Rave Culture

[@louipielou1975]

I was a raver in the uk late 80’s early 90’s,such a special time & truly a youth movement against the establishment in the uk. We would all meet up at a specific petrol station as we lived outside of any big city ,and there we would find out where the rave was going to happen,usually in a field in the countryside,then once we heard where it was you would hear everyone blowing their whistles & we’d all drive in a convoy to it.Great memories.

[@Aaron-in7lt]

I was 18 in the late 1980s and even though I was thousands of miles from England I was in on the joke when Bill and Jimmy from the klf attributed to the remix of what time is love to the children of the revolution even in Oregon all my friends were into bomb the bass 808 State Cabaret Voltaire acid and piano house...😊

[@goyonman9655]

How in the heck is raving against the establishment??????

[@EpocaDura]

MobyPod is becoming my fav pod of all pods. Thank you so much Moby!

[@breppbrepp]

My dad introduced me to your music when I was 12, I am now 28, and you're still my favourite artist. From dance, electro, techno to ambient, I love it all. It showed me the variety of music with a recognizable sound. I have a tattoo of you jumping, the Play cover image. I traveled alone to Antwerp to see your show this year, and it was the best thing I've ever seen. You mean a lot to me.

[@aaronjennings8385]

I know right!

[@LuciaMinca]

Love you Moby. So articulate and I learned so much. You’ve been one of my ultimate favorite artists since the late 1990’s. Love listening to you 💜

[@aaronjennings8385]

It's like I know him personally. He's so easy to talk with?

[@vazquezs]

Thank you for the rave dance tutorial Moby! It was everything 🙌

[@annezemmour80]

I was laughing all long

[@dropbassnetwork]

remembering joy and happiness. loved this.

[@SamHobeika]

Moby, you're always such an inspiration and a really good story teller 🎉

[@Trancetechniqueradio]

Can't forget the good old raving days ! Rave ON ! ! !

[@streetsmart4u]

I really appreciate this AND the performance at Arte just now playing on my tech-talk playlist. MANY heartfelt thanks for this music Moby 💕

[@erikamarston8997]

I LOVE how this became a Moby Interview! Mobes just taught me how to DJ! L❤VE M❤BY!!

[@SolarSymbiosis]

This made my heart very warm.

[@visam28]

Can't wait to watch this. If I could time travel I would definitely hit a few raves in the 90s. Even though I'm 48 I didn't get into the scene until the early 2000's. I saw Moby at Ultra in 2005 he was amazing!

[@sonicstate]

A great chat 👏 shared on Sonicstate today!

[@sp1200M3D]

I was deep in the D.C./Baltimore party scene, and remember the dark shift. I remember walking out of a party one night, knowing that this was the end of the scene, and internally being grateful for what I had been a part of.

[@adelemiller671]

On a side note: Lindsay is exceptionally good at the technical aspects of co-hosting. Her pacing, curiosity, and innate ability to collaborate are remarkable. She seems like such as master at this format; she should be teaching new-media classes on podcasting or conducting interviews. I'd love to see what she does in other contexts - on a panel-based podcast, partnered with other personalities, given her own show, etc.

[@metafuel]

Thanks for the concise and superbly spoken history of rave.

[@aaronjennings8385]

Back in the day of all-night raves, it was pretty common for people to get lost while trying to find the party. Here's why: These parties were often held in secret spots, and people would get the directions through hotlines or other low-key methods. This could easily lead to confusion and make it hard to find the exact location. The process of scouting out suitable spots for raves, like abandoned quarries or barns, added to the complexity. Organizers and ravers alike had to navigate through unfamiliar areas, often using maps and other makeshift guides. While it's not always explicitly mentioned as a major gripe, getting lost was definitely part of the challenges and uncertainties that came with hitting up underground raves.

[@annezemmour80]

"In my life I made o lot of questionable things" made me laugh so much 😂

[@aaronjennings8385]

When Moby lived in the semi-abandoned factory in Stamford, Connecticut, the area was described as being on the "crack-infested side" of the city. Moby has mentioned that despite the harsh conditions, including the lack of running water and bathroom, and the challenging neighborhood, he found happiness in the factory due to the great light and space it provided. This suggests that the factory might have been somewhat isolated or at least not in a densely populated residential area.

