Jungle Feelings: The Love and Kisses Special Round II
Posted on December 23, 2014 Leave a Comment
Genuine feelings. The warm buzz of looking back, reconnecting and feeling everything again with such intensity across the time span that you realize (once more) that the time span doesn’t really exist. All these moments are eternal, just waiting for your revisit. That is what it’s all about.
On that note, here’s what I, the Time Traveller, Portal Jumper and Insatiable Collector of Memories, think today:
1) While facebook spills over with those auto-generated “It’s been a great year, thanks for being part of it” picture collections, I think we should spend these final, Christmassy days of 2014 actually saying something instead of speaking with the dead voice of the digital facebook robot. It’s like a pre-printed postcard, and yes, pre-printed postcards are harmless, but spending some precious tiny moments putting together just 7 words of your own choice expressing what you actually feel is not just worthwhile, it’s the point of everything.
I work with the digital realm for a living, a lot of the time anyway, so I am not sitting on some serene offline island saying this. Enjoy the cold buzz of looking at yourself in the facebook mirror, by all means, and yes, you can do it ironically, too, I guess.
But since our digital tools will get better and better and better at these things, offering more and more of it, I’m just saying: Keep working your this-is-me-communicating-for-real muscle, instead of staying inside those pre-printed boxes made available by fast-and-easy-digi-la-la-land. Because when there’s no effort, it means nothing.
2) I think everyone should totally do whatever they want, so feel free to completely ignore 1).
3) But my rant mode is still on, so: Anyone doing the usual complaining about public transport and Christmas travels as if it’s the fifth circle of Dante’s Inferno has no real problems and should travel the world some more to get some perspective.
Right, that was 1 – 2 – 3 – now GO! Time for some wild time travelling with no complaining at all. Only ONE day to go now, people, so we’re heating things up, cosy emotion soup styleee, with one more collection of those junglistic kisses and sweaty hugs all over the place. It’s a junglistic love mix, once again, and we’re diving in!
Two important things to remember
1) Tomorrow is the last day of JUngLEkalenderen. Present time! (this could be a riddle).
2) It’s also family time, big time! What a great opportunity to test your kids (and your uncles) for darkside junglism with the infallable Ali Baba test! – find it here: The DIY Test: Is Your Child a Junglist?
More love
Feeling loved up? If you want more, check out the 7 most romantic jungle tunes ever.
For more intense hugging, check out the Blasts from the Past – the Birthday Bash Edition, and, of course, the first edition of Jungle Feelings: The Love and Kisses Special. Also, I wouldn’t miss the Jungle Feelings: The Group Hug Special if I were you.
For more dancefloor’y action, jump into the Dancefloors, moshpits and junglistic crowdsurfing.
Did you miss a day of JUnGLE? There are 23 posts to dive into, now, and you can do them chronologically or whichever way you please right here: JUngLEkalenderen, the complete collection.
How to be a Junglist: The Hand Signs Special Part II
Posted on December 22, 2014 1 Comment
You know it by now. The hand signs are everywhere. And junglists LOVES series. Jungle Fever VIII. Dreamscape XXVIII. Helter Skelter XXI. AWOL every single Saturday forever. Well, it wasn’t, but if the junglists had had their way, it would have been. So: Wheel it, come again, please please please. Absolutely T for Tremendous. The magnificent Hand Signs Special Part II.
Want more hand signs? Well, that’s just an 11 day jump back to How to Be a Junglist: The Hand Signs Special Part I.
Did you miss a day of JUngLE? No worries. The entire JUngLE Calendar is here: JUngLEkalenderen, all of it.
Jungle Feelings: The Weird Faces Special
Posted on December 21, 2014 3 Comments
It can’t all be about pretty dresses here. In fact, it can’t all be pretty. So let’s have a straight look into the contorted face of physical reality. Quite a fun place, when you know the moves and learn the rules. And then break them, to see what happens.
No vanity. Weird Faces coming up. Also, and I don’t want to reveal too much, but still: In the course of the next three days things will slowly heat up here in a jungliciously heartwarming way, so it’s time to have a giggle before we get all emotional.
And here’s another reason: It’s important to laugh today. It’s the shortest day of the year, and that kind of Scandinavian darkness is no joke.
Feeling a little bit warmer now? More expressive body language can be found in How to be a Junglist: The Dancefloor Moves.
For more Jungle Feelings, revisit the Group Hug Special where the Jungle Monster reveals itself for the first time. And for those who just can’t get enough of those monsters, this is where you test yourself for darkside junglism: The DIY Test: Is My Child a Junglist?
Do not forget the Lottery of Favourite Jungle Tunes from yesterday, people! Join the competition right here in Blasts from the Past: Jungle Bells 2006 if you want the chance to bounce your way into the dj Friction party at Pumpehuset for free – with a time travelling friend. Sharing your favourite tracks is SUCH a mood boost! And you need it, Scandinavians, with 7 minutes of daylight a day.
