RIHKAL
(Raves I Have Known And Loved)

This is an incomplete list of the raves I've attended since my first one back in '92, compiled for no other reasons than my own amusement. Of course I've had a hard time defining exactly what constitutes a "rave" as distinct from other types of dance parties. For the sake of simplicity, I've automatically disqualified anything that happens on a college campus from being a "rave" -- hence the seeming blank space of many years: I was getting my fix from "college dance parties" (which I've arbitrarily defined as "not raves," no matter how thick the vibe was or who was spinning). I've also excluded house parties (hence the absense of ::counting sheep::, y2kaos, 1-800-AMBIENT, et al.). All the spaces are in/near Seattle, unless otherwise indicated. Events are listed in approximately chronological order, though for many I can't remember which came before which.

 

  1. ?? (Psychick TV) -- San Francisco, CA, summer '92
  2. ?? -- Santa Cruz, CA, Jan. 9, '93
  3. ?? -- NAF, fall '98
  4. EarthDance -- Lish House, fall '98
  5. ?? -- Club F/X, fall '98
  6. Rebirth of Power (Seelie Court) -- Lish House, Dec. 4, '98
  7. de.lurk -- 2424, winter '99
  8. ?? -- Oseao, winter '99
  9. Earth (Seelie Court) -- Oseao, spring '99
  10. Gruv -- near Olympia, spring '99
  11. Scrumdiddlyumptious -- 2424, spring '99
  12. Tropical (Healthy)-- 2424, spring '99
  13. Inertia Labs -- Oseao, spring '99
  14. Starseeds (Seelie Court) -- Lish House, spring '99
  15. Falling Into Sunrise -- Oseao, summer '99
  16. Moontribe Six-Year Anniversary (Moontribe) -- Sequoia National Park, CA, June 27, '99
  17. Pollution -- Oseao, July 9, '99
  18. THX-1138 -- the woods, July 10, '99
  19. Cancer Birthday -- the woods, July 17, '99
  20. Organic Chemistry (Satori) -- the woods, July 24, '99
  21. Ether (Seelie Court/Oseao) -- Washington coast, August 14, '99
  22. Twisted In The Forest (Entheogen) -- Mt. Baker National Forest, August 27, '99
  23. Earthdance (Inertia Labs) -- a farm near Vancouver, WA, October 2, '99
  24. 360 BPM Three-Year Anniversary (360 BPM) -- Superhighways, November 24, '99
  25. ?? -- Lish House, November 27, '99
  26. ?? -- Lish House, December 4, '99
  27. Psiek 1-Year Anniversary -- not telling :) December 10, '99
  28. Lucidity (Tribal Reaction) -- a juice bar, December 11, '99
  29. Primal Energy (Children From Above) -- Olympia, WA, December 18, '99
  30. Touching The Void (Tribal Reaction) -- a juice bar, January 29, 2000
  31. Operation Mindfuck (Inertia Labs) -- Lish House, February 19, 2000

 

[last updated 2/24/00]