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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
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TICKETS UPDATE 11th April 2006
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TICKETS ARE NOW ONSALE!!
You can follow this link to the online Shop to make your purchase. If you buy a ticket with the forthcoming DVD you will get a £3 discount. Please note that the price of £25 will only be valid until the 13th June
Finally, we have a venue for play
Thanks for being so patient, the location for PLAY is now confirmed as being at Fordhall Farm, Market Drayton, Shropshire. TF9 3PS
The gates will be open from 10am Thursday 22nd June until 6pm Monday 26th June (yes that's FIVE days ) and will cost the princely sum of £25 in advance and £30 from two weeks prior to the festival. The tickets will be on sale from Sunday 2nd April right up until the event. The ticket price covers all facilities and events once onsite (bar, food & drink etc excluded of course) all workshops, the show(s), the childrens creche area etc etc etc
A beautiful organic farm set in the countryside (although 5 minutes from the town of Market Drayton) that will make for the most wonderful setting for this years (and hopefully many more) PLAY Festival.
(Please visit the Fordhall Farm website, they need to raise £600,000 by July 2006 to stop this beautiful fertile place from becoming yet another industrial development, if you can help their cause please do so
)
It has great links to the M6 motorway via the A53 and for non car users we will post all info about the local transport situation asap. There isn't a train station that's particularly close but we will be laying on a PLAY Bus to make collections to/from the station as often as possible to help everyone out. There may be a very small charge for this (ie a quid or two) to cover the cost of the driver etc.
I will keep this post updated and of course keep your eyes on the PLAY Website and forum for the most up to date information.
If you could keep your questions in the PLAY Forum we'd much appreciate it as it will help us keep some control and ensure we answer as many as possible. It'll save Malcolms badwidth a little too.....
Hope to see you all there!
==============================
TICKETS UPDATE 11th April 2006
==============================
TICKETS ARE NOW ONSALE!!
You can follow this link to the online Shop to make your purchase. If you buy a ticket with the forthcoming DVD you will get a £3 discount. Please note that the price of £25 will only be valid until the 13th June Finally, we have a venue for play
Thanks for being so patient, the location for PLAY is now confirmed as being at Fordhall Farm, Market Drayton, Shropshire. TF9 3PS
The gates will be open from 10am Thursday 22nd June until 6pm Monday 26th June (yes that's FIVE days
) and will cost the princely sum of £25 in advance and £30 from two weeks prior to the festival. The tickets will be on sale from Sunday 2nd April right up until the event. The ticket price covers all facilities and events once onsite (bar, food & drink etc excluded of course) all workshops, the show(s), the childrens creche area etc etc etc A beautiful organic farm set in the countryside (although 5 minutes from the town of Market Drayton) that will make for the most wonderful setting for this years (and hopefully many more) PLAY Festival.
(Please visit the Fordhall Farm website, they need to raise £600,000 by July 2006 to stop this beautiful fertile place from becoming yet another industrial development, if you can help their cause please do so
)It has great links to the M6 motorway via the A53 and for non car users we will post all info about the local transport situation asap. There isn't a train station that's particularly close but we will be laying on a PLAY Bus to make collections to/from the station as often as possible to help everyone out. There may be a very small charge for this (ie a quid or two) to cover the cost of the driver etc.
I will keep this post updated and of course keep your eyes on the PLAY Website and forum for the most up to date information.
If you could keep your questions in the PLAY Forum we'd much appreciate it as it will help us keep some control and ensure we answer as many as possible. It'll save Malcolms badwidth a little too.....
Hope to see you all there!
Let's relight this forum 
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playing the days away
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
I did bring my sledge, maybe folks shouldn't lose it so often
Written by: jo_rhymes
oh also, i think there should be a "Play sledgehammers fund"! it was embarrassing asking the circus guys to borrow their sledgehammers all the time! :P
I did bring my sledge, maybe folks shouldn't lose it so often
Let's relight this forum
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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Posted:
*cough*
erm...
*cough*
erm...
Written by: Dunc
Here is my sledge, but you'll need more duct tape on it because the head isn't held on by anything else...
There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees
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playing the days away
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
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Posted:
ok you got me there But duct tap does fix EVERYTHING
ok you got me there But duct tap does fix EVERYTHING Let's relight this forum
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
dunc(polarity) i did send you a PM about geo-domes
maybe if we bang our heads together we could come up with something...................... actualy sod THAT i remember you telling me you don't feel pain
dunc(polarity) i did send you a PM about geo-domes maybe if we bang our heads together we could come up with something...................... actualy sod THAT
i remember you telling me you don't feel pain SILVER Member
Geek
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Location: Manchester, UK
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Location: Manchester, UK
Posted:
I have some friends who own a load of biodiesel generators. They run the arcade at Glasto sometimes.
Enough power and environmentally friendly
I have some friends who own a load of biodiesel generators. They run the arcade at Glasto sometimes.
Enough power and environmentally friendly
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Location: london
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Location: london
Posted:
what dj format was playing in the tent.im guted to miss that fair play to you for putting on some good music.
i think the way people felt about the music and lighting system was split right down the middle.
there was a lot of people complaining that the music was too loud and when it got turned down people complained it was too quite so well done to the people that had to stick up with every one complaining.
as for the lighting the spinners wanted light and other people wanted no light so i think there was a very good compramise to the hole lot aspecialy as they had to swap everything from one generator to another.
as to the music played i thing the bands where great and when it comes down to the djs they had no monitor so couldnt hear a thing and where hastled to play music they didnt have.
as for the variation of music i myself anjoyed alot of it but thats my opinion .
if you have 300+ people in a tent can you imagine how many types of music you would have to play to even come close to pleasing them all .
so a well done to all the sound people i saw how hard they worked to bring you a good festival.
liamcircus_lad
what dj format was playing in the tent.im guted to miss that fair play to you for putting on some good music.
i think the way people felt about the music and lighting system was split right down the middle.
there was a lot of people complaining that the music was too loud and when it got turned down people complained it was too quite so well done to the people that had to stick up with every one complaining.
as for the lighting the spinners wanted light and other people wanted no light so i think there was a very good compramise to the hole lot aspecialy as they had to swap everything from one generator to another.
as to the music played i thing the bands where great and when it comes down to the djs they had no monitor so couldnt hear a thing and where hastled to play music they didnt have.
as for the variation of music i myself anjoyed alot of it but thats my opinion .
if you have 300+ people in a tent can you imagine how many types of music you would have to play to even come close to pleasing them all .
so a well done to all the sound people i saw how hard they worked to bring you a good festival.
liamcircus_lad
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253 posts
Location: Torquay, UK
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Location: Torquay, UK
Posted:
an idea for 2007. just an idea. what about a UV cannon or two in the big top? spinning in UV light is cool for UV active toys. i don't know what the power needed for this is but i am just suggesting it. there was one at falmouth and that was really coool.
Just wanted to say i did not feel like the big top was rave like in any way. it was perfect for me and i never thought it was too loud, i was camped the other end of the field though. I loved all the different types of music and well the lighting was a bit poor but i kinda guessed that was due to a genny running and the cost of it all. If i was paying more than 25/30 quid though i would have expected better but it was perfectly cool for 5 days. in fact i would willingly pay more for the the whole experence again. but if the prices went up to afford more stuff people would complain about the cost of that.
I know it is a rather underground gathering at the moment as its only 400 people but i am sure as it grows other people like the chocolate tree will want to come along therefore giving people more option of where to go. and to be honest there wasn't much flat space another big top could have gone was there?!
EDITED_BY: Mr_widd (1152142280)
an idea for 2007. just an idea. what about a UV cannon or two in the big top? spinning in UV light is cool for UV active toys. i don't know what the power needed for this is but i am just suggesting it. there was one at falmouth and that was really coool.
Just wanted to say i did not feel like the big top was rave like in any way. it was perfect for me and i never thought it was too loud, i was camped the other end of the field though. I loved all the different types of music and well the lighting was a bit poor but i kinda guessed that was due to a genny running and the cost of it all. If i was paying more than 25/30 quid though i would have expected better but it was perfectly cool for 5 days. in fact i would willingly pay more for the the whole experence again. but if the prices went up to afford more stuff people would complain about the cost of that.
