[dj GeaL]

ya mafuckers have made me way jealous.  Glad to hear about the good times.  See ya (hopefully) soon

[ianmader]

The light up fish zooming around on the dancefloor was my favorite part… I told him to mail me one from MSP but he wouldnt 🙁

I loved that thing! I wish I knew what it was or where to find them though

He said he got it at a Dollar store in minneapolis.

and here are the pics I got… my cam died halfway thru saturday night 🙁

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shan_duh/sets/72157624103509673/

This is GReat! Thank you! Unfortunately Fredrick did not make it through the night. I asked everyone where he was the next morning, but nobody knew. I am going back to the scary mall to pick some more up, if there are more than a few left I can get one for you. When you talked to me on Saturday I don't think I could have possibly done such things as think about malls and buying and sending and writing down words and things of this nature.

Fredrick performed very honorably, blissfully navigating through the dance floor. Too bad he didn't make it through the night, but he died doing what he loved, listening to psytrance and freaking people out.

[edais]

ya mafuckers have made me way jealous.  Glad to hear about the good times.  See ya (hopefully) soon

Secret Fire?

[edais]

Thanks Chilluminati for once again throwing an epic event. Awesome music by everyone. Standout sets for me included Southwild, Alpha Transit, Killowatts, Toki, and Scatter.

For reals?  Thanks a lot!  That means a lot coming from you.  I have to admit, a good portion of the music I played came by way of Anita a few days before the fest.  😉

[Ascension]

Thank you everyone so much for such a beautiful and fun weekend! Although there are certain people who organize the event, everyone who attends is part of the experience and you are what make it truly special! It was great to get so much help from so many people, it really makes things so much easier on us when we've got people offering to help- even the small things all add up. Scott deserves a year long standing ovation for everything he does. I don't think our events could exist without him. Derek and Carli- deco team extraordinaire! You guys are such a big part of creating a mood that is part of the festival from start to finish, you guys rock! You guys aren't too bad to hang out with too I guess ;). Our newest Chilluminati member- Max helped out tons! Glad to have you helping out with events, all of your help has been very valuable! Nick helped us out a bunch throughout the weekend- always reliable to lend a hand, thanks! Machi was also a lot of help, thanks for making things easier for us by running the gate! Ben was a ton of help as well- puttin in the hard work drinking up front with us :).

Music was excellent all weekend. I didn't catch many full sets because I was running around most of the time, but what I did hear was superb. I'm so glad djs and artists really bring their a game to our events, it's great that everyone helps to maintain a high caliber of music for an entire weekend. Josepeh and Brent/Nick played stellar swamp sets! I'm loving this music and a lot of the out of towners seemed very interested in it. We've got a great thing going and I hope we can work out our master plan :). Axis Mundi played some awesome music on both stages. Didn't catch much of your downtempo set, but heard good things. Your psy set was excellent, I had a lot of fun listening and trying to figure out what you were doing up there. Props for the live setup! Again, I'm sad that I missed most of the Ooze's set- I heard it was epic (no surprise there). Leo and I had plenty of fun playing our set on sat night. After a horde of computer issues, we were able to get things up and running relatively smoothly (minus leo's computer turning off 2 minutes in :)). Shapestatic was freakin amazing! I don't know what else to say besides WOW. Such good sounds, can't wait to hear them again. Southwild was unbelievable. Jay is truly a master of his craft, super high energy and super psychedelic with lots of originality. Wichdokta nailed it with a really great set. Everyone was feeding off his energy and just having a great time. I was so glad to have Shawnodese play at a party before he calls it quits. Very unique selection of music and it was nice to hear something different at that time of night. Progress played a great set. I really really enjoyed the last 45 minutes of his set, he is progressing (lol?) really well from where he was a year ago. Then there was rastaliens :). Ever since we decided to have jay out a few months back, I had been looking forward to this set- and oh did he deliver. Incase you didn't see me or couldn't tell, I was having a LOTTTTTT of fun during his set. Mallory even said “you look like a kid in a candy store”- and I totally felt like one. Sure is something special to have your favorite psy act playing a live set in your home area. Annunaki was another tremendous set. I wish we would have had more people there to hear and dance to it. Those guys have such a unique sound, blending psy and goa in such great ways.

Again, thank you everyone for making Sacred Earth yet again an amazing weekend to kick off the summer. Everyone's positive attitudes and energy are what makes doing this all worth while! I hope we can all continue to share our positive spirits for many years to come!

[emilybobemily]

I have a three way tie on fave sets with annunaki, bluespectralmonkey, and primordial ooze. and that counts their afternoons sets for bsm and the ooze also.

but I had a lot of fun with many many many other sets also. too many to list. I hate writing reviews. I just like to mentally bask in what I experienced.

[soospicy]

rastailens totally rocked my entire world. thrown into a blender, chugged and vomited.

