Rave Mail Lists

Last Edited: May 5th, 1997

Welcome:

This is the list of Rave-related Mail Lists (RML). The RML is meant to be used as a reference for techno/rave mail lists and is updated when new information is discovered or reported. Please mail any pertinent information to thigpen.

Some Common Misconceptions:

The RML is not a mail list! It cannot be subscribed too. It is simply an index to mail lists.

The RML is not a list of parties! I find it somewhat difficult to believe anyone could know about every party anywhere. So, please don't ask me to give you a list of parties on a certain weekend in or around your area -- simply because I have absolutely NO clue. However, we do have a mechanism here at Hyperreal that may help. Check out the G.R.I.D and search for parties in your area.

Obtaining fresh copies:

You can also check out the "alt.rave FAQ" or the "List of Music Mailing Lists" available at hyperreal.org as /raves/altraveFAQ Plus, there is the colossally huge "List Of Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists", which is available on several newsgroups, including news.announce.newusers, or by FTP at rtfm.mit.edu in /pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/. Another good source of this kind of information is the newsgroup rec.music.info.

Regional Rave-Related Mail Lists

Social Mail Lists

Equipment and Hardware

Analogue Heaven	analogue gear (D)	majordomo@hyperreal.org
EMAX-II	E-mu EMAX II sampler users	emax-request@prudence.hpl.hp.com
EPS	Ensoniq EPS samplers	eps-request@reed.edu
Rave Tech	Technical problems/questions about lighting, sound, composition.	listserv@acs.brockport.edu
QuadraVerb	Alesis QuadraVerb units	qv-request@swap.eng.sun.com
Synth-L	miscellaneous gear	listserv@american.edu

Artist & Genre Specific Mailing Lists

313	Detroit Techno (D)	313-subscribe@hyperreal.org
4-AD-L	4AD Records label	listserv@american.edu
808 State	808 State	<see ZTT>
Acid Jazz	Acid Jazz	listserv@ucsd.edu
Ambient	Ambient music (D)	ambient-subscribe@hyperreal.org
Art of Noise	The Art of Noise	<see ZTT>
Beloved	The Beloved	beloved-request@phoenix.oulu.fi
Bong	Depeche Mode	bong-request@lestat.compaq.com
Breaks	Jungle, Drum & Bass, Hardcore	majordomo@xmission.com
Cumulonimbus	The Orb	majordomo@xmission.com
Goa	Goa/Psychedelic Trance	majordomo@party.net
Orbital	Orbital	majordomo@xmission.com
DJ Trax	DJ-Trax 12" Update	jcavery2@pegasus.rutgers.edu
Drone On...	Droning guitar/psych music	droneon-request@ucsd.edu
EMDreams	Electronic Dreams members	emdreams-request@cs.uwp.edu
Enigma	Enigma	listserv@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
Eno-L	Brian Eno	nerve-net-request@udlapvms.pue.udlap.mx
Erpnotes	Ozric Tentacles	ozric-request@toys.fubarsys.com
Escape fr. Noise	Miscellaneous industrial	efn-request@wvolusia.oau.org
Funky Music	Funk, hip-hop, soul	funky-music-request@hyper.lap.upenn.edu
Gabber	Gabber	gabber-subscribe@hyperreal.org
Happy	Happy Hardcore / 4-Beat	happy-request@io.com
IDM	Intelligent Dance Music (D)	idm-subscribe@hyperreal.org
Space Music	Space Music	space-music-request@cs.uwp.edu
TaDream	Tangerine Dream	tadream-request@cs.uwp.edu
Trance	Trance	listproc@lists.colorado.edu
Trancentral	The Klf	majordomo@xmission.com
UK-Dance	UK raves & dance music	listserv@orbital.demon.co.uk
YELLO	Yello	majordomo@uwp.edu
YMO	Yellow Music Orchestra	majordomo@indiana.edu
ZTT	ZTT record label	majordomo@xmission.com

Other

BPM

DJ discussion

listproc@dhp.com

Some Special Notes

Contact:

<see description below>

Admin:

ear-rational@xmission.com (Dave Steinhart)

Purpose:

Not really a reflector, EAR/Rational is an alternative music mail order service run by Dave Steinhart. Further information is available in the catalogs. You can obtain catalogs by sending mail to ear-rational@xmission.com with the appropriate Subject:

           catalog          current catalog, GNU-Zipped and uuencoded
           catalog-ascii    current catalog, straight text (very long)
           sale-list        sale list portion of current catalog
     

Admin:

poepping@miller.cs.uwm.edu (Todd Poepping)

Purpose:

Not really a mailing list, I.R.S. is a dance music mail order service geared toward techno, ambient, and IDM fans in the U.S. You can receive Innovative Info, a biweekly list of new imports you can order, with short descriptions of each item, by sending mail to Todd and asking to be added. Specify which lists you want to receive: CD, Vinyl, or both.

Contact:

new-releases-request@cs.uwp.edu

Admin:

datta@cs.uwp.edu (Dave Datta)

Purpose:

Not really a reflector, this list distributes Dave Dooley's new & upcoming release listings. Many kinds of popular music releases are included in the list, which gets its information from various sources like major label press releases and subscribers of mailing lists who have "inside information". The New & Upcoming Releases list is regularly posted to rec.music.info, so you should only subscribe to this list if you don't have news access. Archives available at ftp.uwp.edu.

Contact:

undrwld@gate.net

Admin:

undrwrld@gat.net

Purpose:

RESONANCE RECORDS has now got a mailing list going for people who want to receive their on-line catalog weekly of dance music, including: Jungle, Trance, Progressive House, Ambient, Garage, House, Trip Hop, Acid, Hardcore, Tribal, and Techno.

Some Netiquette Tips

1. If you want to subscribe to or unsubscribe from a mailing list, your *last* option is to send mail to the list itself. In most cases you should first try to send mail to the Contact address. The Contact address, usually <listname>-request, is normally either an alias for the list administrator's account or an automated server. Give your request time to be processed.
2. If archives and other list files are available via anonymous FTP or through Gopher, do everything you can to access them via those channels. Only bug the list administrator to email you files if you have absolutely no other way of retrieving the files.
3. Don't crosspost. Don't post to a mailing list before you have subscribed to the list. Some lists won't even allow posts from people who aren't subscribed because such posts tend to be rather annoying.
4. As tempting as it is to shout something all over the net, crossposting to dozens of different lists is definitely a no-no, especially if you are just asking a question. Only do such a thing if you are *sure* the listmembers would be interested in what you have to say. A good example would be when you want to inform people about a new FTP site you've established, or when you want to point people to a survey or something you've posted somewhere else. Even then, people will get annoyed.
5. If you don't like a list for any reason whatsoever, just unsubscribe. Don't post to the list saying how much you hate it.