"There was always an edge to these parties. It was lawless, but that was absolutely part of the fun," DJ Garth of the Wicked Sound System crew told SFGATE.
"It used to be that the 'rave' word was a dirty word," Martin O'Brien, director of 'Between the Beats,' told SFGATE. "."
O'Brien's film, which has been in the works for over a decade, features interviews with dozens of DJs, promoters and ravers from the era, including dance music icons.
Eventually, rave culture would evolve into an $11 billion industry, with DJ festivals around the globe charging hundreds of dollars for tickets, capturing the energy of uninhibited dancing.
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