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Explaining Rave Culture to the Americans

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andrewblackie
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http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/rave-culture-a-handy-guide-for-middle-america

A pretty funny article on the whole "EDM" craze in the US, written by Clive Martin from Vice UK. Let the discussion commence...
Jan 16 2013 12:33PM
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spliff.Life
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yeah, live instruments can most def be incorporated and imo greatly improve any show
chemical brothers for example mix their own tracks at shows but add in live synths, drum lines, and whatever sounds they feel needed

off topic but this is really interesting
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec11/articles/chem-bros.htm

but i agree with most of what that article said, not every song needs a drop, and yes without drugs people would probably not feel the same way about listening to repetitive electronic sounds with flashing lights

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Jan 17 2013 4:44PM
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illewminati
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holy fuck man how was griz? ive heard hes fucking amazing live i would love to see him.
Jan 17 2013 5:52PM
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Swaggermager
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I read a few of his other articles and while they're sometimes funny it seems like he's just always bitching about something. That's all he can really write about. Like the "I don't get smoking weed" where he calls weed the worst drug out there. Like that can be your opinion but its a pretty stupid one to have when there are drugs like meth and heroine... Just my $.02
Jan 17 2013 6:09PM
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CliffyByro
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its called satire...
Jan 17 2013 6:54PM
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Swaggermager
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Don't worry, I understand what satire is. It still comes off as complaining about everything in a bitchy way
Jan 17 2013 7:17PM
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Film.
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Dubstep is gay, Raving is gay, all just gay and god awful music. The crowd at those shows atleast in the U.S are a bunch of pussy queer bitches who cant dance and drop acid and think they are cool for looking like a fucking retard with a bunch of LED lights hanging from their dick.
I HATE ravers HATE THEM, There are so many at my damn school and I just want to punch them in the face and give them a god damn Rolling Stones album.
end/rant.
Jan 17 2013 7:28PM
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Schoellkopf
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If you ever get a chance to see him I would highly recommend going. He has a great stage presence and really mixes in so many different genres of music, it's a fucking fantastic time. Stoked to see a set by Grizmatik this March too, shit's gunna be wild.
Jan 17 2013 9:27PM
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BChaps1209
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some good points but the author was a prick
Jan 17 2013 9:39PM
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accualyisdolan
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This is a great article. Most Americans have no clue how sick the European techno scene is. Here's a taste http://youtube.com/watch?v=dD40VXFkusw
Jan 17 2013 9:43PM
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accualyisdolan
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You just have no clue. Keep listening to kanye and act like a suburban white gangster you tool
Jan 17 2013 9:45PM
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TNORTS
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Thank god the rave scene is dying at my school. Unfortunately all the rave kids are starting to lose their beads and trade them in for drug rugs and grateful dead shirts. I really don't want these people in the jam scene...
Jan 17 2013 9:45PM
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accualyisdolan
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America is into the biggest trash in techno tho.
Jan 17 2013 9:48PM
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accualyisdolan
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What if Europeans deserve to be snobby and pretentious about the American trash?
Jan 17 2013 9:55PM
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jeR.
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sorry what? Toronto - culturally repressive? clearly you've been partying with quite the wrong people. MTL is fun but it ain't Tdot.
Jan 17 2013 9:55PM
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TNORTS
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Well I disagree about the dead, but I'm talking about more than just the dead- Yonder mountain string band, string cheese, moe, umphrey's, widespread panic, Lettuce, soullive, galactic, greyboy all stars, Kung-fu, etc. And I don't just listen to jam, but as far as live performances go, the music at smaller jam festivals like mountain jam, gathering of the vibes, wormtown, and Catskill are the best. I've been to tons of different shows of different Genres and jam festivals are always the most fun.
Jan 17 2013 9:58PM
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accualyisdolan
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Except American techno is a joke
Jan 17 2013 10:01PM
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accualyisdolan
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Yeah like you would know. Clueless girls with shit for taste are a big reason why American tech sucks so hard. You're clueless
Jan 17 2013 10:03PM
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panojibber.
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Woah, careful how you use that term... Techno actually refers to a genre, not just general electronic music. But that might be what you had in mind.
Jan 17 2013 10:25PM
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JPOB
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I like the response from SoundBleed.com. This British dude needs to relax


Jan 17 2013 11:19PM
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*TURBONERD*
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no.
Jan 17 2013 11:42PM
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turducken
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That was truly horrible.
Jan 17 2013 11:50PM
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panojibber.
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Successful troll is successful.
Jan 17 2013 11:52PM
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andrewblackie
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Hahahaha +k to you sir!
Jan 19 2013 1:28PM
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Brock.
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"EDM" is to Dance music as "twintipping" is to freeskiing.

The author knows his shit. Plain and simple.
Jan 19 2013 2:01PM
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Brock.
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or better yet, "trickskiing"
Jan 19 2013 2:02PM
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CliffyByro
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if you actually knew anything and read any of the article you'd know that this all originated in america...
Jan 19 2013 2:20PM
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JzD.
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I want that shirt
Jan 19 2013 3:33PM
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Film.
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Not even close to what I listen to. Keep "raving" bro a ton of successful and very smart people go to those "concerts".
Jan 29 2013 10:13PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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this article is horribly disgusting, written by someone who clearly doesnt understand the north american or the rest of the worlds EDM scene, and read by people who clearly dont understand it either. Two completely different scenes, anyone in this thread hating on Mad Decent is wack, and if you dont like hearing 100,000 watts of bass at a show, you might wanna get checked out! Raving is much different here than it is in the UK...its so different i really feel wrong calling it raving..
Jan 29 2013 10:22PM
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Hoppy
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When did it start being known as EDM? Always just called it dance music
Jan 30 2013 3:05PM
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