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hahahaha today i saw someone comming home and on their car it said "shambhala or break" or something like that and all i said was "fucking ravers" lol my mom turns to me and asks what it was so i explained it to her...but it was funny i just chuckled to myself..
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I just got home. First the bad, since there's way less of that:
-My ride home ditched me. After getting burnt to shit in the sun trying to hitch a ride, a guy picked up like 10 of us in a bus (and two people whose car broke down, plus two others). We all got to Kelowna, where we thankfully just made the bus back to Vancouver (and all but about two people on a full Greyhound bus were from Shambhala). -Naked preteens on the beach. That's just wrong. -The main stage. The music wasn't all that great, and the setup wasn't either. The Good: -Ewok Village and Fractal Forest. Both had CRAZY setups, and both in terms of sound and setup put to shame anything Vancouver has. Unless Summer Break comes up with something good, I don't think this will change. -The music. Not all of it was house/trance/etc. There was some beatboxing, turntablism, live bands, etc, and none of it seemed out of place. -The crowd. The crowds were into the music way more than any rave that I'd been to. It was an amazing sight to see. -The people. Although I didn't necessarily meet tons of people, there's definitely some people who I'll be seeing again, and whom I had some good times with. -Water. I only went through two bottles of water, and that's only because I gave one to a friend who was sketched out on shrooms. -Experience. There was an illegal narcotic that I may or may not have done for the first time, and probably will never do again, but it was a hell of an experience while it lasted. -The bus ride from Shambhala to Kamloops. There's a story behind this that I'll tell some of you for sure. Lets just say something from the last point came in pretty handy. I actually didn't take too many pics this weekend. Nights I was pretty effed up, and afternoons I was a beach bum. I took zero pics on the beach, out of respect for all the naked people. I think I got 65 or 70 pics that will be up later tonight though. Anyways, I think I can manage about 2 more hours of sleep before work today (after getting none from 7pm Sunday until about 10pm Monday). Should be a craptactular day of work for sure. BTW, that 5am speed garage was ripper. Amanda Rude has a pretty big crowd going for that time of morning. |
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The only other bad thing that came to mind: the lack of breaks. I missed the Freestylers, and there the only people that come to mind who played any breaks. There was a bit of electo kind of breaks in Fractal Forest for a bit on Saturday that I'd heard, but that's about it. There was plenty of house and electro though, so that was good. The mostly-trance stage was pretty solid though (when you could find the damn stage).
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^That's really odd you mention a lack of breaks
What I noticed was at any given point 3 or 4 stages out of 5 were playing breaks Anyway as usual Shambhala lived up to my expectations and more. It's simply awe inspiring the amount of detail and hardwork they put into this party It's worth every penny to attend this party! There's no Vancouver party that has EVER came close to the amount of production they put in, nor do I think it'll happen here anytime soon! Not saying Vancouver doesn't have cool parties from time to time, but it's all the more reason to attend Shambhala if you haven't I made a couple DVD's of the nights if anyone wants a copy. I was pretty messed up, but it still turned out ok. |
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Mind, I could have just missed out on most of the solid beat moments. I spent nearly all of Friday night lost in that forest anyways. :p |
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THE FOLLOWING REVIEW IS COPY/PASTED INTO THIS THREAD BECAUSE IT'S TOO GOOD NOT TO BE HERE.
