#castlemorton

[philipkampp]

AFFXWRKS SS24 ‘CONVOY’

AFFXWRKS dedicates SS24 to the alternative lifestyle present in the communities of 70’s Castlemorton, the characters that served as an inspiring catalyst for change and the mindset that influenced a cultural movement.

(via AFFXWRKS)

[swampgallows]

im just an observer now but i see clips on socmed of what the rave scene is doing and man i just dont think it used to be like this. why have people suddenly become so brazenly selfish and destructive? i was always of the opinion even deep in the scene that the reason we went to derelict warehouses in rundown areas was because there were no established places for us to have our events. sometimes there were! we'd get to have them at banquet halls or clubs in hollywood or even legit venues like the shrine; all the events in the uk were at clubs. or theyd end up out in the countryside, like how ours end up in the desert. (and even still cops would try to chase us out... like bro if we cant go out into the middle of the desert and do this where we're not bothering anybody, all that's gonna make us do is go back to the city and bother people...) but the goal was never to make another castlemorton and trash the fucking place. we're not 'sticking it to the man' by making neighborhoods unsafe and leaving trash in civilians' homes and stealing from their cars. on top of stories of people ruining the audio equipment owned by the djs or the people throwing the actual damn party, and seeing videos of people just huddled on a street corner and calling it a 'renegade', like man we partied under overpasses and in the trainyard and shit but not in the middle of the street of a residential neighborhood. we didnt push out encampments of houseless folks. i just cant see where 'plur' is in a scene like that.

like yeah there's always been petty theft and drug use, ive been in some nasty situations myself, had a gun waved around and pointed in my face because people were arguing over who got to sell nitrous, but that was never like. the rave's fault. it was never a problem inherent to the party, it was the people who came to it. but that's where the community comes in: to keep out folks who are there to drug up underage girls or there to make a quick buck or whatever other reason. people stopped accepting bookings from bad promoters, stopped booking bad djs, stopped letting in people who were there just to cause problems. but now it seems like those are the people in charge of shit, or otherwise whoever is in charge is just letting it all slide.

i dunno again it's just what im seeing on fb n shit because i havent been able to go to a party since feb 2020, but from everything ive been seeing i feel like there might not be anything to go back to

[hypnotzd]

(via "Castlemorton Common Festival" Long T-Shirt for Sale by paulo silveira)

1992 Castlemorton Common Festival T-Shirt - Commemorating the Legendary Rave Celebrate a pivotal moment in rave culture with our 1992 Castlemorton Common Festival T-Shirt. This design commemorates the legendary week-long free festival and rave held in the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, from 22 to 29 May 1992. The festival, which drew significant media attention and sparked controversy, became a defining event in the history of British counterculture. The iconic festival played a key role in shaping the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. Made from premium cotton, this T-shirt is a must-have for rave enthusiasts, festival-goers, and anyone with a deep appreciation for the history of free parties. Wear it as a tribute to the spirit of freedom, music, and community that defined the Castlemorton Common Festival. Perfect for everyone looking for Castlemorton Common Festival, 1992 rave T-shirt, British rave culture, Malvern Hills festival, free party history, Criminal Justice Act 1994, festival commemoration, rave nostalgia, festival T-shirt, rave merchandise, counterculture fashion, British festival history, premium cotton T-shirt, free festival apparel, iconic rave event, music festival shirt or rave culture clothing

[antonybridge]

‘Malverns from castlemorton common’ watercolour framed in A4 ash frame. Get in touch for details. #malvernhills #malvern #themalverns #worcestershire #worcestershirebeacon #castlemortoncommon #antonybridge #malvernart #watercolour #moleskine #sketchbookpainting #britishlandscape #britart #englishlandscape (at Castlemorton Common) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkvgVDQNDhl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[2tuff]

Session 1 - Poolside Vibrations from Steven Andrade on Vimeo.

