For stand-up concerts musical groups people go not only to listen to their favorite tracks, to see their idols live and to wave a flashlight on their phone in outstretched hand. Many people are attracted to such specific entertainment as slam. During it, people deliberately push and bump into each other - this is how they release energy and get adrenaline.
Of course, the slam does not last the entire concert, which usually lasts 1-1.5 hours. For him, each group has a few special songs that are inserted into different parts speeches.
How did slam come about?
Slam in his modern view preceded by the pogo dance, which originated in the 1970s at concerts by punk bands. It all started with jumping in place, usually with a straight back and limbs pressed to the body. The name of the dance is taken from the pogo stick, or "grasshopper", a device for jumping, consisting of a handle, pedals and a spring.
They say that fast and rhythmic bouncing was invented by Sid Vicious at one of the Sex Pistols concerts. At that moment, he had not yet been invited to the group. At the performance, Sid was far from the stage and started jumping to see the musicians. In the 1980s, pogo was transformed into slam, which began to be practiced at hardcore punk concerts.
Initially, slam was an attribute exclusively of rock music. Today they are actively slammed at the performances of EDM bands and drum and bass raves. Some people try to throw out their emotions and energy in this way even at the concerts of indie pop groups, although it looks rather strange.
Slam etiquette
The cheering crowd pleases most musicians - it shows an extremely positive reaction to the performance. It must be remembered that the slam is dangerous for its participants. He has quite tough tricks and varieties, participation in which is fraught with injury. To minimize the risks, you need to remember and follow certain rules of the slam.
- Slam should not be confused with a fight. Its participants do not try to harm each other. At the same time, no one will apologize for accidentally inflicted blows. If you do not want to participate in the slam, then you can simply move to a quieter part of the crowd. Everyone present at the concert at the same time will never slam. This is done only by the most excited fans in the most crowded places - usually near the stage.
- Everyone nearby tries to immediately pick up a fallen person. Knocking down a slam participant during a furious dance is not difficult, especially if he is inferior in size or who has not calculated the charge of alcohol. No one will slam next to the lying one. If a person cannot stand up, then they will help him get to the doctors - on organized concerts there is always an ambulance on duty.
- Before the slam, all items of clothing that can cause injury are removed. Metalheads will not engage in a contact dance with spiked handcuffs and other dangerous paraphernalia. They are left for other moments, for example, for a subsequent photo session with the musicians or gatherings in a bar. Girls on high heels there is absolutely nothing to do in a slamming crowd. Such shoes are dangerous for them, and for everyone nearby. It is best to wear soft sneakers that will not break someone's toes or metatarsal bones when landing during a particularly successful jump. Clothing should also be practical. It is best to dress in something that you do not mind losing. Things torn and stained with blood after a wild slam are quite common.
- Earrings and piercings also need to be removed. In the process, you can not only break or lose jewelry, but also injure yourself and others with them.
- Mobile phone, glasses and other fragile items should be left outside the slam area. Losing or breaking them in the process of mass felling to music is worthless.
- It is not customary to raise the elbows above the abdomen and place them far from the body. This is for the safety of both you and those around you. The domestic rap hit of 2013 “Everyone dances with their elbows” is only suitable for the situation shown in the video - when there is one person on the stage or there is a sufficiently large distance between moving people.
- Do not smoke during the slam so that no one gets burned.
- Not everyone can keep their composure at a concert, especially when the moving crowd is flooded with waves of adrenaline. Some at this moment break into a hard mosh - this is the name of an aggressive dance that reaches its peak during breakdowns, that is, in slowed down parts musical compositions. Breakdowns are always present in tracks in the metalcore and deathcore genres. They are needed to contrast with the most intense part of the song.
Before performing a hard mosh, associated with dangerous movements of the arms and legs, you must first warn or move others away. The crowd in such cases creates a ring of free space - a mosh pit. In this circle, only mosh participants converge, performing a variety of punches and kicks. Mosh is contact and non-contact. Only those who voluntarily remained in the mosh pit participate in the contact dance. Those who wish to avoid touching it are not accepted.
Not everyone needs slam, even many musicians do not support it, and concert organizers are trying to ban it. However, it is difficult to stop a large crowd that has decided to slam, so those who wish can always give an outlet for their energy, and the rest can watch it from a safe distance. The main thing is to respect the people with whom you listen to the same music and go to the same events.
