It was 1993. You were there. sweating in a mid-atlantic warehouse, it was dark, crowded, throbbing, and new. The internet was just starting up. DJs were mysterious; the tracks they played invoked euphoria. You danced near the subs so you could embody every bass hit.

It is 2024. You are here. Whether you were there or not for the decades before, rave transcends, evolves, thrives. 

Our prompt for this mix series is simple: we ask DJs for their unique interpretation of early rave based on memory or fantasy.

IG: @paradoxdurham

Brought to you by @dj-playplay and @fifi-hi-fi

Next Paradox: April 27th @ The Fruit, Durham

I’m Spike, the pup who likes hyperpop. HYPERPUP!

They/Them
One Half of Nancy Music
artist w/ Biblioteka Records

Maine-raised, Boston and Baltimore (Peabody) educated, New York City honed, Chicago softened, and now back in New England.  Besides composing, I play piano and tuba (and tuba variants), and sing bass and countertenor.

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