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Ravers are the Experts: Career Advice from Unexpected Places

Rave culture is so fun and amazing, you never want to leave. So how do you stay inside the fun house forever? By turning raving into your career. Here’s how. CAREER CHOICE: BECOME A DJ AND/OR START A RECORD COMPANYThis is the obvious choice. And many have succeeded. Even if we limit ourselves to those […]

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Blasts from the Past: The Continuous Jungle Revival

Here’s a fun fact: If you’re obsessed with a music genre and you stay obsessed, you will live through more revivals of it than you can imagine.   Obviously, one could argue that your particular favorite subgenre probably never really went away but was alive and well the whole time somewhere out there. That’s how I […]

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Pop-up-vernissage on December 2nd: The Phoenix

On Saturday December 2nd, I’m doing a pop-up-vernissage at H15 Studio in Kødbyen in Copenhagen. Come and feel the energy of my latest paintings. H15 Studio, Halmtorvet 15 (direct entrance in Slagtehusgade). Saturday, December 2nd from 18 onwards. Facebook-event: Pop-up-vernissage + Party: The Phoenix The newest one of the paintings, The Phoenix, is the cover […]

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Yoga progression: How to turn into the future version of yourself (and stay motivated)

If you need motivation for sticking with your yoga practice (or just motivation to get started), my hand-painted yoga mats will keep you eyes entertained : https://chriszka.myshopify.com About yoga boredomWhen I started practicing yoga a number of years ago, I was often really bored in yoga classes. The Bikram yoga classes were particularly hard on […]

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Jungle Feelings: Stuff that Glows in the Dark (remix)

I’m intensely attracted to stuff that glows in the dark. This is putting it mildly. When I see something sparkly or fluoresecent, I will immediately feel an urge to move towards it – and, if possible – dance below it (if it’s a main floor deco). Or in front of it (if it’s a backdrop). Or […]

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How to be a Raver: Flags and Balloons

Anything that floats in the air above our heads seem to be an absolute must wherever ravers congregate. The more colourful, the better. For more raver playfulness, read Blasts from the Past: Back When Masks Were Fun DID YOU MISS A DAY OF JUngLEkalenderen? Go here: December 1st: Ravers are the Experts: Slowing Down in […]

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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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Reconnecting with the Master Magicians

My newest hand-drawn piece is done and can now be ordered as print. Reconnecting with the Master Magicians. 68 x 92 cm. 80 hours of blissful work went into this piece. Drawing by hand is just the best pathway to some intense meditative focus. I simply can’t recommend it enough. It’s quality offline time for your brain! […]

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Jungle Confessions: “I love the crazy mix of reggae bass and sound effects”

Whohooo, it’s time for an energetic Q&A with the one and only Dj 2000F aka Frederik Birket-Smith aka dj Zoooooooof aka Jungle Professor Birkvit-Smith aka Frederick, original junglist, sound effect enthusiast and head of the Strøm festival. 2000F is a bit of a story teller, so let’s dive right in. You have 20000 words and […]

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Blasts from the Past: Roskilde 2008

It’s the shortest and darkest day of the year, and there’s only one sensible thing to do: Escape immediately to somewhere warmer and brighter. Off we go, then, back to the sunny days of Roskilde 2008, which turns out to be a very junglistic place to be. Oh my gosh, people that was 31 pictures! […]

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