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This was the old wiki page….

Cyber, also referred to as cyber culture or cyberculture, is the name given to a subculture that has roots in multiple youth scenes including the goth and rave/clubbing scenes. Someone who identifies with the Cyber subculture can be referred to as a “cyber”, although the term “cybergoth” is used to refer to the goth influenced end of the movement, i.e., those who would attend clubs such as Slimelight or The Wendy House, and “cyberkid” to refer to those who attend trance/hard dance clubs such as Gatecrasher. While fashion and an interest in electronic dance music are two areas that define the cyber subculture, cybers also tend to have a general interest in new and future technology, its influence on society, and other such cyberculture topics. The subculture enjoys niche status and a relatively small following.

Music

Associated music is heavily electronic in nature, covering both alternative electronic genres such as electronic body music, futurepop, club oriented dance music styles such as trance and hard dance, and other electronic genres including drum and bass, synthpop, gabber and intelligent dance music.

Fashion

Cyber fashion resembles a combination of rave and goth fashion. Some common themes include the use of starkly contrasting colours such as black, white, luminous neon and/or UV-reactive colours and materials, brightly coloured and often stylised hair (e.g., with hair extensions or braids using artificial materials, often with an undercut shave), large shoes or boots (typical brands include Swear and Transmuter), various forms of body modification, the presence of superfluous goggles (especially aviator-style), androgyny and the influence of cyberpunk or anime themes.

Locations

Much of the culture centers around nightlife or the internet; in the United Kingdom the former is provided by clubs such as the Slimelight and Synthetic Culture in London, The Wendy House in Leeds, Electrotribe and Autonomy in Leicester, Nightmare in Nottingham, Chains on Velvet in Norwich, Ascension, Cyberia or yearly Dark City Festival in Edinburgh, Bedlam in Glasgow, and the yearly Infest festival. In the United States, clubs such as Albion in New York City, Leyland City Club in Detroit and Das Bunker in Los Angeles show a strong cyber presence, although cybergoth culture in the US tends to be much darker and less raver influenced than its European counterpart.

Cyberdog, a clothing shop in Camden Market, London, is probably the best-known exponent of this look in the region, while Plastikwrap, an online clothing shop and design company, is the most notable North American cyber fashion line.

See also

* Cyberculture
* Cyberpunk
* Goth
* Subculture

External links

* CyberFashion 0100 - Cyberculture concepts in fashion
* phuturist.net - A cyberculture community site.
* Cybervergence - UK-based cyber/clubbing community.

Club nights

* Synthetic Culture
* Slimelight
* Albion
* Chains on Velvet
* Das Bunker
* Wendyhouse
* Autonomy
* Antiworld
* SiN, Dundee
* Cyberia
* Faith Night Club

Clothing and Accessories

* Do Androids Dream Do Androids Dream- full range of cyber goth and club wear for men and womenwith accessories, backpacks and transhuman pieces
* Cybergoth Cybergoth - UV reactive clubwear/gothicwear and accessories for women & men
* Cyberdog
* Futurstate
* Plastik Wrap
* Contagious Clubwear
* Pen And Lolly
* CYBERLOXX - Cybergoth hair falls, dreads, wigs, hats in unusual and UV reactive materials
* Cradle Falls - Cyber & Goth dreads, braids, extensions, wigs & falls.
* Hairfreax - Cybergoth and Anime Hair Extensions, braids, corsetry and accessories.

but now the links have gone?

I do think they were a good addition to the post as it is all about the fashion, clothing and the people behind said businesses. We all happened to be very active in the scene! If I had the time I would set up a cybergoth information page for all our links and real information about the scene as it is now!

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Note: OK I tried to go through and make sure all the links were intact, but I ran out of steam. If I have mentioned you and you wanna linky just comment and I will put you in. But I doubt you will care!