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Just Dance Festival The Day After.

DETOX
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Posted : Jul 7, 2002 12:38
Ok lets see what happened there.
Just got home by the way and me feet are killing me.
I got there at 4 o clock and it was so hot and nobody was there so i decided to visit the party area later in the evening.S Range and Reefer Decree played in front of an empty crowd because of the heat.I got there at 7 o clock,my friend parked the car easily at the festival parking,found out that the guests lists were deleted from the organisers though so i entered at 7.30.There were quiet a lot of people around but it was still very early.The line up that was posted at the site was changed so we kept asking people of who is going to perform next,that was a small problem i guess
I didnt liked the Talamasca set a lot maybe because of some sound problems not caused by him though.I was very very impressed from Nomad,Total Eclipse and Deedrah who performed a Synthetic set.I also liked Star Sound Orchestra.Alien Project was nice,Absolum played very few tracks but most of them were very nice,Orion was just ok and my big dissapointement were Authentik / 3.turn that played awfull music in my humble opinion and i couldnt wait for the time for them to finish their set.The sound system had some problems that sometimes got a little annoying but in general the sound was good.A big mistake from the organisers that did something wrong with the equipement that the artists requested and so they couldnt perform Live Pa's with synths and the likes.
Except Total Eclipse and Star Sound Orchestra all the others just used their laptops from what i noticed.From what a friend of mine told me the organisers had all the good will to provide them with the right machines but they did something wrong with the soundcards
I would love to see them all performing live but i was not dissapointed at any rate.The people at the psy stage were something like around 4000 people while the total people that attended the festival were something like 17.000 people from what i saw when i visited all the stages and tried to do some calculations.The techno and the house stage where full of people though i hated the music that i heard there because its not my style.The Drum n Bass stage had many people also but people kept complaing that the artists played the same tracks over and over again and that their beloved music is turning into commercialization.The ambient stage was a total failure and was the first one that closed.It seems that everybody wanted to dance and not to relax.
The music was good there though,but people were just not in the mood of relaxing.The artists were very friendly and i especially liked Mael from Nomad that you might very soon see in Greece I also had some good time with Oliver from Reefer Decree who was here last week also.
The people were nice also and i didnt noticed any fights at all.The enviroment was also very nice,the bars and the food stands were very quick and somehow cheap,the security was good also though some friends of mine managed to jump the fences and enter the festival area for free.
Nice fireworks,skateboard contest,banji jumping,various stores and small surprises all around the place
For me Just Dance Festival was a big success though i waited to see more people than they were there,the organisers did a very good job in most sections and i hope that they will do the same job next year if this festival happens again.
Make sure though that Psysex and Psycraft will be there
I had a great time and those that didnt came really missed something good           Toodaloo Motherfuckers!!!!!
hercules
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Posted : Jul 7, 2002 19:25
This is a really good review of a party.
Asi
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Posted : Jul 7, 2002 20:22
so...Detox, in your opinion who gave the best set there ?           (-:"The Psychoactive Is So Powerfull
Since The Discovery Of L.S.D"
:-)
DETOX
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Posted : Jul 7, 2002 21:13
Well Total Eclipse did a fabulous job closing the festival at 8.30 in the morning with their amazing sounds though i would like them to play somwhere between 5.30 or 6 clock when the sun was rising.Their unique melodies together with the sunset would create an amazing atmosphere.
I also liked very very much Nomad,full on at its best quality without any 'cheese' at all.           Toodaloo Motherfuckers!!!!!
PsyDuck


