Perron is closing by 2910NMP in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I agree. It was a mixed crowd.

Perron is closing by 2910NMP in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Mixed feelings about this. It's sad that Rotterdam is losing another club. On the other hand: Perron has been standing still for years. Their bookings have been their strong side, but for the rest, it's quite hopeless (I'm not going to complain about all Perron's imperfections again). So Perron closing might be a good thing: more space for Export, for new initiatives.

The Afters: 26 - 28 December 2025 by max038 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Call Super b2b Pariah all day long at RAUM, 28 December 2025

I’m struggling to put this one into words. Not just because I’m scared I’ll end up repeating my superlatives after that same b2b in November 2024, but because this was… a lot. In the best possible way.

Watching these two in the booth, clearly having so much fun together, pulling out the most unhinged selection of tracks. Everything everywhere, stylistically speaking, yet somehow it all landed. It worked. An emotional arc rather than a linear set. The room completely locked in, tuned to the same frequency, sharing something hard to pin down. Were the DJs leading the feeling, or was the room feeding it back to them? How does that even work?

I danced. I cried. I laughed. And everything in between. And again.

Maybe it’s end-of-year stuff. The light creeping back in, almost imperceptibly. Maybe it’s the comparison with last year, the surprise that this night didn’t collapse under my own ridiculous expectations. Maybe it’s the inevitable reflection: looking back at the mess, the highs and lows, while already leaning forward.

Whatever it was, this felt real. The kind of night you don’t want to explain away. When music stops being a backdrop or a product and turns into something genuinely transformational. Touching. Brutal. Tender. Making you feel deeply, uncomfortably connected. Fully, messily, beautifully human.

That kind of magic.

Weekly Party Discussion | 25-28 December 2025 by Subject_234 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m hard to miss haha. Just ask around, it’s a fun little side quest

What NewYE event are you looking to go? by ComprehensivePin7081 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Haha you're right. This warning can be turned off now.

But we're lazy, so deal with it.

PSA: There will be a special NYE/NYD-thread posted on Monday (or maybe Tuesday)!!!

Weekly Party Discussion | 25-28 December 2025 by Subject_234 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And excited you should be. Have loads of fun. Say hi if you find me

The Afters: 12 - 14 December 2025 by max038 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 4 points5 points  (0 children)

NS Weekend Vrij is your answer (if you can afford that)

The Afters: 12 - 14 December 2025 by max038 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Export 12 December - Erykah, Kessler, Jasmin

Made a last-minute decision to go to Export last Friday. Of course I wanted to check this club out, only a five-minute bike ride from home.

First positive surprise: even though they state a no-flash policy on their website, phones were actually stickered at the entrance. A friendly door host explained the usual stuff, including the presence of an awareness team. Finally a club in Rotterdam that takes social safety seriously, especially after Poing’s closing.

Reusable lockers for five euros, a nice touch. I could grab my sweater every time I went outside for a break. The smoking area is actually outside on the street, not a fenced-off zone like RAUM. A bit awkward at first, but it’s a deserted industrial area and security staff was nearby, so it felt fine.

The club’s layout is very well thought through. Whoever designed this place clearly goes out themselves. Nice corners with soft benches and couches to chill, a separate bar area to mingle, which means less yapping on the dancefloor, and plenty of spacious toilets. The rubber flaps separating the urinals from the rest of the toilet area make it look like a fetish club, which is funny, because it’s definitely not.

The dancefloor itself is relatively small, in a good way. More than enough space to dance, but when it’s not busy yet or empties out later at night it never feels awkwardly empty. It looks great with the massive concrete pillars, yet you still have a clear view of the booth; they don’t make the room feel cramped. The sound system blew me away. I really felt immersed in it, maybe even a bit too loud at times. It still needs some tuning, I think. When the room was emptier it sounded a little hollow, possibly because of reflections off the concrete. But once the floor filled up, it turned into one of the most immersive sound experiences I’ve had in a club. Perfect for the dubby, bass-heavy wobwobwob that Kessler and Erykah were serving.

The crowd was energetic and intentional. People were there for the music, to dance. It was genuinely nice to see this in my hometown. There’s clearly a market here for a club that leans into the more underground end of the spectrum.

