151 Karangahape Road
Cyberculture opened in Auckland in 1993, founded by Heath Burgoyne and Mike Weston. AudioCulture describes a space combining alternative, industrial and electronic records with a gallery, studio, video library and free internet access.[01]
After 1995, its selection moved further into techno. A contemporary directory preserves its address, contact details and place in the international electronic-music circuit.[02]
1997: what happened to the shop
Cyberculture was sold in 1997 to psytrance promoter Steve Baird of Cydonia Records. Burgoyne went on to open Soulsonic; Weston continued as The Area.[01]
This project does not claim ownership over every historic phase of the name. It documents the lineage, credits its participants and begins a Portuguese chapter.
Portugal: same function, different scale
The 2026 reboot returns to the meeting-point idea and turns it into a public archive: history, events, catalogue, production tools and oral-history collection. Cyberculture has its own editorial voice; trust comes from sources, review dates and visible corrections.
Editorial principles
- European Portuguese first; complete English.
- Sources at claim level without cluttering the reading experience.
- Oral memory remains labelled as memory until corroborated.
- Image, sound and text rights stay with their creators.
- No invented biographies or founder cult.
- Visible revenue model; history always free to access.