Find out what slam and mosh are in this article. It will also be useful for you to read about the rules of slam in order to survive in the crowd and not be crippled.
- Hey, what is it - fighting? Where are the guards looking...
No, that's how they dance now.
What is slam, regulars know well football matches and rap/punk/hardcore/alternative gigs. Either they saw it from the side, or they themselves jumped in the carbon monoxide crowd, crushing their neighbors and risking breaking their ribs. For those who do not like such entertainment, it is worth explaining: slam is such an extreme dance performed simultaneously by a large number of participants on a tiny platform, which is why everyone is pushing as if they are trying to trample each other. From the outside it looks creepy, but knowing and following the standard rules of behavior in the crowd with a high degree of probability helps to protect yourself from serious injuries.
The dance itself can be either a banal hustle with bouncing and waving arms, or a relatively organized performance - it depends on the venue and the audience. In clubs where this is a common practice, and the participants are ready to slam in advance, where people know how to do it, you can see an absolutely amazing thing: a hundred bodies move synchronously like a single super-powerful organism, as if they have one heart for all ... The feeling of merging is so tangible that It is simply impossible not to become infected with mass rabies. Add to this roaring, heavy, very fast music - and you get the very crazy atmosphere for which people go to such events.
When it comes to stadium slams, there are two types - organized and spontaneous. And it must be said right away: unlike a club slam, a football slam is a very dangerous thing, since the degree of aggression of the fan crowd sometimes exceeds all conceivable limits. Even if a group of fans, led by an adequate leader, at first simply accompanies each goal of their favorite team with slams and chants, no one will dare to predict what they will do by the end of the match and after it. Spontaneously emerging mass movements are almost certainly a threat to the rule of law: the dance easily turns into a fight, pogrom and looting.
What is mosh and how is it different from slam?
And a little more about what mosh is. Mosh is not exactly the same as slam, although the difference between these two concepts is only in nuances.
In the West, the concept of "mosh" is most often used as a synonym for the word "slam", while on domestic sites, each of them has its own definition. Sometimes a mosh is called a slam that has gone out of proportion - that is, when what is happening not only resembles a mass brawl, but in fact it is. However, many argue that this is not true, but it is more correct to put it this way:
What is mosh? This is when everyone dances on their own.
Slam - what is it? This is when the participants try to move in sync, perform some actions together. For example, they help one of the neighbors, helping him to climb onto the stage, and catch him if he jumps back.
Slam: rules of behavior in the crowd
Here simple rules behavior in the crowd, performing which, you can enjoy the slam without the danger of killing someone or dying yourself.
It may seem to a beginner that there are no rules as such - drive into the crowd and jump. But it's not. Here's what you need to remember firmly so as not to walk around in a cast:
- Not sure - don't go. If you are afraid to get your clothes and shoes dirty, stay away. You don't like to get poked with your elbows - what did you forget here at all? ..
- If you've had a drink, don't go to the slam: you can get sick from an accidental blow to the stomach - and if you throw up at someone's collar, get ready to be beaten hard.
- In the crowd it is necessary to maintain good coordination of movements, balance, so as not to fall - this is another reason not to go into the slam drunk.
- Since the chances of surviving in the crowd tend to zero for the fallen, get up faster if you are knocked over. If you see that a neighbor has fallen, help him get up.
- Are you going to jump in a slam - just put it on comfortable shoes, better not a new one (they will trample anyway). Especially for ladies: comfortable - these are sneakers, sneakers, berets, but not high-heeled shoes.
- Clothing should also be comfortable, not restricting movement, preferably closed. Ideally, one that is not a pity to get dirty. Again, especially for the ladies: about fifty pairs of hands will hug you in the slam, no matter what you are wearing.
- Do not take a backpack, a bag with you: they will terribly interfere with both you and those around you.
- Being in the crowd, stand with your knees slightly bent, feet shoulder-width apart - this is the most stable posture. If they hit hard from the sides, bend your arms at the elbows and spread them a little. From blows in front, a change in body position will help: turn around half-side, press your hands to your chest.
- Stay away from particularly aggressive slam participants. There are guys who climb into the crowd solely in order to “accidentally” beat those around them with their elbows in the kidneys.
- If you yourself are a fan of “accidentally” hitting people, keep in mind that a poke may come in response. And if all the offended people pile up at once, they will take you out of the dance floor / stadium in parts.
- It is very difficult to make your way through the crowd, but if a swara has formed next to you, crawl at least over your heads, just to save your life.
