Lecture 4 - Spaces Of Late 20C Rave Flashcards
When did acid house rave evolve
80s to 2000s
Rave remained liminal however
As if developed became less counterculture and more place less, now a question of identity as is it carnivalesque or political transgression
Music is an essential ingredient to carnivalesque how
Underpins ehrenrichs ecstatic dancing
Individual self dissolves part of a collective
Prominent in leisure and youth subcultures
From 1960s Woodstock to
Modern bestival
Strongly shaped by place
Eg liminal space of gay clubs
Chicago acid house
Detroit techno
1970s club scene
British working class djs
As became repressed new spaces
Derelict buildings illegal rural raves
Now commercialised for
Entertainment
“To some consuming house music is a form of escapism to others a way of life comparable to religion “
REITvald
Carnive was the weekend clubbers as escapism and hardcore racers and branded clubs eg ministry of sound as identit
Transgressive escapism was the protest camp but identity was new spaces teknivals
Emphasis on
Utopia
Festival culture still vibrant across Europe
Even illegal raves
When was the rise of the hippie movement in America and what happened
1967
100k in haight aubrey San Fran for summer of love
What was the famous San Fran song
Describes as gentle by
Scott mckenzie