Doc Marten, Christopher Lawrence, Paul E., Jason Blakemore, Deacon and Mark Farina are some of the more popular ones right now, according to Lee. Visuals enhance the experience. Visuals add to the effect. From slide projections to computer-generated growing, reproducing geometric shapes that change according to the beat of the music, they help to mesmerize and soothe. Lasers, cyberlights and black lights are incorporated also.
Some enthusiasts even bring toys.
Neon spheres, glow wands and other luminescent novelties, give participants something to trip out on underneath the black lights. Pacifiers are sometimes used by those who take Ecstasy to keep them from grinding their teeth. If there are rave toys, naturally there is a rave look. Baggy pants and big shirts, or tighter shirts for the females, are typical. Multiple piercings and extreme hair colors are common, yet none of this is required to fit in, according to Flores, because the look isn t important.