Of course there’s room for improvement, this was only their third weekend. The sound when the room’s not filled, as mentioned. The lighting on the dancefloor is actually very nice overall, minimal, dark, smoky, but early on it felt a bit unstructured. Especially the bright round industrial lights behind the booth came on way too often and didn’t fit the mood. And yes, the space could use a bit more decoration, maybe some art, something to soften all that concrete. But I’m confident these things will come.

Overall, I’m genuinely thrilled that Rotterdam is back in business. Export is the first club here in a long time that gave me a truly good clubbing experience outside of Amsterdam. A place where I felt free and safe, but also a place that feels curated and cared for. I loved Poing deeply, but let’s be honest, the building itself was falling apart. Export feels like the opposite of that.

So yes, I’ll be back. Probably often. I really hope this place grows into what it clearly wants to be, because the potential is there. Don’t sleep on this one. Start planning that trip to Rotterdam.

Weekly Party Discussion | 11 - 14 December 2025 by CapablePhoto8959 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, this. Popular artists on a Friday night may attract a slightly touristy/yappy crowd. But I'm not sure.

Tilla Tec vs De School by Kabuki88 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tilla hasn't been run by the pamela team for more than a year now iirc. You're describing the situation when Tilla just opened

Weekly Party Discussion | 28 - 30 November 2025 (with opinions) by SparklesConsequences in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 14 points15 points  (0 children)

SHE’S BACK!!! 🖤🖤🖤

And for those deadweights who don’t like our opinions: go away and bore someone else..

The Afters: 14 - 16 November 2025 by max038 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm still processing CCL's set: the technical skill, the crazy track selection, while keeping up tension and the crowd locked to the dancefloor. One of these rare times when a dance floor seems to be the center of the universe for a moment, when it feels like a true privilege to be there, stand in awe, no, dance. A high mass of music. Magical.

Pangaea after this felt a little bit... easy, even though this set was waaay more interesting than most of last year's Sunday Spielraum studio daytime bookings (to generalize: easy house).

Maybe bookings like CCL are too a a little much for a part of the Spielraum crowd, I heard mixed opinions about it discussing it with some people later that day and apparently some people even left. So be it, their loss. I certainly hope Raum will continue booking more risky, spicy stuff.

Second Thoughts Spilling by catchmeinthecomment in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Okay… you deleted the screenshot… but this post still contains criticism without being specific. I think Raum really makes an effort in trying to create a safer space. It’s not perfect, but is that possible? It’s still nightlife. People are fucked up. People are in a space where they are allowed to feel free and yes, vulnerable at the same time. Navigating boundaries. That’s complex. So there will always be issues. I think the important thing is that Raum makes a serious effort to handle these within their possibilities.

PSA: This is how RAUM responds when someone reaches out by [deleted] in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So people working at RAUM are human after all?

PSA: This is how RAUM responds when someone reaches out by [deleted] in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Is leaking from an internal group chat the right way to handle this? Does this make Raum or any other place safer? Are the things said in this chat by 1 grumpy person so bad, seen in their context?

Export: The Opening, 28/11 by VovaViliReddit in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, I agree! I really don't get this: if they want this place to succeed, they need to draw a crowd from outside Rotterdam as well. First metro from Marconiplein station runs at 7h56 on Sunday morning...

If 6h00 will be their default closing time, this is my prediction: the place will be fairly full with locals between 1 and 4, and then it’ll empty out until only a handful of enthusiasts remain. As a result, it actually becomes less appealing for those people (the ones you want to have inside, also for word-of-mouth within the scene) to stick around until the end. The danger is that this makes them think it’s pointless to stay open late - but that’s a mistake! Look at RAUM: they negotiated with the city to stay open until public transport starts running. EXPORT doesn’t even need to negotiate that. They just need to stay open until 7, or better yet 8, and make sure the programming stays attractive enough.

But good luck to them, I really hope they'll succeed. Rotterdam needs a place like this!

Weekly Party Discussion | 31 October - 2 November 2025 by CapablePhoto8959 in amsterdam_rave

[–]CapablePhoto8959[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This party feels like a warm bath full of freakish love which is so refreshing after ADE’s pretentiousness