Union Move
| Union Move | |
|---|---|
| city | Munich , Germany |
| Years | 1995-2001 |
| date | Late May to early June |
| genre | Electronic dance music |
| Visitors | 100,000 (1996, 1997) |
Union Move was a techno parade held annually in Munich from 1995 to 2001 . It was an initiative of the Munich organizers against drug abuse ( Kunstpark Ost , P1 , Ultraschall (Club) , Partysan , Parkcafe and Powder Tower) to demonstrate against the Munich curfew and the disproportionate control by the police. A repeated motto of the parade was “Music is the only drug!”. The first Union Move took place on May 27, 1995 and attracted 60,000 participants; in 1996, 100,000 ravers came for the first time. In 1997, the event again had 100,000 visitors who danced to the music of 16 trucks hung with loudspeakers, but the following year the number of participants fell slightly to 60,000 ravers. The number of visitors rose a little again in 2000 to 70,000, but then fell in the following year to 19,000 (police estimate) and 30,000 (according to the organizers) who romped about on a rainy Whit Saturday. While the first Union Move led from Münchner Freiheit via Leopoldstrasse , Altstadtring and Isartor to Marienplatz , the closing event in later years took place on Odeonsplatz . Afterwards there was the possibility to continue the rave with a Housetram that drove over the Altstadtring. In the evening the party continued in the local nightclubs under the motto Night Move . In 2015, an initiative was launched to promote a new version of the Technoparade. So far, however, these attempts have not been crowned with success.
gallery
- 1998
- 2000
CD / vinyl albums & singles
- 1995 - Various - Munich Union Move - The Parade & 2nd Munich Nightmove ( Virgin , 2 × CD, Compilation, 7243 8 40585 2)
- 1996 - Various - Union Move - The Compilation ( Virgin , 2 × CD, Compilation, 7243 8 41 823 28)
- 1996 - Tom Wax @ Jan Jacarta - Music Is The Only Drug (The Union Move Hymn) ( Virgin , CD, Maxi, 7243 8 93567 2 4)
- 1996 - Tom Wax @ Jan Jacarta - Music Is The Only Drug ( Virgin Club , Vinyl, 12 ", Promo, VGP 000077)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sebastian Dorn: Munich Union Move: Fans demand a new version of the Techno Parade. In: tz Munich. Retrieved June 15, 2016 .
- ↑ a b dpa: 100,000 ravers in Munich. In: Rhein-Zeitung. Retrieved February 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Stefan Wimmer: Union Move: You techno? Me too! In: Focus . June 3, 1995, accessed June 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Don't look back in anger: Union Move '98. Archived from the original on December 16, 2005 ; accessed on June 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Reuter: Tens of thousands dance to the Union Move through Munich. In: Rhein-Zeitung. Retrieved June 15, 2016 .
- ^ A b Hanna Frömberg: TBT - That was the Union Move in Munich. In: Faze magazine . February 6, 2020, accessed February 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Patrick Gruban: Review: Munich Union Move. In: X-Letter. Retrieved June 15, 2016 .
- ^ Zinc Media, Inc: Various - Munich Union Move - The Parade & 2nd Munich Nightmove. In: Discogs . Retrieved February 5, 2017 .
- ^ Zinc Media, Inc: Various - Union Move - The Compilation. In: Discogs . Retrieved February 5, 2017 .
- ^ Zinc Media, Inc: Tom Wax @ Jan Jacarta - Music Is The Only Drug (The Union Move Hymn). In: Discogs . Retrieved February 5, 2017 .
- ^ Zinc Media, Inc: Tom Wax @ Jan Jacarta - Music Is The Only Drug. In: Discogs . Retrieved February 5, 2017 .
- ^ Zinc Media, Inc: Tom Wax @ Jan Jacarta - Music Is The Only Drug Promo. In: Discogs . Retrieved February 5, 2017 .
Web links
- Original recordings from the first Union Move 1995 by Faustinusfilm (Youtube)
- Scene News ( Memento from March 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive )