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Sprichst Du Englisch?
Das neue mushroom Sprachkonzept
Eure Kommentare Kulturelle Unterschiede hin oder steht, wenn dieser nur in einer Sprache
her: Das vermutlich größte Problem, verfasst ist.
Mehr Information ist ein wichtiger
Punkt, aber man muss ja vielleicht welches das Zusammenleben der Men- Das täuscht natürlich nicht darüber hin-
nicht auf alle deutschen Texte verzich- schen auf dieser Welt stört, ist ein weg, dass der mushroom im deutschspra-
ten, zumal unsere Sprache viele kreative kommunikatives. Ein Sprachproblem, chigen Raum seine Wurzeln und nach wie
Wortschöpfungen ermöglicht! (Daniel) um genau zu sein. Das fatale daran: Es vor seine größte Verbreitung hat und es
I versteh than zwar not all the text but I
kann try to verbesser my English! (Kim) kann nicht einfach aus der Welt disku- hier schlichtweg auch Menschen gibt, die
Lieber ausführlichere Texte, dafür aber tiert werden, wie sollte dies denn auch kein Englisch sprechen. Dennoch stimmte
nur in einer Sprache. Da der Mushroom geschehen? In Englisch, das ist doch die mit 17% nur eine Minderheit für ein rein
doch auch sehr weit in der Welt herum- Weltsprache! mag nun der eine oder deutschsprachiges Heft. 28% plädierten
kommt, sollte er nur noch in Englisch die andere sagen. Nur leider spricht dagegen für eine bilinguale Lösung-
sein. (Armin)
Alles bilingual frisst auf alle Fälle zu viel keineswegs jeder diese „Weltspra- darunter auch einige nicht-deutsche Mut-
Platz! (Schizo) che“... Ziemlich kniffelig war von daher tersprachler, die jedoch die beschriebene
Wenn das Heft nur in Englisch geschrie- unsere Frage in der letzten Ausgabe, Problematik dennoch verstehen. Eine
ben ist, kann ich leider nichts lesen und wie wir im mushroom sprachtechnisch sprachliche Unterscheidung von lokalem
dann kann ich mit dem Heft nichts mehr
anfangen. (Mike) weiter verfahren sollen. und internationalem Inhalt, der sich ja an
Ich liebe meine Muttersprache Deutsch Mit 48% hat sich die Mehrheit unserer verschiedene Publika richtet, wurde von
sehr, jedoch denke ich, dass in eine Szene Umfrageteilnehmer für rein englischspra- vielen als vernünftiger Kompromiss aner-
wie diese, die globaler nicht sein kann, chige Artikel ausgesprochen. Interessant kannt. Und in etwa so wird auch unsere
auch eine gemeinsame Sprache gehört.
Und die ist nun mal Englisch. (Heike) war bei der Auswertung der Daten zu zukünftige Verfahrensweise
Ich finde Deutsch zwar angenehmer sehen, dass unter denen, die diese Wahl aussehen.
zum lesen, jedoch habt ihr recht: getroffen haben, auch sehr viele deutsche
English ist wohl der internationalere Muttersprachler waren. In ihren Kommen-
Weg. Und wenn man auf manchen Par- taren kristallisierten sich folgende Gründe
tys nette Menschen kennen lernen
möchte, dann geht das auch nur in Eng- heraus: Zum einen wurde immer wieder
lisch. (Sven) die Internationalität unserer Szene und
Ich finde, es sollte bilingual sein. Warum vor diesem Hintergrund die Not-
sollen die Leser benachteiligt werden, die wendigkeit einer internationa-
kein Englisch bzw. Deutsch können? (Mel)
Finde das derzeitige System super, len Sprache betont. Zum ande-
deutsch liest sich angenehmer, alles ren wurde in vielen Fällen erkannt,
muss aber auch nicht übersetzt sein dass mehr Platz für Inhalt zur Verfügung
wenn man dadurch mehr Platz hat. (Flo)
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Symphonix
The Usual Suspects
Musikalische Seitensprünge in Richtung
Techno / Electro sparen sich die beiden
für ihre verschiedenen anderen Projekte:
Auf dem bereits dritten Album „The Usual
Suspects“ präsentieren die Symphonix
Brüder treibenden, positiven und unver-
pic: Akisutra Projekt
www.myspace.com/symphonixmusic
Is it possible to be too innovative? these positions during the past years. www.facebook.com/symphonixmusic
For sure a tricky question, once This is what makes their project Sym- www.bluetunes-records.com
you start thinking about it. Concer- phonix one of “The Usual Suspects”
ning a music genre that represents when it comes to high-quality Pro- Roberdo
innovation already in its name, gressive Trance.
