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How To be a Raver: The Conversationalists
Posted on December 22, 2022 2 Comments
Back in 2016, I had a JUngLEkalender conversation with fellow junglist Sofus about our first many years at raves. And how we always always always had to be the last person standing on the dancefloor. How important that was. This is a bit of the conversation: Sofus: “Now, it’s a lot easier for me to […]
Blasts from the Past: The Well Dressed Raver
Posted on December 21, 2022 4 Comments
Dressing for the dance floor is not an easy task. You need to be comfortable, flexible AND possibly in for the (very) long haul at the same time. But you also need to entertain your fellow ravers. Elements of joy, sensuality and surprise are welcome. We all have different strategies. Let’s have a look. Do […]
How to be a Raver: The Sunglasses Special – part II
Posted on December 20, 2022 4 Comments
Days couldn’t be much darker than they are RIGHT NOW here in Scandinavia, and we need to add our own lights to the situation, so let’s enjoy another round of pics from brighter days in the rave-o-sphere. DID YOU MISS A DAY OF JUngLEkalenderen? Go here: December 1st: Ravers are the Experts: Slowing Down in Fast […]
Ravers Are the Experts: We Love Machines
Posted on December 19, 2022 7 Comments
Ravers love machines, more than most people, and we are really, really good at it. We are probably the best on the planet at loving machines, because we get such incredible amounts of fun out of them. You could argue that gamers are just as good as ravers at having fun with machines. I have […]
How to be a Raver: The Powers of the Hands
Posted on December 18, 2022 6 Comments
JUngLEkalenderen loves the hands of skillful dj’s and anything made by hand, really. We like vinyls picked by hand at the record shop and mixed by hands on the decks. I have written hundreds of articles on electronic music, but the ONE article that I keep jumping back to is the article on Son Kite, […]
How to be a Raver: Nectar of the Gods
Posted on December 17, 2022 7 Comments
To everyone out there who enjoyed How to be a Raver: Food of the Gods – here’s the drinking version. Featuring mystical garden potions, synchronous drinking tricks, bottle magic on the dancefloors, electric boogie coffee, Ohoi! rum, people pouring bubbles like experts, and a little bit of schnapps and glögg. DID YOU MISS A DAY […]
Ravers Are the Experts: Our Natural Habitats
Posted on December 16, 2022 9 Comments
Outdoor parties are the best. Electronic music sounds great under the open sky (this is where it really and totally unfolds properly), the blurpy and creaky sounds of psychedelic trance and techno just makes a whole lot more sense when you dance next to trees, and the tribal beats make cosmic sense when you dance […]
How to be a Raver: Hands in the Air
Posted on December 15, 2022 10 Comments
Showing your deep appreciation for the music, for the mixing, for life, for the universe, for everything! – is a massive part of being a proper raver. Enjoy this selection of images (including a rare movie!) depicting people truly enjoying the moment with the reckless abandon of the open-hearted body: Hands in the air, receiving […]
How to Be a Junglist: The T-shirt Special (Extended Remix)
Posted on December 14, 2022 11 Comments
When you belong to an awesome subculture, you need to be able to communicate your sophisticated taste to your tribe instantly. You also need to communicate it when you walk around in mainstream areas of society, just to underline how much cooler you are. Let’s have a look at some printed t-shirt strategies applied by […]
Blasts from the Past: The Babyface Special – Extended Mix
Posted on December 13, 2022 11 Comments
It’s time to have some time travelling fun. Let’s rejoice in the fountain of youth that true junglism bestows upon us and dive right into the ultimate BABYFACE SPECIAL! So where does this eternal youthful glow come from? Witchery? Dark magic? Chriszkas’s Time Machine? No. It comes from high bpm’s, high pulse and never leaving the dancefloor […]