- Don't hold grudges if you get beat up - it's a slam, what did you want?..
And finally. Even remembering the rules of behavior in the crowd, minor injuries like bruises all over the body, who have been in a slam, cannot be avoided. In order not to flaunt bruises in a conspicuous place,
Not everyone today knows the meaning of the word "slam". Meanwhile, this term deserves attention, since it is currently a fairly common phenomenon. What is it, why is the reaction to it so ambiguous, how is it danced, why is this necessary?
Slam as a manifestation of fun and good mood
Slam is possible only with a sufficiently large crowd of people. The behavior of fans in a club or stadium can be called the term "action", taken from the field of cinema. It is observed, of course, not always. However, without action, the fun cannot be called complete. One of its manifestations is extreme dancing, which is commonly called slam. Slam is common among both music lovers and football fans. How exactly it will take place depends on the audience itself. The more emotions the audience has, the more interesting the slam will turn out. What it is is known to many young people.
Slam among football fans is a rather dangerous phenomenon. It represents their violent reaction when they are ready to smash and destroy everything.
Slam at concerts
Slam among music lovers is different. It all depends on musical style which these people like. There is rap, punk (he got the name "pogo"), hardcore, as well as skinhead slam. The latter is very dangerous, often the dancers enter into real fights. Anyone who doesn't know what slam is in concert may be shocked when it starts. It is better for an unprepared person not to be there.
Within each music lover's hangout, slam is divided into certain styles. Take, for example, hardcore slam. The following styles stand out in it: stage diving (when a person jumps from the stage to those standing below), circle pit (its essence is running in a circle, in which one should push off from the walls and surrounding people), unusual gorilla stile (imitation of a gorilla) and much more . To an outside observer, it may seem that the dancers are fighting, but one should not think that they are putting their lives at risk. There are very rare cases when someone broke limbs or ribs while doing this. As a rule, everything is limited to abrasions and crushed legs and shoes, but it is not possible to seriously suffer. Slam usually takes place in clubs, and you need to understand that this, after all, is not a stadium - a limited number of people can fit there. They can't rage too much. Only a small slam is possible. What is it, you now know.
The attitude of musicians to slam
The musicians themselves, as a rule, have a good attitude towards this phenomenon. Through the slam, people make it clear to the artists that they are not trying in vain. This is a clear demonstration that the music is to your liking, that it energizes.
Slam dunk in basketball
There is also the term "slam dunk". It refers to basketball and means one of the ways to toss the ball. In this case, the basketball player needs to jump so as to be above the ring, and then send the ball into it directly from a height. How to do a slam dunk? First you need to develop the ability to impress. In order to learn this, you should perform a few simple exercises.
- Develop calf muscles. Do not be lazy to do all kinds of exercises. It is this section of the leg that is responsible for the height of the jump. Don't forget about it. Train on a rope: first on one leg (then on the left, then on the right), then on both. Also useful These exercises are designed for 3-5 minutes. Try calf raises. Straighten up, pay attention to your legs - they should be shoulder width apart. Get up on your toes, then again on the whole foot. Do this exercise 45-60 times. To achieve the best result, use some kind of load, for example, put a large book on your head. If you are in gym, you can do squats while holding a barbell on your shoulders. Be persistent - and soon you will learn how to do a basketball slam. What it is, every sports fan knows.
- Find a specialized list of exercises that develop the ability to jump, pay attention to the program called air alert. You will have to exercise regularly for three months. If you treat your training responsibly and complete the entire course, then a pleasant discovery awaits you: the height of your jump will increase by at least 20 cm.
- Do not forget about the most simple and obvious. Jump high. Straighten up, place your feet so that they are shoulder-width apart. Bend them a little and then jump up - the higher the better. Try to get off the ground very quickly. The duration of being on your feet should be very short - a fraction of a second. Take a similar starting position. Then start jumping with straight legs, make sure that they do not bend, do the exercise quickly. You can rest a little, only the time until the next approach should be a maximum of 3 minutes.
But sometimes there are differences. Slam refers to more active actions, which include, for example, waving your arms while mosh slower and more complicated (1999 information). However, in contemporary culture concepts slam And mosh became more distinct. Namely, slam means chaotic actions to push the participants apart. slam, while under mosh- chaotic actions of striking with elbows, less often with fists, and even less often with kicks towards the participants mosha.