[@AlexJCornell]

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Black Friday, Moby! I love you very much. Thank you for being the part of my life. Hope to see you in person soon. ❤️🙏🏻

[@allan1brown]

Dont be self concious moby this is the best podcast ive seen for a while nostalgic witty educational loved it😂

[@Freehardy]

I'm a 90s raver from Edinburgh. I'm sure Moby remembers the time he was up at The Bongo Club for some cabaret quiz antics. As an aside, Everyone in the UK loved Go (I believe you were on Top of The Pops), It's a timeless classic, and there are only a handful of tracks from this era i would ascribe that honour.

[@ElectricCafe-45]

Also in Los Angeles we had the Underground source #. Which was a number you could call that had recordings of where meet ups were. Like Moby said, then going there if you didnt look like Police, they would tell you where the party was. Amazing times.

[@tonyborie788]

Friday night at Limelight was FutureShock, that was pure Rave circa 1992.

[@gentlemanbirdlake]

I really appreciated the live performance aspect of your shows. Seeing you perform the voodoo child stabs on the octapad was ace, thanks Moby for putting in the effort to perform live. I bought the shirt.

[@Vladimirovna-m4q]

Eeeeee!Amazing love this! Thank you 🙏

[@metafuel]

Rave adjacent! :) I discovered raves here in South Africa in the very early nineties in decrepit warehouses with music I'm not even sure can be described in current terms. I had stepped into a new world. Changed my life.

[@rochellevincentevonk]

Love the dance moves.... I was way underage and remember being driven to these raves in England and sometimes there were tips offs that police were about to bust it! So classic, going to the highest hill or tree to find location, totally did that in high heels in the mud!

[@drenasu]

I saw you in '93 around Halloween in NYC at NASA See the Light Tour in some empty, concrete space near Columbus Circle. I vividly remember watching you, playing a guitar standing on a cheap plastic chair, I assume to get a little bit of elevation so you could be seen because there was barely even a stage. Almost no production value vs what happens today but the vibes were absolutely incredible.

[@drgigglesvinyldjsets-kruto1080]

I saw that tour "See the light" in 93 with Moby, Orbital, Utah Saints and Aphex Twin. Drove 9 hours to San Francisco to see it. Absolutely awesome 😊

[@PatriceKeck-y5m]

I remember Fresh Jive! Yess! I remember meeting those guys in the very early 90s. And I always had a Vic’s vapor rub inhaler in my pocket… Hi all! I moved to Florida (near Orlando) in 1990. I was turning 18 and I met the most colorful human being in one of classes. He passed me an actual hand written note saying “Do you like to go to Raves? Yes or no.” I’d never been to a Rave but I’d heard of them and I was so intrigued and ready to see what it was all about. My new colorful friend invited me to go to a rave he heard that Moby was going to be there. We spent most of the night going to record stores picking up flyers for directions. We ended up at a Rave in Tampa. It was in a huge field but after a certain point the field turned in to a magical, massive dance floor with chill out tents and misting hoses. The next weekend the rave was at a skating rink. That rave was called “Danceskate” and instead of saying rave til dawn, it was skate til dawn (or until it was time to melt into the fuzzy walls a little when your pill kicked in. We heard that Moby was DJing that night but I didn’t see him. Rabbit in the Moon was enough for me that particular night. This was 1992. Fast forwarding 10 years, many raves and club scene weekends. Charlotte, NC 2002. I had the honor of meeting Moby just before he went on stage to blow our minds. I also met his vocalist/female singer - ohhh those amazing vocals. That was the last big dance party, club/rave event that I attended. The scene was fading and had been fading but I got my night with Moby. It was such a beautiful night. Thank you Moby for decades of love and your music. 🎧❤🎧

[@markr2303]

Never saw any candy necklaces at the raves I went to in the very early 90s! Plenty of people necking beans but that was about it!

