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DESIDERATA FESTIVAL August 6-7-8-9 upstate NY
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Hexer
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 00:57
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Hexer
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 02:35
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Fluxor, that was a really nice set. Do you have a cd by any chance? If so, pm me the link, I would like to host it. |
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Alakazam
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 03:44
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Okay, there were some MAJOR problems with this festival.
Those who are posting these awesome reviews must not have been camped in the main camping area in the lower lot.
Full review coming soon. Must rest and reflect...
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UHMWPE
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 04:02
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Great fest! Thanks to the organizers, you guys did a great job.
A big FUCK YOU to the guy who was screaming fuck, fuck, fuck all day and night long. You love the word, so take a lot of it. This was behind the main stage where all the ravers camped.
It was funny seeing people with soothers in their mouths, both girls and guys(!). Is it a new drug?
Jellyheadz set was the most memorable. I know not many people like nonstop 154bpm but that's the whole idea. He did it exactly the same way 10 years ago and he still rocks!
Melorix would have been great too but the sound was cut down (i guess due to the neighbour issue).
Overall i had a great time and i think most people did too. Thanks. |
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Alakazam
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 04:15
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This was not a psychedelic trance party.
IT WAS A RAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have never been hassled by some many piece of shit ravers trying to force their shitty drugs on me!!!
The majority of the people at this party had no respect for the land, themselves, or the people around them!!!
They trashed the land and harshed the vibe; to the point where I wanted to pack up and leave early.
The organization of this festival SUCKED. This RAVE was way worse than Orb has ever been!
I will never go to a party thrown by these orgs again.
Okay, had to get that out there before people start thinking that this was an awesome festival from these good reviews.
Full review coming soon. Need to de-stress and reflect... |
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klafka
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 04:19
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i find it really hilarious how people on the rave messageboards are complaining about the overload of psytrance and thought st8cyde jump up was the best of the week while it's essentially the opposite here. I think that they should either focus this on being a psytrance festival, or they should make separate stages.
I think that if they do decide to keep it a mixed genre festival that they work harder to emphasize to the attendees that they should PARTICIPATE in keeping the area clean and being respectful, if anyone's ever been to WEMF they know exactly the problems that arise at non-trance/burner festivals. |
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*lovenlight*
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 04:24
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Orgz: thank you X 100 for making this an amazing festival. it was very memorable for me!!
the hard work and love you guys put into this totally showed!
the location was stunning to say the least, the deco was beautiful, the sound crisp and the vibe was awesome 
I cant forget the stunning sunset and the moon that i saw at this fest!
came in friday at around 3am just in time for primodorial ooze ..what a great start to a banging good time!! you guys rock!!
fav sets were everyone saturday starting from ajja onwards. and also primodorial ooze,luis , progress, psy labs and some other dj's on the 2nd stage...rocked it!!
big big shout out to Onkel dunkel, ajja/yab yum and mexican trance mafia who were off the hook!
saturday night to sunday morning was epic for me with a continous flow of excellent sets and great energy on the floor to match. even the rain couldnt stop the energy! 13 hrs of non stop stomping and i could have gone on.....
i cant even begin to thank all my friends who were there who made everything triple special..
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
i was able to check out some interesting workshops and also relax with friends which was a nice change!
yes ,there were issues esp with the toilets in the main camping lot , the vending of drugs openly like it was a flea market and also some line up confusion.But on the whole it was beautifully done
thank you to everyone involved once again...
to all my friends and the amazing family I have made here ! Much Much Much love
 "END THE OCCUPATION!"
"We cant solve the problems that we created with the same thinking that created them" |
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NeuroNympho
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 04:42
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On 2009-08-11 03:44, Alakazam wrote:
Those who are posting these awesome reviews must not have been camped in the main camping area in the lower lot.
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It seems many people who weren't camped in the sketchy field had a better time. The place to be was near or behind the giant pile of rubble, ahem, I mean the castle to take in that amazing view and frolic in the field of wild flowers. Also most of my friends camped up there.
I have to say, amongst all the problems with this festival, I had SO much fun and I think it has the potential to be an awesome annual event. I was expecting the concert stage set-up at the 1st and 2nd stage and the renegade stage looked really nice covered in fractal tribe deco. I think having different people from different scenes sort of worked out even though the division between everyone was very clear. I meet some kewl people and got to reconnect with some old raver friends. I personally like the bands and eclectic music during the day, actually enjoyed the drum n bass without the shouting/MCing at night and trance to finish off the night and bring us into the morning.
I especially LOVED the colaborative effort by many people to make this festival special-the magic hooka lounge and copy cat collective, various little camps and vendors with interactive things going on inside, many food kitchens, many people pitching in to walk around and pick-up trash, the cinema area, etc. On that note, I feel the concept of the festival was represented very well. Musical highlights: Dan covan, Ajja, Parus, space tribe, Arron, Cosmosis, Rafael, Onkel Donkel,Luis and some band that played at sunset saturday-they sounded great from my bed, was just too tired to get out of it.
