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Hi, I just got back from Pukkelpop, a local alternative festival featuring rock and electronic music. Quick report: the "Aphex Twin vs. Luke Vibert DJ Soundclash" was not bad, lots of old-school electro and a bit of acid and techno as well; Speedy J was too much "loudboxer"-like and not enough "public energy no. 1"-ish; Röyksopp wasn't great at all, they even brought one guy to play air guitar most of the time. I missed would-be lovely things as Akufen, Lali Puna, and The Notwist, damnation. Anyway, being a bit disappointed in the alternative electronic (idm, if you must) offerings of the festival, I vowed (ahem) to go to the UK edition of "All Tomorrow's Parties" next year. But what's it like? http://www.wayahead.com/atp/ I really can't afford to spend £460 on this thing (if it's not 100% certified world-rocking): +-----------------------------------------------------+ | Ticket type Face value w/ Booking Fee Postage | | CHALET X 4 £440.00 £460.00 £4.70 | +-----------------------------------------------------+ Assuming I can get three other people to come along, that would still be £115 per person. That's €180, or US$175! > Tickets for the event cost 110 pounds and include entry to > the festival that starts Friday 4 April at Noon until Monday > 7 April at 10am. The Ticket also includes three nights > accommodation in a private chalet that comes with private > bedding, private bathroom with WC and shower, Kitchen with > cooking facilities, fridge etc and a lounge with a colour TV. * Seeing how it is impossible to *not* rent a room, what are your experiences with them? Are they worth their money? * What's the ambience like? Is everyone there for Plain Old Fun? * How's the weather in general? Soaking in sun or rather rainy? Thanks for wading through this post. That, and thanks for any help, too. -- Jan! All typos remain the copyright of the auhtor. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

ATP rocks. totally different from other festival. it takes place in a holiday family centre (http://www.pontins.com/pontins-cambersands.htm ). they have all kinds of all people attending the festival live there (about 3000, i think), so no camping slums. concerts took place either in one large room and one smaller one (club size). you can actually hear and see the band ;) when there´s no music, you can go to the nearby beach, have fun at the centre (http://www.pontins.com/activities.htm) or watch great movies on the telly (choosen by the band). this year shellac curated the festival and their choice of bands for the line-up was really great. but this year? i don´t know if i want to see people behind laptops for three days ;) johannes -- :: 2.nd rec berlin :: c/o defcom :: schlesische str. 27 :: 10997 berlin, germany :: :: http://www.2-nd.com :: :: out now: Nitrada "0+" - 12"/CD + audio visuals :: next: EPY "ahead of the wav" - LP/CD --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org