Rave music
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| Type of DIY party | |
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| Free party / Squat Party | Teknival |
| Freetekno | Sound System |
| Music Played at the Parties Also see Rave music |
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| breakcore - free tekno - gabba - jungle - psychedelic trance - speedcore - terrorcore - acid techno and techno |
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| Famous Parties | |
| List of noteworthy raves ( not all DIY ) - Castlemorton Common Festival - CzechTek - Stonehenge Free Festival - Reclaim the Streets | |
Rave music consists of forms of electronic music for dancing that are associated with the rave scene. Most often, it is used to describe music that depends heavily on samples and is high energy.
Rave music closely followed the acid house phenomenon. Initially "rave music" was considered a particular style that was a combination of fast breakbeat and more hardcore forms of techno. Early 1990s efforts by Nebula 2, Acen, The Prodigy (Experience), Utah Saints and The Shamen (En-Tact) were quintessential "rave music" at were being played at massive all night rave like [Fantazia], Raindance, Universe and others.
By the early 2000s, the term was used more generically to mean any one of a number of different styles (or combinations thereof) that might be played at a rave party. In this sense, rave music is more associated with an event than a particular genre, per se. At a rave there can be different "arenas" or areas which play different styles of rave music. Very large raves called massives may include ten or more separate arenas, each with their own music style.
Raver styles of music continue to grow and evolve. Some genres and an iconic artist include (not an exhaustive list):
- Breakbeat hardcore - Acen, The Prodigy
- Trance - Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, DJ Tiësto, Paul van Dyk
- Goa trance - Hallucinogen, Astral Projection
- Drum and Bass/jungle - Andy C, Goldie, Dieselboy
- Hardcore Techno styles: Happy Hardcore, hardcore trance, Gabba - Luke Slater, Dave Clarke
Non-dance styles which might be heard in a rave "chill-out" room include:
Some ravers are selective between genres, showing little or no interest in one area while finding great satisfaction and joy in another. House often has roots in funk and disco while trance has its roots in new age and symphonic music. Many DJs mix genres, remix existing sounds, or leave electronic music entirely.
A new form of rave is appearing based on the genre "Makina", the Spanish word for "machine", although distorsed. It is mainly produced in Spain but also in Italy, Germany and France,it has exploded in the North East of England with many clubs and all night raves.
[edit] External links
- Fantazia Rave Music information - Download, label profiles and more.
| Techno |
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| Acid - Detroit - 4-beat - Gabber - Ghettotech - Hardcore - Happy hardcore - Minimal - Nortec - Rave - Schranz - Tech house |
| Other electronic music genres |
| Ambient | Breakbeat | Dance | Drum and bass | Electronica | Electronic art music | Hard dance | Hardcore | House | Industrial | Synthpop | Techno | Trance |
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