Silent Rave on April 18th, 2008 @ 6:17pm in NYC

Short film detailing the Silent Rave that happened on April 18th, 2008 at 6:17 pm in Union Square NYC. Thousands of people came out with their iPods on the first warm day of Spring and danced ...and danced..

Special thanks to the Pope, and Mayor Bloomberg for not shutting it down.

Filmed & Edited by Joe Dirosa

Music Sountrack by Soul Seekerz feat. Kate Smith Party (For The Weekend) (Judge Jules Re-Edit)

Made with a Mac.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• silent
• race
• ny
• unions
• square
• april
• ipod

[landbridge]

As one of the first promoters out of Brooklyns Storm Rave crew and NASA/Limelight days, I coincidentally happened to be at 14th street when this was happening. Me and my girl watched these kids in horror. It was a silent dirge to the rave scene you all wished you could of known for one night. To me, this was a holographic silent projection of souls wanting the scene back. Don't thank Bloomberg for not arrest you - thank him and Guiliani for enacting strict cabaret laws that killed the rave.

[NewYorkArtistSeries]

Been around a long time and remember the parties you were talking about with Adam X in Brooklyn but i think it was still good that the people could get together without incident and have a good time... There is another video on here called silent rave raw footage that i shot and it shows more of the late night footage.. I do agree the laws need to be amended.

[landbridge]

Since I wrote that, the scene is actually coming back. There are "candy raves" popping up, Scotto is throwing another MASArave in October, yadda yadda. Plus lots of the old guards are dying. 2 DJ's a week seem to be the death toll. I do like my line about "holographic silent projectiong of souls wanting the scene back", I think that silent rave may have created the needed non-physical energy.

[NewYorkArtistSeries]

Most of the people there werent old enough to even remember those days.. Might be a subconscious yearning for what they missed though..

[NewYorkArtistSeries]

Right on! I have about an hours worth of footage but this video only uses the 1st 10 or 15 minutes..

[OpticalFascism]

How idiotic. A videoclip _with music_ about a silent rave. Doesn't capture the atmosphere at all.

[seabury]

Why would you put music to this video? Kind of ruins it IMO.

[adodobirdify]

lol at the awkward asian guy

[MrWoofington]

@spitfire5505 Well, they ARE ravers, after all.

[spitfire5505]

most of the people look completely confused

[awesomemama1]

please take the freakin music off the 'silent' rave!!!!!

[alecxei031088]

I tought silent rave was going to be more like a rave outdoor with dj's playing all night but I'm dissapointed these are just like this video.....:(......I tought these are more like playing and sending like soundwaves Idon't know :S......................I apologize for my english!!!..........can please anyone tell me if there are silent raves with sound waves?? and can I get a link of it???....if it exists!!

[137Nobby]

exactly what i said!

[eskimoturtles1]

whats the point of watching a silent rave if you add music?