35.Raving Mad

- use & meaning of the word "rave" throughout the years -

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↕️ The usage of the word "rave"- less recognizable in comparison with today's well-spread usage, goes back to the 1940s and the beatnik scene. Looking deeper into the people called beatniks, similarities with the early rave culture are very clear. Beatniks were jazz lovers and they were very much influenced by jazz (then underground parties). By the 1950s, the lively gatherings happening in London were called - you guess it! 𝓡𝓐𝓥𝓔

↕️ The term "rave" itself is also documented in Jamaican culture as a term for a party or celebration, also slightly popularized in the UK by the reggae and dub music scenes.

↕️ However, it is first, in the late 1980s England's acid house parties that the term rave gained widespread recognition and popularity as we commonly know it today. According to Wiki. ➛ “An acid house party was a type of illegal party typically staged in abandoned warehouses between 1987 and 1989. Parties played acid house and acid techno music, electronic music genres with a distinct sound from the use of the Roland TB-303 synthesizer.”

How Kirk Field, first “raving reporter”, describes his experiences from the early days of the rave scene:

“…rave”—repetitive beats, visual effects, drug use, late nights — Field thinks “rave is a state of mind.”

“You feel when you’re in a rave, just like you feel when you’re in love. And that is kind of difficult to put your finger on.”

“I think it’s a spirit of unity. It’s an air of non-judgement…”

↕️ By the early 1990s, some intrigued American musicians wanted to experience their piece of Molly and introduce the sounds and ambiance of rave culture to their audience. Frankie Bones, one of pioneers of the rave movement in the United States, started a series of significant underground gatherings known as "storm raves”. These gatherings enabled opportunities for many DJs to start and build their careers. Since then, rave events have been organized in every state across the USA.

↕️ Late 2000-early 2001 - death of the original scene & “second wave”. By the early 2000s, the party was over. The authentic rave experience, once vibrant and underground, began to fade away and eventually disappeared in favor of licensed nightclubs with dominant bouncers and overpriced bottle service. This was in part due to a string of highly-publicized deaths related to drug use and the infiltration of the scene by younger, inexperienced parties more interested in vice than virtue. Raves were no longer symbols of freedom; they were parents’ worst nightmares.

↕️ 2010s – EDM Era Big music festivals are thriving, and the term "rave" has become associated with them.

↕️ Nowadays, the term "rave" is widely used across the world to describe a variety of gatherings, events… People use it privately when describing closed-up parties, celebrations. Although many consider the term out of date. For example, many people in the industry wouldn't use it for marketing strategies. Simply because the term is already colorfully connected, again outdated, and may bring some to confusion.