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Electric Picnic 2015
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Wow, what a weekend. Only just starting to feel vaguely human now, although if this heartburn doesn't end soon I don't know what I'll do!
I've been following the EP boards from afar (UK) for a couple of years now, but felt it was time to say a few words on my festival experience.
Last year was my first major festival and I was absolutely smitten. This year my attendance was never in doubt, and barring any major setbacks, I'll be there next year without a doubt.
I'll say this much on the talk of where the festival is headed (I appreciate I've only been to '14 and '15). Things are cyclical in nature and changes are inevitable. If something is really ****ing good, then more people will want to join the party. If what made it so good in the first place was a sense of intimacy and quirkiness, then I'm sure something will come along and redress the balance if and when it's needed. As far as I'm concerned, it's a largely magical festival and the more you explore, the more you'll be rewarded. Some things are ugly. Some are in your face. But take what you like and leave the rest. I'll definitely be staying along for the ride for as long as it feels anything like how it does at present.
Also, a massive part of the magic of EP is the people who attend it. (Having so many wonderful Irish certainly helps!) There are few things that give me a bigger buzz than chatting away to a total stranger who is just as happy to be there as I am.
Case in point. I went to tame impala on my own because my group all wanted to see Florence. No probs! I find a spot and after about a minute or two, the guy on my left gives me a nudge and offers me his spliff. Grand! Not being used to this sort of generosity in England
I decide the only way to make good on this is by way of exchange and give him my beer. So as the set goes from strength to strength, we've basically become best buds sharing weed and beer, then the girl to my right puts her arm around me and hugs the life out of me for the next 30 minutes. Honestly, I had 15 of my mates elsewhere, I'm in a tent "alone" and I couldn't have been happier.
This sort of stuff happened countless times over the weekend.
I was at Shamir with a friend at B&S ~3am, a little worse for wear, we met this sound guy called Connor, spent the rest of the set with him and then huddled around the fire till 5 ish drinking hot toddies from the tea shop!
Of all the people, who walks up to me through the crowd at Jurassic5 the following afternoon with bleary eyes than Connor. The smiles on our faces.
This is what makes the picnic special for me. That and the fact I go with a bunch of the soundest friends you could ask for, where I know regardless of who's headlining or how garish the e-lites set up is, we will have a phenomenal weekend.
Some notable mentions go to;
Despacio
Future islands
The riptide movement
Lapsley
Jack Garrett
Honne
Shamir
War on Drugs (unreal)
Tame impala
Blur
j5
Underworld
Dj closing in the woods on Friday - brilliant.
And much more.
Anyway I apologise for the tedious long ramble, I've been largely unable to speak for the past 4 days so it had to find a way out somewhere!
Edit: Pablo, I was hoping to drag the gang to BBB to thank you in person but we got distracted (as seems to happen a lot at EP). The app was brilliant and loads of our group were using it, all swearing it was the premier EP app. Good job sir, and thanks again!0 -
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PerryGroves7 wrote: »...the woods really do need Techno. Nothing else really seems right somehow.
For all the questions raised at the time when RBMA first took it over and now this year playing house instead of techno, just be thankful we still don't have to listen to the endless filtered-sawtooth psytrance bullshit.
Horrible crap altogether.
Seriously appalling, lowest common denominator "I'm on drugs" shite.0 -
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For all the questions raised at the time when RBMA first took it over and now this year playing house instead of techno, just be thankful we still don't have to listen to the endless filtered-sawtooth psytrance bullshit.
Horrible crap altogether.
Seriously appalling, lowest common denominator "I'm on drugs" shite.
Did ya know music is subjective0 -
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For all the questions raised at the time when RBMA first took it over and now this year playing house instead of techno, just be thankful we still don't have to listen to the endless filtered-sawtooth psytrance bullshit.
Horrible crap altogether.
Seriously appalling, lowest common denominator "I'm on drugs" shite.
Ya, people who hear psytrance for the first time are in for a shock, i used find it comical at times some of the drops and build ups were hilarious. As some one said "for lots of electronic musics it is enhance by being on drugs, pystrance just sounds like drugs"
I wouldn't exactly call it common denominator, the ways its done has a purpose but intended for those on a mix of pills and pychedelics or 2 cb or whatever. The fast pulsing rythym beats and baselines are based on binaural rythyms which by themselves many claim can put you in a trance like meditative state etc. These beats and rythyms are used in quackery practices as therapy for all sorts of illnesses.
So ya its all about the trip really, although i don't get how something so ear bleeding and sometimes aggressive can be good for that. Its definitely the electronic genre most geared towards drugs.
I don't miss it at all , it was good for a laugh for half an hour to see all the heads down there but ya the woods can be used better.
Techno works very well down there, some old skool acid house would be great , DnB even. House is fine but there were so many places churning run of the mill house sets all weekend.
What you'll find is that Techno DJs are more about the aesthetic and more into finding stuff that works with setting around them as opposed to just how the crowd reacts, its why the berghain regulars like Klock , Joy Orbison etc. worked very well down there. I really wish the had booked Marcel Dettmann, he would have been perfect.0 -
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Saw some bloke on Sunday queuing up beside me and the missus to get into the main arena from salty dog with a Bulmers box as a hat, turned to him and complimented his hat and he told me there was 6 cans in it haha mad fúcker managed to sneak them into the arena and all
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My friend that stayed with me got hers. I cant afford mine for another couple of months
Yeah, I am the same. Need to get over this depression first too and not just buy one in the hope that I can re-create a wonderful weekend. It was my first time so that's why i think I am feeling worse that it's over! lol0 -
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