10th August, 2022.
The Grit and Glamour of Manila’s 90s Rave Culture
This photographer’s archive is a time capsule of a spirited time in the Philippine capital.
In the 90s, the Philippines saw a restored democracy, a period of deregulation and privatization, and then the world’s largest volcanic eruption in the last 100 years.
But perhaps unknown to many and more important to some, the decade also brought the country its first raves.
House and techno music, edgy and obscure fashion, and queer culture fueled the capital Manila’s underground parties in places like Verve Room, Insomnia, and Kemistry in Malate, and ABG’s in Pasong Tamo.
As rave culture unfolded in Manila, Eddie Boy Escudero—a rock band manager-turned-photographer, then in his 40s—found himself in the middle of the parties, dancing in the crowd with his camera.
“In the mid-90s, I discovered the rave scene and loved it. It was a photographer’s dream come true with all the odd characters wearing really cool clothes, different colored hair, tattoos, and all dancing to electronica,” Escudero told VICE.
Soon he was basically paid to party, getting booked to cover events around the metro. Armed with his camera and a dozen or so film rolls each night, Escudero captured the grit and glamour of the nascent Manila rave scene until it became popular.
Full article link .https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjkv8b/ ... -nostlagia
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