[punchfuck]

Derek (Energon) has now officially been youtubed –

part 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQKvQRf5ZEg&feature=channel
part 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfRdLIfnhhw&feature=channel

finally registered on here – For those who don't know me, I'm John, the dude with the purple mohawk, though this weekend it spent most of it's time in a pony-tail

anyway, watch the links to see what all you losers miss when you go to bed! hee hee

I had a blast this weekend. I gave out about $200 of glowsticks for free, it was a lot of fun. Had normal ones, high intensity ones and ultra high intensities. I got to see some very talented freehanders at one point, but I can't remember their names. Met all sorts of great people this weekend, and with this being one of the only campouts I will make this year, I definitely made the right choice. Weather wasn't quite as nice as last year, but the rainbow was beautiful and it could have been a lot worse.

Dude from Rastaliens was amazing and he was actually camped out next to some friends of mine so we got to chat for almost an hour about psy parties here and in Switzerland (where I was born). Very cool down-to-earth guy.

I was wondering if any of the black hoodies are left. I bought one and I thought I took an extra-large but it's actually a medium and it is very tight on me. If I could trade I would be VERY happy. Or an extra-large in another color. I just can't wear this one, it squeezes too much.

[Jacques]

… Thank you.

I think that's about all I can say. I didn't think it was possible, but I may have had a better time this year than I did last. I will say it was a little strange waking up Sunday morning to a man strapped to a giant 'X' being tickled with feathers and whipped :o… But hell, it was a small price to pay for such a wonderful weekend.

Hope to see you all again soon.

oh, and – Spring Break '08, OWW OWW!!! ;D

[PookztA]

Abe:

WOWOWOW, Thank you Chilluminati! So much amazingness in one weekend. Amazing music, amazing deco, amazing conversations, the total package! The deco on both stages was excellent and both stages were somehow even more beautiful than last year! The musical line ups were perfect in my opinion, and the flow was superb. My favorite music sets of the weekend was definitely the headlining performers, and I could not stop feeling so very lucky for being able to hear the music they travelled to share with us. Mist laid down some hard and powerful tunes, and although I am not usually fan of psy-rock, that Lamb Of God remix track totally left me speechless. BlueSpectralMonkey played some killer tracks to keep the progression going, and I loved seeing his energy behind the decks. Bouncing up and down as the bass pounded the audience, the portions of his set I caught were delightfully intense. LeoHawk turned things towards the dark side, but the tribal feeling of the bass lines of the tracks he chose was comforting and inspiring as the dance floor really started getting out of control. I only caught the very beginning of Axis Mundi's set but the first 10 minutes were very psychedelic and dark. I loved all the gear he was using, and it made for a very intriguing performance and some very powerful tunes. Wish I could have listened to more, but I had to retreat to my tent to prepare for my chill set. I played my chill set at 4:30 so I unfortunately missed the Ooze this time, and after my set I took it easy and passed out early in time to get up for my workshop.

Despite the rain, the workshops appeared to be going great, and my spirituality discussion was rather fun and ended up being quite meaningful. Thanks to Kevin for showing Leo how to use DJ headphones as a back up microphone, because this served as our microphone for people to use during our discussion. It really made it easy to communicate to the group.

The second night always seems to be the better night of the two, but after the first night of SEOA2010 it was hard to imagine that Saturday night would somehow beat it. The relentless Saturday rain made it seem even more doubtful, but as usual, there was that feeling in the air that it was going to be an amazing night regardless. I started off my second night at the chill stage to catch Kevin, Leo, and some of Ando sets. I am really glad I did, because there was some killer music on the second stage to get the second night flowing. All of these guys did a great job, and I was especially impressed by Kevin and Leo's 3rd Mind Project. I originally thought they were simply playing tracks they made live, but after learning more from Leo, I realized that Kevin and Leo were splicing and mixing various short clips from their large self-generated sound banks. That is as LIVE as it gets to me, because it is totally on the fly, so I really enjoyed the 2 hours of their 3 hour set that I heard. Ando brought some edgy techno beats that really set a mysterious yet energetic vibe, and the dance floor really started dancing thanks to the vibes that Kevin, Leo, and Ando created. This was the point where I headed to the main stage to catch the tail end of SouthWild's set, which was very powerful. Wichdokta's performance was a wild ride as usual. I love seeing the passion that pours out of this man as he plays. People were FREAKING OUT during his set. Shawnodese was also great, and the dark, crispy sounds of his set really sent things into a darker dimension for the evening. Very powerful tracks and very active behind the decks, it was very fun getting more serious for the evening with Shawnodese as our guide. I loved his orange psychedelic coat!  And wow, Progress, after hearing him play some beautiful melodic progressive minimal stuff on the second stage, I had no idea what to expect from him on the Psy stage during the darker portion of the evening. This man has such a unique and powerful style of Psytrance, it was an unforgettable set for me. I especially loved the track that used a 56k modem / fax modem distortion noise looping over and over, and eventually a beautiful melody began to emerge from the distorted static just as the bass intensified. Beautiful music all evening so far, and things just kept getting better and better. RASTALIENS played next and holllllyyyy shittt. I cannot believe how powerfully melodic, overwhelmingly beautiful, and unbelievably intense this man¡¦s set was. Even though Braincell unfortunately could not make it due to his illness, SouthWild did a great job of laying it down Rastaliens style. Amazing music all weekend long. Things kept on going with Annunaki, and the beautiful goa-like melodies really kept the morning energy high. Kri kept it going after Annunaki with some excellent DJ work, and it was an amazing way to close the event to have Machi make a guest appearance to lay a tag set with Lesz (DJ Klimax).

