P.L.U.R

Here we are, where everything is all things rave in the electronic music based movement of the 90's.

P.L.U.R. Peace, love, unity, and respect. The polo ravers, the candy ravers, the club kids, and yes, maybe even the BTS (ok maybe not so much the BTS, for those that remember this notorious rave gang group of Brooklyn, NY)

The rave scene flourished in North America in the 90's as a non-violent, music based, youth movement. I feel lucky to say I got to experience this culture, at this time, while it was still fresh; before the Rave Act and the hostile public response.

"Ravers" and raves have been around for decades. The fifties soho jazz raves, turning out with teens dancing until dawn, became the hippie psychedlic rock rave of the 1960s, and so on to the 1970's disco, and the new wave rave of the 1980s. Rave culture is the musically inspired, revolting youth movement of the time. The culture is given birth to be the arena for the new sounds that revolutionize music. It's anti-war and anti-establishment. It celebrates the connectedness that rises from unity through music and mutual love and respect.

So, here we are, together again, as one, united through P.L.U.R., celebrating all things rave in the 90's.



Peace.
The calmness you find with those around you, and also inside of yourself. It's tough, we often have to work at it, but when you're at peace with others, with ourselves, and with our planet only good can come of it.

It's only with Peace that we can have unity.

Love.
The caring you feel for friends, for strangers, for those in need and also for caring you show yourself. It symbiotic, it's about sharing whatever energy you put into something will be returned to you!

It's only through love that we can find peace.

Unity.
This means we all share a lot of common things, regardless of our age, gender, race, orientation, whatever. We are all human beings, we all need other people, and we're all in this for the happiness experienced being around others. Although we may have differences, we all arise from the same place.

Unity is required for the survival of our scene!

Respect.
This may mean respect for others, their ideas, their music and their lives. It's also respect for one's self: one's body and the needs that it has (food, sleep). Educate yourself on the substances you ingest shows love and respect for your body. Passing on the knowledge to others shows respect and love for your fellow person.

It's only with respect that we can have peace.