it seems like being innovative
became a tightrope act these days. Their third studio album, (which has
More and more Progressive Trance just been released), includes positive,
producers push the borders of this bouncy and deep Progressive Trance,
style further than before, and as a as advanced and modern as it can be
result they deliver sounds that are – but still not “too innovative”.
considered to be “Nu School” or It is probably this ability that is
“Techno” by some or even “Mini- responsible for the worldwide popu-
mal” by others . Anyway, whoever larity of Symphonix: To be up-to-date
has been to a festival during the but also promoting the original Pro-
past years will know that this pro- gressive Trance sound.
cess frequently causes discussions Symphonix
about the music at Trance parties! Symphonix work together in the stu- „The Usual Suspects“
dio to fine-tune all their tracks until Blue Tunes Records
The Symphonix brothers keep up
Seen in front of this background, the both of them are 100% satisfied. the original Progressive Trance vibe:
brothers Sirko and Stephan are true The brothers frequently employed Their third studio album comes
tightrope act masters. Not really big their Virus TI as well as their Moog along classically bouncy, uplifting
news actually, since these two dudes Little Phatty for the recent album, and distinctly psychedelic. At the
are undoubtedly among the busi- beside lots of plugins and virtual gear same time it keeps modern and
est protagonists of the Progressive of course. The results are presen- up-to-date beats that will keep you
wanting more! They scratch recent
scene! Looking back on an impres- ted live at Trancefusion, the official trends and other genres just slightly,
sive amount of experience as DJs, “The Usual Suspects” release party at working in some very subtle quotes
producers, label owners and promo- Hamburg’s Edelfettwerk on Novem- just to spice up the overall mix and
ters, of course they watched the evo- ber 13th. An event that is sure to keep it fresh and exciting!
lution of the scene very carefully from be a killer! www.bluetunes-records.com
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Alternative Control
Riding on the flow
Since they teamed up in 2003, Goran “We feel that the tracks on our new album
Toprek and Rastko Palikuca became are all experiments in different directions.
prime examples for the growing The repertoire is maybe going to be a
strength and importance of the Ser- slightly strange experience for the rather
bian dance music scene, for the Psy conservative Psy Trance audience, being
Trance scene in particular. Repre- different in concept from all the Full On
senting a stimulating, melodic yet music being produced today in such vast
simultaneously deep sound, their pro- quantity”, one of the two Belgrade based
ject Alternative Control constantly guys reflects on the recent work.
gained reputation among the interna-
tional Trance crowd. Just recently their Indeed, Alternating Current keeps what
second album has been released on its name promises: From the first track,
Dacru Records, bearing the meaning- the variety of music on this album is Alternative Control
„Alternating Current“
ful name Alternating Current. remarkable. From classical, deep full- Dacru Records
on titles to progressive house flavoured After a successful 1st album, many
funk explosions! Including light melodies compilations & co-operations, the
that hover above wobbling bass and Serbian duo have steered its sound
break structures, just about everything in a new direction. Alternating
Current reinvents the Alternative
can be heard! A stimulating flow is the
Control sound, keeping its identity,
result and therefore far away from the but exploring new & exciting digital
frontiers of minimalism or boredom. boundaries. With a broad range
of BPMs, the aim is to please the
“Being objective about the quality of our general electronic music lover
work is the most important part when we & stimulate the senses in ways
previously unthinkable! Top notch
are in the studio together. Judging oursel-
production is the amazing result!
ves objectively usually helps to make our
music less flawed”, Rastko explains. It is
clear this method worked out pretty well
again! The new album is dedicated to the www.dacru.be
ingenious Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla www.alternativecontrol.com
by the way, who also combined very dif- www.myspace.com/acontrol
ferent ideas and principles to create lite-
rally “highly energetic” productions. Roberdo
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Amanda Sage
the mushroom cover artist
Actually what is it that makes you: Can
painting psychedelic? Which tech- you please
niques are used to give a work give us
this expression? And which role your defini-
do psychedelic drugs play in tion?
this process? An interview with I wouldn‘t
Amanda Sage. consider
them one in
Before you grab brush, pen & co: the same.
Do you have special ideas and Psychedelic art is either some- personal formula of psychede-
feelings? thing that was inspired by a psy- lic art?