I know it is a rather underground gathering at the moment as its only 400 people but i am sure as it grows other people like the chocolate tree will want to come along therefore giving people more option of where to go. and to be honest there wasn't much flat space another big top could have gone was there?!
EDITED_BY: Mr_widd (1152142280)
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Posted:
mr widd--what about a UV cannon or two in the big top?
there was a uv canon on the dancefloor.
but the dancefloor had a halogen on it at all times so you couldnt see it so well.
mr widd--what about a UV cannon or two in the big top?
there was a uv canon on the dancefloor.
but the dancefloor had a halogen on it at all times so you couldnt see it so well.
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Location: hastings, England (UK)
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Posted:
i have friends who have solar powered sound systems, im sure they can b drafted into things????
Written by: polarity
As part of Smile's development I'm looking into a way to play visuals and music as loud as people can take it, at any time of night.
It's probably going to take a geodome wrapped in chickenwire, a low power FM transmitter, and a lot of little FM radios and headphones.
And it'll all run off renewable energy too
i have friends who have solar powered sound systems, im sure they can b drafted into things????
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253 posts
Location: Torquay, UK
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Location: Torquay, UK
Posted:
sorry i didn't relise. well it was worth saying though i still thought.
the marquee used at the front gate would have been a perfect size for another chill out area. if there was another one like it closer to what was going on. i am sure with a small light or two in there and some hay bails around to sit on/ sock up some noise would have been a good idea?
Written by: liamcircus_boy
mr widd--what about a UV cannon or two in the big top?
there was a uv canon on the dancefloor.
but the dancefloor had a halogen on it at all times so you couldnt see it so well.
sorry i didn't relise. well it was worth saying though i still thought.
the marquee used at the front gate would have been a perfect size for another chill out area. if there was another one like it closer to what was going on. i am sure with a small light or two in there and some hay bails around to sit on/ sock up some noise would have been a good idea?
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: in the trees
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Posted:
if you want a "rave" style set up i can offer advice, also with the likes of UV cannon, yes we did have them there but due to the heat they put out AND finding a power source we never hooked them up.
sound waves are a bit like ripples in a pond, thats why i said stick the rig in one corner, the sound waves would be absorbed by a crowd moshing infront of the stak, less wires, more sound less hassle.
( i know PLAY is not a music festival or rave but the knowledge still comes in handy)
if you want a "rave" style set up i can offer advice, also with the likes of UV cannon, yes we did have them there but due to the heat they put out AND finding a power source we never hooked them up.
sound waves are a bit like ripples in a pond, thats why i said stick the rig in one corner, the sound waves would be absorbed by a crowd moshing infront of the stak, less wires, more sound less hassle.
( i know PLAY is not a music festival or rave but the knowledge still comes in handy)
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Posted:
That "sound guy" was me, cheers Dunc for leaping to my defence! Dunc is correct in that it was a cable I needed and didn't have, but I'd just like to add that before I arrived at the festival I had no idea I'd be behind the sound desk (I paid for my ticket), and I'd never even seen the sound system before it was set up. Still managed to mike up and mix a 9 piece ska band though.
I did the best I could in less than ideal conditions with unfamiliar kit. So Ed, I'm slightly offended you choose to refer to me like a blithering incompetent, when I doubt you could have plugged your Ipod in either. For the record, I have a degree in audio technology and a home studio.
No hard feelings, I completely understand that it must have been incredibly frustrating, but I feel I should at least give some background to the situation...
Written by: DuncWritten by: Ed
I nearly couldn't do my show, because the 'Sound guy' didn't know how to Plug my Ipod into the sound system...
Polariy to the Rescue, i believe it was!
I think that was more to do with the right cable, and it was on Polarity's desk as mine was lost with my mp3 player....till it surfaced on monday
That "sound guy" was me, cheers Dunc for leaping to my defence!