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Posted : Jul 8, 2002 11:23
Just Dance festival. Here we go.
I arrived with my gf by scooter (f**kin long distance trip from Athens) at around 4.00.
The heat... Oh the heat...
We proceeded to the psy stage where S-Range was playing in front of a crowd of 10-20 people. We stood next to the bar in order to remain in the shade and S-Range played a good set. Slowly more people started to arrive, but most of the crowd came quite l8, around 8-10 o clock or l8r. We stayed till 5 o clock, when I had a panic attack (oh the mind plays weird games when let loose on the acid territory) and left.
So did we like the sets? Did we like the party? How well was it organised?
No live sets for a start. I don't mind.
The music didn't really excite us, didn't carry us away, didn't lift us up in the air... All the dj's played low bpm's, and their music sounded quite old, or that's what we thought so, there was nothing exhilarating about it. :-( We were visiting most of the stages through the night, changing from the psy to the techno and from the techno to the jungle. The techno stage had it's ups and downs 2. I could see a lot of ppl from Q-base there, sometimes the beats were wild, sometimes they were mellowin out, travelling through tech-house territories. It was funny how sometimes the techno stage had psy elements in it, and how other times the psy stage had a techno feeling. I listen to hip-hop as well, and so we decided to visit the d&b stage when the ragga twins were playing. IT WAS WILD! We really lost ourselves in what sounded like 500 bpm jungle music!!! I must have lost a pint of sweat... How weird! We went to Just Dance in order to listen to psy music, and here we was, dancing to a frenzy under the beats generated by the voices of the ragga twins, ahahaha... @ce!
And now more moaning...
The organisers stressed "Water bottles only 50 cents, beer cans only 1 euro!"
Bollocks!
Small water bottles 1 euro apiece.
Beer cans were sold only in couples for 5 euros!
I got a red bull for a fiver as well!
End of moaning...
The most surreal scene was the cops circling around the party area in their cars, with their blue and white lights on! I felt like I was in a scene from a science fiction movie. Keep the scum in! Keep the streets clean! Noone must escape! Yi-ha!
The bungee jump was cool, and the fireworks spectacular. We also liked the laser show, and the toilets were plenty! Chai shop was cool 2, although I didn't get the chance to sit down and drink any tea. The progressive house stage was not progressive at all, more like bad ol' house to me. Everybody was brandishing glo sticks and we saw some nice juggling. The sea was 20 meteres from the entrance of the party, although it was NOT inside the party area. You had to go outside and cross the road in order to get there.
It was a great experience, although I expect more energy and imagination from the dj's next time, and lower prices in water bottles from the organisers... ah, when I remember skazi playing at loft club... Deedrah, we liked the most together with S-Range, the bpm's were in high territory.
Katerina, you are a star!






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[ This Message was edited by: PsyDuck on 2002-07-08 11:26 ]

[ This Message was edited by: PsyDuck on 2002-07-08 11:28 ]          I dance, therefore I am.
Rabbitalien


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Posted : Jul 8, 2002 13:51
About the festival....
I wrote mostly about performances , i guess the other guys covered the other issues of the festival.

Performances - Psytrance Stage

Reefer Decree = miss

S-range = miss

Orion = Nice set , progressive. Orion did a good balance mixing, not fast ,not much energy inside but worth listening , good for start. 6/10
(just mixing)

Talamasca = Nice powerful set with melodies. Good music , fast bpm!i like it very much and jump around a lot although it was very early for this kind of staff ( but i didnt care ) - 8/10 ( laptop )

Absolum = YES ! One of the best performances , THE classic absolum tracks at the best performance + fireworks suprise.. 9/10 (laptop)

Alien Project = Imo not really interesting , typical psy-style , didnt make me dance i guess dont like much of his staff anyway + Imo Astral's remix people can fly was very bad... ( laptop + synth ) 5/10

Nomad = Nice full on , the guy had a lot of energy while mixing , good sound , but the tracks again failed to make me jump.Lots of people though like it a lot and dancing crazy. (laptop + synth) 6/10

3.turn/authentik = i was waiting for them so long! I tried to follow their music but i couldnt , the sound system failed to maximise the incredible basses of their tracks ... Although several tracks seemed awesome ! No maximum bass for techno tracks? thats a very weak point from the organizers.If sound system was ok then this should be 10/10 buuut with that bad sound 5/10
(Laptop)

Deedrah = a hard synthetic set, good sound here , the best mixing from this talented guy. Dado jumping and playing at the same time , very energetic guy!!
IMO The synthetic - Mummy track was the KILLER track of the night.. 8/10

Start Sound Orchestra = Live 100 % ... around 15 gongs in the stage , keyboards , sequencers, tribal drums, these guys played everything live!!!
The gong player running around like a mad dog in the stage and played with his gongs! But! a big but ! IMO their music was really trippy but lack of power and fast tempo ,it was nice for listening not so nice to dance. Most people wanted to jump to the sky at this time ! So i guess nice music, best REAL live, but wrong timing or wrong stage(chill out stage maybe...) 7/10

Total Eclipse = THE BEST PERFORMANCE !
It was live , it was REAL ! it was great Music , The guys had energy while playing ! Good Sound ! People mad-Dancing! They played classic tracks from violent relaxation album and other old amazing tracks+rmxs.. fast bpm + an amazing slow bpm track with guitar. They deserve it ! 10/10

Overall i had great time and i think most people who were there ! The place was very organized , happy people all over the place , prices were normal for this kind of event and also you had the option to buy something very cheap outside the festival area..
Next morning , The swimming was totaly nice experience + chilling out in the beach!

Waiting for the next Just Dance Festival !
somush23


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Posted : Jul 27, 2002 01:06
I think Detox it was your first party :):)
DETOX
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Posted : Jul 27, 2002 08:29
Yeah this was my first outdoor party and i really really enjoyed it
More events to come in the future for me.hehehe.           Toodaloo Motherfuckers!!!!!
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