Rave
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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[change|change source]- ↑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.
- ↑Turino,Thomas.Music as Social Life: The Politics of Participation.Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- ↑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.
- ↑Magnetic."Rave Culture And The End Of The World As We Know It".Retrieved20 July2013.
- ↑Simon Parkin (May 1999)."Visual Energy".
- ↑"The Problem of Rave Parties", Michael S. Scott, Center for Problem Oriented Policing, 2009, webpage:popc-rave.
- ↑Matthew Collin; John Godfrey (1997)Altered State - The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House,Serpent's Tail.ISBN1852423773.
- ↑"Dreamscape".Fantazia.org.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-08-23.Retrieved2009-08-29.