Dunc is correct in that it was a cable I needed and didn't have, but I'd just like to add that before I arrived at the festival I had no idea I'd be behind the sound desk (I paid for my ticket), and I'd never even seen the sound system before it was set up. Still managed to mike up and mix a 9 piece ska band though. I did the best I could in less than ideal conditions with unfamiliar kit. So Ed, I'm slightly offended you choose to refer to me like a blithering incompetent, when I doubt you could have plugged your Ipod in either.
For the record, I have a degree in audio technology and a home studio. No hard feelings, I completely understand that it must have been incredibly frustrating, but I feel I should at least give some background to the situation...
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Dunc : That's exactly the kind of thing I want to do, but the gummint here is bloody tight about transmitter licensing. An unlicenced frequency would need special recievers and transmitters that would end up costing a packet, so I think I'll end up using something like this, so anyone can bring a cheap FM radio along to listen in with. The range is only 100m, but even those little FM transmitters you use with iPods are illegal here, so the chickenwire would be used to keep the tansmissions from being detected outside the dome (Guess what Prodigy track I'm thinking of right now).
ravehead : I do feel pain. Eventually
. Sometimes the first thing I notice is the presence of blood, which is kind of wierd. Being able to block out some kinds of pain is handy for carrying stupid amounts on my back, or staying on the dancefloor all night. Migraines require heavy metal though
Mr widd : My UV cannon was running in the big top a couple of times, but it wasn't really in the right place, as there weren't any mounts from the ceiling. I know the lighting crew had a couple more (and loads of moonbeams and a projector) but things didn't get set up because of limited mounting space and power. I only ran my UV Cannon while the PC was off, as they use about the same amount of power.
UV cannons use about 400W, but they need a lot more to start up. Mine sometimes blows 5A fuses, so that's more than a kW surge.
Dunc : That's exactly the kind of thing I want to do, but the gummint here is bloody tight about transmitter licensing. An unlicenced frequency would need special recievers and transmitters that would end up costing a packet, so I think I'll end up using something like this, so anyone can bring a cheap FM radio along to listen in with. The range is only 100m, but even those little FM transmitters you use with iPods are illegal here, so the chickenwire would be used to keep the tansmissions from being detected outside the dome (Guess what Prodigy track I'm thinking of right now
).ravehead : I do feel pain. Eventually
. Sometimes the first thing I notice is the presence of blood, which is kind of wierd. Being able to block out some kinds of pain is handy for carrying stupid amounts on my back, or staying on the dancefloor all night. Migraines require heavy metal though Mr widd : My UV cannon was running in the big top a couple of times, but it wasn't really in the right place, as there weren't any mounts from the ceiling. I know the lighting crew had a couple more (and loads of moonbeams and a projector) but things didn't get set up because of limited mounting space and power. I only ran my UV Cannon while the PC was off, as they use about the same amount of power.
UV cannons use about 400W, but they need a lot more to start up. Mine sometimes blows 5A fuses, so that's more than a kW surge.
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Posted:
TELL me about it chap, i felt your kit when me and sym left play before dunc picked you up on the tuesday afternoon my god.......... that was heavy!!!!
Written by: polarity
Being able to block out some kinds of pain is handy for carrying stupid amounts on my back,
TELL me about it chap, i felt your kit when me and sym left play before dunc picked you up on the tuesday afternoon my god.......... that was heavy!!!! SILVER Member
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Posted:
Hi Samboflux still can't beleive you learnt all the tricks I'd taught myself over my first 3 years of poi in like, one night, AND did the all the sound
Hi Samboflux still can't beleive you learnt all the tricks I'd taught myself over my first 3 years of poi in like, one night, AND did the all the sound
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Posted:
Samboflux:
Sorry if I offended you, but yes, I was made to feel as if it was up to me to sort out my own music going through the system, rather than the sound engineer there being able to take care of it. And I readily admit, I know nothing about that thing, but I also thought you were especially hired in to do the job, so apologies for being a bit harsh. I didn't realise you were actually a guest as well!