Although slam perceived as a positive audience reaction to the music, it is dangerous for the participants. It is believed that the participants do not seek to harm each other and observe the so-called. slam ethics, which includes certain security rules. For example, if a person falls, other participants help him up as soon as possible so that he is not trampled.
Story
The predecessor of slam is considered to be the akuki dance, a type of pogo that originated at punk concerts in the 1970s, transformed into slam at hardcore punk concerts in the 80s. Slam is believed to have originated in Orange County, California, at concerts of the first wave of American hardcore in the early 80s. The crowd cheered to Los Angeles bands like Black Flag and Circle Jerks. Their more rhythmic and heavier variety of punk was later called hardcore.
Kinds
Slam has its separate currents and schools.
Slam
There is a slam familiar to most, in which participants push each other near the stage. It is allowed to push with the shoulders, as it is reasonably safe and does not lead to injury (provided that the other participants follow similar rules), to move the elbows (at the level of the body), to jump, hugging someone by the shoulders, or just gently push the slamming. There are enough variations, the main rule is to respect other slammers.
Stage Diving
Jumping from the stage into the crowd (and not into the slam) with your back or head first. Usually practiced in big clubs. A very common type of slam.
Crowd Surfing
This style is more common in open festivals. in many clubs Crowd Surfing difficult to hold, as they are too small, and there is a possibility of hitting a wall. The method is as follows: a concert participant using closest people rises up, and the crowd carries him in their arms. It is best to do this in a place where there is a higher density of people. Usually this place is closer to the stage.
Skanking
The softest and relatively non-contact type of slam that traditionally takes place at ska-punk concerts. rises left leg, and with it right hand, and vice versa, alternating. Taking its origins in the rhythm of the reggae style, the skunk technique is quite interesting and original, and from the side it resembles running in place or skipping in a circle.
circle pit
Participants begin to run in a circle, forming a kind of "round dance". A slam may take place in the center of the circle. Sometimes the movement can stop, so that on a signal everyone rushes to the center.
high jump
Group high jump. To begin with, several people start jumping to the beat of the music at the same time, the rest pick up and also jump all together synchronously. It is necessary to gradually involve as many people as possible in the action.
Center Slam
Variation of Circle Pit. When a group of slammers leaves the mosh pit empty, one or more people go to the center of the circle (usually before the most difficult moment in the composition) and, on a signal, the slam group runs from all sides to the center on those who are standing there.
wall of death
- If one of the nearby participants was knocked down, he should immediately be helped to get up. This is one of the basic rules of ethics in slam.
- Before participation, it is customary to remove all items of clothing with traumatic details (everything that has spikes, for example: spiked armlets, bracelets, jackets, etc.).
- Respect people, you listen to the same music with them and came to the same concert.
- If the bulk of the participants have significantly larger dimensions (several tens of kilograms heavier), you should refrain from an aggressive slam. Also, do not participate in the slam if the participants are significantly taller than you (their elbows are at the level of your face).
- For safety reasons, the piercing should be removed. In the process, they can injure others or get caught and lose jewelry, injuring themselves.
- Fragile items such as glasses or a phone are also worth laying out.
- A slam is not a fight, and one should not seek to harm others, but it is not customary to apologize for accidental blows.
- If you are going to perform a hard mosh, you should first move it away or attract the attention of others.
- If someone begins to make dangerous movements with their arms and legs (hard mosh), the participants will part, forming a ring of empty space.
- Do not raise your elbows above your stomach and try not to put them far from the body, so you protect yourself and do not harm others.
- Everyone who moves at a distance of less than one or two meters from the mass is considered to be participating in the slam. People who are not taking part in the slam should stay as far away as possible.
- For safety reasons, you should also not smoke while participating in the slam, this can be fraught with burns for both the smoker and other participants.
Attitude towards slam
At some events, the organizers try to ban slam and related activities. Sometimes the guards try to stop the slam (which is extremely difficult on a large scale).
Performers also have different attitudes towards slam. From Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian performers on their slam concerts provoke DISTEMPER , Noize MC , Jane Air Origami , SLOT , Tracktor Bowling , Louna , Maio , My heart is on the right , Naraka , Max Korzh , Anacondaz , F.P.G. , Lumen , Give it a go! , AMATORY , Purgen (group vocalist Ruslan Gvozdev sometimes advises from the stage how best to slam), Brigade in a row, Az , Stigmata , Korea , ##### , Cockroaches! , Psyche, Leather Deer, $7000, Lomonosov Plan, Lyapis Trubetskoy, Tartak, Northern Fleet, Little Big, Elysium.
