i mostly experienced the freeparty thing from a distance (had maybe the best night of my life at a spirals party held
at prague's cibulka, helped out with one of their shows in the US), but having been heavily into the crusty/squatter thing prior
to becoming obsessed with dance music, it spoke to me in a way no other rave subculture did.
liked their aesthetic, thought Network 23 was a pretty good label, and loved a lot of the music i associated with the
scene (90s frenchcore + breakcore, mostly), tho i agree that most of the actual Spiral Tribe branded stuff is almost
comically bad, especially this recentish "reunion" release:
www.toolboxrecords.com
here are a couple of my favorite ketno junts:
this mix was also big for me, once upon a time:
always thought explore toi had a uniquely schizophrenic energy i've never seen elsewhere in dance:
Explore Toi Discography at Discogs
www.discogs.com
venerable SFO crew who still do good work, and don't receive half the credit they deserve:
Semi-Permanent Autonomous Zone
www.spaz.org