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come to Overseas Day October 9, hASC Main Hallway 10:00 - 2:00 pm ant to be "Survivor"? ^to learn rngre a Ijo ut Dominica '’l he nature island” (grad <& undergrgd trips) Study Abroad Programs 1st Floor, Bizzeli Hall West 8-45-054-4 Page 4A AGGIELIFE Friday, October 6,20 THE BATTALION Techno Invasion National electronic music tour hits Austin venue piga888iSi8M <" ^si By Jason Bennyhoff The Battalion Moonshine Records began in the late ’80s as an experiment in the mar ketability of techno music. Today, it is one of the largest techno labels in the country, and it runs the only na tional, annual electronic music tour in the United States. Texans will October 2nd-6th MSC Hallway 10 - 3 Micro Other Locations Today-Friday Oct. 6th FishPond from 10-3 Tomorrow-Saturday Oct. 7th Texas A&M vs. Colorado Sales Begin 4 hours prior to Kick off Outside of G.Rollie White & The MSC Hall way Check ns out on-line at maroonouLtaniu.edu get an opportunity today to witness the fourth install ment of this tour in Austin. Among those appearing on the tour are Carl Cox, John Kelley, Mi cro and Dieselboy. These names may not be known to the general public, but all are popular performers with in their own musical genre. Cox gained his popularity as an electronic DJ in the early ’80s in Great Britain, and has been playing continually since those early days. Cox, considered by many reviewers, including Urb Magazine, to be one of the top three DJs in the world, said he has memorable experiences of playing in Texas and looks for ward to this year’s Moonshine tour date in Austin. “The last time I was [in Texas], I had a great time,” Cox said. “It was very hot, but people were ecstatic to see me and they walked away very happy after the show. It was a real pleasure to see that in a land known for oil barons.” Kelley was born on a military base to a Japanese mother and Amer ican father. Kelley said he became a DJ after graduating from the Univer sity of California-Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in biology. Kel ley said he was accepted to medical school, but chose not to attend due to the responsibility of that commit ment. While the United States lost a doctor, it gained a renowned DJ. Kelley said he enjoyed his pre vious experiences on the Moon shine tour, but the everyday grind of touring the country tends to wear on him and the other performers. “It is a pretty brutal schedule,” Kelley said. “Traveling and playing is hard enough, but when you are do ing five or six shows a week, it gets really tough on your body. It is pret ty much: Get up, shower, get some thing to eat, go to the show, get back to the bunk and the next thing you know, it is time to do it all over again.” Kelley said most people only see the finished product of the traveling and playing, so they only see the pro fessional side of the performers on the tour. Kelley said one aspect peo ple miss is the relationships between the various artists and DJs on the tour bus. “There is tension, definitely,” Kelley said. “To a great extent, most people get along really well, but everyone is in the close quarters and they are working really hard, so the tolerance goes down. It is really worst for the people who are always there, like the light ing people.” For some of the Moonshine perform- tunes ers, this will be their tor first trip to Texas. But for one, it is a grand homecoming. DrFusei's a trance DJ from Austin and a graduate of South west Texas State University. D.Fuse said the Moonshine tour has shown him Austin DJ D:Fuse spins some classic trance unes or Texas ravers. Carl Cox hypes up the crowd. how truly appreciative Texas crowds are of home-grown talent. “I never knew how people felt about me,” D:Fuse said. “Playing the Moonshine date in Austin last year was so overwhelming. I cannot wait to go back. I love the fact that I am from Texas, and I love the peo ple in Texas.” D:Fuse may be the home-town boy at this show, but he is by no means just “local talent." D:Fuse cur rently has four records on the market and a recent mixed CD on Moon shine Records. He said his immedi ate plans are to finish the Moonshine tour, and then to begin collaborating with Paul Oakenfold, a top U.K. trance DJ, on a European tour. Last year’s Moonshine tour was extremely successful, cramming in 25 shows in 32 days. The majority of those shows packed in thousands of ravers and club kids. Despite the success of the previous Moonshine tours, however, there are murmurs of discontent within the U.S. elec tronic scene. Cox said the electronic music scene in America has exploded in the last two years, resulting in some disturbing commercial trends in the way raves are organized and pro moted. Cox said the pri- • mary concerns of good [ music and safety have jgfjP been superceded by the H pursuit of money by I many American promot- yip; ers. Cox also said com- petition among promot ers has made it morediffi- :ult for performers and au dience members to receive good treatment from some of them. “Some parties are doing really well," Cox said. “But some promot ers are becoming real fat cats and mixing up their priorities. I played one party in Orlando, where I was put in a small room: the booth was small — it was a back-room party. Watcli out for some of these promoters: the United States could have a real good club scene if one or two promoters would collaborate. But it seems the scene here is more contrived [thanin I Friday, C By Ma The Bi AP posses days a: with t Culpep y Jom [Charge' proper! !bery, st [format i tion Po r Bry deli Europe]. 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