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Starter archiveClosedApproximateClub1992–1993
NASA
20 West 39th Street · Midtown, Manhattan40.7522° N / 73.9846° W
Overview
Short-lived early-1990s all-ages rave often cited as a birthplace of New York rave culture.
NASA (Nocturnal Audio Sensory Awakening) was a short-lived early-1990s Friday-night party often cited as a birthplace of New York rave culture — all-ages, breakbeat- and hardcore-leaning, and associated with promoters DB and Scotto. It ran briefly in the building that also housed Shelter.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
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FlyerPL.01
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PhotographPL.02
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DocumentPL.03
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Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here
Sonic profile
technoexperimentalmixed
Cultural role
early NYC rave cultureall-ages party
Tags
#rave#breakbeat#all-ages#early1990s