[@sue2980]

Peace Love and Thanks Moby ❤

[@ZeroOskul]

So, particle physicist/singer/songwriter Sabine Hossenfelder has a song called "He Likes to Play with the Fire" and that flaming logo just put it in my head. I bet you could do something fun with it.

[@MariaHortense-p8z]

Muitos parabéns Moby ❤❤

[@gar8860]

The first rave I went to everyone was wearing T-shirts,/sweat pants and Nike airmax(early 90s) ….the last rave I went to,everyone was wearing dress shirts,jeans and shoes.Smirnoff ice logos all over the place(early 00’s). The ecstasy and the experience was far better in the 90s. 😃 🕊️

[@ArthurPerez-t2e]

The big pants phenomenon was all about how it looked when you danced. And Vicks wasn’t about making your skin tingle they didn’t cover themselves in it, it was about keeping your bronchial passage open while on E, they put it inside their masks or under their nose or on their face and it was simply about helping you breathe better while dancing for hours on end.

[@NorthernExposure23]

Excellent history lesson. I remember seeing you for the first time at Lollapalooza in Philadelphia/NJ. Amazing experience! Loved Everything is Wrong.

[@RebelwheelsNYCShow]

I seriously think there needs to be a "big fish, little fish, cardboard box" song that gets put out lol

[@KennethGong-s2t]

In Chicago we had your more standard clubs like Shelter and Smart Bar/ Cabaret Metro as well as all ages places like Medusa’s, but the other rave adjacent venues were the loft parties where people like Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Sneak,and DJ Heather started their careers.

[@Phillyjoe2]

Moby, I commend your knowledge of Rave culture. Great listen, thank you for the tunes. Love from Coventry, UK

[@coolhand1966]

sadly he get's a lot of the UK scene wrong.

[@breppbrepp]

Please do a Moby rave!

[@aaronjennings8385]

Right, that would wake up gen x!

[@DominikaMieszko]

Super temat& Super trio 😊

[@sue2980]

Thank god for Rave :)

[@SC-uz1jc]

Hello Moby, Lindsay, and Bagel, Thank you for sharing! It felt like an after-hours club conversation-like the vibe of a "Flammable Liquid" flyer after-party in Los Angeles, where House Music (Little Louie VEGA) is spinning to balance us out. Or maybe it was a HAPPY WEDNESDAY at the REDONDO BEACH PIER, or even CITRISONIC with DJ DOC MARTIN, DJ DAN, and DJ Ron DeCORE. It was being part of the battle of "ARMAGEDDON," Saturday, May 9, 1992.. JOEY BELTRAM from Belgium, "MOBY" from N.Y., FABIO, DESTRUCTO, TONY LARGO, DJ KILLER, Mr. KOOL AID, MARKEM X, BIG DADDY SEAN PERRY, and XFX @ BRAD BAKER all brought the energy. Mike "SHREDDER" provided the sound and a full-color 14-watt laser show MIRAGE(808 STATE) & LASER BOY & SHELLSHOCK. DJ Ron DeCore’s track-this is Los Angeles. DJs from around the world to face off in the war to end all wars. Representing from U.K., N.Y. & L.A. at ARMAGEDDON, May 9,1992 . DIGITAL NATION(Promoter). Clothing was by CLOBBER, PLAYSCHOOL, and RUBBER SOUL. Special thanks to STREET SOUND & URB MAGAZINE. 1995 was marked by DÍAS DE LOS MUERTOS-the scene died. BEEJ, MARS FM turned into Pirate Radio 103.1 FM. Dust off and lace up your Dr. Marten's BOOTs and...dance with THE RESURRECTED JESUS CHRIST MY LORD AND SAVIOR. RAVE ON, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!

[@annezemmour80]

On of the best episode so interesting and funny ❤😂

[@alexc.1781]

Great performance love you three❤💚💚

[@Aaron-in7lt]

Frankie Knuckles! The ravers Anthem Whistle Song such a badass and let's not forget is out of the box smash remixes for the Pet Shop Boys who's demos are always stupid fresh. Such talent. On both ends. Then there's the Divine Mr K's incredible rework of Voodoo Ray by a guy called Gerald.