Slam in popular culture
Slam is often mentioned in songs, movies, cartoons. In one episode of South Park, Kenny died in a slam. Slam also appears in one of the episodes of the animated series Futurama.
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- Berger, Tom (2004) - How to survive mosh pits and bodysurfing!
- Because ska is for skanking.
An excerpt characterizing Slam
“Yes, it will,” said another.“What do I care, let him hear!” Well, we are not dogs, - said the former police officer and, looking around, he saw Alpatych.
- Ah, Yakov Alpatych, why are you?
“By order of his excellency, to the governor,” Alpatych replied, proudly raising his head and putting his hand in his bosom, which he always did when he mentioned the prince ... “They were pleased to order to inquire about the state of affairs,” he said.
- Yes, and find out, - the landowner shouted, - they brought that no cart, nothing! .. Here she is, do you hear? he said, pointing to the direction from which the shots were heard.
- They brought that everyone to die ... robbers! he said again, and stepped off the porch.
Alpatych shook his head and went up the stairs. In the waiting room were merchants, women, officials, silently exchanging glances among themselves. The door to the office opened, everyone got up and moved forward. An official ran out of the door, talked something to the merchant, called behind him a fat official with a cross around his neck, and disappeared again through the door, apparently avoiding all the looks and questions addressed to him. Alpatych moved forward and at the next exit of the official, laying his hand on his buttoned frock coat, turned to the official, giving him two letters.
“To Mr. Baron Ash from the general chief prince Bolkonsky,” he announced so solemnly and significantly that the official turned to him and took his letter. A few minutes later the governor received Alpatych and hurriedly said to him:
- Report to the prince and princess that I didn’t know anything: I acted according to higher orders - that’s ...
He gave the paper to Alpatych.
“And yet, since the prince is unwell, my advice is for them to go to Moscow. I'm on my own now. Report ... - But the governor did not finish: a dusty and sweaty officer ran in the door and began to say something in French. Horror appeared on the Governor's face.
“Go,” he said, nodding his head to Alpatych, and began to ask the officer something. Greedy, frightened, helpless looks turned to Alpatych when he left the governor's office. Involuntarily listening now to the close and ever-increasing shots, Alpatych hurried to the inn. The paper given by Governor Alpatych was as follows:
“I assure you that the city of Smolensk does not yet face the slightest danger, and it is unbelievable that it would be threatened by it. I am on one side, and Prince Bagration on the other side, we are going to unite in front of Smolensk, which will take place on the 22nd, and both armies with combined forces will defend their compatriots in the province entrusted to you, until their efforts remove the enemies of the fatherland from them or until they are exterminated in their brave ranks to the last warrior. You see from this that you have the perfect right to reassure the inhabitants of Smolensk, for whoever defends with two such brave troops can be sure of their victory. (Order of Barclay de Tolly to the civil governor of Smolensk, Baron Ash, 1812.)
People moved restlessly through the streets.
Carts loaded on horseback with household utensils, chairs, cabinets kept leaving the gates of the houses and driving through the streets. In the neighboring house of Ferapontov, wagons stood and, saying goodbye, the women howled and sentenced. The mongrel dog, barking, twirled in front of the pawned horses.
Alpatych, with a more hasty step than he usually walked, entered the yard and went straight under the shed to his horses and wagon. The coachman was asleep; he woke him up, ordered him to lay the bed, and went into the passage. In the master's room one could hear a child's cry, the woman's shattering sobs, and Ferapontov's angry, hoarse cry. The cook, like a frightened chicken, fluttered in the passage as soon as Alpatych entered.
- Killed him to death - he beat the mistress! .. So he beat, so dragged! ..
- For what? Alpatych asked.
- I asked to go. It's a woman's business! Take me away, he says, do not destroy me with small children; the people, they say, all left, what, they say, are we? How to start beating. So beat, so dragged!
Alpatych, as it were, nodded his head approvingly at these words and, not wanting to know anything else, went to the opposite door - the master's room, in which his purchases remained.
“You are a villain, a destroyer,” a thin, pale woman with a child in her arms and a handkerchief torn from her head shouted at that moment, bursting out of the door and running down the stairs to the courtyard. Ferapontov went out after her and, seeing Alpatych, straightened his waistcoat and hair, yawned and went into the room after Alpatych.
