Monthly Archives: December 2020

My thesis on psychedelic festivals: Festivals, flow machines and ‘fabeldyr’

Rave culture as ritual. Psychedelic festivals as flow machines and transformation rituals for the 21st century. Christina Majcher. University of Copenhagen. Rave culture likes to imagine itself as the direct continuation of prehistoric tribal rituals from thousands of years ago. And when attending psychedelic music festivals, ritualistic elements and tribal and religious imagery is everywhere: […]

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Blasts from the Past: Forbidden Pleasures

Oooooh, do you remember those joyous days of the past, where you could go to paradise regularly and have the time of your life (guaranteed) with 70.000 other people? Crazy stuff happened back then, you wouldn’t believe… Sometimes people drank from the same bottle. Aaaaaah, the good ol’ days where people just pressed their faces […]

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How to be a Raver: Preparing for the Apocalypse

All these corona restrictions and lockdowns and the never-ending labyrinth of rules-and-regulations are not fun for anyone. But they are PARTICULARLY NOT FUN AT ALL for junglist and ravers! Because this is what we like to do: And this: And this: And this: And this: “Restrictions” are the opposite of raving. Here is a photo […]

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Blasts from the Past: Back When Masks Were Fun!

Do you need some relief from the continuous return of masks-on-your-face-every-winter? Time to travel back to better times, when hugs were plentiful and masks were fun, colorful and completely voluntary. Do you want more Blasts from the Past? We highly recommend Blasts from the Past: Roskilde 2008 if you miss those festival vibes…. and Blasts […]

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