Andy Cato - Back From Castlemorton Space Dimension Controller - The Love Quadrant Toro y Moi - Rose Quartz Universal Solution - You'll See (Micha Mischer Remix) Mr FijiWiji & Tülpa - Sentient Little Dragon - Sunshine Miguel Migs - Life Bondax - All Inside The XX - Angels (Bodhi Remix) Bonar Bradberry - 3two5 (Mario Basanov Remix) CFCF - Come Closer (Nacho Lovers Remix) Lost Midas - Love Undone Empresarios - Siesta (Zeb's Long Time Remix) Hollie Cook - 99 Les Sins - Bellow Keep Shelly In Athens - Recollection Flume - Sleepless Mura Masa - Miss You GusGus - God Application Benoit & Sergio - Not In Your Nature Classixx - Holding On Yumi and the Weather - Not Again (Ambassadeurs Remix) Tame Impala - Mind Mischief Tensnake - Kill The Time Coyote Clean Up – Awesome Luv

[norepetitivebeats]

FREE PARTY: A FOLK HISTORY

Donate now to get this film finished in time for 30th anniversary of Castlemorton!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrtorquay/free-party-a-documentary

[suburbass]

Castlemorton Common Free Festival 22,29 May 1992 The Genesis of the free rave, freeparties, freetekno movement and teknivals Next year will be the 30th anniversary of this legendary event, and to celebrate it, will be released a brillant film documentary "Free Party, A Folk History" About the rave origins, the acidhouse, warehouse and the freeparty genesis with some interviews from Debbie spiral, Grace DiY, Steve Bedlam and Mark Spiral Ixy Spiral, Harry DiY, Youth (Killing Joke), Colin Dale, Alan 'Tash' Lodge, Chris Liberator... and many more ... with all first pioneers soundsystems lile Spiral Tribe, Tonka,Exodus,Liberator, Bedlam , Desert Storm, and also all from the warehouse / free party / squat rave scene formed across the UK, (including LSDiezil, Adrenalin, Tekno Travellers, Smokescreen, Circus Lunatik... Photos credits : Alan Lodge Keep On Ravin' :) #castlemorton #tekno #rave #raveon #raveparty #freetekno #freeparty https://www.instagram.com/p/CPaWOyPBnFp/?utm_medium=tumblr

[seannthecity]

6 years ago in a beautiful castle was a princess 👑 and her #assistant . #castlemorton #sailor #storytime #latergram 📸’s by @ride2009 and @pattymartininyc #imissyou (at West Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUaHtEDgX-u/?utm_medium=tumblr

[inbasements]

Spiral Tribe -  FFWD THE REVOLUTION

Spiral Tribe were a free party crew originated in the early 90s. A grassroots operation focused on partying without limits, and exploring alternative ways of living, outside the status quo. 

This was all fuelled by the freedom that new sequencers and synths allowed musicians to bend and redefine the future of music, this runs in parelell with the Rave scene in the early 90′s, which produced Hardcore and later Jungle and so on. 

The Spiral’s signature style of hard and fast techno (spelled Tekno, for readers to keep up with its pace) alongside the 90s empathical boom, created quite the stir and were responsible for holding one of the largest illegal raves in history. The Castlemorton Common festival held for a week, attracted up to 40,000 ravers throughout its duration, with ongoing clashes with the police. 

It could be said that Spiral Tribe peaked a new way of life, separate from the central, drip down society of today. To say this scared the people in power is to put it lightly, it is argued that the Castlemorton episode is in part, or even solely responsible for the introduction of the criminal justice bill of 1994.

Introduced by a Thatcher-led government the changes in law introduced in this bill included the illegality of 10 or more people gathering and listening to music that can be looesly described as repetitive beats. 

When people ask me, where was I in 1992, I can only answer that I was just born, but maybe in the years to come people will ask, well where were you in 2020? If you are unhappy about how the modern world has become, this global shakeup will be an interesting time. Forward the Revolution. and look after one another. 

[ravibhojwani]

#frankiebones #bonesbreaks #dogsonacid #dnbshare #colinfaverkiss #castlemorton #summeroflove

[jimholt]

The 7 day Castlemorton free party, 25 years ago this week, outlawed in 1994 by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act along with many other gatherings, particularly outdoor parties attended by more than 100 people where music is typified by 'repetitive beats' #castlemorton #rave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Td-5DmYZw (at Castlemorton Common)

[antonybridge]

Evening sketch on castlemorton common. #pochade #pochadebox #pleinair #castlemorton #antonybridge #malvernhills #malvern (at Castlemorton Common) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdwGcdVNgl2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[norepetitivebeats]

Magazine article on Free Parties, Spiral Tribe, DiY and Castlemorton, June 1991

[adamef]

#Castlemorton #SpiralTribe #PhoneHome (at Castlemorton Common)

[seannthecity]

My version of #netflixandchill with a🔥and beautiful beasts!!⚓️ #love #sailor #castlemorton (at Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQVsjxFJdd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j89g7bltba71

[david-wilkie]

Visit to Rothbury garden, part of the national garden scheme, then on to Castlemorton Common for a walk up the hills.