Here’s a little video I put together after randomly shooting some footage at a recent hardcore (of the guitar variety, not of the happy kind) and dubstep gig in Cardiff my mate, Droneboy, put on. My first foray into music as a teenager was as an MC in a hardcore metal band so it was a bit of a memory lane trip for me. It was a somewhat audacious gig to put together, mixing such different genres but there’s clearly a crossover between dubstep and hardcore in terms of the audience and the energy and it went really well. Being basically an outsider now and looking through a lens, it almost felt like I was making a nature documentary and I think this video captures some of the nuances of the sub-cultures, the rituals, the etiquette, the social dynamics.
Tags: Astroid Boys, Brutality Will Prevail, Clwb Ifor Bach, Crossbreaker, Droneboy Laundry, Dubstep, Hardcore
great film mate, was obviously there inside the madness but great to be able to take a step back and fully appreciate the subtleties of the night as well as the… erm… mentalities
Knew the night would go well but was still suprised at how well the Hardcore crowd took to Astroid Boys and vice versa.
Interesting. Good to see the REAL hardcore alive and well in Wales. (I myself started out on throat for a hardcore band a decade ago.) And the backing you music you chose was interesting as well — contrasted with the visual carnage nicely and really brought the scene out in a stark way.
Really pleased to stumble across this. Superb.
Aaah that takes me back, 187!