Ten Early Edmonton parties (1991-1993)

From My Interview with Art Sproul (Part 1)

Interview date: May 16, 2017, 8:00 PM Eastern

Interview location: By telephone (Montreal-Edmonton)

Interview total time: ~2 hours (first 30 minutes represented here)

In this excerpt, Art Sproul -- part owner of the record store Breakaway Music and rave promoter from 1991 to '93 -- recounts the parties he promoted in Edmonton from 1991-1993, at Flashback[2], the Bronx, Dance Factory [0] and [1], as well as the venue that would (under duress) become Rebar.

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DJ Soulus (Roost; Rebar; GOMP), rave scene pioneer

Interview Transcript: Alicia K (DJ Soulus)

Interview date: August 7, 2016, 11:00 AM

Interview location: Alicia’s house, ground floor, sitting room Edmonton, AB

Interview total time: ~45 minutes

Alicia spins liquid drum 'n bass under the pseudonym Soulus.  She is a photographer and graphic designer who produces flyers for parties and club nights promoted by, among others, Grumpy Old Men Productions (GOMP) and their associates. 

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Techno Rebels: "Just the [ ♫ ] Tracks, Ma'am"

What follows is an audio tour through the "pre-history of techno" according to Dan Sicko, author of Techno Rebels (1999, Billboard Books: Broadway, New York), "the definitive text on a hard-to-define but vital genre of music."

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4-20 Special: Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in Canada

Notes from:

The Real Dope:

Social, Legal and Historical Perspectives 

on the Regulation of Drugs in Canada

Edited by Edgar-André Montigny

University of Toronto Press, Toronto: 2011

[All quotes from this source.]

TL;dnr -- Don't worry about the history of drug prohibition in Canada, Justin Trudeau's looking out for you and his main man Bill Blair's got your back.

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The Picture That Started It All

In the book Generation Ecstasy by Simon Reynolds, there is the picture that inspired the E-Town Rave History Project.

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BRONX / LUSH / REV: From the Archives

This is the story of the building which was known as the Rev, which also housed Lush, and before that was the MIGHTY Bronx -- by JPX

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A History of the Edmonton Rave Scene in 3,000 Short Words

Edmonton proves – and works hard to prove – the premise that “a city that works hard, plays hard.”  This blue-collar town is full of people who like to have a good time on the weekend.  Many a bar or taphouse will pour you a drink on Friday after work; there are lots of parties on Saturday nights; the city is a mix of punks, grungers, industrials, and, from the late 80’s on, ravers – a subculture that was identifiable in Edmonton starting in about 1993 when the Journal ran a front-page story about them.

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