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[email protected] The online archive can be found at randomartists.org/rupture.shtml French scene TEKNIVAL update Teknival (techno+festival) / Sarkoval local sound-systems and labels; a space ward! It was a festive, happy, tolerant and (Sarkozy: French minister of the interior to buy their merch (records, cds, t-shirts respectful time. at the time the term ‘Sarkoval’ was invent- etc). These were also places to meet with As the movement grew, politicians ed, who went on to become president) / like-minded people and share informa- jumped in and created a new law: ‘La Teknivalls (Emmanuel Valls, current prime tion about upcoming gigs/raves/’teufs’ loi Mariani’ in October 2001. This was a minister) (teuf: inversion of the syllables in the law designed to slaughter freedom and The teknival first cameinto being on the word fête (party), which became a gener- to control rave-partys and teknivals. The 23rd of July 1993, thanks to Spiral Tribe, ic term for raves). Of course, in the early first legal teknival, or ‘Sarkoval’ took place Bedlam and a few other rigs from France days flyers were very handy, as back over the first May bank holiday weekend and the UK who set up near Beauvais then there were no mobiles, no Facebook in 2003 on a disused military base near in the north of the country. On site were and no internet! Marigny (close to Paris). three or four sound-systems and less It was like going off on an adventure – than 500 people – the ‘electronic revolu- finding the meeting points and heading tion’ had begun in earnest! off in convoys of vans full of ravers.