[@dmitriytechmix1665]

Happy holidays 🎊🎄😊

[@jackmercer4244]

love that frog hat, it's so PLUR 🙂

[@aaronjennings8385]

PLUR, an acronym for Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect, is a set of principles deeply rooted in the rave and electronic dance music (EDM) culture...

[@jackmercer4244]

@@aaronjennings8385 You got it, homie. Sadly, there was no PLUR in the Tokyo rave scene in 99, when I moved here from San Francisco. And no molly. Speedy pills were $50 FFS? So was a dime bag of weed.

[@aaronjennings8385]

@jackmercer4244 I didn't know what PLUR was, I had to look.

[@Peter_1512]

That was fun to watch. Plus, we learned something today 😜

[@sarahhannon9759]

Wow my mind is blown, so are the acting Raving Mad which they shortened to Rave 🤯

[@6or7breadsticks]

Lov the hats

[@nica12345nica]

From devconf?

[@danwiddison]

I was 11 in 1991 & wow the rave sound was destined to take over popular music without a doubt.. I was hooked! Certain tracks just hit so hard & Go was one of those records. The record had its own identity & style & unusually deep compared to the typical dirty breakbeat & chipmunk samples of the time. For me, the Rainforest mix of Go is pretty much perfect & i doubt even Moby in 2024 with all his extra knowledge & computer power could improve it ;) Thank you Moby for your amazing contribution to music & your huge contribution in the creation of RAVE :) Technical question.. did you find the production process back then more fun and intuitive despite its limits or do you prefer the more modern approach with no limits?

[@markr2303]

Not sure UK pirate radio was run from vans driving around but they were key to driving the scene for sure!

[@rediscoveryrecords1348]

@ 43:30 Yes. You played at Nocturnal Wonderland in 1997 in Los Angeles. I saw you:) And you played drums. Joey Beltram, you 808 state, Kevin Saunderson and Eat Static were on the main stage.

[@ryanconnelly9399]

Moby would know ❤

[@Twica973]

For more souvenirs please check Moby 2 biographies , great books must read!

[@gazsmash]

Ecstacy was around in the early 80s .... Cindy Ecstacy Soft Cell ;)

[@jackmercer4244]

I was a deep house head in the late 80's early 90s. Then I quit all drugs and joined the USMC in 95 mainly for self improvement and clean living, only to meet the druggies at my last duty station in S Cali in the late 90s and they took me to amazing underground raves and "massives" and we part-took in illegal substances lol The random piss-quiz was scary but I was too slick lol

[@patmann9363]

Thank you for not giving a fuck about your service (seven day hedonist for life) me🥳

[@forestis5282]

Back to the roots❤ fuck yeah moby

[@jessica3626]

About 30 yrs ago, my brother and I saw you play at a rave in Baltimore, Moby! I didn't yet know who you were but my brother was already a fan and I remember him walking up to you (while you were playing) and saying, "I like your music". He was telling me more about you on our way home that night. This, btw, was right around the time I went vegan. Thanks for your music and for all you've done for animals.

[@yenicollinao3651]

Te amo moby❤

[@atarikatari]

You can also do weed Wacker, shopping cart and figure 8 arms for rave dancing. Bonus if you have glowsticks!

[@metafuel]

I'm a big fan still of the current electronic music coming from the likes of John Digweed, Carl Cox, Dominik Eulberg and of course the musical maestro Moby.

[@Alessandro-ki7kz]

I do many teknival in my Life,my best Memory are there!!!!!alex80 from Italy

[@Varmitlife]

Baggy trousers came from Skateboarding! All skaters were raving in the early 90s. Skaters wear them because for the slack to get no resistance from knee bending pulling tricks.

[@davidenglish1321]

Thank you for giving us Go. \🥹/

[@martincaf1]

If there's a more beautiful woman on this planet (or any other) than Lindsay, I've yet to see her. Drool.................................. Oh and Moby ROCKS!

