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Behind The Scenes Words: Andrew Peard INSIDE OUT
EVENTS Rave has seen a renaissance in Ireland over recent years in reaction to nightclub licensing and the cost of living crisis. This combined with a thriving electronic scene, has created room for a number of emerging collectives to hold some impressive parties. One of these emerging collectives is Inside Out. I sat down with Mocha to talk about their upcoming party: Toirneach, how they choose their locations, creating sound systems and all things rave. How do you choose your locations for your free parties? We get a lot of ideas online, from urban explorers and even through other collectives. These spots kind of enter a spoken word bank of knowledge. They get passed around and then you do your reconnaissance mission. What does that involve? Just getting out there, taking a walk around, actually finding the place… Have a look around and assess its potential. When assessing its potential, what do you have to look out for? Proximity to people is one thing. These sound systems are powerful. Accessibility for attendees, can people get there and back safely. If not, things like buses have to be organised. Also… the cool factor haha, is it a cool location. 30 The last two raves you’ve done have been pretty unique. Yeah, so we were in the Wicklow mountains last time. In an 1800s banqueting house that’s still there. That’s been used for raves by people for twenty years. It has a really strong sense of place, it’s on the top of a mountain with a panoramic view. That’s all so important. We had The Bunker; inside a bridge. Different vibe and I think the lineups are somewhat tailored a little bit to that. The idea that in the bunker we’re gonna have really heavy hard techno and up in the mountains something a little more varied. It’s loose enough but the lineups emerge as we’re planning for the spot. There’s only so many places you can find within the greater Dublin area and places do get boxed off. As far as I know The Bunker is gone, which is unfortunate. We were shut down there which was challenging. That is something as a collective we are prepared for. What safety precautions have you taken for Toirneach? We’ve cordoned off areas and the team will be there to look after people’s safety and wellbeing. We had a medic at the last rave through a mutual friend, so hopefully we can get one again. The nature of these parties is that they’re in a grey area and are outside of the law. We can’t provide everything but we try our best. What kind of genres do you expect to be played? This one is built around hard dance. This event’s lineup was chosen less so around the location, but more so around the DJ’s first.