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How to be a Raver: Food of the Gods

Some people think that ravers don’t eat, but this is obviously one of many misconceptions about the rave scene. It goes without saying that to dance for eight hours straight, you need proper fuel for the body. After a series of unlikely coincidences, an international crew of junglists and psytrancers meet up for dinner at […]

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Ravers are the Experts: Party Animals

Ravers are friendly people and it goes without saying that no-one loves animals (and aliens) with more intensity than us. Obviously all junglists love lions and other predators (and all creatures from the jungle). True psytrancers only rave in nature, in close contact with all the species of this planet (and other realms). And who […]

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How to be a Raver: The Mad Hatters

For obvious playful reasons, you will find ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking-Glass’ references all over the rave-o-sphere, if you know what to look for. At Fusion, there is an actual tea party table somewhere semi-hidden amongst the trees, not super far from Seebühne. Apart from the Hatter himself, no-one wears hats like ravers. […]

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How to be a Raver: The Sunglasses Special

So, we have established that ravers are always right and thus probably the most highly evolved species on this planet (along with dolphins, the ravers of the sea). If we, the ravers, were only completely in charge, the future would be so bright. So magnificently bright that we would have to wear sunglasses to stare […]

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The Jungle Diaries: The Meaning of Life

The picture you see below is an example of what my diary started to look like when I became a dedicated jungle raver in London. It was all so new and exciting and completely outside the reach of the mainstream media , which meant that it all felt like a big, wonderful, magic movement, a […]

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How to be a Junglist: Going to London

How to be a junglist: Chriszka and Mariii’s Excellent Adventure This one goes out to all the Copenhagen junglists (and junglists everywhere) who miss the proper oldskool jungle sounds so much it’s like a physical longing filled with deep-felt oh but whyyyyyys?! and I want it back!  and recurring feelings of having been treated unfairly […]

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Blasts from the Past: The RAW After After Party

Rare snaps from the RAW After After Party, one Monday evening in August 2007. Get ready for a dj-setup on a caterpillar truck. Chilled-out Copenhagen creativity. From a junglist point of view, RAW was very dubsteppy that year, but let’s leave it at that and enjoy the sunset. If that wasn’t oldskool enough for you, […]

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The Jungle Diaries: A Junglist on a Mission

Writing a diary (and being serious about it) is like having a life-long conversation with earlier versions of yourself. A very instructive practice. It has its embarassing moments, yes, but it really is the ultimate way of grasping what your life is about. It forces you to take yourself seriously, even at the most ridiculous […]

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Jungle feelings: The Love and Kisses Special

All those awesome tunes and all that sweaty dancing makes everyone all emotional, so there’s a whooooole lot of hugging and kissing going on on those jungle dancefloors and beyond. Let’s dive straight into a junglistic love mix. If you want more love, check out the 7 most romantic jungle tunes ever. For more hugging, […]

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Dancefloors, moshpits and junglistic crowdsurfing

I stumbled upon jungle sort of by coincidence when I decided to celebrate my birthday by dancing the night away at the Paradise Club in Angel, Islington. This was 1993. 28 days later I went to the Jungle Fever New Year’s Eve party at the Marquee, and that was that. I was blown away. In […]

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