- Do you want to go? - he asked.
Without answering the question and not looking back at the owner, sorting through his purchases, Alpatych asked how long the owner followed the wait.
- Let's count! Well, did the governor have one? Ferapontov asked. - What was the decision?
Alpatych replied that the governor did not say anything decisively to him.
- Shall we go away on our business? Ferapontov said. - Give me seven rubles for a cart to Dorogobuzh. And I say: there is no cross on them! - he said.
- Selivanov, he pleased on Thursday, sold flour to the army at nine rubles per bag. So, are you going to drink tea? he added. While the horses were being laid, Alpatych and Ferapontov drank tea and talked about the price of bread, about the harvest and the favorable weather for harvesting.
“However, it began to calm down,” Ferapontov said, having drunk three cups of tea and getting up, “ours must have taken it.” They said they won't let me. So, strength ... And a mixture, they said, Matvey Ivanovich Platov drove them into the Marina River, drowned eighteen thousand, or something, in one day.
Alpatych collected his purchases, handed them over to the coachman who entered, and paid off with the owner. At the gate sounded the sound of wheels, hooves and bells of a wagon leaving.
It was already well past noon; half of the street was in shade, the other was brightly lit by the sun. Alpatych looked out the window and went to the door. Suddenly, a strange sound of distant whistling and impact was heard, and after that there was a merging rumble of cannon fire, from which the windows trembled.
Alpatych went out into the street; two people ran down the street to the bridge. WITH different parties whistles, cannonballs and the bursting of grenades falling in the city were heard. But these sounds were almost inaudible and did not pay the attention of the inhabitants in comparison with the sounds of firing heard outside the city. It was a bombardment, which at the fifth hour Napoleon ordered to open the city, from one hundred and thirty guns. At first, the people did not understand the significance of this bombardment.
The sounds of falling grenades and cannonballs aroused at first only curiosity. Ferapontov's wife, who had not stopped howling under the barn before, fell silent and, with the child in her arms, went out to the gate, silently looking at the people and listening to the sounds.
The cook and the shopkeeper came out to the gate. All with cheerful curiosity tried to see the shells flying over their heads. Several people came out from around the corner, talking animatedly.
- That's strength! one said. - And the roof and ceiling were so smashed to pieces.
“It blew up the earth like a pig,” said another. - That's so important, that's so cheered up! he said laughing. - Thank you, jumped back, otherwise she would have smeared you.
The people turned to these people. They paused and told how, near by, their cores had got into the house. Meanwhile, other shells, sometimes with a quick, gloomy whistle - cannonballs, then with a pleasant whistle - grenades, did not stop flying over the heads of the people; but not a single shell fell close, everything endured. Alpatych got into the wagon. The owner was at the gate.
- What did not see! he shouted at the cook, who, with her sleeves rolled up, in a red skirt, swaying with her bare elbows, went to the corner to listen to what was being said.
“What a miracle,” she said, but, hearing the voice of the owner, she returned, tugging at her tucked-up skirt.
Again, but very close this time, something whistled like a bird flying from top to bottom, a fire flashed in the middle of the street, something shot and covered the street with smoke.
"Villain, why are you doing this?" shouted the host, running up to the cook.
At the same instant, women wailed plaintively from different directions, a child began to cry in fright, and people silently crowded around the cook with pale faces. From this crowd, the groans and sentences of the cook were heard most audibly:
- Oh, oh, my darlings! My doves are white! Don't let die! My doves are white! ..
Five minutes later there was no one left on the street. The cook, with her thigh shattered by a grenade fragment, was carried into the kitchen. Alpatych, his coachman, Ferapontov's wife with children, the janitor were sitting in the basement, listening. The rumble of guns, the whistle of shells, and the pitiful groan of the cook, which prevailed over all sounds, did not stop for a moment. The hostess now rocked and coaxed the child, then in a pitiful whisper asked everyone who entered the basement where her master had been, who had remained on the street. The shopkeeper, who entered the basement, told her that the owner had gone with the people to the cathedral, where they were raising the miraculous Smolensk icon.
(the so-called "Circle Pit"). Words slam And mosh usually used interchangeably, but differences are sometimes distinguished. Slam refers to more active actions, which include, for example, waving your arms while mosh slower and more complicated (1999 information). However, in modern culture, concepts slam And mosh became more distinct. Namely, slam means chaotic actions to push the participants apart. slam, while under mosh- chaotic actions of striking with elbows, less often with fists, and even less often with kicks towards the participants mosha.
