Music : Hard Trance, Trance and Breaks
SATURDAY MAY 6TH 2006
ripsnorter
THE BIRTHDAY BEANFEAST!
@THE BLACK SWAN, BRISTOL.
This is our umpteenth birthday celebration, and it’s our last big party until October so we are pulling out all the stops! No expense spared! Maximum effort from all the crew!
We’ve got a bloody big birthday bonfire, laser show upstairs and down, Striking Lighting, interactive video screens, the Ripper ‘T’ Bar in a heated undercover outdoor area, stilt-walkers, costumed dancers, fire performers, face/body painting, crystal gridding, Hagglers Corner, multi-tiered staging on both dancefloors, an awesome line up of DJs and live acts…and our own chummy security to make sure everything runs sweet as a nut!! Oh and did I mention that we’re giving away 250 free CDs at the end!?!
PERFORMERS:
LUCIFER’S LOUNGE
Lucifer's Lounge showcases some of the best in the Wests fire performers,
dancing and twisting the flames of their passion in front of you whilst
warming your soul with desire and leaving your mind full of beautiful
golden trails.
www.lucifers-lounge.com
NATARAJA TRANCE-L8RS
The Nataraja Trance-L8rs are energy dancers who cleanse the environment utilising ancient techniques and incorporating crystals within a grid formation to enhance and protect the party from negative energies.
Within their dance they transform the energies of sound and light into movement, transfering this energy to other people on the dancefloor.
For the Nataraja Trance-L8rs, dance is a form of meditation to achieve trance.
Through trance, higher states of consciousness can be accessed. These are modern shamen, opening gateways to the worlds of spirit and magic by translating the music.
NUW IDOL
Playing a fully live PA, the WellWicked Records head-honcho must be the most intense, exuberant performer on the scene –this mad Frenchman certainly knows how to put on a show! Driving techno-trance with mesmerizing melodies.
www.wellwicked.com for downloads, logos and photos etc.
SIMON EVE
Simon is owner of the Recharge hard dance label, manager of the Tidy roster of DJs at Most Wanted and writer for DJ Magazine. He is one of the busiest DJs on the scene and plays at the UKs biggest parties; Insomniacs, Antiworld, Recoverworld. He is a consummate performer with an ear for a strong tune - and always rocks!
www.simoneve.com
DJ POD
The Ripper main man, on a mission to break down the musical barriers by mixing up psychedelic, techno and hard trance.
www.ripsnorter.co.uk/about
GREG ZOGG
The Rippers’ latest ressie and Planet Zogg promoter, Greg’s career has taken off in the last year, seeing him playing stonkin’ techno-trance sets all over the UK at some of the phatest undergrpound parties.
www.planetzogg.co.uk
CATJANE
Catjane is a Ripper regular and always plays a tight, well constructed warm up slot, weaving in a variety of influences from progressive psy trance to funky techno.
KUTSKI
Kutski tore the roof off The Swan at the last Ripsnorter party – since becoming a Ripper ressie a couple of years ago, the experience he has gained playing all over the country is certainly paying dividends – he was awesome back then but now…. Radio 1 continues to be Kutski’s outlet for getting underground dance music that NO-ONE else plays on the radio, out to the masses. John will be playing two sets; an old skool hip hop scratchadelic set in the Coolbox, then he will be bringing The Tunnel to a fitting climax with his trademark hard-trance sound.
http://www.harderfaster.net/text/features/10762
SCHMIDT
This is an exclusive debut live performance of tough house music and funky breaks, incorporating decks, EFX, CD players and laptops from one of our longest serving residents Dan Pearce, alongside his studio partner Masatake Toyota.
ABYSS
Abyss is no stranger to The Rippers – he rocked it on NYE and when he’s not playing you can find him down the front with his shirt off! Abyss has perfected mixing up hard trance and techno, and has a loyal following. He has recently earned himself the prestigious Cloud 9 residency in Cardiff.
www.inastateofbliss.com
PAUL EDWARDS VS DJ RAM
This breaks duo have between them ensured that breakbeat has become an essential part of the Ripsnorter sound. Both have a wealth of experience and know how to get the crowd up on their feet.
JOHNNY M
Johnny is a wonderful chill out DJ with a huge range of influences from African/world music through to dub and indie rock. Resident at Planet Zogg in Sheffield. A true connoisseur!
www.planetzogg.co.uk
DEE-JAKE
www.chilloutculture.co.uk
CLARE LARGE
www.intelligentaudio.co.uk
DETAILS:
Doors: 9pm – 5.30am
Tax: 10 tickets in advance / 12 on the door
But….we’re doing a Skinflints Happy Hour charging a mere fiver between 9pm and 10pm!!
Info: dj.pod@ripsnorter.co.uk / 07989 421289
Ticket Outlets and FFI: www.ripsnorter.co.uk
The Black Swan
438 Stapleton Road, Eastville, Bristol, Avon BS5 6NR.
By Junction 2 of the M32
The Rooms;
The Temple: techno-trance, psy-trance, hard-trance
The Tunnel: Breakbeat, hard-trance & techno
The Coolbox: Gert lush chill out; psychedelic dub, world music, jazzy vibes