Episode 11: KURT ECKES PART 2

Kurt Eckes put Milwaukee on the map in the ’90s with his Drop Bass Network parties and Even Furthur festival. We talk about Satanism and rituals, how to throw a rave, the craziest stories from Furthur, the RAVE Act, the Drop Bass label and Midwest hard acid, plague raves and starting a Kult.

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Things discussed in this episode:
The Pitch of Madness - Woody McBride, Verbos, Delta 9 and more. All the legendary gabber and hard acid records of Drop Bass Network… available to buy again on Bandcamp!

RAVE ACT - Before he was president, Sen. Joe Biden was behind the RAVE Act, designed to shut down underground parties. Read more about it here.

Even More Further - Piotr Orlov reports from the Even Further reboot rave in 2016, for Esquire.

Massive! - The story of Milwaukee rave bible Massive magazine.

The Underground is Massive - Michelangelo Matos’ book on the roots and evolution of the American rave scene.

Tune In, Trip Out - An album of Drop Bass rave flyers showing off the intersection of psychedlia, acid humor, religious flips and so much more.

Front Page Magazine July 94 - The German techno magazine interviews Woody McBride

Daft Punk at Even Further 96 - A legendary set.

mw 90s raves - Get your fat pants on and wade through this collection YouTube videos of 90s Midwest raves.