Does anyone know why The Klaxons have been classified as Nu Rave?

Question

Don't get me wrong, I like The Klaxons, and I used to like rave music (back in the day), but why have The Klaxons been classified as Nu Rave? As far as I can remember, rave music never sounded anything like this!
I keep hearing them being linked with glowsticks and boiler suits but why? The Klaxons aint rave, there's nothing different between them and umpteen other bands kicking about right now.
So can anyone tell me what is 'rave' about them?

ok, granted I understand that this is a new genre created by musos to add to the ever extending list of styles we hear nowadays. But rave was a specific type of music and this is NOTHING like it. Just because they wear dayglo and throw shapes with glowsticks doesn't classify them as a rave band.
If the Kaiser Chiefs gigged with stetsons and spurs, would we get away with calling them Nu Country?
What about a public vote to decide if a new genre title should be allowed because I''m getting fed up with them all!
Thanks for the responses ;-)

Oh, and if mixing electronic dance beats with acoustic guitars, etc, classifies you as 'Nu Rave', then we have a heck of a lot of 'Nu Rave' bands around nowadays! Who doesn't do that now?

Answer 1

I know what you mean as they are nothing like the Rave bands/ dj's of the old days but the reason they are called Nu-Rave is because they take element and somtimes samples that sounds slightly like the sounds created in the early 90's and mix it with the current indie band trends of guitar orientated music.
They also as you say use glow sticks and wear similar clothes to what were worn by the ravers in the 90's.
Basically its another scene that the NME have been able to invent and capitalise on!

Answer 2

Actually, the Klaxons came up with the term in an NME interview! It's a pun on New Wave, a genre popular in the '80s.

It's been commented upon from many corners that New Rave bands have very little in common with actual rave music, such as early Prodigy.

It's really just a development of the electro-rock genre, which last manifested itself as the camper Electroclash.

Answer 3

Ignoring their current track in the charts (Golden Skans) the fact they are nu rave is that they are incorporating electronica with guitars basically. They used to throw impromtu raves (Still do according to NME - they did it on the NME nu rave tour after a gig last week) and are there to get the crowd dancing - who are often waving the olod glow sticks in day go outfits

That and they apparently coined the phrase themselves and now its become a whole new genre!

I'm not going to indepth though, this is very very basic explanation!

Answer 4

It got labelled nu-rave not because of the sound (as not all klaxons tunes are rave) but because of the fans getting dressed up in day-glo gear, waving lightsticks and generally munching there foreheads off.

plus one of the first tunes they done live and end sets with is there own take on bouncer- kicks like a mule

Answer 5

They are Nu rave, cause them, and other bands such as Shitdisco, are putting techno-disco-rock into the mainstream, and at their gigs people do go with the glowsticks and whatnot.
Their sound may not be all that daring or different, but its dance music mixed with the guitar sound.

Answer 6

I was in my mate's car and he was telling me about this Nu Rave band called The Klaxons. I was a bit of a raver myself back in the day so I asked him to play it. I was ..... bemused, I think the word is.

Answer 7

I agree completely - it is just the music press's attempt to create new genres to talk about.
It's the marrying together of guitars and drums - how different!

They are good, but nothing "nu" (sic) or "Rave" about them at all.

Answer 8

pure rave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJrJStJoXIM&mode=user&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J4idh4rtRQ&mode=user&search=