RUMOUR: Amato have gone bust

[AcidTrash]

Not a speech
But a reply to your own I suppose.

1) Who said anything about free parties? Club nights and club licensing has been severley restricted, and so have legal dance festivals. There has been a definite clamp down on dance music by the authorities, even when it is legal.

Thats not just dance music though. It's anything where people gather for social reasons. pubs are closing down at a rate of 20 a month. Band venues are being eaten alive too.
Largely because old buildings in dead city centres are being developed for housing property.

Don't think the government gives a fck about people on drugs or the music, it just does the bidding of the folks with the money where town planning is concerned.

2) Less and less people use narcotics at the events I go too, they seem to be out of fashion, or crap, but the vibe is still good, so there goes your munter theory.

Well this I have to see for myself.

3) As for achievements, it all depends on what you rate as "achievement", I`m guessing you rate achievement in material gains.

Actually no. Ive spent two years on and off developing software for a disability charity. I put that above my house and car and even my music which is good for what it is. I know plenty of producers still on the welfare whose sole achievement is finally kicking the ketamine into touch.

I can only speak for myself and my experience, but I have achieved the ability to travel around the world, meet very very interesting people, and build friendships that trancend national boundaries. I allways enjoy hanging out with the people as much as playing the parties, and music has allowed me to do all of this. It has aided my communication with people I may have never met, and has educated me about life in other nations.
I`d say it has enhanced the enjoyment of my life.

I`ve met a few of your said "hypocrites, fantasists, sycophants and sheep" but probably far less than if I was working in banking for instance. On the whole I have met amazing, intelligent, well educated and wise people some of who`m I have made enduring and endearing relationships with.

That`s not a bad achievement for "mucking around in cubase"
Music has got me out of the rat race and the daily grind, and given me another way to live my life.

I really MUST get out of Yorkshire then.

[dirty_bass]

I really MUST get out of Yorkshire then.

I think you need to get out of england really.
It might change some of your rather right wing, bordering on fascist views.

[theledge]

I really MUST get out of Yorkshire then.

exactly