It’s this passion that almost forces me chedelic experience, or is designed The primary goal that I have in cre-
to paint. Like a well that is about to to inspire, remind or enhance ‚rea- ating is to be of service to what I am
burst! I used to love to create when lity‘ by viewing it. This art can even doing. Ernst Fuchs words remind me to
I was questioning the suffering of induce a psychedelic experience ‘listen to the painting’...releasing fear,
the world. Now I imagine my work by merely viewing it. ‘Visionary’ control and the rational mind switches
being medicine for healing, under- describes something of an almost on autopilot and my feeling directs.
standing that Art is an amazing cata- prophetic/clairvoyant nature and One can then open up the doors to the
lyst for change, and instead of focu- should not necessarily define a spe- akashic records, to the memory of all
sing on the reflection of all the pain cific movement in art. It is the artist that is... I believe you must be secure
in the world, I try and see beauty and sharing her/his subjective vision in your medium; if your method of
harmony. And by seeking it in myself mixed with a message for humanity. expression is paint, be diligent in prac-
and sharing it with the world, I feel it When the expression of psychedelic tice, know how the relationship bet-
is the most authentic gift I can give. I and visionary art blend... patterns, ween light and dark, colour and form
hope to inspire millions to appreciate language, metaphors and profound work, creating harmonies and illusions.
the uniqueness of this experience experience come to the forefront
called life and to awaken the creative - expanding our perception and Let us get to a practical exam-
power within. understanding of reality. ple, your painting “The Birth Of
What does “psychedelic” or “visi- So how do you put this principle Venus”. Can you describe the
onary” art mean particularly for to practice? Are there any special birth of this work, the very first
“calculations”, is there any special moment it came to your mind?
planning you make to achieve this I created this piece for collectors who
wanted a painting of mine. They had
no idea what they would be getting,
and I originally had no intention to an enhanced state, deep communica- aber aufgrund ihrer langjährigen Erfah-
paint Venus... The feeling led me to tion is possible and should be care- rung ebenfalls über den hohen Wert
her. When I painted this I was in a fully dealt with and honoured. All psy- technischer Fertigkeiten bewusst, die
very empowered space, wanting to chedelic art need not be viewed while als Grundlage für die Umsetzung ihrer
push the boundaries of my skill and in that state of awareness, as some Ideen dienen. Für das hier abgebildete
expression. work is done to just get it out, and Werk, „Die Geburt der Venus“, verwen-
some is meant for a deeper dialog with dete sie eine Form der Misch Technik,
Can you give us a short descrip- the audience. die sie von ihrem Mentor Ernst Fuchs
tion of your further work steps erlernt hat. Insgesamt verfügt das Bild
up to the completion? Tell us What was the biggest compliment über 9 verschiedene Farb- und Lichtebe-
about your intentions concerning given to you as a painter? nen, die nacheinander aufgetragen wur-
single elements of the work! That my paintings are reminiscent den. Auf diese Weise fügen sie sich inei-
I paint generally in a version of the of music! :) nander aber durchdringen sich auch
Misch Technique taught by Ernst immer wieder gegenseitig, wodurch ein
Fuchs. I often begin with washes of Psychedelische und visionäre Male- sehr subtiler, buchstäblich tiefgründiger
acrylic paint, painted very much as if rei sind für Amanda Sage nicht Eindruck entsteht. Und dies nicht nur in
I were using watercolour, then I build unbedingt das gleiche: Während gewissen erweiterten Bewusstseinszu-
up the first layer of whites (light) eit- psychedelische Werke entweder ständen: Das Verhältnis von psychede-
her in acrylic, casein or self made durch ein psychedelisches Erleb- lischer Kunst und psychedelischen Dro-
egg tempera. Then painting in layers nis inspiriert wurden oder aber die gen ist für die Künstlerin nämlich ambi-
of oil, switching back to building up gewohnte Alltagsrealität in ähn- valent. Während einige Werke gerade
the light with tempera. This painting licher Weise erweitern wollen, ist im nüchternen Zustand einen besonders
has about 9 layers of evolution. The „visionär“ für sie ein viel weiter psychedelischen Charakter besitzen, sind
content in this piece is subtle, poin- gesteckter Begriff, der ein geradezu andere für einen tiefgründigen Dialog
ting towards a feeling of ascension, prophetisches Moment beinhaltet mit dem Betrachter ausgelegt, der von
of awakening. The symbol of the egg und nicht unbedingt eine bestimmte gewissen Erweiterungszuständen begün-
is a prominent form in my work. That Stilrichtung der Kunst beschreibt. stigt wird. Hier findet sich eine deutliche
wherefrom everything is born, the Die Verbindung dieser beiden Parallele zur Musik- es verwundert daher
seed, the most reduced organic form. Ansätze, sie ist es, die Malerei einen nicht, dass es für Amanda ihr größtes
A portal of infinite possibilities. ganz besonders tiefen Ausdruck Kompliment war, als ihre Malerei mit
verleiht, der die Gesamtauffassung derselben verglichen wurde.
