#club culture

[basicwildgal]

I WAS born in the wrong generation bc my ass should've been in the clubs in shibuya during the gyaru boom dancing to ayu, kumi koda, namie amuro, double and every other queen that was releasing bangers back then

[classycookiexo]

[clintcatalyst]

Photo by Sheila Rock London, early 1980s

[389]

How to dance at a rave by @gonzalosuazer

[dylandeltwink]

play the track fast not slow, pull it back twice let’s go, sweat marks all on my clothes!

[kharacore]

there is so much pain in the world but not in this room

[margaretcruzemark]

Upon my word, I tell you faithfully: through life and after death you are my queen.

[thesoftclubstoic]

Gabrielle for DJ Magazine (1993)

[yellowmanula]

I've been commissioned to write 20,000 characters on RAVE for a widely distributed mainstream magazine, basically an introduction for newcomers. Honestly, I don’t even know where to start. The truth is, I’d love to just rant about all the issues that everyone keeps diagnosing but nothing ever changes:

The shift of culture into a strictly business model

The absence of artistic managers in clubs

Competition over collaboration (or collaboration limited to tight-knit interest groups)

Increasing commercialization

The looming shadow of yet another economic crash, closing the cycle

Clubs dumping the responsibility for attendance solely on the collectives throwing the parties (a lazy and crude post-COVID tactic)

A total lack of respect for music in favor of catering to a mediocre audience (by mediocre, I mean those without any musical awareness), so long as the drinks keep flowing

Escalating hedonism and TikTok-ification

The loss of the old-school approach (aspiring DJs used to put in years of work to learn the craft; now it’s all about “average but loyal”)

An obsession with pointless popularity contests and awards

Sectarianism over quality and freshness

Honestly, I had to take a step back because all these factors have really shaken my belief in the value of engaging with the broader rave scene. I’m using this break to reconnect with the original ideals, refresh my knowledge, and seek alternatives.

I think I’ll focus on encouraging readers to maintain high standards, choose their events mindfully, avoid chasing trends, and be guided by their authentic reactions to music—the kind that, for me, used to create incredible experiences at parties, where smoke and strobe lights offered an escape from the toxic world outside.

It’s no surprise that my friends are losing interest in going out when the toxicity they’re trying to escape is staring them down in four walls marked with the empty and overused slogan of PLUR.

[myfloatingrock]

Leigh Bowery CoCoRico 1992

[mamotreco]

Paris metro hotness

[mr-e-gallery]

Edmond Simpson "Club Culture" (08-24)

[vivi-616]

This is how gen z men who aren't sloppy dangerous drunk look when they notice you looking at them at the club btw

[389]

LB aka LABAT playing My Barn My Rules by HorsegiirL, MCR-T Boiler Room @ Edinburgh, Scotland Watch / listen full DJ set

[medullam]

Brylcreem UV Glow Gel [2001]