[@ArthurPerez-t2e]

Bro it wasn’t that they were shy it’s because being the center of attention is antithesis of rave culture or at least it was back then. The dj is not like a rock star saying “look at me look at me”. An important mantra to the rave scene in NY at that time was “keep the sound underground” and we resisted all things commercial and with all due respect Moby I saw you during that time and the feeling was that you were trying to take this into the mainstream, which is what you wound up doing. For me personally I thought it was all good I loved it and had respect for you even when you were on Saturday night Live and performing with Gwen Stefani, but surly you must understand the scene kids wanting to preserve their culture that they created from the ground up not unlike the punk scene.

[@cranke99]

Frankie Knuckles was trying to follow in the footsteps of Larry Levan and it wasn't quite working. So Robert Williams who was Larry's manager and worked with Frankie asked Larry if he wanted to go to Chicago to start up a spot there. Larry turned it down because he was already starting to blow up a little in NY so he gave it to Frankie after he and Robert cut a deal. Moby tell us about how you got the idea for "Southside" because your early rave days were going to Chicago Southside House Music raves.

[@sivlanicka]

Predobar opis plesa 🐳🐟📦 😂😂😂

[@davidmarshall5665]

Linz is just so innocent and cute

[@gxlxn]

Freetekno culture maintains this mindset in western Europe to this day.

[@tolearnenglish3439]

Mobi, could you tell me please, what is said in the backing vocals in the song Porcelain? I can't understand it! Thank you!

[@brando3802]

I thought there will be talk about very first moby electonic stuff and MOD scene, the tracker music and amiga music scene :)

[@rediscoveryrecords1348]

Re: snobs It wasnt that anyone thought you were garish or wrong in dancing around and doing your thing. Something that has always been great about the DJ scene is the music does the talking. Like Factory records before it. Faceless techno bollocks. I think most in fact liked that Moby played drums live. We just thought it's about the Music....

[@ElectricCafe-45]

Also important to know for those who came from the westcoast: So the story goes.... New years 1997 in Los Angeles. A large rave expecting about 5,000-8000 ravers in downtown Los Angeles. Some reports were up to 17,000 ravers had already showed up by 9pm. Early in the night. a few people apparently took some herbal ecstacy and possibly overdosed. The party was closed immediately. I was driving down the street in front of the entrance with a few friends in my car and parked and headed in. Before we got to the gate, roughly 30-40 LAPD in full squat raid gear were marching the block behind us and started shooting rubber bullets at people. Helicopters, teargas WTF?! We ducked into a corner and eventually heard the news of what happened. Roughly 10,000 ravers were dispersed into the night with no backup plans on New Years... A handful of kids died and many more were in the hospital. Los Angeles warehouse raves were never the same again... Later the Crack house laws came, Rave moved into the superclubs by 1998. Warehouse raves were no longer.

[@m_cox]

"that's so vintage" 😂😂😂

[@SC-uz1jc]

RAVE dance: shuffle with locking and popping in the streets of Los Angelos. Later progression to the "Melbourne Shuffle"

[@chellybabyme]

If anyone would like to buyJNCO jeans again they are online and available for sale! The og "big trousers"❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RandomnessTube.]

Rave culture brought peace to Northern Ireland that's how powerful it was don't believe me look into it.

[@henningklein9458]

Time Machine on..

[@dennisgenovese227]

MOBY NYC

[@Perenbarn]

"Teach you how to dance like a raver" there is something pretty funny about Mobys dry humor 🤣

[@jackmercer4244]

There were so many great dancers at S. California raves. But I'm a troglodyte, can't dance for sht. But I was a punker in the late 70's so I started doing The Pogo at a rave in 99 and it actually caught on with the other Asian kids and we were all doing The Pogo. 🤣🤣🤣It felt so good jumping up and down high on E with so many people. I was 33 y o at the time but I looked like a teenager. I remained a teenager up until my late 40s.

