A little more than two weeks ago, the Netherlands were rocked by one of the most epic events the hard dance world ever saw: Defqon.1 Festival by Q-Dance. Although we weren't lucky enough to have been there ourselves, inthemix.com.au had a photographer send back some happy snaps. Check out the photos on inthemix.com.au.

RuffBeatz Records recently released their first ever album; a double compilation featuring the sounds of S3RL, PsySpam, Erofex, DJ Triex and more. Best thing is it's completely free to download and licensed in a way that gives everone the freedom to distribute & remix it. I've had a good listen through and really liked it. Enough variety to keep even the people with the shortest attention span happy.

Keep reading for the download link and an interview with the founder of RuffBeatz.

Ravegear has been creeping along behind the scenes. Despite the fact not much can be seen from the outside, there have been a few fundamental changes as well as a lot of groundwork been set.

We're excited to say the next phase is about to begin. We're revamping our website and marketing, getting everything ready for the rave shop. The upcoming changes are going to be fun! Keep reading to get some insights into what you'll see happen from here.

A quick post letting everyone know about our wicked new blog! Its a central place for our crew to update everyone about what's going on in the crazy world of Ravegear.

We'll keep each post short, simple & easy to read. We plan on expanding the topics to include heaps of nifty extras like kandii & clothing mod tutorials, event reviews & artist interviews too. Can't wait to get more posts out to you!

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We want to publish other peoples ideas & opinions too! To have your words read by ravers all over the world, consider doing a guest post.

It’s here! It’s finally here! The most plurtastic rave community any raver has ever seen. It sure has been a long journey, but it’s all finally fallen into place. If you’re impressed with the site now, then you’ll be super impressed with what is to come. The coolest online rave store, along with the Ravegear Radio podcast is just a couple of the exciting things you can look forward to seeing soon!

In the meantime, join the community where you can meet awesome ravers from right across Australia and around the world. Chat in our forums, make new friends and discuss anything and everything you want. Have a look around and get involved!