Credit goes to gnosis, a.k.a. Frosty ***************** Wot a bloody load of unneccessary stress, angst and worry! 9 hours after leaving Van (@ 06:00 thurs!), we pull off the highway to head up to the ol' Shambles Ranch. 6km up, we were told. 6.5 hours. That's how long it was till we got bands put on our wrists and told to drive in. The hold up? Extensive searches of each and every vehicle. After people saw all the booze being confiscated and dumped by security, word went down the line to stash it better (security was unrolling all tents and bags), or drink it before getting to the gate. @ 9pm, the "night-shift" switched out the "day-shift" on security. The line blew through! They only stopped loogans and suspicious vehicles. The rest they sent in. ~whew!~ Sent to night-park, we were faced w/ the task of finding our campsite w/ friends already there, IN THE DARK. Not what we had planned! The Gods give, and the Gods shit, too. We found our campsite, w/ the help of the chance meeting of others, all in the first foray from the vehicle. YAY! Then it started raining. Rained (off and on), Fri till 4 pm, too. But, we'd set up in the morning, during a lull in liquid sunshine. DAMN! things went up from there!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The place is really quite beautiful. Heard about this place for years, now, but, really wasn't sure what to expect. ~shaking head~ The stages were brilliant! This is DEFINITELY not a Popkum reserve deal! Now, before I go any further, this is the one and most significant observation I consistently made throughout the time there: BEST SOUND, _EVER_! I'm not kidding! EVERY stage! The sound was tweaked for max. quality, no matter where you were! Minimal bleed between stages. But, folks, I hate them for tainting me against any future shows/gigs, I may attend: Da (((B~A~S~S))) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was drooling! To say that I got my fix of bass-heavy music on bass-friendly systems is my contribution to the Year's Understatement Award nominations list. I was lucky enough to be given a box of glowsticks, left over from the show I just wrapped, so, over Fri and Sat nights, I handed out to random cute, dancing, fun girls (and a few guys just GIVin'er) about 250 glowsticks, 150 glowbracelets, and 50 glownecklaces. Just to add to the "atmosphere". Oddly enough, "Frustrating, yet Fun" seemed to be the order of the trip. Getting lost on the fucking goat paths, along the river, behind the stages CLEARLY stands out, seeing that we got lost in there 3 fucking times!!! (Including being led by 3rd-time vets!) Along the same theme was trying to figure out where the hell was what, and totally ending up where you did NOT expect to be! Day or night! (Sound a bit Dirk Gently-ish?) All in all, GREAT people (we had the most awesome camping space and community!), great place, and WICKED tunes!!!!!!!!! Once Friday afternoon cleared up, it was obvious the beach stage and all along the river was THE place to be! Some BC culture (fungal and crop), mixed w/ some amazing reggae, dUb and raggamuffin made for a glorious time surrounded by thousands of laid back people. Stand outs: Fri afternoon's beach stage of reggae. Portal's opener, Brother (astounding!!!!). Bassnectar (2nd gig, Sun, Village) Props to: The Shit Desturbors! All the friends I never expected to see. Mariah, Cdn Border, Agro-Dave, Dale, Ish and all the other online friends I'd not seen for ages. Shambhala. All the dj's/performers. And a MAHSSIVE _B*I*G U*P_ to Grapes for being the most amazing (and patient) tour-guide to a great time!!!!!!!!! Frosty (could go on and on...) *********************** |
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I notice you give Lorin's Sunday night set a nod.. was it that much better than Saturday's?? If so... *tear* |
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Good to see you to Frosty!
Next year just do as we did. Unscrew the panels in your car, fill em full of liquor, screw them back in, and drive right in. Then of course don't be shithead. Make sur eyou drink all your drinks from a cup, and properly dispose of all your can.....especially bottles I think what I enjoy about Shambhala best is the little things. As soon as we drive in the enviromental crew will give us 1 bag for garbage, 1 for recycling. There's bins all over for trash, recycling and compost. The site is cleaned regularly. The outhouses are regularly cleaned and filled with toilet paper, and the concession doesn't sell it like parties do here. Every little detail seems to be taken care of in a very professional matter As for preteens naked on the beach. I saw lots of naked people, no preteens though. But regardless, Shambhala has a nude beach and it's pretty much nonsexual. People express themselves the way they want at this party, if there were naked preteens they were more than likely under parental supervision. |
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holy fuck. just got off the bus from salmo to van this morning, i just woke up.
things is fuzzy as shit right now so Ill conduct a more thorough review soon enough. but I just had to say. this event surpasses every event I've ever been too. the term Music Festival doesnt seem to do it total justice. There was so much more there. Shambhala wasnt just a place to camp and dance. it was an entire attitutde, and perspective on life. I had the time of my life. anyone who hasnt gone, hope to see you next year! :) |
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Salmo River Ranch is privately owned... They keep the stages set up all year round, so they can just build onto it every year (minus the art, etc- but most of that is saved). Tons of effing work is still put into it obviously ;) ... so they have an upper hand to someone who has to start from scratch every year! |
