Toolbox distribution in Paris as well as the famous Sphenoide recordshop face a lawsuit .. TechnoPlus organization wants to ruin them.. ACT!!! PROTEST!! .. read more for details…
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You might remember the events opposing techno+ to Toolbox and Sphenoide (techno +, an association ment to prevent and reduce risks within the techno scene and communicating on the valorisation and defense of the techno movement as a culture, Toolbox an independant distributor for electronic music, the one and only French distributor for alternative music and labels on the harcore, breakcore and noisy scenes… Sphenoide, an independant record shop, the only retailler in Paris for these same scenes). After a calmdown due to discussions and concessions between the differents parts, techno +’s desire to see Toolbox and Sphenoide leave their common premises seemed to have faded out until recently…
Techno + announces the end of the association and its closing down (some say because of a lack of subventions, after getting over 3 millions of francs from the govement over the last two years ?!?!). Unhappy to see its boat sink and unwilling to sink on its own, Jean Marc Priez (director of techno + ) decided to sue Toolbox and Sphenoide for damages, claiming enormous sums as damages, sums that if obtanied will surely condemn a distribution and a shop to death, and de facto, to a great survival problem for many independants labels because the network for this alternative scene out of the techno modes was constituted (of course) around the distribution and the shop.
The trial will take place on June 21, a symbolic date, ironic even, as it’s music day in France!
Toolbox and Sphenoide have already wiped out and forgiven several attempts from techno+ to destabilise and discredit them, using methods of an infantile lowness such as denouncement and disinformation in public mails, retention of information and various pressures around the shop and the distribution’s premises aimed at preventing both from taking over the buildings from the landlord and the agency once techno+ is dead.
It’s as independant labels, artists, activists that we must conterbalance this story, beyond the commercial prejudice that techno+ (association with nonlucrative goal) tries to inflict to Toolbox and Sphenoide, there is a voluntary act of destruction of a scene which only ramparts are these two places, a CULTURICIDE act orchestrated by techno+.
Many French, European and International labels are working in harmony with our scene and this thanks to and since Toolbox and Sphenoide, we must defend like our music, like our art, the structures that promote them and allows them to exist.
Techno+ has lied to its members, lied to the artists, lied to the scene, lied to techno by hiding its goals and its ethic fakely humanitarian and social.
Once again, once more, the combat is power versus art, money vs culture. Don’t let this eradication and cultural genocide attempt, that techno + and Jean Marc Priez are preparing, happen without reacting.
React quickly, send your protest mails to: so that they know what we know and that we will fight back!
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2 responses to “Toolbox and Sphenoide in Court!!!”
I read the text about toolbox and spheno lawsuit and I know that it is’nt the truth! I live in the same district in Paris as Techno+, Sphenoide and Toolbox and I can tell a lot about their neighbourhood problems since 2 years.
The reality is since the beginning Techno+ payed all construction works the 2 first month, then Techno+ payed electricity and rent for them altough they organize parties in Techno+ rooms without its agreement. Everytime police comes and accuses Techno+. It was lik that during 2 years!
Now, with the new french goverment, Techno+ has no money and must leave from this place. But for the owner only Techno+ exists that why a demanded that Toolbox and Sphenoide must leave too if not Techno+ will pay for them as long as they stay. Since 5 month Spheno and Toolbox know that but they awake only now, one week before the end of the delay. Instead of fighting with Techno+ against the politic of the new goverment they accuse Techno+ to collaborate.
About the damnage money so-called asked by Techno+, it is totally wrong, the owner only reclaim the rent but in front of the court Techno+ won’t demand anything. Tolbox and Spheno just received a letter from the judge for the rent because it is the normal procedure in France but generaly this money nerver have to be payed by anyone if they leave the place on time, it means june 30th.
Remember that they know the situation since february, it should be enough to move.
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_____POSTED BY BORIS_DOMALAIN
firstly,i would like to make you know the original text is written by me ,boris domalain (cavage renr),as an independant artist,independant label,independant producer.By no way i have legal buisness in sphenoide and toolbox and my voice is the voice of the many victims behind toolbox and sphenoide due to your attacks ‘as explained in the original text)
so here is my position !