Extra bonus for the Copenhageners: If anyone is hit by massive waves of nostalgia with all these Jungle Bells at the Jungle Hut Blasts from the Past and wants to do some time travelling FOR REAL, keep an eye on things happening on facebook. Warm and cosy plans are brewing in the Jungle Hut!
Did you miss a day of JUngLE? Travel back through the entire JUngLE Calendar here.
Blasts from the Past: Jungle Bells 2006
Posted on December 20, 2014 6 Comments
Christmas is REALLY closing in on us now, and thus, once again, it’s time to boost the Christmas vibes even more with a third and final (“final?”) round of Jungle Bells. Everyone get ready for some more Blasts from the Past! Or is that, in fact, Blasts from the Future? Yup, things get complicated, but hold on to your hats, the truth is evident, and all shall be revealed right before your eyes in the pics below.
And that is not all. Once again, it’s COMPETITION TIME! Or rather, Lottery Time, as we know it! See how to join in on the fun and TRULY bounce back to your roots, once you have feasted on the pics.
And so, let the journey begin: We are travelling back to a Saturday in late December, 2006. Big revelations below, people.
Time travelling competition time! And yes, this is proper time bouncing, going both back and forth. On Saturday, in exactly a week from now, the one and only dj Friction (did some of you hear him at the magnificent RAW party at Docken in 2009?) plays in Pumpehuset in Copenhagen alongside our local heroes dj Breakfast, Bobby6Killer and Tim Driver. You can find all the relevant info here.
Are you in Copenhagen on Saturday 27th? Do you want to go?
All you have to do is this: Share your very first favourite OR your all time favourite jungle track in the comments.
Once again, it’s a lottery. The winner gets free entrance to the Friction party in Pumpehuset – including a friend/fellow time traveller. Share, share, share! I want your hands-in-the-air and heart-in-heaven tunes! Or your this-just-makes-my-head-explode tunes! Share and join the happiness! The winner will be announced right here, in proper time.
Back to your Roots
And so… I think the tune below would be an appropriate Signing Off Jingle for today’s time travelling special. It’s a Friction & TeeBee remix of a Jonny L tune, and it’s one of those tracks that I shouldn’t really like (the vocal’s too insistent) but totally like anyway (the bass is awesome and the bounce is great!). Obviously I hope to hear this on Saturday. And with that: Let me see you shakin’ your boots. Come back to the oldskool. Back to your roots!
Pssssst. And here’s some super mega bonus info for you: DJ Friction has been suspected of time travelling, too. Coincidence? You know by now there are no coincidences in this world, people. Check some of the comments from December 16th on his facebook fan page. The better you look, the more you see.
Time jumping
Are you thinking Jonny L… Jonny L…? I know that name. Where was that again… It was in the VERY FIRST JUngLE Calendar post! – yes, the one with the romance. Revisit it here and feel the warmth: The 7 Most Romantic Jungle Tunes Ever.
Do you want more big revelations? Don’t miss the list of the The Secret Junglists.
If you need more time travelling proof, check out the dancefloor action of Blasts from the Past: Jungle Bells 2005.
Are you thinking about clothes now? Dive into the How to Be a Junglist: The T-shirt Special.
Did you miss a day of JUngLEkalenderen? JUngLE yourself out with the entire journey so far: JUngLEkalenderen, the complete collection.
How to be a Junglist: Flyers, Flyers, Flyers Everywhere
Posted on December 19, 2014 3 Comments
Once again we’re going back to the time before digital cameras and social media. Back to when parties were not promoted on facebook but with flyers, handed out by hand, sought out from the flyer piles in the record shops.
I have vivid images in my head of those days, but, as I have mentioned before, pictures from that time are very rare. All the more precious and fun. So here we go.
If you want more flyer/poster action from this time, check out the Blasts from the Past: Birthday Bash Edition.
And for more truly rare pics from those pre-facebook and pre-digital camera days (well, this was practically pre-internet days, people )ok, so not quite, but almost)), don’t miss the Super Rare Photos: Blasts from the Past.
Did you miss a day of JungLE? No worries. The entire Jungle Calendar is right here.
From flyers to facebook
I have written quite a lot of articles and columns on the ‘promotional move’ move from flyers to facebook and its implications for the underground party scene through the years. Here’s an example, inspired by a Selector Superior night at Kødboderne 18: I byen med facebook.
(This article touches upon the subject, too, and features some JUngLEkalender characters: Slut med festbilleder på de sociale medier.)
The Secret Junglists
Posted on December 18, 2014 9 Comments
Big revelations in the JUngLE Calendar today. We are seeking out the Secret Junglists. Who are they? What do they do? Do they walk around like regular people?
Yes, they live amongst you, and they roam free.
And on that note – for those who wants to do some more time travelling: Here’s an old set from Caspar – Jungle FM, 1998. Thanx, Vitus.
