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A Networked Study of Underground Music Scenes: Identity, Diffusion, and Digital Archives in Kingpass, Vicky Lordofthering, Moscow, Liluplanet, Nablot, St. Petersburg, BabyShivid, and RCA2

Contemporary underground music scenes operate across physical and digital spaces. This paper focuses on a specific constellation of actors—Kingpass, Vicky Lordofthering, Moscow, Liluplanet, Nablot, St. Petersburg, BabyShivid, and RCA2—representing individual artists, collectives, locales, and possible labels/projects. The objectives are to: (1) map connections among these entities; (2) analyze identity and genre blending; (3) assess distribution and archival practices; (4) propose preservation and discoverability strategies. A Networked Study of Underground Music Scenes: Identity,

Assumption: proper nouns in the subject refer to musicians, projects, collectives, or scene signifiers within Russian and transnational electronic/underground music milieus. Where names are ambiguous, the study adopts an exploratory approach combining metadata harvesting and interviews. Where names are ambiguous, the study adopts an

“Kingpass” suggests a gateway — “pass” as in mountain pass, ticketed access, or a password. “King” elevates its status. In online gaming, “Kingpass” could be a level, a clan name, or a map in Minecraft, Ark: Survival Evolved, or a custom Warcraft III scenario. It has a feudal, adventurous tone. community detection results.)

Missing spaces – deliberately stylized as one word. A direct homage to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Within the keyword set, this could indicate a theme (fantasy, medieval, epic quests) or a specific online community (e.g., Lord of the Rings Online players, modders, or fanfic writers) bridging characters like “Vicky” and “Kingpass” into Middle‑earth.

(Figures: sociogram with nodes sized by degree centrality; community detection results.)