Yes, frustrating at the time it was! All the psyching myself up to go on stage (which took all day, and the help of others) would have been in vain. I get major stage fright, and it took three hours of hugs to get me to go through with it...
Samboflux:
Sorry if I offended you, but yes, I was made to feel as if it was up to me to sort out my own music going through the system, rather than the sound engineer there being able to take care of it. And I readily admit, I know nothing about that thing, but I also thought you were especially hired in to do the job, so apologies for being a bit harsh.
I didn't realise you were actually a guest as well!Yes, frustrating at the time it was! All the psyching myself up to go on stage (which took all day, and the help of others) would have been in vain. I get major stage fright, and it took three hours of hugs to get me to go through with it...
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
Ed - watched your routine yesterday, the hugging worked man
Ed - watched your routine yesterday, the hugging worked man
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
He's right Ed, you rocked, big stylee!
He's right Ed, you rocked, big stylee!
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Posted:
You guys...
Now if I can just get a hold of the footage...
Love you Strugz!
You guys...
Now if I can just get a hold of the footage...
Love you Strugz!
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
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Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
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Posted:
No worries boss! I just thought I'd get my side across.. No hard feelings!
I've had my fair share of issues with engineers myself, having played in loads of bands and whatnot, so I know how annoying it is when admittedly stupid techie issues threaten to mess up a performance (and as far as stupid issues go, not being able to plug an ipod in to a festival sound system ranks fairly high).
Apologies if I was a bit short with you at the time, I was slightly stressed because I'd been told Sym was organising the music for the renegade show, and he'd gone to bed, and no sign of Dunc or Polarity who had the cable I needed... Ahhh, the fun life of the techie
Top skillz in the show though, well impressed!!
No worries boss! I just thought I'd get my side across..
No hard feelings! I've had my fair share of issues with engineers myself, having played in loads of bands and whatnot, so I know how annoying it is when admittedly stupid techie issues threaten to mess up a performance (and as far as stupid issues go, not being able to plug an ipod in to a festival sound system ranks fairly high
). Apologies if I was a bit short with you at the time, I was slightly stressed because I'd been told Sym was organising the music for the renegade show, and he'd gone to bed, and no sign of Dunc or Polarity who had the cable I needed... Ahhh, the fun life of the techie
Top skillz in the show though, well impressed!!
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Posted:
And so the buck gets passed to me
I was told that "organising the music for the renegade show" would be a case of pressing play on the CD player next to the desk - and I was told I was doing it about an hour before it was due to start. There was no way I could have done it on Sunday night, and seeing as it was monkey work anyway, I thought someone would have been able to do it. Really, pressing play and stop - it's not a skilled job now, is it? (Also, I'm not sure how me being there would have fixed the cable issue - I can't just make them appear out of thin air you know )
Seeing as 2 days before the festival we didn't have any sound man at all I think you guys did an amazing job, even if half of it only worked because of me and my house mate bringing cables we thought would help
*looks about for someone in need of a buck*
Any takers?
EDITED_BY: Sym (1152180560)
And so the buck gets passed to me
I was told that "organising the music for the renegade show" would be a case of pressing play on the CD player next to the desk - and I was told I was doing it about an hour before it was due to start. There was no way I could have done it on Sunday night, and seeing as it was monkey work anyway, I thought someone would have been able to do it. Really, pressing play and stop - it's not a skilled job now, is it? (Also, I'm not sure how me being there would have fixed the cable issue - I can't just make them appear out of thin air you know
)Seeing as 2 days before the festival we didn't have any sound man at all I think you guys did an amazing job, even if half of it only worked because of me and my house mate bringing cables we thought would help
*looks about for someone in need of a buck*
Any takers?
EDITED_BY: Sym (1152180560)
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Ill have it!
why not
ill need it to help pay for the van!
Ill have it!
why not
ill need it to help pay for the van!
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
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Geek-enviro-hippy priest
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
sweet dude - now to find a rich granny i can "hold up" with it
sweet dude - now to find a rich granny i can "hold up" with it
"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."
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Posted:
I was impressed with the sound set up and running.
