongside Bo Kitty - this sure was a flashback and a fabulous representation of our roots. That was such a time of freedom and expression that will never be able to be recreated - we were damn lucky to be a part of this unique cultural explosion! Ah the memories :) Great interview Bo!
Everyone feels that way about their rave days. It’s cyclical, I’m 24, living amongst the rave scene in Melbourne. All my friends feel this way about our scene at the moment.
@@jaypeluso5053 actually no - you sadly do not have the same amount of freedom we had back then. At all. And how would you know? You weren’t born yet. I’m glad you’re having an awesome rave era, but you’re not gonna be able to tell anyone who was raving in the 90s/2000s you have the same freedoms today or that’s it’s the same 😂 Also you’re missing the point that THAT WAS WHEN THIS ALL STARTED - today’s rave culture has been regurgitated over and over again to become what it is today. There’s magic in the beginnings of things.
Filter on Wednesday nites at the Lounge also was a magical time mid 90s. Voodoo techno nite. And Teriyaki was Thursday nites where Max Watts is now. Also MUD (melbourne underground development) parties were incredible.
Hell to the yeah. Worked at The Lounge 95/96 but was there for years before. Was there anywhere to go to meet ppl who’d take you to the extreme creative parties. I wished I remembered names of all the ppl and places I wld just trudge to to be involved in most new and innovative scenes. Mostly I remember the better but until Club Fuck and The Lounge lost its big names and uniqueness it was harder to track names and places names. It was so fluid. You’d know where to be for nye in Sydney also. The 303 fsom Ollie Olsen voiteck Andrew till guys wld give a feel where to go to. If I collected names that are in my memory of experiences I’d be able to re-find myself… At 51 I don’t think my tastes have changed just expanded. 1990s truly can’t be messed with. The Lounge was the best place to meet and find new ventures imho. Rip.
I miss the old days
We will never have those days again
So lucky to have those memories for the rest of my life
Bo always had this amazing Aura...and she still has it.❤
Bo Kitty what a wonderful human being you are. Peace.
I absolutely loved hearing you talk about these special times Bo Kitty! It's part of the creative loop to forever reflect on what's gone before. It was an amazing time to be vibing. We'll never forget.
Great interview could’ve listened to the conversation all day long!! Bring back the good old days of innocence hey
Going to see shows at PICA recently has been so depressing. No creativity, not a lot of care. I miss the old days when creativity and the experience was as important as the music.
Great little piece here guys, thanks!
Awesome interview bo!
It is so cool to see some of those old photos from Mc Kean st!
Thanks for doing this.
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The Forum Party was absolutely fcuking awesome. Its still my numero uno party.met my partner there 2 kids later. Right time right place for me and i wasn't even going to go out that weekend my mates came round dragged me out🎉
I know this might be a weird thing to say, but the modular synth community in Melbourne is where it is at for me at the moment.
We have some great people, some from the old crews, together with the younger artists, and people from the current electronic scenes, all coming together in appreciation for a method of making electronic music, in it's many forms.
I love it.
It’s good to see the interview of people behind the scene. 👍👍👍👍.
One thing I love about Melbourne music scene is the diversity and multiculturalism.
i remember the public liability insurance that went through the roof at that time closed events down and that was a death for a lot of the scene . that pushed together sub cultures also. one of my favourite moment at teriyakianarkisa was walking into the toilet see a guy from London throwing up . i asked him if he needed water " na man im nervous ive come from london with two crates of records and im up next, i dont know what to do ". while i was saying youll be fine hey some random puts his head over my shoulder and say . " mmmaaatttteeee ! just go fuckin haaaarrrrddddd or go back to london ............ holy shit his set was one of if not the best set ive ever witnessed . poor dee dee after him worked really hard to pick it back up.
Classic
So cool to see some of the old photos from Mc Kean street!
Thanks for doing this!
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Great interview! Brought me back to that very special time. Loved those shows at Teriyaki and then going straight to uni the next morning 🤪 Good times but now I’m just an oldie who can still Melbourne shuffle
Lol...my boy's 10 and he stumbled upon some shuffle footage one day...I told him 'I used to shuffle young man'...he demanded to see my science...rusty af but still there...keep rockin sister
I'm loving these interviews, Bo is an excellent choice!
I bet he’s a great mentor, straight shooter, loves what he does, what a gem 😁
Be in the moment and bring back the PLUR!!
Thank you so much for sharing your story and experiences... I was with you on this journey too, at all these places... And much respect and recognition to you too :) it doesn't end. It just evolves!!
Hey Az 💖☺️
It's SezPez
Warehouse Wednesdays...my first experience, then Qbar Fridays and the rest of those clubs in the late 90's....
Great Interview, wow so many flash backs, good days!
I had Bo on my podcast over at Surreal Melbourne, she's such a force of nature !!
Money will always corrupt a festival - the need to appeal to the masses will always have a detrimental effect on music art and culture, and on us as individuals as a result.
Love the big picture views expressed here!
I've been part of the Melbourne rave scene from 2011 - 2014 and everything she says is on point. Even more so you find similar evolutions throughout the world. Where i'm from, Mauritius - it's the same thing. Which is why I decided to quit Djing and making money from the underground scene and learn to be a pure punter again !
Obsessed
She sounds so much like she lived in the USA or Canada at some point. I swear her accent isn't purely Aussie...as an American she could pass for being from here. I'm just curious lol... But i love hearing her story from another time and place. It seems the heyday was the same time all around the world...
Dee Dee and Slack are legends!!
12:51 she’s sooo right here. I went to the 2022 festival x, they took sunscreen off you at the gate at a hot day, you had to go alll the way to the far corners of the first aid tents with shit sunscreen. Who can honestly be fucked walking all the way there every couple hours? Festival x made it really difficult to navigate a shit app for the line up, and bins were overflowing… but they had Calvin harris!!!! No it was fucken shit. Sorry hardware…
In contrast to LTEC, who handed out sunscreen around the venue, very approachable staff, art installations were fun, they had the lovely people picking up rubbish, plenty shade and places to relax and food truck game rocked. Attention to detail well and truly noted there
This is the alternative 'rave' scene. The first 2-3 EPTAS were good. After that, it went feral and disorganised.
Definitely very strange and alternative scene . Not a rave scene...
P L U R 😍
Teriyaki Anarki Sake !
True!
The worst part of the early Melbourne rave scene was the ridiculous fashion and aesthetic design. The best parties were Wetmusik’s that had none of that and were just about the music music music.
You're a glass half full guy?
everyone talks about the past ., obviously some people are not about the neverending future.,many us are many are us, still glowing brightly coloured visions still doing it if you find and know where to be then you too shall be 😉 always on the magic happens carpet rug ride .keepinitcolours
Accent ?
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Used to see her out and about at parties but never spoke to her . Is she a Yank ?
Sounds Irish to me. She doesn’t pronounce words like an American.
Hermosa eleccion 10😍 XX18LIKE.Uno de mejor siempre en mi corazónz mañas no se la.🌹🤩💜 Son unos de los mejores conciertos.