{{{TECHNO 94}}} ========= {Name}; {{Techno 94}} {When;} {{Monday 31st Oct. 1994}} {Where;} {{Panishof - Borgloon} {{/ Belgium}} {Organisers;} {{B&B Productions and Ravers United}} - {Hall 1 / Techno - Hardcore - Underground - Trancecore} {{{Dj's:}}} * Mike Dred (R&S Records - Diatomic - London) * Xentrix (Energy House) * Bountyhunter (Bonzai Records) * The Fly (MAYDAY 6) * Tanith (MAYDAY - Berlin) * Tofke (MAYDAY 7) * Miss Djax (MAYDAY - Djax Upbeats -The Netherlands) * Yves Deruyter (The House Of House Cherry Moon - Energy'94) * Zzino (Reload Records) * Franky Jones (MAYDAY 6,7 - Love Nation '94) * G-Force (B&B) {{{Live Act's:}}} * Acid Junkies (Djax Upbeats - MAYDAY 6) * Acid Kirk (BWP Experiments - Reload Records) * Jones & Stephenson (Bonzai Records - MAYDAY 6) {{{{Presentation by V.J.Simone Angel (MTV)}}}} - {Hall 2 / Trance - Mellow} {{{Dj's:}}} * Nick (Nota Bene) * Marko (La Rocca-At The Villa) * Tofke (MAYDAY 7, Carat) * Frank (Globe) * Kevin (Balmoral) {{{After Party At 'The Carat' Starts at 07.00 Am.}}} {Soundsystem : 40.000 Watt Lights : 100.000 Watt - Aircraft - Roboscans - Smokeprocessors PAR 64 Robocolors - Strobo's - Multicolor Lasers - PAR 56 Flower Lights - Microstars - Videoscreen with Rave Items.} Many people tought that this was gonna be 'the' Belgian event of '94, they tought right... Since the organisation was in hands of 'B&B Productions & Ravers United' (B&B is just the short form for 'Bart & Ben', 2 guys from Belgium who gave lots of parties in 'Rave Zone Montini' a rather famous techno club in Sint Truiden, they also do flyers (if you can call their work flyers!) and Ravers United, just another rave organisation with members like Franky Jones)) I was a little bit afraid coz i tought it was gonna be a pure Belgian rave with lots of Bonzai stuff but it wasn't. They did a really great job there, except for these points * The organisation in the building sucked MAJOR! I had to wait more then an houre to get in and more then a 30 mins to get out! * There where 2 halls, but the connection between those 2 halls was a disaster, when you where in hall 1 and you wanted to go to hall 2 you had to go trough the main entrance (where 100's of people where waiting to get in) believe it or not but i took more then 20 minutes to get from hall 1 to 2, so when you wanted to take a look at hall 2, you were gone for about 40 mins. * The location was not really 'the perfect rave location'. When you wanted to take some fresh air outside you had to wait again more then 30 minutes to get in. The whole rave was waiting waiting waiting.... That's the reason why i missed some of the highlights of the evening like Tanith :-( (he was the reason why I was at techno '94 :) and Acid Kirk Live. * The temperature, WAY to hot, lots of people fainted that evening! Some positive points maybe now :) * It was really a great rave (except for that waiting and waiting and....) * Probably one of the biggest of Belgium, i don't know the right number of people who attended at 'Techno 94' but it must be someting between the 6.000 and 10.000. The whole place was really a MESS to get in and out. They weren't prepared for 6.000 a 10.000 people. Some comments on the Dj's and live act's {{* Miss Djax}} She wasn't on the line-up, I still don't know why she played maybe because the Acid Junkies did a live act but she did a great set, wicked 303 sounds mixed very well togheter. One of the best sets that I've heard that evening. {{* Yves Deruyter}} The creator of 'The house of house' and his new one 'Let there be house'. I expected a different set from him, usually in his local club (The House Of House - Cherry Moon) he plays mostly good hardtrance but now he played a bit commercial (at least for me :) songs like 'The House of House', 'Let there be house' 'Calling Earth'... To put it in other words, his own records and lots of Bonzai Records and Dance Opera stuff. {{* Bountyhunter}} He was one of the first ones that evening, if you are one of the first ones it's difficult to get the people on the dancefloor without playing some mega-hits but he did it well, after some songs the dancefloor was already in full motion and he could start playing some kewl underground stuff. {{* Mike Dred}} I'm not sure if it was him but i'm quite certain. He did a great set, mostly 303 sounds togheter with some of his own records mixed VERY well. {{* Acid Junkies (Live)}} Nice one, some things went wrong in the beginning (problems with the speakers) their music was really loud in the beginning. In fact the music at the podium was really to loud, i'm kinda deaf and I mean not deaf for 1 day. {{* Zzino}} The surprise of the evening for me, great set and excellent mixing! He even did the mixing technique that i've heard once on MAYDAY when Westbam was spinning, (i think it was westbam) mixing 2 records when scratching a third one. Watch out for this dude! {{* V.J. Simone}} I think I don't have to introduce this lady, know from The Party Zone on MTV. You maybe are gonna say, 'Whoa Simone at a rave, how commercial'. But I've seen the dudes from MTV on lots of raves. Simone at "Energy'94" and "The Love Parade 94", Carolin at "The Tribal Gathering '94", Steve Blame at "The Love Parade 94" Daviane at "Camel Airave" and now Simone again at "Techno '94" so what the hell, she did only the presentation. I think it's a nice idea to invite a host for a megarave like that you always know who's playing and who comes next and it's good for the ambiance. Conclusion A very nice rave but the location and the organisation inside sucked. If they are gonna do this every year (Techno '94, '95, '96...) it could be the mega-rave from Belgium. {{The UnderTaker - Gent, Belgium}} 13th Nov. 94