Over The Edge Page 12 Oct 9, 2000

The Largest Vinylutions Gathering to Date
Venus vs. Mars

Alternative culture in Prince
george is fast growing, and
the rave scene is no excep-
tion. Saturday, October 23
hosted the largest Vinylution
Gatherings party yet to hit
PG, and became a night that
will stick in many peoples’
minds for some time to
come.

The party destination was
the Rollerdome, with both
rooms being used to their full
capaicity (with no real ‘main’
or ‘back’ room, the line-up of
Djs was phenomenal). The
light show was the largest
yet, as was the amount of
stereo equipment, and over
600 people attended without
a single violent incident.

Unlike the name of the
party suggested, there was
no female versus male Dj on
stage, but rather a casual
mix of genders throughout

the night. The male Dj line-
up was made up of both
Vinylution residents and
other local Dj's that included
Monte Martens (also of D’oh
Boy), Heiper, Kureous, Blue
Screen (formerly Cypher),
Coal, Kyle, Weasel, and
(unofficially named)
Backspun.

However, the real treat was
the three female Dj’s (all
‘imported’ from the south)
who rocked the crowd with
their personal genre’s of
electronica. The first on the
decks was the Sorceress,
straight out of Naniamo and
playing her style of tech, pro-
gressive and hard house,
and therein opening the
northern scene’s eyes of
what the south has to offer.
The next female to spin,
from Vancouver, was Miss
Innocent. Her style, more

old-school, Roland 303-influ-
enced acid-trance and
house music that kept the
crowd in a frenzy of flailin’
feet and glo-sticks, just kept
gettin’ faster and faster
and...(personally, ! don’t
think | have heard so many
scream’s for just one Dj’s
set!)

However, the treat of the
night, the creme de la
creme, the most amazing Dj
set this town has ever heard
(ok, maybe that’s just my
personal view), was Ill-Esha,
also from Vancouver, playing
her style of jungle and drum
n’ bass while vocaling over
top. While the hardness of
her beats would call some
deep down animalistc desire
to go crazy on the floor, her
vocals both soothed and
excited the hte listeners
mind into a deeper aprecia-

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Collaborative

Peak ie

tion for her music.

three of
women throughout
the night, they all
showed
approval
northern
scene,

responsive
crowd was, and

was __ inside
venue. Overall, a
very sucessful

party. Yay northern
party-goers!!!!

Until the next

party, Dance, Live, “tle

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