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A rave party inViennain 2005.

Araveis a largepartyorfestivalwithdisc jockeysplayingelectronic music.Music played at raves includehouse,trance,techno,drum and bass,dubstepand other forms ofelectronic dance music(EDM). There is a lot ofdancing.[1][2]Raves also havelaser light shows,projected imagesand othervisual effectsused to create afantasy-like scene.[3]Raves mostly developed fromacid housemusic parties in the mid-to-late 1980s inEnglandandIbiza.[4][5][6]From there, it quickly spread to mainland Europe and the United States.[7]

Raves are usually organised and promoted by eventcompanies.Some of the early companies promoting raves in England during the 1990s were Fantazia and Helter Skelter. Another was ESP Promotions, which held a series of raves namedDreamscape.[8]In London, there were a few largeclubsthat held raves on a regular basis.

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References

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  1. Everit, Anthony.Joining In: An investigation in participatory music(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-07-31.Retrieved2013-07-30.A rave or a rock concert is not simply a presentation which audiences attend, but a communal event (like a secular church service) in which everyone has an active part.
  2. Turino,Thomas.Music as Social Life: The Politics of Participation.Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  3. Scott R. Hutson,"The Rave: Spiritual Healing in Modern Western Subcultures",Anthropological Quarterly 73, no.1 (2000) 40-41. Accessed: 10/02/2013 12:47.
  4. Magnetic."Rave Culture And The End Of The World As We Know It".Retrieved20 July2013.
  5. Simon Parkin (May 1999)."Visual Energy".
  6. "The Problem of Rave Parties", Michael S. Scott, Center for Problem Oriented Policing, 2009, webpage:popc-rave.
  7. Matthew Collin; John Godfrey (1997)Altered State - The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House,Serpent's Tail.ISBN1852423773.
  8. "Dreamscape".Fantazia.org.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-08-23.Retrieved2009-08-29.

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