Oh my gawd!!!
I'm not even sure if I should attempt to try to do this party justice through some internet review... somethings just can't be explained without witnessing it firsthand. But regardless, i apologize in advance for the length i'm sure this will reach.
In a last-minute rather passive decision, we chose to make the trip out to the middle of nowhere to take part in this fall electronic music festival... best decision ever! It's always about the adventures. Long trips, new exotic locations...always make for the best times.
Even just driving down the dirt path to the site where it took place gave me a really, really good feeling about the party, as if it already had a very positive aura... just seeing the glowing barn lit up in the distance and that giant glowing pyramid... I was confident this party would be great before i even got out of the car.
I was amazed at the door prices... only $5 more expensive than advanced tickets, and the generosity and hospitality that we were greeted with by the door people was a very welcome change.
Got there, walked around a bit... chilled by the giant bonfire, ran into some people I hadn't seen in a long long time... drank some ghetto rye/coke combination, then decided to head to the barn to check out the tunes.
Ok....BEST VENUE EVER. My jaw dropped when i walked in. Nice big dancefloor on the ground, nice big dancefloor in a raised loft looking over the other dancefloor (how many times have you had to climb a ladder to get to the dancefloor at a party before?), and the best chill area with multi-tiered haystacks along the other half of the barn. The lighting was perfect, the sound was nice and clear... *ahhhhhhhhh*
And the VIBE....oh god the VIBE!! Everyone having the best times of their lives...everyone there for the music, for the party... no bullshit agendas. Friendly smiles on everyone's faces, the ability to talk to anyone, no politics, no drama, no elitism... a very, very welcome change.
We eventually made our way to the chill pyramid... once again, insane atmospheric lighting...discoball in one corner, matresses all around the edges to chill on (oooh lemme tell you how nice that was)... and some sweet chill tunes.
The music was so great! Everything from minimal techno to breaks to garage (US) to trance... SO GOOD. A nice welcome change. Whoever was spinning the garage around 4am (i think?) totally ruined me. I was so tired but I HAD to keep dancing.
Ahhhhhhhh it's been a long, LONG time since I've been to a party with such an incredible venue, incredible people, and such incredible vibe. What made it for me was lying out in the field and staring up at the billions of stars that were hung above me... it was the clearest night. So perfect.
Tyler - So great seeing you again luv! I wish we could have chilled a bit more and had one of our infamous deep philosophical talks in person.
SOON!
Green Souljah - Ahhh it had been to long! Memories from Arrival 2000 flooding back! Nice to chill again at least once this summer after the epic summer that was 2000.
Pete - hehehehe thanks for having no spine and trusting me that it'd be a good party, even though it was supposed to be 15 below tonight, right?
I guess I don't really have to say anything. I know you know.
=tina=
I'm not even sure if I should attempt to try to do this party justice through some internet review... somethings just can't be explained without witnessing it firsthand. But regardless, i apologize in advance for the length i'm sure this will reach.
In a last-minute rather passive decision, we chose to make the trip out to the middle of nowhere to take part in this fall electronic music festival... best decision ever! It's always about the adventures. Long trips, new exotic locations...always make for the best times.
Even just driving down the dirt path to the site where it took place gave me a really, really good feeling about the party, as if it already had a very positive aura... just seeing the glowing barn lit up in the distance and that giant glowing pyramid... I was confident this party would be great before i even got out of the car.
I was amazed at the door prices... only $5 more expensive than advanced tickets, and the generosity and hospitality that we were greeted with by the door people was a very welcome change.
Got there, walked around a bit... chilled by the giant bonfire, ran into some people I hadn't seen in a long long time... drank some ghetto rye/coke combination, then decided to head to the barn to check out the tunes.
Ok....BEST VENUE EVER. My jaw dropped when i walked in. Nice big dancefloor on the ground, nice big dancefloor in a raised loft looking over the other dancefloor (how many times have you had to climb a ladder to get to the dancefloor at a party before?), and the best chill area with multi-tiered haystacks along the other half of the barn. The lighting was perfect, the sound was nice and clear... *ahhhhhhhhh*
And the VIBE....oh god the VIBE!! Everyone having the best times of their lives...everyone there for the music, for the party... no bullshit agendas. Friendly smiles on everyone's faces, the ability to talk to anyone, no politics, no drama, no elitism... a very, very welcome change.
We eventually made our way to the chill pyramid... once again, insane atmospheric lighting...discoball in one corner, matresses all around the edges to chill on (oooh lemme tell you how nice that was)... and some sweet chill tunes.
The music was so great! Everything from minimal techno to breaks to garage (US) to trance... SO GOOD. A nice welcome change. Whoever was spinning the garage around 4am (i think?) totally ruined me. I was so tired but I HAD to keep dancing.
Ahhhhhhhh it's been a long, LONG time since I've been to a party with such an incredible venue, incredible people, and such incredible vibe. What made it for me was lying out in the field and staring up at the billions of stars that were hung above me... it was the clearest night. So perfect.
Tyler - So great seeing you again luv! I wish we could have chilled a bit more and had one of our infamous deep philosophical talks in person.
Green Souljah - Ahhh it had been to long! Memories from Arrival 2000 flooding back! Nice to chill again at least once this summer after the epic summer that was 2000.
Pete - hehehehe thanks for having no spine and trusting me that it'd be a good party, even though it was supposed to be 15 below tonight, right?
=tina=