Amazing music, art, and people, allll weeeeekend loooong. I got my fill, and am still recovering!

Thank you so so so much Chilluminati for everything that you have done for me and other people here in the Midwest. This region of the USA is so much better with events like this happening each year, and it truly means a lot to me to know that I live in such a special place with such special people. I am a more motivated, more satisfied, and more generous person thanks to the events you have done, are doing, and will continue doing for some time, so thanks for helping to make the Midwest such a great place to live.

Cheers everyone, it was great seeing ALL of you!

Until next time…

With love,

-Abe

Jess:

How do I express my phenomenal Sacred Earth weekend to you? I guess I should start by giving a big THANKS to everyone who made this unforgettable event possible! Thanks to those who set aside time to help set up/take down deco., Thanks to the astonishing artists who shared their wonderful music, Thanks to all of the wonderful people who came to celebrate the special occasion, Thanks to those that shared their own personal art deco. Also, thanks to everyone for being so amazing, positive, and friendly. We need more people like you in this Lifetime! 🙂 ~ XoXo ~ <3 Always, Jbyga

P.S. I did NOT want the weekend to end!! I stayed at the NCN campground until 6p.m. Making sure to say farewell to as many friends as possible and I also, have tons and tons of pictures to share with you! You can check them out at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=176368&id=759317771&l=14da0d69d7

P.P.S. I am counting down the days until next year, which will be my 4th Sacred Earth!! WoOoOooT!

[_eNdo_]

And wow, Progress, after hearing him play some beautiful melodic progressive minimal stuff on the second stage, I had no idea what to expect from him on the Psy stage during the darker portion of the evening. This man has such a unique and powerful style of Psytrance, it was an unforgettable set for me. I especially loved the track that used a 56k modem / fax modem distortion noise looping over and over, and eventually a beautiful melody began to emerge from the distorted static just as the bass intensified.

YES!!!  That track was verrrrryyyy cool, I loved it.  If anyone can identify that track it would be most appreciated.  I was really diggin' it.
 

[PookztA]

And wow, Progress, after hearing him play some beautiful melodic progressive minimal stuff on the second stage, I had no idea what to expect from him on the Psy stage during the darker portion of the evening. This man has such a unique and powerful style of Psytrance, it was an unforgettable set for me. I especially loved the track that used a 56k modem / fax modem distortion noise looping over and over, and eventually a beautiful melody began to emerge from the distorted static just as the bass intensified.

YES!!!  That track was verrrrryyyy cool, I loved it.  If anyone can identify that track it would be most appreciated.  I was really diggin' it.
 

cool that we shared in that experience 🙂 also wanted to say Thanks to you for traveling so far to come hang with us in the Midwest. It is great to have you around and it was great to meet you and Ashley. great times 🙂

[Blaize224]

Thank you to everyone who participated in helping to create Sacred Earth. I was ecstatic to see so many new faces and so many people enjoying each others company, as well as the music, artwork and the space. I'd really appreciate everyone being respectful of the land . . .  hardly any trash to pick up afterward  😀

From all the sets I heard music was on point the entire weekend. Thanks to all the wonderful musicians for putting in the time and energy to create a seamless auditory landscape. Yumm. Thank you to all the visual artists as well. Great visual projections, live artwork, and beauty everywhere I turned.

Thank you to everyone who made it out to the workshops!!! Soo many people turned up and participated. It was great to see everyone come together to share knowledge, refresh their bodies and minds, and have some fun as well. A few photo's to share:

Big hugs to everyone for being the wonderful people you are and sharing your light with this community <3

[PookztA]

nice pics! I agree 100% that there was so much beautiful artwork present throughout the weekend, from the live visuals to the artwork displayed, it was an absolutely beautiful weekend.

cool pics and review Karli

[psycherhexic]

hey i'm in those! er my back is..  😛

I wish i participated in the string art workshop….. maybe there can be round 2?

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