What is the connection of psyche- der Realität verändern kann.
delic arts and psychedelic drugs, www.amandasage.com
regarding the artist as well as the Amanda setzt diesen Ansatz auf ihre
audience who is watching it? ganz eigene Weise um: Sie arbei- Roberdo
The psychedelic experience is com- tet sehr stark intuitionsgeleitet, ist sich
pletely individual. One can journey
into a piece of art on many levels, in
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Although Boom required huge In jenen Tagen im August wäre ich Psy versus Techno
amounts of energy and resources beinahe drauf gegangen. An einer
The music programme on Boom’s main
in general, the festival still managed Überdosis Spaß. Und ich war nicht floor was appreciated by the visitors only
to integrate many ecologic aspects der einzige: Jene spontanen Wellen partially. This fact was illustrated on signs
of sustainability into its concept in a von freudigem Jubel, die aus tau- made of paper and even on the back
convincing way. On the one hand, senden Kehlen über viele Kilometer of some people, where expressions of
local natural resources like clay and durch die warme Abendluft brande- annoyance like “Save the Psy Trance!”
or “Minimal is not Psy – Don’t fuck my
cane were used for the construc- ten, stellen einen beindruckenden drop!” could be read during the daytime.
tions. On the other hand, the bam- Beweis hierfür dar. Ein wahr gewor- These statements represent an ongoing
boo being used extensively this year denes, postmodernes, psychede- development, namely a literally progres-
came only from woods that are moni- lisches Märchen: Mit diesen Worten sive division. For the following reason:
Most of the artists, whose gigs caused
tored under sustainable standards. lässt sich die Erfahrung der diesjäh- the reactions just described, are an inte-
Also the principle of recycling was rigen Boom wohl besser beschrei- gral part of our scene since many years
taken very seriously, concerning the ben als mit der sonst üblichen and enjoy quite some reputation in this
re-usage of material for the construc- Bezeichnung Open Air Festival. role. Or should one say: enjoyed reputati-
on? Their sound does not represent some
tion of the festival as well as the dispo- Denn das Ausmaß, die Eleganz und peripheral phenomenon but the musical
sal of waste that was produced during Schönheit, in der sich die zeitgenös- development of our scene. Seen in front
the event. The concept of the sanitary sische psychedelische Kultur an den of this background, it is an interesting
facilities was specially interesting and Ufern jenes Stausees im portugie- fact that the promoters stated in their first
successful. sischen Hinterland präsentierte, ging newsletter after Boom that they had boo-
ked some artists for the Dance Temple
weit über das hinaus, was anson- who “were not playing adequate music
Many visitors regarded the large sten im Rahmen solcher Unterneh- for a psychedelic dance floor”.
distance between the camping / par- mungen üblich ist.
king area and the actual festival as a Das Musikprogramm des Boom Main-
floors wurde von den Besuchern nur teil-
serious problem. One hour of wal- Auf faszinierende Weise ist es der weise wertgeschätzt. Illustriert wurde
king, one-way only, was quite usual Boom gelungen, auch Aspekte psyche- dieser Sachverhalt auf Papptafeln und
and became a rather unpleasant expe- delischer und visionärer Kultur in ein den Rücken einiger Gäste. Dort waren
rience under the hot summer sun of Festival zu integrieren, die nicht unmit- nämlich während des Tages Unmuts-
Portugal. The promoters realized this telbar mit Musik, Tanz und dem dazu- bekundungen wie „Save the Psy Tran-
ce!“ oder „Minimal is not Psy – Dont
problem and already promised a solu- gehörigen Drumherum zusammenhän- fuck my drop!“ zu lesen. Hierin äußert
tion for the next festival. gen. Zwar hat die Veranstaltung diesen sich eine nach wie vor aktuelle Entwick-
Ansatz schon immer verfolgt- jedoch lung, in der sich eine zunehmende Spal-
tung abzeichnet. Denn der Grund für
die besagten Reaktionen waren die Auf-
tritte einiger Künstler, die nicht erst seit
gestern Teil unserer Szene sind und hier
einen guten Namen genießen. Oder sollte
man sagen: genossen haben? Ihr Sound
repräsentiert keineswegs ein Randphäno-
men sondern die musikalische Entwick-
lung unserer Szene. Bezeichnend ist vor
diesem Hintergrund, dass die Veranstal-
ter in ihrem ersten Newsletter nach der
Boom einräumten, für den Dance Temple
einige Künstler gebucht zu haben, deren
Musik „nicht adäquat für einen Psychede-
A piece of art: The Groovy Beach Fllor pic: Roberdo lic Trance Floor“ gewesen seii.