I did volunteer my services to help with the desk before the festival (via ravehead) and on a couple of occassions with Polarity and Duncduring the festival.
I also had a Y-lead with me just for connecting MP3 players to the desk (didn't have any phono-jack adapters though)
I will also offer my sevices for next year to assist with the sound set up, if required.
All in all i have no complaints about any part of the weekend, any issues I had at the time seemed to be resolved to the best of anyones abilities at the time
And Ed you rocked in the renegade show, that was one tough performance to follow up (especially with something that had been cobbled together about 15 minutes earlier) but i still gave it a go and enjoyed myself lots
I was impressed with the sound set up and running.
I did volunteer my services to help with the desk before the festival (via ravehead) and on a couple of occassions with Polarity and Duncduring the festival.
I also had a Y-lead with me just for connecting MP3 players to the desk (didn't have any phono-jack adapters though)
I will also offer my sevices for next year to assist with the sound set up, if required.
All in all i have no complaints about any part of the weekend, any issues I had at the time seemed to be resolved to the best of anyones abilities at the time
And Ed you rocked in the renegade show, that was one tough performance to follow up (especially with something that had been cobbled together about 15 minutes earlier) but i still gave it a go and enjoyed myself lots
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Posted:
YES! YES! YES!
Written by: simtaWritten by: jo_rhymes
I admit i hated most of the music too, I was very much relieved when i got to put my ipod on one afternoon and had a good old boogie to some funky oldskool east coast hiphop! (shame it ran out of battery really!)
it seems to me that the only way that a majority of people will be kept happy is with funky underground hiphop (which i slightly specialise in!) cos it seems this placates the people who dont like full-on psytrance/dnb mentalness whilst those people who do like the full on mentalness are generally still happy if theres something that isnt full on guitar business.
YES! YES! YES!
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Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Posted:
amen!
I couldn't believe that psytrance was actually played at play. I mean is there anybody that likes that stuff? Can you get any lower in terms of musical taste? (apart from gabba which I don't believe falls under the classification of music.)
amen!
I couldn't believe that psytrance was actually played at play. I mean is there anybody that likes that stuff? Can you get any lower in terms of musical taste? (apart from gabba which I don't believe falls under the classification of music.)
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1,261 posts
Location: Manchester, UK
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Location: Manchester, UK
Posted:
In my record box that was in my car all weekend there was loads of de la soul, grandmaster flash, public enemy...
I just want sure that anyone would really have appreciated it at the time
Written by: simianWritten by: simtaWritten by: jo_rhymes
I admit i hated most of the music too, I was very much relieved when i got to put my ipod on one afternoon and had a good old boogie to some funky oldskool east coast hiphop! (shame it ran out of battery really!)
it seems to me that the only way that a majority of people will be kept happy is with funky underground hiphop (which i slightly specialise in!) cos it seems this placates the people who dont like full-on psytrance/dnb mentalness whilst those people who do like the full on mentalness are generally still happy if theres something that isnt full on guitar business.
YES! YES! YES!
In my record box that was in my car all weekend there was loads of de la soul, grandmaster flash, public enemy...
I just want sure that anyone would really have appreciated it at the time
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Location: Bristol UK
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK
Posted:
Dude!!
You certainly have more balls than me, That's for sure! I didn't have to follow anyone, and mine was over and done with first off! If it hadnt been for the Ministry people, I wouldn' t have got up in the end. And watching others would have made me even more nervous... At last year's play, I wanted to do something in the renegade, but chickened out after watching one of the other acts...
Dude!!
You certainly have more balls than me, That's for sure! I didn't have to follow anyone, and mine was over and done with first off! If it hadnt been for the Ministry people, I wouldn' t have got up in the end.
And watching others would have made me even more nervous... At last year's play, I wanted to do something in the renegade, but chickened out after watching one of the other acts... Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
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Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
One small other point. Could someone please ask, before they print your name onto a workshop list, if you were actually willing to run one. It would be the polite thing to do
One small other point. Could someone please ask, before they print your name onto a workshop list, if you were actually willing to run one. It would be the polite thing to do
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