Do you have a Secret Junglist in your home? Run your kid through the Ali Baba test right here: The DIY Test: Is Your Child a Junglist?
Do you want to go hunting for Secret Junglists? Check out how they reveal themselves in How to Be a Junglist: The Dancefloor Moves.
For some more time travelling, revisit Blasts from the Past: The Birthday Bash Edition.
Did you miss a day of JUngLE? Find every day of the entire JUngLEkalenderen here.
How to Be a Junglist: The T-shirt Special
Posted on December 17, 2014 3 Comments
With all this body language sharpened by many years of obeying thousands of thunderous demands of the bass, we don’t really need to put print on our clothes to express ourselves, now do we? But here we go and do it anyway, just for junglistic emphasis.
Let’s have a look at the printed t-shirts.
For more body language, revisit How to be a Junglist: The Dancefloor Moves.
For the trip to London: How to be a Junglist: Going to London
Do you remember where you saw the Jungle Movers Inc. t-shirt the first time? YES! It was in Jungle Feelings: The Group Hug Speciaaaaaaaaal!
Did you miss a day of JUngLE? Find the entire calendar here: JUngLEkalenderen.
Blasts from the Past: Jungle Bells 2005
Posted on December 16, 2014 2 Comments
Yipeee, once again we’re boosting the Christmassy vibes with another round of Jungle Bells! – this time we’re time travelling back to Jungle Bells anno 2005. This is December 16th, nine years ago, exactly, today.
If you need a brush up on the chilling story of the Jungle Monster, check out the Jungle Feelings: The Group Hug Special.
What does it mean, feeling it on the dancefloor? It’s all described in detail (and pictures) in How to be a Junglist: The Dancefloor Moves. For a more personal (and verbal) approach, read my thoughts on dancing and raving and why I love it in How to Be a Junglist: Going to London.
Confused about the hand signs? No worries: The How To Be a Junglist: The Hand Signs Special is at your service.
Did you miss a day of JUngLE? Find every post from every day of the JUngLE Calendar here.
How to be a Junglist: The Dancefloor Moves
Posted on December 15, 2014 13 Comments
Let’s get back to basics today, to what it’s really about: The music and the feelings it gives you. Junglists are going all in in that respect. Nothing beats the energy generated by a dancefloor filled with junglists caught deep in a well-played set, hypnotized by the bass, whipped by the drums. Okay, so things can get upthere on a high quality trance floor, too, that’s for sure! – but jungle, when it’s at its best, has an extra layer. The music in itself also invites to physical outbursts in a different way, which is, well, evident in some of these pics.
Let’s have a look at the moves.
Intermezzo: To give you an idea of a tune where your arms just HAVE to go over your head like that, listen to this masterpiece by Bad Company. The sound introduced for the first time at exactly 2.00 just gets me every time. It lifts my heart in that happy/sad-at-the-same-time way, and it HAS to be expressed with the body. Don’t press play in your open office environments, people, the track kicks off quite hard (but the beauty later on is all worth it).
Intermezzo number 2: To give you an idea of a tune where you just have to silently feel it, listen to this one by Commix. I am choosing this one because the sound I am feeling in particular is so discreet. And quite hard to describe. I tried to anyway, one day after a certain event where I had heard the track for the first time. “Nufie, you remember that tune where it went… blabla… that sound with the… that particular moment…” – something-like-that. Any person interested in electronic music will recognize this situation. And Nufie remembered! And hence, I could buy the track and explore that sound some more. Very grateful, thanks Nufie. Mega jungle geeking FTW! (The particular sound I am talking about is at 0.44).
Extra special bonus: Here’s the EBK track that adorned my MySpace for so long. (Don’t worry, I don’t miss MySpace anymore, peeps).
More on the moves
I have more thoughts on dancing to jungle, raving as a physical interpretation of the music and why I take it very seriously in How to be a Junglist: Going to London.
For more junglistic body language, check out How to be a Junglist: The Hand Signs Special.
Did you miss a day? Find every post from every day of the JUngLE Calendar here.
Blasts from the Past: Jungle Bells! – the Grooverider Edition
Posted on December 14, 2014 2 Comments
It’s time to oomph the Christmas vibes in this JUngLE Calendar with some proper christmassy time hopping. So finally! It’s here. It’s time for the Jungle Bells! This is seven years ago today, exactly. December 14th, 2007.
The Jungle Bells party was at Culture Box. In my calendar I made this note: “Nis played a TREMENDOUS set!” Followed by a very enthusiastic-looking smiley. This is not a “pics from the dancefloor“ collection, though. This is 30 people or something warming up and cooling down in Svingsen’s Jungle Hut. With a special guest star, sort of. Enjoy.
Missed a post? Revisit every day of the JUngLE Calendar right here: JUngLEkalenderen.
For more Blasts from the Past, check out the magnificent Birthday Bash collection (important time portal details in there!) or the Ohoi! turns 4 collection.