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Recycling
pic: Roberdo
riöse, über dem Boden
schwebende Person gesich-
tet, die mit ihrem Lap-
top Klänge aus fremden
Somnambul
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Th 30.12. – Sa 01.01., Porrentruy, Switzerland
The Swiss Psy Trance scene enjoys Die Schweizer Psy Trance Szene Arbeit wird ein auf die Örtlichkeit
a similarly good reputation genießt in aller Welt einen ähnlich abgestimmtes, eigens konstruiertes
throughout the world like the pen- guten Ruf wie die Taschenmesser, Dekorations- und Beleuchtungskon-
knives, the chocolate or the cheese die Schokolade oder der Käse aus zept umgesetzt. Letzteres wird zum
from the small alpine state do. For dem kleinen Alpenstaat. Aus die- Jahreswechsel für einen elektrisie-
this reason also the announcement sem Grund weckt auch die Ankündi- renden Countdown synchronisiert. Der
of the biggest indoor event of the gung der größten Indoorveranstal- Mehrfarblaser, der während der Ver-
nation bodes something quite spec- tung des Landes den Verdacht auf anstaltung zum Einsatz kommt, könnte
tacular. Actually this announce- Spektakuläres. Genau genommen auch auf einem sommerlichen Acker
ment is only half news since Time- wurde dieser Verdacht in der Ver- stehen, wie auch die exzellente Musik-
gate represents a specially spec- gangenheit bereits mehrfach bestä- anlage: 40.000 Watt stellen einen über-
tacular possibility to spend the tigt, denn die Timegate gilt nicht aus gebührenden Rumms für eine Syl-
change of the year since already erst seit gestern als besonders spek- vesterfeierlichkeit dar! Neben dem
quite some time. Frequently half of takuläre Möglichkeit, ins jeweils Mainfloor, auf dem u.a. Aphid Moon,
the audience arrives from outside neue Jahr zu rutschen. So findet sich Avalon und Hyperfrequencies zu hören
Switzerland which causes a unique, die Hälfte des Publikums regelmä- sein werden, gibt es in der zweiten
really international flair during ßig von außerhalb der Schweiz ein, Nacht noch einen Progressive & Mini-
the event. was der Veranstaltung ein sehr spe- mal Floor, der von beispielsweise
zielles, geradezu internationales Motion Drive und Astronivo bespielt
Just like last year, the portal to an exci- Flair verleiht. wird. Wenn es zum Jahreswechsel
ting parallel world will be installed groß, bunt, laut und schweizerisch sein
in an indoor tennis court. The efforts Wie schon beim letzten Mal, wird das soll, dann dürfte die passende Sylve-
made for this purpose remind an Portal zu einer erstaunlichen Parallel- stersause gefunden sein!
open air event: The decoration and welt in einer weitläufigen Tennishalle
lighting concept, that have been desi- installiert. Der hierfür betriebene Auf- www.biolive.ch
gned especially for this party and been wand erinnert an große Freiluftver-
matched with the environment of the anstaltungen: In anderthalbwöchiger Roberdo
vast hall, will be put to practice within
one and a half weeks. An electrifying
countdown of the last seconds of the
old year will be realized by synchro-
nized light control. The multicolour
laser show being employed could also
be set up on a summer open air acre,
as well as the excellent sound system:
40.000 Watts deliver a really proper
portion of bounce for a NYE party!
Beside the main floor, where i.a. Aphid
Moon, Avalon and Hyperfrequen-
cies will be performing, there is also
a Progressive & Minimal floor during
the second night, presenting Motion
Drive and Astronivo, for instance. So
if you like it big, coloured, loud and
Swiss for the change of the year, the
appropriate NYE party should be
found by now!
