pockybot
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- Posted: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:19:58 +0000
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Perhaps I spoke to soon...while I do feel EBM in America has died, and the overall scene seems to have slowed down/hit a wall...Ive been rediscovering all the amazing 1998-2003 releases and hope something news comes along
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I have a lot of good memories of dancing to "00ntzy EBM" and death rock/goth/old school industrial dance before that...going to see Skinny Puppy, Front Line, VNV Nation, Funker Vogt, Hocico, Covenant, Grendel, and virtually every other band in concert. I had fun getting dressed up, drinking in the car and dancing at clubs.
But pretty much as of 2011, the scene is dead. To the point where even many people I know that used to be hardcore into it for years are now embarrassed to even be associated with it or the fashion. I knew the handwriting was on the wall when hardly anyone showed up to see Combichrist in San Francisco, when before they would sell out a larger venue. Same with VNV Nation. Hardly anyone goes to the clubs. Not too many bands are even releasing quality stuff, or even making that many new releases.
So yeah, you still have the fresh out of high school kids now with the "cyber goth raver" goofy look, goggles/half gas mask dancing to the 00ntz...but all of the fun and magic associated with that music/scene/etc has long left the building. In Europe I guess there's still a pretty good following for it, but I think a lot of people moved on.
The girls were usually attractive, the music was fun to dance too and it was fun dressing up in new rocks and custom made outfits from the UK and canada. Im just soooo glad after many years I never got involved in people's drama, cliques, dating or any of that in the scene.
Perhaps I spoke to soon...while I do feel EBM in America has died, and the overall scene seems to have slowed down/hit a wall...Ive been rediscovering all the amazing 1998-2003 releases and hope something news comes along
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original post:
I have a lot of good memories of dancing to "00ntzy EBM" and death rock/goth/old school industrial dance before that...going to see Skinny Puppy, Front Line, VNV Nation, Funker Vogt, Hocico, Covenant, Grendel, and virtually every other band in concert. I had fun getting dressed up, drinking in the car and dancing at clubs.
But pretty much as of 2011, the scene is dead. To the point where even many people I know that used to be hardcore into it for years are now embarrassed to even be associated with it or the fashion. I knew the handwriting was on the wall when hardly anyone showed up to see Combichrist in San Francisco, when before they would sell out a larger venue. Same with VNV Nation. Hardly anyone goes to the clubs. Not too many bands are even releasing quality stuff, or even making that many new releases.
So yeah, you still have the fresh out of high school kids now with the "cyber goth raver" goofy look, goggles/half gas mask dancing to the 00ntz...but all of the fun and magic associated with that music/scene/etc has long left the building. In Europe I guess there's still a pretty good following for it, but I think a lot of people moved on.
The girls were usually attractive, the music was fun to dance too and it was fun dressing up in new rocks and custom made outfits from the UK and canada. Im just soooo glad after many years I never got involved in people's drama, cliques, dating or any of that in the scene.