The Cyber subculture, also known as cyberculture, is used both to refer to a branch of the goth and rivethead subcultures that has arguably become a subculture in its own right. Someone who identifies with the Cyber subculture can be called a Cyber, although the term Cybergoth is also used to refer to the more goth influenced end of the movement. Music and fashion are two areas that define cyber culture, but Cybers also have a general interest new and future technology, it's influence on society, and other such Cyberculture topics. The subculture enjoys niche status and a relatively small (but growing) following. Influences are predominately taken from post-industrial, post-modern, and particularly cyberpunk film, literature and fashion. Gothic girl, medieval style, with spikes and piercings This article is about the contemporary goth subculture. ... Industrial fashion is a form of fashion most closely associated with the industrial music scene. ... Gothic girl, medieval style, with spikes and piercings This article is about the contemporary goth subculture. ... Cyberculture is frequently and flexibly used term lacking an explicit meaning. ... Postmodernism (sometimes abbreviated pomo) is a term applied to a wide-ranging set of developments in critical theory, philosophy, architecture, art, literature, and culture, which are generally characterized as either emerging from, in reaction to, or superseding, modernism. ... Cyberpunk (a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk) is a sub-genre of science fiction which focuses on computers or information technology, usually coupled with some degree of breakdown in social order. ...

Music

Associated music is heavily electronic in nature; it centers largely upon the genres of electronic body music ("EBM") and futurepop, and genres tangential to these — e.g., industrial, noise, drum and bass, synthpop, and intelligent dance music ("IDM"). Electronic music is a loose term for music created using electronic equipment. ... Electronic body music (EBM) is a musical genre combining elements of industrial music and electronic dance music. ... Futurepop is a recently-emerging musical genre, an outgrowth of EBM with synth pop influences. ... Noise music is music that uses sounds regarded as unpleasant or painful under normal circumstances. ... Drum and bass (drum n bass, drumnbass, DnB, dnb) is an electronic music style. ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... For other uses of the acronym IDM, see IDM (disambiguation). ...

Fashion

Cyber fashion resembles a combination of industrial and rave fashion. Some common themes are: the contrast of black or white combined with bright colors; brightly coloured and often "extended" hair (e.g., dreadlocks or braids); very large shoes or boots (e.g., brands including New Rock, Swear, and Transmuter); luminous or UV-reactive materials; various forms of body modification; the presence of superfluous goggles (especially aviator-style); the influence of anime; and androgynous appearances. The term fashion applies to a characteristic means of expression or presentation; fashions may follow trends, in which they gain or lose popularity. ... This article is about a form of party. ... A female with brown hair. ... Dreadlocks, or simply called dreads , locks are twisted ropes of hair which will form by themselves if the hair is allowed to grow naturally without the use of brushes, combs, razors or scissors for a long period of time and knots and mats into distinctive locks. ... Womens shoes on display in a shop window, July 2005 A shoe is an item of footwear. ... A pair of classic black leather Dr. Martens. ... A Spanish shoe company that make several types of goth style boots and shoes (though they do have some designs that might not be considered gothic). ... Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength shorter than that of the visible region, but longer than that of soft X-rays. ... Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons, such as spiritual or aesthetic. ... Watersport goggles Blowtorching goggles and safety helmet Goggles or safety glasses are a form of protective eyewear that usually enclose the eye area to prevent particulates or chemicals from striking the eyes. ... Aviators are people who fly aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to in the Western world by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... Androgyny refers to two concepts. ...

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 in London, Electrotribe in Leicester, Nightmare in Nottingham, Chains on Velvet in Norwich, Ascension in Edinburgh, Bedlam in Glasgow and Sin in Dundee. In the United States, clubs such as Albion in New York City show a strong cyber presence. The Slimelight Club is the longest running Goth nightclub in the world. ... St. ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. ... Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ... Norwich (pronounced variously Norritch or Norridge) is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England, the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. ... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, on the River Clyde in west central Scotland. ... Dundees location in Scotland Dundee (Dùn Dèagh in Gaelic) is Scotlands fourth largest city, population 154,674 (2001), situated on the North bank of the Firth of Tay. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ...

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, has become the most notable North American cyber fashion line. Cyberdog is a famous trance music and clothing shop in Camden Market in north London. ... Camden Market consists of the following markets: Buck Street Market Camden Lock Market Inverness Street Stables Market This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... St. ... PlastikWrap is a North American clothing design company focused on the dark electronic music scene. ...

See also

• Cyberculture
• Cyberpunk
• Industrial music
• Industrial fashion
• Goth

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External links

• phuturist.net - A cyberculture community site.
• Slimelight
• Albion
• Chains on Velvet
• Electrotribe