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Luminate Festival
Th 27.01. - Tu 01.02.2011 • New Zealand
Luminate is an earth friendly festi- With an inspi-
val of music, art, dance, creativity ring line-up
and sustainability. Join the festi- of performers
val to celebrate the ancient sum- from Aotearoa/
mer harvest festival of Lughna- New Zealand
sadgh, midway between the sum- and overseas,
mer solstice and autumn equinox. taking you on a
Luminate is a place to re-energise unique, flowing
on the dancefloor, participate in journey through
workshops, be inspired about living a diverse range
sustainably, receive a massage, of Live music,
join in drumming around the fire, World Grooves,
relax with a warm chai, watch an Tribal rhythms,
enlightening movie, be in harmony Psytrance, Pro-
with nature, and celebrate a sense gressive electro-
of conscious community. nica, Minimal
Tech, Breaks, House, Dub, Funk, Luminate is family friendly. No
Folk, Roots, Soul, Ambient, esote- alcohol or dogs thanks.
ric beats and more. You will find 2 There are no rubbish bins or recy-
amplified dancefloors, the chillout cling on site! Be prepared to pack
zone, the tribal drum circle & the out what you bring in and leave no
acoustic jam space. trace. Food stalls will serve onto
Luminate offers an extensive range ceramics or direct to your own
of inspiring workshops on sustaina- plate and cup. The festival site lay-
ble living and other holistic topics, out and art installations have been
a healing zone, the flaming Juggle- designed using sacred geome-
poitoy zone with fire performers at try, natural materials and re-used
night & circus skills workshops by resources.
day, enlightening movies & docu- Luminate: to spread light, elevate
mentaries, organic refreshments, spiritual consciousness, put a smile
arts, crafts & market stalls, solar on your face.
showers and spacious camping:
set 2000ft up a quartz crystal and www.luminatefestival.co.nz
limestone mountain surrounded by
native bush. Kylie Van Erden
PARTY HIGHLIGHTS
October Fr 29 Terra Nova / Kiel (D) Sa 30 Psy-surfer Halloween Koblenz(D)
Fr 29 Querbeatz »Oldenburg Sa 30 *goazillas Burnin‘ / Elmshorn (D)
Sa, 23.10. 23:00
Fr 29 Mindthings & Interzone/Zürich (CH) Sa 30 Psybotik&Tekno*feel*ya (USA)
Fr 29 Friday Night Beatfactory/ Lwl (D) Sa 30 Psyloween Iii/Basel/Areal (CH)
Intact Xpanda 2010 Fr 29 Herbstwald Spezial 3klang/Essen Sa 30 Waldfrieden/Stemwede(D)
Live: Lish, Waio, Klopfgeister, Tulk Fr 29 128bpm Vs 138bpm / Bremen (D) Sa 30 Traumwelten lounge/Lübeck (D)
DJs: Djane Mikkah Zuanati, Lish DJ Fr 29 The Mystic Friday / Berlin (D) Sa 30 Arjuna / Olten (CH)
set, Klopfgeister Dj set, Fabio, Fr 29 Serum-Halloween /Tannheim(D) Sa 30 Arkona Creation- Vilnius (LT)
Mat Mushroom, Hyperion Dj Fr 29 Club Autumnscarp / Helsinki (FIN) Sa 30 Psychedelight 3d Event/Paris (F)
set, Moody, Natron Fr 29 Womans Goa Way / Den Haag (NL) Sa 30 Halloween Bash / Hagenow (D)
Deco: Adrenochrome, Paraoptix, Uhu 29-31 Prog U. Elektro Mafia U&D/Köln Sa 30 The Badger‘s Ball Plymouth (GB)
Crew, Mile 30-01 simsalabim Essen (D)
Xtra: 2 Floors, fruits for free, Chai So 31 Bassintoxication Helloween/Tirol (A)
& more, Lounge, projections,
lightshow, videoanimation November
Loc: Hühnerposten 1a, Hamburg
Info: www.intact-expanda.de, info@ Do 04 Electric Playground / Berlin (D)
intact-expanda.de, Eintritt: 15 Fr 05 Waldfrieden /Bielefeld (D)
Orga: Solartech / Intact-Xpanda Crew Fr 05 Two Dimensions / Insel Rügen(D)
Fr 05 party 4 Elements / Vienna (A)
Sa 23 Open your Mind / Sibiu (R) Fr 05 Phototropic Label Party/Wien (A)