You present yourself as a "neigboor" of t+ and spheno & toolbox,just aware of what you "heard" from word of mouth.You didnt respond to my question in private email asking what is your connection with t+,volunteer,adherent ??So we asked some people at t+ and discover your playing quite a role in t+ as future directive staff…
you also said you are "very aware" of the case but either toolbox,sphenoide or me didnt even know how your face look like !
i personaly think i should stop responding to your post after those fact showing once again the very trustfull and faithfull way t+ people present themselves but while you showed some facts in your post i think it is important to respond them .
Altrougth your friends of techno+ already put sph & tool in court,this is for the information of the people involved in musical process here in paris and on the network .
I read the text about toolbox and spheno lawsuit and I know that it is’nt the truth! I live in the same district in Paris as Techno+, Sphenoide and Toolbox and I can tell a lot about their neighbourhood problems since 2 years.
WRONG !! t+ has always hide his lack of organising ability behind sphenoide and toolbox.
the fact is that even a petition was done with people from the district,commerces,shops etc who all agree (especialy) sphenoide is not the cause of problems but more the partys organised BY T+ !
EXAMPLE : last weekend,while sphenoide owner was in toulouse (800 km form here okay?) and toolbox at home ,T+ did a party with 3kw of sound and get loads of complaints to police,roadblacking for hours and declared noise disturbance ! PLEASE,dont blame spheno on this one i certify his presence in toulouse !
EXAMPLE 2: tell us about this letter that fred matozoide (an adherent to the t+) received blaming him for the noise disturbance and fired him without indemnity from the association ??
can you explain me why a "tekno" association,organising partys in her office cant assume herself noise and disturbances…?all t+ problems come magically from outside ???who will you blame for this weekend party ?
The reality is since the beginning Techno+ payed all construction works the 2 first month, then Techno+ payed electricity and rent for them …
WRONG !! 80% of the work and constuctions were done by toolbox & sphenoide and friends of the two,they carried themselves all materials and building site.They payed half of the construction and during TWO months theyre shop and distribution were closed,they even loosed money on this !THEY WERE DOING THE JOB,PAYING FOR IT AND PAYING FOR THE TWO RENTS (old and new shop during job).At this point they were offered by t+ a long term rent wich suddenly trasformed in a short term rent.
TWO month mater Jean Marc Priez begun to talk about "a good idea but not the rigth shop and not the rigth distribution"…and people from inside the association begin explaining the desire of JMPriez to see the m leave as soon as possible and by any eans necessary.They got the n offical letter from T+ (police and RG througth special bureau for 1901 association have legal copies of it) were TOOLBOX AND SPHENOIDE WERE ACCUSED OF ROBERRY,DRUG SELLING,DESTRUCTION and such awfull difamations !
ALL RENTS WERE PAYED,EVEN DURING BUILDING WORK EXEPT FIRST RENT OFFERED BY THE LANLORD !!!
altough they organize parties in Techno+ rooms without its agreement. Everytime police comes and accuses Techno+. It was lik that during 2 years!
Wich parties ??is having a drink with some friends in a basement a party ???
Allmost all volunteers have keys of front door !
be precise,one time tool & spheno were here after a party and a glass was broken wich was remplaced during the day at theyre cost and decision !..what else ?
what else? Maybe those partys organised by t+,or the ones were t+ was subletting the basement for mony to diverse occasions??were is that money?is it comptabilised?money form bars etc ????
DURING TWO YEARS WHAT HAPPENS ???things like since one year and a half it is restricted to sphenoide people or toolbox to get to the next door,to use common toilets and such comodities,no water (it is specified in the rent they have rigth to access comodities!),they were supoosed to buid a cultural pole,3 on the same place and t+ very fast wanted all for them.THE ONE AND ONLY PARTY ORGANISED BY THE 3,were tool and spheno make play cristof fringeli (praxis),Hecate (zhark) and DAN (hecate) result in the begining of devilisation of the both,saying around not good music,not good public,everyday harassement since this party,people ffrom T+ restricted to buy and go to sphenoide shop (a moral interdiction of course),tool and spheno had a few customer before that once they joinded T+ didnt comeback anymore…people in T+ who realise what happen were fired or pass the information saying "dont say it’s me …."
*****..looks like an old stalinian group ….
Now, with the new french goverment, Techno+ has no money and must leave from this place.
absolutly fake information !!
