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5th RedMarines Festival Sept 26-28th
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Saturnia
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Posted : Sep 20, 2008 10:10
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Nikita:Penta
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Posted : Sep 22, 2008 22:52
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teonanactl
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Posted : Sep 30, 2008 09:10
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thank you for organizing this event! lovely russians everywhere (maybe you should have won the cold war!), the live music on saturday in the day was very enjoyable too |
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Perma Fry
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Posted : Oct 5, 2008 16:09
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I heard from me mates that this was a "great success" - (Borat voice)
Hope to make it to the next one
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bluespectralmonkey
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Posted : Oct 6, 2008 06:48
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Parus
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Hello Friends , The Photos will be uploaded to http://www.Redmarines.com very soon
Here is a Review written by Bryan 
"WOW. One of my favorite parties ever. No expenses spared! They had the
best of everything. World-travelers say that the production quality was
equal to big European festivals, and it was only one hour from San
Francisco! On par with Fusion Festival 1 and 2. Outstanding organization.
SUPER positive vibes all around. Everyone was in Great moods, and friendly
and out-going to strangers--all One Big, Happy Family. So Many Friends
came out whom I haven't seen in Years! Definitely a Woodwork Party. Very
comfortable and safe environment. KILLER lineup, and all the artists gave
their best with top-notch sets. The site, a children's campground, was
beautiful and spacious. And the weather was great!
There could be no better security, and gate, traffic and parking
management than the Unites States Marine Corps. While some folks had
issues with their sternness ("Come on, let me slide a few
bucks."..."No."), everyone appreciated their unwavering commitment to the
organizers, literally their brothers in arms. (BTW, most of those guys are
being re-deployed to Iraq soon, so let's all send them our wishes for a
safe tour and a quick return home.) When the sheriffs came, each time the
Marines were there to greet them and manage their concerns with more
credibility and reassurance than most any other organizer could ever hope
to offer. They all understood the conditions of Saturday night's trance
party and supported everyone having a great time and Going for it!
That big stage! Professionally designed and very well decorated. Super
trippy (mostly at night) with the rich colors and captivating centerpiece.
(Organizers brought down an artist from the Pacific Northwest.) Speaking
of captivating, hoorah for the best visual artist in Bay Area: Dr.
Paradise. (He used to do all the Goa Gil parties back in the day--a local
party legend.) Holy shit, I've never seen such fine detail and
mind-blowing graphics. The deco framing the sides of the dance floor was
very cool. To back up the huge dance floor, there was a Burning Man art
bus way at the back (in front of the pool) that was lit up like a huge
reel-to-reel tape player, with the wheels turning. Great way to frame the
back of the dance floor and provide low-level light to the whole area.
(Check it out at the Love Fest this Saturday.)
Pascal's sound system delivers the bass! Deep deeps and high highs, all
crisp and clear. Super clean sound.
The Dreamtime Circus fire show was lots of fun. They bring such a
youthful/playful energy to fire spinning, with wild costumes and goofy
antics. (It's great to see you guys back in the States. Good luck with
your next venture!)
We arrived Saturday afternoon, so missed most of the rock bands. But,
Luckily, we did see the Eric McFadden Trio. Ultra-tight, groovy rock. It
was my first exposure to an electric upright bass: a wild instrument, and
the guy played it beautifully--even when using a bow for ethereal sounds.
... And it was pretty cool to have real rockers mixing so well with
psytrancers. An unusual combination that worked well.
Oh yeah, the trance. Oh but first, the electro. Penta played what I
thought was a fun and dancey electro set on Saturday afternoon. I don't
know the genre well, but I really enjoyed the music. It was a great
introduction to electro, but I suspect that I am more likely to enjoy
Penta Electro than Common Electro. (Yes, it was his own music.)
As I said, I heard that everyone played killer sets. Alas, I couldn't
catch them all. After dinner, we ran down to catch Parus. It was one of
their better sets, I think. I've heard big improvements in their music
over the past few years, i.e. I like it more and more. Keep it coming! ...
DJ Olowanpi. Damn, he launched us into another dimension! Seriously,
out-fucking-standing set, my favorite of his so far. Mind-fuckingly
psychedelic. (Like psychedelic trance is supposed to do!) ... Penta. Oh my
god, what the hell have the Azores done to his brain?! ("Mall obsessed,
with a taste of flesh"!?) To my ear, the latest album is more psychedelic
and more driving than recent work (not to diminish recent work). The whole
live set had this newer flavor, even when mixing in some bits of old Penta
favorites ("There once was a house..." Yeah, I was at that house. Spooky.)
Truly Phenomenal. Out of this world. I haven't danced that hard, so deeply
connected to the music, in many years (says the harder-to-please, older
crony). ... Fractal Cowboys. As expected, they brought the goods, again.
These guys understand the need for enough of the "psychedelic" element,
and they delivered it amidst rollicking trance. It's been too long since
I've see them play, and am stoked to have heard such a killer live set.
I'm just sorry that I didn't have the Marine strength to keep dancing the
whole time. ... I wish I had caught Greenman (another BrYan) and the rest
of the lineup, but I had to go back to camp and fall apart. ... Well into
the afternoon, the dance floor was still grooving. The DJ was playing some
very nice, light and spacious trance, appropriate for the daytime. This
party had proper flow: warm-up to night-time to morning to afternoon.
The good word for future of our community is that the Red Marines Festival
will happen again next year, and there's every indication that it'll
happen for as long as these guys have the strength to keep it
going...which likely is a very long time. Fuck yeah!
Marik and Valik (Parus) and all those who helped, THANK YOU for one of the
best parties I've ever attended. Your hard work showed in every element of
your creation, and everyone truly appreciated all your attention to detail
and desire to bring the very best. See you next year! ...and Saturday at
Love Fest.
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- bryan
PS: Congratulations to Annya and Jesse, whose daughter was born at 5:50pm
> on Saturday!"
 Hello From The Twins
www.Auraquake.com
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