Sa 23 Spirit Of Sounds / Dortmund (D) Fr 05 Scorpio / Gili Air, Lombok (ID)
Sa 23 Schalltherapie 4 Gossau Zh (CH) Fr 05 Release2 / Zürich (CH)
Sa 23 Intact Xpanda 2010 / HH (D) Fr 05 Waldgeister / Nürnberg (D)
Sa 23 Into The Bubble / Bern (CH)
Sa 23 Tongue On The Roof / Belfast (IRL)
Sa 23 Sonic Friends / Leutesdorf (D) Sa, 06.11. 22:00
Sa 23 Nocturnum 8 / Balsthal/so (CH) Sa, 30.10. 22:00 Somnambul
Sa 23 Astral Vision / Braunschweig (D) Electric Infinity VI Live: Protoculture, Atomic Pulse,
Sa 23 Tribal Vision Label Party/Antwerp Vaishiyas, Slackjoint, Day Din,
Sa 23 Progressive Nordick Beatz/Berlin (D) Live: Haldolium, Phaxe, Sunstryk Moontales
Mi 27 Juggler Birthday Party/Lisbon (P) DJs: Oliver Noel & Lenn-Art, Hr. DJs: Zosma, Murus, Benni & Marco
Gottheit, SCHlafcola Moon, Johan, Daniel Vernunft,
Deco: Shoom, Grille, Bast-Art 23 Clubgeister, Katrin Fabieu, Talis-
Fr, 29.10.
Loc: Garage Lüneburg, Auf der mann vs. Deck-Art, DJ Samoht,
12 Years ov-silence Hude 72, 21339 Lüneburg T.erra & Miller, Wolf.gang, Mel Bell
DISCOUNT Info: www.sonic-fiction.net
Orga: Sonic Fiction
Deco: Sun & Moon, Mystic Vision,
FOR TRANCECARD HOLDERS Dreamsession, Optic Spice
Live: Polaris, Expect, Imago Xtra: full lasershow, light & visu-
DJs: Ov-silence.Oli, Alex, Yannex,
Sa 30 Entrance To Another Dimension (D) al projectionen, chill out area,
Diepsyden
Sa 30 Psylloween / Dresden (D) free compilation
Deco: Fluorooptic, Telisee, Vj: Re:sorb
Sa 30 Lucid Dreams / Vienna (A) Loc: Brandshofer Deich 33, Hamburg
Loc: Juice Club, Stresemannstr. 204,
Sa 30 Our World Festival / Soon (CH) Info: tba 4 weeks b4, www.psyche-
Hamburg-Altona
Sa 30 The Wonky Turtle / London delictrance.de
Info: entry 12 EUR, with clubcard 8 EUR
Sa 30 Time Breakers/Amsterdam (NL) Orga: Somnambul & Hoerspiel Events
FX PRODCTION
Flyerverteilung und Plakatierung
in Mecklenburg
01736041744 • info@fx-production.org
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Rauschkunde
high literature
19.-21.11.2010 in Prague
Nachdem die Drogengesetze After the drug laws have been libe-
Anfang dieses Jahres deutlich libe- ralized significantly at the beginning
ralisiert wurden, etabliert sich die of this year, Czech Republic becomes
Tschechische Republik mehr und established as an international cen-
mehr zu einem internationalen Zen- tre of hemp culture more and more.
trum der Hanfkultur. Mit der Can- In November there will be another Cannafest location
nafest geht im November im schö- huge fair in beautiful Prague that
nen Prag eine weitere Messe an presents the manifold ways, in which situation with experts. The tasting of
den Start, deren umfangreiches the plant can be employed. various hemp products like oil, bread or
Programm sich um die mannigfa- pasta represents another exciting attrac-
chen Nutzungsmöglichkeiten der More than 120 exhibitors from 15 coun- tion and of course the hemp beer may
Pflanze dreht. tries will show up to present quite eve- not be missing, neither. Cannafest is the
rything which the heart of the hemp perfect possibility for grabbing some
Zu diesem Anlass rücken mehr als 120 lover desires: Grow and smoking tech- nice Xmas gifts for your beloved ones in
Aussteller aus 15 Ländern an und prä- nology, cultivation, cosmetic, culinary Prague, a city that is in general definitely
sentieren so ziemlich alles, was das and last but not least medical usage as worth a weekend visit and furthermore
Herz des Hanfliebhabers begehrt: well as clothes made from hemp and really cheap. Find more extensive infor-
Anbau- und Rauchtechnik, Zucht, relevant media. During the fair vari- mation on the website of the fair.
