Universo Paralello # 8 - The New Years Festival Of Brazil
Universo Paralello # 8 –Pratigi Beach – Bahia / BRAZIL – from December 28, 2007 to January 03, 2008. It is with great joy that we, the Universo Paralelo familly, announce the 8th edition of our Festival. Once again the Festival will take place in the secluded, paradisiacal Pratigi Beach in the mystical and enlightened state of Bahia – a land that has always welcomed our community openly and warm-heartedly. People from all corners of Brazil, added to the foreign public that have also heeded to the call, have flocked to this land in the most peaceful and orderly fashion showing what freedom and citizenship are all about. This attitude has consolidated the support that local citizens and authorities have deposited on the Festival and partygoers. This year there will be 3 different stages for music: the Main Dance Floor, the Alternative Dance Floor and the Chillout.There will also be other spaces where new experiences will be proposed. Great artists, regardless of their fame, selected exclusively for the quality of their musical production, will be there giving the public the very best of electronic, ethnic, experimental and other expressions of Brazilian and International music. CircuLou – CULTURE PRESERVATION ZONE To know about the very essence of psychedelic alchemy you can listen to Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix or even The Beatles. You can also have an artistic rush before one of Van Gogh’s paintings. You can practice zen-budism. Or you can even go back to your biology books. Among the various effects that psy-trance triggers, the electric feeling is only its most apparent one. Behind it there is an entire universe where art, philosophy and science can be contacted through direct experience. It is amidst such a scenario of unique possibilities that an audacious and forward layer of the global youth – the so-called “Freaks” – have decided to indulge. Eyes to set you free, feelings to quench your desires, words to convince minds ... And an example to drag bodies, individuals. A Festival where we communicate through art, reflecting freedom. One of the most latent traits of contemporary trance culture is the very absence of hiearchies, dogmas, sacred books or religious leaders. Cultural diversity and individual creativity are the foundation upon which this magical meeting is built. The alien circus has arrived ... Subversive maniacs that lurk the dead of the night. Vandals and barbarians creating new situations that break the shackles of consensual reality. All layed out before you: the invitation, the ritual and the celebration. Welcome to CircuLou. What will you find at the CircuLou Village Lectures and Round-tables – Workshops – CircuLinho (children’s area) – Multimedia – Cinema – Communal Kitchen – Sanctuary and Healing Zone – Art, Installations and Interventions Gallery – Mayan Calendar and Peace Culture – Alternative Therapies – Shows: Circus, Theater, Dance, Performances, Folk Culture – Solidary Circle (citizenship and social action) – and much more!! For general info and to submit projects stay tuned to the CircuLou webpage on our site! MUSIC The eigth edition of the Festival will offer the public nothing less than five different spaces for musical performance of all styles, from electronic to organic. They are: Goa Dancefloor It is with great joy that we bring you this new space: the Goa Dancefloor. The innitiative came from Mil, organizer of Klatu club in São Paulo and one of the founders of Daime Tribe, a pioneering organizer that has positively influenced the very first steps of the Psytrance movement in Brazil. What started out as an idea to commemorate the 10th anniversary of this organization, ended up getting bigger and bigger and was deemed the Goa Dancefloor: a fair homage to them. Our idea is to reproduce, in an unpretentious manner, the environment, the music and the atmosphere present in Goa – all the prime ingredients of Psytrance. We will host a full day of presentations from artists that were in Goa when it all began. Artists that not only lived the experience but were active beings in the conception of what became Goa Trance. Besides bringing the public the first tunes of Psytrance, this dancefloor will bring a new concept every day and special hosts will bring different atmospheres and ideas that have equally added quality not only to Psytrance, but to the Electronic scene as a whole. Various styles and trends will host their own exclusive day on this dancefloor so that they can present their concepts in a wholesome and complete way, in all its detail. Parallel Stage Full stage where reggae, rock, ethnical and contemporary music bands will perform. This edition, many more bands will be present, including artists that have reached the mainstream for the quality of their work without having sold themselves out. Alternative Stage This edition, the Alternative Stage will once again be an exclusively “ELECTRONIC” space. The very best of minimal, house, electro-house, progressive trance and even fullon will have their space on this stage. Chillout Keeping with last year’s concept, we will once again have a Chillout exclusive to ambient music. Special attention is being given to providing lots of space and shade in this area. Mainfloor The cream of global Psytrance, Dark and Progressive. The new position of the mainfloor turns it in fact into the Festival’s heart and nervous system. Besides the names that have been posted on the line up, expect many other surprises along the Festival FACILITIES AND AMMENITIES Keeping with the alternative spirit that permeates the Festival, all necessary comfort will be offered so that the public can fully enjoy their seven-day stay with safety, good food, a clean environment, transportation, life-guards, bars, fairs and the like. - Camping site for 8 days on the beach - 7 days of music - Artistic and cultural activities – Circulou at UP - Alternative Fair * - Restaurants * - Bars * - Snack shops * - 24-hour medical emergency unit - 24-hour lifeguard - Security - Showers with treated water - Restrooms (24-hour maintenance and cleaning crew) - Refreshing water sprays at the Main Dance Floor - Safe parking lot * - Safety Deposit Box * - Transportation from Parking Lot to Camping Site * * charged – not included in the price of the ticket Check for detailed info about parallel activities, infra-structure, ticket sales, tours and anything else that might be useful to you at our site, that will be updated with the info of the next edition really soon: http://www.universoparalello.art.br . There, you will also find basic info and e-mail contact so that you can get in touch with organizers to search for specific info or to make suggestions. Once again, welcome to Universo Paralello!
..:: Main Floor ::.. 28 - BR/MX Ace Ventura - IL Aerophobia – NL Allaby - UK Arkanoydz - KOR - IT - IL Antix - AUS Atmos – SW Audio X - BR Baphomet Engine - BR Bash - BR Biotouch - PT Braincell - CH Burn in noise - BR Cosmonet - BR Cosmosis – UK Cosmotech - BR Creatrixx - PT Cromatone – USA Deedrah – FR Delysid - MX Dickster - UK Ejekt – IL Emok - DK Flip Flop - UK Freakulizer - CH Gaiatech – IT Green Nuns of the Revolution - UK Headroom – SA Hujaboy - IL Hydrophonic - SA Insane Creation - CH Ital - CHI Jay and EX – MX Joti Shidu - UK JP - BR Kox Box - DK Lani - BEL Laughing Buddha - UK Life Style - BR Liquid Soul – CH M.A.C.K - BR Menog - PT Mental Broadcast – BR Minimal Criminal - BR M-Theory - UK Odiseo - MX Orbital Vision - BR Orestis – GR Panick - SA Pragmatix - ARG Patch Bay - BR Penta – RUS Perfect Stranger - IL Phony Orphants - DK Protoculture - SA Psychaos - UK Psykovsky - RUS Rastaliens – CH Rinkadink – SA Sensient - AUS Sensifeel - FR Shotu - FR Space Tribe - AUS Strider – IT Sinewave - Aus Sun Control Species - AUS Temptation – BR Tetrameth - AUS The Commercial Hippies – SA The First Stone - BR Tristan – UK Ultramind - BR Vibra - BR Whiplash - UK/SA Wrecked Machines - BR Xerox Illumination - IL Xpiral – BR Yab-Yum - CH Yagé - BR Zaraus – PT Zen Mechanics - NL Zik - GR