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# This Is What Tbilisi’s Rave Scene Looked Like Before The Hype I remember bragging to my friends about how I started raving at the age of 15. My first night out is hard to forget, even though nothing crazy happened. I ended up oversaturated with beer without even getting drunk and left after one hour. It was 2005, and the name of the nightclub was SWITCH. That night had a huge impact on me, as it made me realize what it meant to experience clubbing in real life. All I had known previously was from movies or music videos. Shortly after that I discovered the art and music scene in Tbilisi. It was easy to get involved because Tbilisi is a small town and everyone was connected. We were people with big desires and aspirations in a country where partying and freedom had always been taboo, through the Soviet times and the dark '90s. But youth, with its phenomenal power, always finds a way. This is what I documented of Tbilisi nightlife from 2008 to 2013, before I moved to Berlin. [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-1.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-2.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-3.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-4.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-5.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-6.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-7.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-8.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-9.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-10.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-11.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-12.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-13.jpg] *See more recent photos of the Tbilisi underground rave scene [here][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} and follow George Nebieridze [here][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}.* **Read more: [How a techno party is making Tbilisi a rave destination][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}** [1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/pics-or-it-didnt-happen-tbilisi-georgia/ [2]: http://georgenebieridze.tumblr.com/ [3]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/club-feature-bassiani-tbilisi-georgia/ 
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    text: '<p>I remember bragging to my friends about how I started raving at the age of 15. My first night out is hard to forget, even though nothing crazy happened. I ended up oversaturated with beer without even getting drunk and left after one hour. It was 2005, and the name of the nightclub was SWITCH. That night had a huge impact on me, as it made me realize what it meant to experience clubbing in real life. All I had known previously was from movies or music videos.</p><p>Shortly after that I discovered the art and music scene in Tbilisi. It was easy to get involved because Tbilisi is a small town and everyone was connected. We were people with big desires and aspirations in a country where partying and freedom had always been taboo, through the Soviet times and the dark &lsquo;90s. But youth, with its phenomenal power, always finds a way. This is what I documented of Tbilisi nightlife from 2008 to 2013, before I moved to Berlin.</p>'
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    text: '<p><em>See more recent photos of the Tbilisi underground rave scene <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/pics-or-it-didnt-happen-tbilisi-georgia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>&nbsp;and follow&nbsp;George Nebieridze <a href="http://georgenebieridze.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</em></p><p><strong>Read more: <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/club-feature-bassiani-tbilisi-georgia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How a techno party is making Tbilisi a rave destination</a></strong></p>'
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# This Is What Tbilisi’s Rave Scene Looked Like Before The Hype I remember bragging to my friends about how I started raving at the age of 15. My first night out is hard to forget, even though nothing crazy happened. I ended up oversaturated with beer without even getting drunk and left after on...

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This is what I documented of Tbilisi nightlife from 2008 to 2013, before I moved to Berlin. [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-1.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-2.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-3.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-4.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-5.jpg] [Image: Tbilisi-BeforeHype-6.j...