On that note, serious changes need to be made. The potties were scarce. There were none, no where else! I appreciate the fact that they were cleaned and a washing station was installed but it wasn't enough. One more row of toilets would've been sufficient. What was with no shuttle buses as advertised?! Two of my friends got stuck, one at the station, one at the festival because of the lack of the buses (thanks to Mike for picking him up). The only people I saw cleaning trash were the patrons, no clean-up crew? The price was misleading on the website, there was no swimming as advertised, the sound problems (power cutting out constantly) should NOT happen at a large scale festival, performers were mislead and unable to perform due to scheduling problems, insufficient equipment or ground regulations. I cringed every time I saw a golf cart speeding around in the dark with no head lights and I had to question the sobriety of those behind the wheel and whether someone would be ran over. Also, people should have a sound limit to how loud they blast their personal music because it's disrespectful to the set stages and neighbors who are trying to chill/sleep. This event was VERY disorganized which some of it is forgivable due to the fact that it's a virgin festival but orgz , please be open to taking suggestions and criticism to make this a smoother running festival.
With that said, thanks for the good times! I'd like to come back next year if improvements are made.
"It's ALL about the clickety-clack!!!!"-Neuronympho |
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klafka
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 05:16
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I think one issue is that they didn't state that if you volunteer you get a free ticket for entry and subsequently didn't have a big volunteer turn out. I volunteered and it seemed like there was a shortage the whole time. As to the cleanup crews some of the people you say may have been volunteers and you may just have not realized. Besides that it really is up to everyone to make sure the venue is clean, not only be picking up after yourself but by picking up after other people too.
In the future they should advertise that volunteering gets you free entrance, but you have to write them a check for the cost of the gate ticket and once you've done your assigned shift(s) they tear up the check. This is done for lots of festivals and is the best way to get volunteers and insure they don't flake out! |
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alus12
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 05:30
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while i did not go, i had a feeling there would be an issue between the rave / electronic jam / psy crowd. I must admit, I'm part of both scenes, i see the disco biscuits a shit ton however im a psy person at heart and i knew they would trash the land. Thats how those kids always get, all about self gratitude and thats about it. As for selling drugs openly in public, that is no surprise either. Many of these kids / people feel that once they step into the festival grounds they are entitled to do whatever they fuck they want, including littering everywhere and selling drugs blatantly. Let me guess, you got alot of "rolls, doses, molly, k, etc". I NEVER FUCKING GET THESE KIDS! This is something i'm sadly used to however i try to not let it bother me, all you can really do is take care of yourself and try your best to clean up after others without ruining your own time.
I was sad to miss this but i hope those kind of people didn't ruin any of your times as Alkazaam did. |
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Hexer
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 05:59
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My only regret is that I wasn't able to hear all of the sets. Exhausting prior work-week had caught up with me and my wife and we pretty much kept going to bed earlier than most of the crowd and had to leave on Saturday night.
Also apologies that there aren't pictures of more artists performing as I was the only FM photographer at the event.
Either way, I must say I will definitely now start to attend more psy trance shows again. The last psy party I've been to was way back in 2001. Since then the music has evolved into mush better one IMO. |
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caluu
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 06:00
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well the festival did have a lot of different people and maybe they werent in their best behavior but it is really selfish of those who think the the festival should be dedicated only for the psytrance crowd
there were complaints about different music going on but most of the acts were psytrance acts.
I knew the festival would have other music styles too and that is totally fine.
The line up was posted ahead of time and it was clear this was gonna be a music festival and not a psytrance music festival.
For those who didnt notice, the investment made was very big and the psytrance crowd alone would never pay back the money spent.
I dont think there is one single festival in the world where you are gonna get along with everyone and be pleased with every single thing about it.
compared to other big festivals I have been, this was actually a very good one.
Everyone had a good time at some point.
Psytrancers were all dancing and having a good time without the interference of non psytrancers.
everyone survied!
sorry for those who had a hard time camping near young misbehaved pple.
The other side of the camp ground was absolutely fantastic. and there was a lot of room left for more campers to stay.
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klafka
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 07:31
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On 2009-08-11 04:15, Alakazam wrote:
This was not a psychedelic trance party.
IT WAS A RAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have never been hassled by some many piece of shit ravers trying to force their shitty drugs on me!!!
The majority of the people at this party had no respect for the land, themselves, or the people around them!!!
They trashed the land and harshed the vibe; to the point where I wanted to pack up and leave early.
The organization of this festival SUCKED. This RAVE was way worse than Orb has ever been!
I will never go to a party thrown by these orgs again.
Okay, had to get that out there before people start thinking that this was an awesome festival from these good reviews.
Full review coming soon. Need to de-stress and reflect...
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I don't know I found the organizers of Orb to be far less organized, and open than the people here. It wasn't an entirely psytrance based party so there was a different vibe and people were less respectful of the land and others than at a pure psytrance festival, but it isn't entirely up to the organizers as to how the people act. |
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ning
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 08:30
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GOW was so so good. |
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platypusmalone
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Posted : Aug 11, 2009 15:20
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Awesome - we were hoping someone caught the baby chasing our bubble machine bubbles. Such an awesome scene. (http://files.freshmixes.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=desi09&id=IMG_0932 )
As for the rave/not trance stuff - everyone should have known what to expect to some extent. The jam band/festi-kids are assholes, its nothing new. Anyone you saw with a pitbull was probably a "festi-person", which means they attend festivals for the parking lot scene, not the music. I agree that things were a bit aggressive and whatnot in the lot but I did not let them ruin my vibe. I knew how to handle them though from past experience, and I chose to spend most of my time down in the actual festival area, just came up to tents to lay around and eat.
I don't think that organizationally you can ever say that Orb was more organized - by definition this festival was WAY more organized. (It had permits and therefore insurance, it had food, it had people cleaning toilets, it had a better location, it had more receptive organizers.
Like I said before - get rid of the few more "aggressive" genres and this could be a pretty amazing fest. |
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