No other association disapear…..All subvention to association are ussually
given in feburary……look at all othher association in france that deal
with tekno or drugs…not a single one dissapear,even the most radical!!!!!
No they ‘ve done big mistake with the money!!!
the président of T+ has a company that train people to deal
with people on drugs….every member of T+ has to passed a
formation with that company….it gives the président of T+ almost
200 000 frs each year!!!!!and when you know that at t+ volunteer last a fews
month…..
The ***** up with the money man……they thaught they could spend millions
like that for years!!!!!
No one know what happen to that money…..
Do you ??
But for the owner only Techno+ exists that why a demanded that Toolbox and Sphenoide must leave too if not Techno+ will pay for them as long as they stay.
WRONG !!!They asked the sollictor about that yesterday it’s completly wrong….
And they are in talk with the landloord to get the place back….he never asked
anything like that..He just said that T+ caused him lot of problems…
they doing the court case in order to prevent them from getting the place back
and getting a bit of money as well……
Since 5 month Spheno and Toolbox know that but they awake only now, one week before the end of the delay. Instead of fighting with Techno+ against the politic of the new goverment they accuse Techno+ to collaborate.
REMEMBER WELL ! THEY DONT ACCUSE OR TALK TO YOU,SADLY,YOU BRING THEM IN COURT AND EVERYBODY KNOW HOW JUSTICE WORKS SO ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS WAIT FOR BABYLONE SYSTEM JUSTICE TO MAKE A COMMERCIAL OR CAPITALIST CHOICE,WE ALSO ALL KNOW WHO IS THE MOST CAPITALIST EFFECTIVE OF THE 3 !!!
people accusing techno plus of collaboration,of delation,of arrivism,opportunism are us,US,THE ARTISTS,PRODUCERS,PARTY ORGANISERS,LABEL OWNERS you fooled and are trying to kill via teh court you put spheoide and toolbox in !!!
DONT MISUNDERSTOOD !!!YOU ATTACK THEM LEGALLY,WE ARE TOUCHED IN THE HEART,DEEP INTO WHAT MAKES US DO MUSIC AND WILL REACT TO THAT HARDER THEN WHAT SPHENOIDE AND TOOLBOX WILL BE ABLE TO.
you are the only ones doing disinformation and delation,never toolbox or sphenoide publicly attack you or point out facts against t+ on paper … I DO IT NOW BECAUSE I’M IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE (are you?) AND ALL I PROTECT IS ART AND CULTURE !
one more clear point : About T+ collaboration with the police,they recongnize it in front of us.
Saying that "with the money the state is given us,we have to give some infos
backs".
It’s even written in a book called 3672 la free story (eds du lezard 2002)
what do you protect ?
what do you figth for ?
About the damnage money so-called asked by Techno+, it is totally wrong, the owner only reclaim the rent but in front of the court Techno+ won’t demand anything. Tolbox and Spheno just received a letter from the judge for the rent because it is the normal procedure in France but generaly this money nerver have to be payed by anyone if they leave the place on time, it means june 30th.
Remember that they know the situation since february, it should be enough to move.
WRONG !!!! AGAIN !!!
what follows is from the sphenoide and toolbox lawer :
About the money T+ asked if you add everything it’s goes up to 25-30 000 euros
each!!!!Of course the court rarelly sentence tou to the maximum;but the more
you ask the more you might get….
But if they ask nothing,this is still mentionned in the prcedure..
Once again i can’t see the sens of this trial…
Appart from stopping us getting the place,and psychollically harrass you;
i can’t see the sens of this…
I tell you:we payed all the rent,we were about to move (and we’re still if we
can’t stay),and thay not legaly responsible if we stay after they go…
and what follows is again from me,indepedant artist existing and eating thanks to sphenoide and toolbox :
okay,it seems all you want is them to moove ?
so we all agree you moove anyway,techno + (paris) is dead dont he ?
SO WHAT THE ***** IS YOUR PROBLEM IF THEY STAY HERE ??? IS IT EGO ?
if not,is it just to get a bit more money from them ??
PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT YOU SEE THEM LEAVE THE PLACE ???
okay,you see i responded each and everyone point of your text,you didnt do such in private mails,if you want to go further in discussion please do the same,answer each and every question and begin by HOW ARE YOU ? HOW IMPLICATED ARE YOU IN T+ ?