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Yes it is very Cyber Goth esque but like the Cyber scene as a whole, I find it awesome and very unique. I am not a dancer, by any stretch of the imagination. However I do love the music, the style and the videos. Therefore, given time, I want to do my own video.
But moving on, the point of this post. Cyber is a love interest of mine. It is so crazy and literally out of this world. It is one of those styles that is either very costume/cosplay or is only seen in clubs. Think of all the Goths, alterna-people and people of a dark underlining. Of them how many are Cyber Goths. Some may have elements of it but do not go all the way.
I have only ever seen a handful of Cyber Goths and they were all in the same place, on the same day (Whitby Goth Weekend 2011). So why is this?
One article I read was that they Cyber Scene was dead in the UK. Cyberdog is the only UK shop for the Cyber Goth/Graver scene. Big in the 90's it is now a very small community. In Germany and the US the scene is much larger. Wave Gothic Treffen Videos on YouTube is full of them, along with every other type of 'different'.
So this is the Cyber Style. Masks, Goggles, Armour and Dreads.
The Wikipedia article hear will help explain things.
It is a DIY image of a futuristic existence, today. Where Steampunk is the age that never was, Cyber Goth is age that may be.
So how can one make this style an everyday thing. It is certainly unique due to its very conceptualisation and so uniqueness is not the concern. For many it is portraying such uniqueness.
I guess what I admire about this style is its out-there and its crazy colours and themes. Even the idea of a post apocalyptic future is intriguing and an exiting prospect to the adventurous and literary inclined.
Our over reliance upon technology leads to its almost complete control over us. Technological integration into humans. Brain implanted internet, Goggles with HUD screens for instant access. Like an I-Pad in your eyes.
The idea itself is exiting and so the look and style compliments the idea.
The Industrial Dance element of it is another thing. It is again, unique in both style and design and often only employed by this subculture. The Graver (Gothic Raver) is a unique thing, listening to rave and trance over rock but still maintaining an alternate look. They do not become clubland people and ravers. They are their own thing. It could therefore be argued that Cyber Goths are arguable a break away from the Gothic community and are only Gothic due to the alternate means of dress and attitude.
I am not a Cyber Goth nor do I know any. I love the style and often wear goggles and have a mask dangling off me. But it is clear that its uniqueness is also its niche. If one is to do it, it cannot be half arsed, it has to be whole hog. All the way as it were. There is no harm in taking ideas from their look. After all it is still an industrial style and image but the term derives so much more. Use and treat the look with respect.
