Cybergoth

while my group (Tajin, Sydney, myself) presented our youth subculture powerpoint to the class, many of us wondered what the cybergoth picture in the presentation was all about. None of us see it at all. For that reason, I've decided to write about it.

Cybergoth isn't exactly an American subculture, but it's at least prevalent in the U.S. It includes elements of cyberpunk, goth, raver, and other fashions. Cybergoths are more partial towards techno music rather than rock.

The term itself was coined in the 1980s in the UK for an advertisement of a roleplaying game, and the style came a decade later. 


Cybergoths wear mostly black with neon colors. They adorn platform boots, piercings, bright hair extensions, and goggles. Their clothes are made of reflective materials. The clothing is meant to be typical black-goth styled, with a splash of a contrasting color. The hair extensions can be dreadlocks, cyberlox, or normal (albeit bright) extensions. It can also be made from various materials. Many cybergoths wear masks.


As said earlier, cybergoths don't really listen to all that much rock. Rather, they enjoy a mix of techno, acid trance, darkstep, electropop, intelligent dance music (What is this...I don't even..), EBM, hardstyle, dubstep, and more. 


 The culture is mostly active on the internet, or during nighttime. There are clubs for cybergoths, specifically, such as the Slimelight, The Wendy House, Autonomy, Tech Noir, and Chains on Velvet (all of which are located in the UK). 


However, like I said, it does exist in the US. In Detroit, there is Leland City Club, while there's The Castle in Tampa, Death Guild (sounds pleasant, right?) in San Francisco, and Das Bunker in Los Angeles. Cybergothism is also popular in Canada.  


And now, for some pictures! 











Lovely.