kosmetische, kulinarische und nicht ous workshops and lectures open up
zuletzt auch medizinische Anwendung the possibility of discussing subjects like www.cannafest.cz
sowie Textilien aus Hanf und Medien e.g. therapeutic usage of cannabis, pro-
zum Thema. Während der Messe wer- blems of addiction or the current legal Roberdo
den verschiedene Workshops und
Vorträge angeboten, in denen mit
Experten z. B. über die therapeu-
tische Anwendung von Cannabis,
Suchtproblematiken oder die aktuelle
Gesetzeslage diskutiert werden kann.
Auch die Verkostung verschiedener
Hanfprodukte wie Öl, Brot und Pasta
ist für die Besucher möglich, natürlich
wird hier auch das Hanfbier nicht feh-
len. Die perfekte Gelegenheit, ein paar
ausgefallene Weihnachtsgeschenke
zu finden, darüber hinaus ist Prag
im Allgemeinen ein überaus sehens-
wertes und zudem günstiges Ziel für
einen Wochenendtrip. Ausführliche
Infos finden sich auf der Internetseite
der Cannafest.
cannafest 43
prague
2010
International
Hemp Fair
Exhibition Grounds
Prague Holesovice
November 19–21, 2010
00420 604 234 546 www.cannafest.cz
info@cannafest.cz facebook: cannafest
cannafest
Voucher for discount EUR 2,-
from the entrance fee
19. – 21.11.2010 Prague / 1 voucher for 1 entrance ticket only
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SHOPGUIDE
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Your Guide
... through the Psytrance Community
PLZ 00000 Growland Growshop Magic Head- & Growshop
THC Headshop 20537 Hamburg Hammer Deich 6 - 10 33602 Bielefeld Herforder Str. 8 A
01099 Dresden Alaunstr. 43 +49 (0)40 329 600 33 grow, www www.magic-bielefeld.de Shisha Head Grow
+49 (0) 351 8032105 Head, Grow, Freak www.growland.net
www.thc-mfg.de Bloomtech Growshop
Brainstorm 37081 Göttingen Königsstieg 94a
21031 Hamburg Sanderdamm 43 0551 5007700 www.bloomtech.de
PLZ 10000 +49 (0) 40 7245616 Grow, Head
www.Headshop-Brainstorm.de Dolor Headshop
Army & Outdoor 38518 Gifhorn Steinweg 12
10115 Berlin Invalidenstr. 15
Bong Bong www.dolor-gifhorn.de Head,Grow,Tattoo
+49 (0) 30 4491243 Camping, Fash, 22525 Hamburg Kieler Str. 563c
Gadgets www.outdoor-army.de 040-67381508 Head, Glasbläserei
PLZ 40000
Udopea Berlin Amsterdam Headshop
10178 Berlin Panoramastr. 1 22765 Hamburg Kleine Rainstr.10 Skurril Headshop & Lifestyle
030 30875302 Books,Head, Grow, Posters 20359 Hamburg Reeperbahn 155 46485 Wesel Brandstrasse 2
+49 (0)40 39909292 Head, Grow www.skurril.de Head, pierc, tattoo
Absinth Depot Berlin
10178 Berlin Weinmeisterstraße 4
Happiness Goblin
030 281 67 89 Absinth 23552 Lübeck Fleischhauer Str. 41 44135 Dortmund Brückstr. 53
+49 (0) 451 7074848 Fashion, Jewels +49 (0) 231 5898220 Gifts, CD, Fash
Kaya Growshop
10437 Berlin Schliemannstr. 22
Kasbah Bullet Shop Dortmund
+49 (0) 30 4478677 Grow, Head 24103 Kiel Sophienblatt 42 A 44135 Dortmund Lütge-Brück-Straße 4
+49 (0) 431 672254 Head, Textil, Jewels 0231-7008229 head
Gras Grün
10999 Berlin Oranienstr. 183
Headshop Bremen Green Galaxy
+49 (0) 30 6113190 Grow, Books, Head, 28217 Bremen Landwehrstrasse 89 44287 Dortmund Ringofenstr. 37
www.grasgruen.de mail@grasgruen.de www.headshop-bremen.de Head, Grow www.green-galaxy.de Grow & Head
www.euphoria-headshop.de
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