Underground Parties in Hungary
• Parties, Culture and Society
• Party: the Event
• Party: the Experience
• Harm Reduction at Parties
Parties, Culture and Society
• Underground vs Mainstream
• Underground parties and Society
• Party music vs Rock music
• A spectrum of music styles
Underground vs Mainstream
Underground• Creates new styles• Not profit-oriented• Small labels,
unreleased tracks• Public• Drugs: cannabis,
ecstasy, hallucinogens
Mainstream• Trendy styles• Profit-oriented• Major record labels
• Public• Drugs: speed,
ecstasy
Underground Parties and Society
• No rebell, no counter-culture
• PLUR as implicit ideology
• Networking and virtual communities instead of Subcultures
• Temporarity
• Integration into Society
Party Music vs Rock Music
Party• Feminine• Love, erotics• Infantilism• ...• Ecstasy
Rock• Masculine• Sexuality
• Alcohol
Party: The Event
• What does it look like?
• Open air parties and Clubs
• Sounds and Visuals
• Party People
Party: the Experience
Party Experience
Drugs Set Setting
Ecstasy Dancing
Music
Visuals
Speed
„at home”
London Dance Safety Campaign Guidelines
For Clubs and Venues:• Access to cold drinking water• Adequate ventillation• Relaxed dress code, secure cloakrooms• Chill out room• Prevention of overcrowding• First aider at site; drug workers allowed• Trained and registered security staff
London Dance Safety Campaign Guidelines
For party people:• Make sure you’re with friends• Tell each other what you’re taking• Avoid drugs if you’re feeling depressed or
anxious• Be careful if you’re taking prescribed drugs• Don’t drive• Try not to buy from strangers
London Dance Safety Campaign Guidelines
For party people (cont.):
• Set a limit on money you spend on drugs
• Always practise safer sex
• Avoid taking drugs if you’re pregnant
• If you’re injecting drugs, never inject alone
Kék Pont Party Service
• Information about drugs• Lelkisegély to drug users in crisis• Talking about social problems• Legal information• Orientation to Kék Pont Drug Consultation
Centre• Providing free water, vitamins, minerals• Providing free condoms
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