Although slam perceived as a positive audience reaction to the music, it is dangerous for the participants. It is believed that the participants do not seek to harm each other and observe the so-called. slam ethics, which includes certain security rules. For example, if a person falls, other participants help him up as soon as possible so that he is not trampled.
Story
The predecessor of slam is considered to be the akuki dance, a type of pogo that originated at punk concerts in the 1970s, transformed into slam at hardcore punk concerts in the 80s. Slam is believed to have originated in Orange County, California, at concerts of the first wave of American hardcore in the early 80s. The crowd cheered to Los Angeles bands like Black Flag and Circle Jerks. Their more rhythmic and heavier variety of punk was later called hardcore. Bash is synonymous with slam.
Kinds
Slam has its own separate currents and schools.
Slam
There is a slam familiar to most, in which participants push each other near the stage. It is allowed to push with the shoulders, as it is reasonably safe and does not lead to injury (provided that the other participants follow similar rules), move the elbows (at the level of the body), jump while hugging someone by the shoulders, or just gently push the slamming. There are enough variations, the main rule is to respect other slammers.
Stage Diving
Jumping from the stage into the crowd (and not into the slam) with your back or head first. Usually practiced in big clubs. A very common type of slam.
Crowd Surfing
This style is more common at outdoor festivals. Many Crowd Surfing clubs are difficult to run as they are too small and there is a chance of hitting the wall. The method is as follows: the participant of the concert, with the help of the nearest people, rises up, and the crowd carries him in his arms. It is best to do this in a place where there is a higher density of people. Usually this place is closer to the stage.
Skanking
The softest and relatively non-contact type of slam that traditionally takes place at ska-punk concerts. The left leg rises, and with it the right arm, and vice versa, alternating. Taking its origins in the rhythm of the reggae style, the skunk technique is quite interesting and original, and from the side it resembles running in place or skipping in a circle.
circle pit
Participants begin to run in a circle, forming a kind of "round dance". A slam may take place in the center of the circle. Sometimes the movement can stop, so that on a signal everyone rushes to the center.
high jump
Group high jump. To begin with, several people start jumping to the beat of the music at the same time, the rest pick up and also jump all together synchronously. It is necessary to gradually involve as many people as possible in the action.
Center Slam
Variation of Circle Pit. When a group of slammers leave the mosh pit empty, one or more people go to the center of the circle (usually before the most difficult moment in the composition) and, on a signal, the slam group runs from all sides to the center on those who are standing there.
wall of death
- If one of the nearby participants was knocked down, he should immediately be helped to get up. This is one of the basic rules of ethics in slam.
- Before participation, it is customary to remove all items of clothing with traumatic details (everything that has spikes, for example: spiked armlets, bracelets, jackets, etc.).
- Respect people, you listen to the same music with them and came to the same concert.
- If the bulk of the participants have significantly larger dimensions (several tens of kilograms heavier), you should refrain from aggressive slamming. Also, do not participate in the slam if the participants are significantly taller than you (their elbows are at the level of your face).
- For safety reasons, the piercing should be removed. In the process, they can injure others or get caught and lose jewelry, injuring themselves.
- Fragile items such as glasses or a phone are also worth laying out.
- A slam is not a fight, and one should not seek to harm others, but it is not customary to apologize for accidental blows.
- If you are going to perform a hard mosh, you should first move it away or attract the attention of others.
- If someone begins to make dangerous movements with their arms and legs (hard mosh), the participants will part, forming a ring of empty space.
- Do not raise your elbows above your stomach and try not to put them far from the body, so you protect yourself and do not harm others.
- Everyone who moves at a distance of less than one or two meters from the mass is considered to be participating in the slam. People who are not taking part in the slam should stay as far away as possible.
- For safety reasons, you should also not smoke while participating in the slam, this can be fraught with burns for both the smoker and other participants.
Attitude towards slam
At some events, the organizers try to ban slam and related activities. Sometimes the guards try to stop the slam (which is extremely difficult on a large scale). Performers also have different attitudes towards slam. From Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian performers at their concerts, slam is approved by DISTEMPER, Jane Air, Origami, SLOT, Tracktor Bowling, Louna, Anacondaz, Noize MC, Little Big, F.P.G. , Lumen , Give it a go! , AMATORY ,
