The 90's again
From the 90¡Çs on the ¡Èrave¡É culture has been in full swing. What is ¡Èrave¡É? According to the dictionary it means: to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium, to declaim wildly with extreme enthusiasm or to move or advance violently. A ¡È rave¡É is actually a dance party in which the participants experience a sense of community through the hearing of dance music. This music is classified as ¡ÈHouse¡É, ¡ÈClub¡É or ¡ÈTechno¡É and is played/created,/mixed by DJ¡Çs. There are a lot of world famous DJ¡Çs touring today like Hernan from Argentina, John Digweed from England just to name two that I know of. Dance music has a strong back beat and is very easy to feel and so the participants usually dance. Raves usually start late and go on in some cases until sunrise. Ecstacy is a drug that is said to be used extensively at raves. This drug creates a feeling of intimacy so you hear people talking about how they love each other when on ecstacy. I imagine cocaine is also among ravers as well. Raves are sometimes held outdoors, or in wide open spaces like a warehouse. In the world¡Çs major cities there are also DJ clubs where people ¡Èclubbing¡É. I¡Çve have yet to experience a rave although I¡Çve heard talk about them from friends. My connection here is one of my students who is a DJ and tells me about the goings on in this world. He is trying to branch out into the world. He is very competent in his field.