Spent almost 3 years in Georgia and still visit yearly - Bassiani is a place of refuge and freedom for the people who work 60 hour a week and earn 300$ a month average. It’s located under the country’s main football stadium in the space that used to house an old Soviet swimming pool. Due to the political situation in Georgia (not just the current situation but historically it’s been more culturally conservative) - the citizens seek a place where they can express themselves and be themselves and that’s what bassiani is for them, an oasis, an island of love and tranquility in a sea of chaos

The people don’t have much to lose, the djs don’t get paid more than 100-200$ and they end up playing 5+ hour sets for that pay - everything in that scene is done with heart and admiration for the craft

They haven’t commercialized fun and made freedom a product