[@rediscoveryrecords1348]

@47:30 That's why they said you werent at a rave. Because they play shit like Katy Perry remixes. That's not rave. That's festival EDM bs. That's the difference

[@hache23a8]

Hola Moby, gracias x tus trabajos. ¿aceptarías una entrevista? ¿se puede ser vegano de las drogas?

[@rediscoveryrecords1348]

They were dismissive of rave because in Los Angeles we think of warehouse raves as illegal. You were at a festival before it was called a festival. Or just, a concert. ;)

[@Aaron-in7lt]

Oh Just so you know Moby I own Ramones Pixies and Joy Division t-shirts😊 not so manic now.

[@opticalman6417]

those three way monitors are way to close to the desk they should be wider apart being three way fine for near fields mind you

[@imrytebeehyneu]

Where does the word ' rave ' means?

[@mrMankx]

Rhy-ive. Rhy=plural/duality, ive=iver/energetic/longing. Dualistic longing/enjoyment of the lie, hail-luci-nation.

[@KosmoDeuz]

1:05:28 😂😂😂

[@19Rwp83]

Sennheiser 650 ?

[@rediscoveryrecords1348]

@ Moby..I have a reissue called rediscovery records. In PA. I have reissued stuff from old instinct record like adham Shaikh, dominic woosey and Dietrich schoeneman. Can I make 500 copies of the Feeling So Real mix on my label? :) Btw in 2016 whrn you auctioned off some of your vinyl collection, I bought about 10 from you. It was cool to have the same Airtight - Housewerk record copy that you used in that Mixmag cd mix :)

[@andreigirich]

🙂🙂🙂

[@anjawockel7939]

Moby nice when i you look

[@VinnyWade-k2v]

Evil eddy Lenny D lou vega Frank de wulf frankie valentine Joey beltram Grooverider mathew B Mr c Fabio Carl Cox kid bachelor Colin favour Colin Dale frost Derrick may Randall i salute you my brothers 🙂 Dave angel sven vath Micky finn Dave Clarke Kenny ken Franky bones dj madness fast eddy Todd terry joe smooth dj Pierre tyree Cooper 🙂

[@Lady.Starlight.]

Jack is the one who gives you the power to jack your body! Jack is the one who gives you the power to do the snake. Jack is the one who gives you the key to the wiggly worm. Jack is the one who learns you how to walk your body. Jack is the one that can bring nations and nations of all Jackers together under one house. You may be black, you may be white; you may be Jew or Gentile. It don't make a difference in OUR House. And this is fresh. Born in '92, but a raver for life. 🙂

[@rediscoveryrecords1348]

@48:48 Yes, challenging people with new and different music. Because you are a true DJ. Like I do, we think of DJs who cna edicate and show you something. We as old DJs consider DJs to be diggers and educators of whatever sound they are into. Djs these days on that level who are pmaying Coachela? They are puppets. They are part of the corproate money making scene profiring on what you helped build Moby. Its nilot elitism or snobbery to have these opinions. Its natural. And its not rave. Its festival culture. Where they dress liek their going to the beach and the only thing dangerous is that they have to pee in a port-o-potty. You laid the groundwork and did the work that helped this generation do it safetly and watered down. Like the music. Its blah. They dont know the power of Have you seen my baby! And they will never know Besame :)

[@CRAZYVEGANRAVE]

Wow I'm just now making vegan rave music

[@jackmercer4244]

I use samples over my sets of Trump saying “They’re eating the cats, they’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there” Not very vegan, but it’s hilarious 🤣

[@Aaron-in7lt]

You mentioned how people were so desperate to get high Moby isn't ketamine a horse tranquilizer

[@ZechsMerquise73]

it depends on the dosage, and tranquilizer/sedative just means it calms you down. ketamine is sometimes used as a prescription anti-depressant in humans. it's known for its ability to stimulate creative centers of the brain. you don't want to take it while driving, but that's most drugs. it's not known to be physically addictive or particularly dangerous in controlled dosage.

[@patmann9363]

If you take a little bump it's trippy....

[@Aaron-in7lt]

I Care lyrics