Universally Owned Friday, August 9, 2013 Independent and Free WEATHER FORECAST REPORT by Trixx Weatherman O.Z.O.R.A. FESTIVAL 2013 Friday-Saturday Just Can't After yesterday’s 40 C, a THE FESTIVAL SPENDING drop in the temperature Beat It comes as the greatest news, even if it’s only a 3 degree A Conversation cool down. The cold front on ITS EVERYDAYS our doorsteps sounds much With Beats Antique better, though it might not be able to tackle the scorching By Marton Bodo heat for long. But a storm is (editor: geek) definitely on its way. Hope- fully it cools us down and One of the most anticipated refreshens us long enough. venues of day one was the gig Night temperature 16 C. of the American band Beats Strong winds arriving with Antique on the Dragon’s Nest the nite – KEEP IT IN MIND! Stage. For those of you who don’t know them yet, here’s what you should know about them in a nutshell. Formed in 2007 by David Satori P2 LECTURES Let’s talk about Psytrance Let’s talk about Psytrance with the biggest brains of the REPORT psychedelic culture. Graham St. The Faces of the Ozorian John, Matt Mushroom, Pascal Valley P2 Querner, Raja Ram, Tom Rom and Jens Zygar. It will starts at INTRODUCTION 14:30 on Friday. The Wheel of Wisdom P3 Some of the people who have been very involved in the MAGIC GARDEN Psytrance movement in the last Installation at the Chambok two decades are talking about House: history, nowadays and future The Flying Toad Project P2 of Psytrance. Get involved and discuss with us! DAILY COMICS Ouroboros P4 ASTROLOGY Daily forecast P4 PHOTOS: PETER NEMESHAZI Clean and tidy As always, but this year site and its locations, a sight that especially, the tiny camps that pleases the eyes because people sprang up like wild meadow take care and protect the nature flowers in the Ozorian Valley that has welcomed us into her during the past few days are embrace. You can buy the GOA – 20 colorful and charming, but most The festival can be proud-green. Years of Psychedelic Trance importantly tidy and clean. And Keep up this uniquely wonderful by Tom Rom and Pascal PHOTOS: ILDIK0 REPACZKY this is true for the whole festival Ozorian festival attitude! Querner in the Main Bar EXHIBITION + IINTERVIEW DISCUSSION Luke Brown Freak! The revolution starts here By Anu Shukla with his wife, Allyson... So does By Yemanja In the face of this social re- systemic opposition. this mean there is no such thing pression, many have chosen to exit As freak communities grow in We have a very special guest at this as an atheist visionary artist? Freak culture has since the 60s the system altogether - freaks and size and strength, gathering tens year's Ozora Festival. Luke Brown Not even one that can work cast a powerful critique against the other self-appointed social exiles of thousands of people at events brings his art to the Collider Art with sacred geometric patterns mainstream system - its consum- have found ways of escaping the like this one, the institutional au- Gallery where he will host a special at high levels of mathematical erism, individualism, prohibition- long arm of institution by devel- thorities feel threatened by the workshop and presentation on precision? ism, and the mechanisms which oping communities outside of its power they see in us. And they are visionary art. Here we engage I can openly say that the make us pawns in institutional reach - 'dropping out', as they say, not wrong - their fear is a sign with the artist in an obscure and entheogens have played a dominion. The protests and social of the system which keeps us in of our strength. As we grow we fascinating dialogue about art, dramatic role in opening me up to resistance movements that have chains and which we do not want start to acquire the power to do atheism and the universe. the visionary realm and inevitably raged since then have been inevi- to be part of. Festivals, alternative more than 'drop out', or find the my creative process. In fact it tably quashed by the dominators, communities like Christiania in spaces in between systems. And LSD changed everything for is what set me on this course of the elites and fat cats that ensure Copenhagen and Goa in India, are as the authorities close in on the Alex Grey - an atheist/agnostic living my life as an artist. their continued unfaltering rule all spaces where alternative cul- free spaces we carve out for our- before he met and fell in love I have had numerous P2 over ordinary people worldwide. ture thrives and survives despite selves, challenging our so- P3 2 Friday, August 9, 2013 Ozorian Prophet REPORT INSTALLATION Just Can't Beat It The Flying Toad Project Ever seen a flying toad? Some of great reward for him, and the two and Tommy Cappel, they fuse old of attitude of the revellers stole they come from these cultures. you are probably smiling now, but aspects of the work, being junk styles of music from all around their hearts. “We’ve just walked In America there’s more of a sep- there is one here at O.Z.O.R.A. It and art at the same time has an the globe with fresh electron- over to the Main Stage and I felt aration.” Similarities between has a rusty body, spray-painted immediate effect on the observ- ic tunes, their range of musical like I was on another planet.” the two members don’t end with legs, makeshift wings of metal, er as well. The thoughts induced repertoire spans Middle Eastern “The energy is so intense.” add- their musical style preferences. and four wheels. Mostly it parks by these dualities are the goals of belly dance songs to hip-hop, ed David. Although they didn’t Before teaming up they both had in front of the Chambok House. Manu's art. To grasp the viewer's from afro beat to jazz and elec- have specific expectations about the chance to explore some “in- The funny looking ride belongs attention and make them think tronic music. These unusual and the event, you can tell they came tense” and “hardcore” places as to Manu Morvan, the young mul- about aesthetics, simplicity or exciting merges create a unique away very impressed. Reflecting Tommy put it. They were thrilled tidisciplinary traveling artist, intricacy, the modern society's sound that elevated them to the on the impact the other perform- by the chance to meet with some and his minivan, the Flying Toad wasting nature (pun intended), top of the underground tribal ers of the festival had on them, iconic figures like afro-beat mu- functions as his moving home, and the cycle of life: unused junk scene. Picking up the vibes of the they highlighted BaBa ZuLa, the sician Femi Kuti or folk musician canvas and gallery. Manu's work revived into sculptures before festival, they sat down by the old Turkish alternative band that was Boban Markovic in West Africa here at the festival include the they break down again. The Toad- school building with the mem- just playing down at the Dragon’s and Serbia respectively, two tours Dragonfly sculpture which you mobile is a perfect representation bers of the Magic Garden staff Nest. David plays several classical that were both very challenging can see by the road leading to the of this concept. It all started spon- for a little chat about their trav- and exotic instruments, includ- and very rewarding. As the time festival's area and he painted the taneously, as Manu was piling up els around the world, the effects ing the Turkish guitar called saz, passed, the guys went on to chat front wall of the Chambok House some useable materials on its they have on their sound, their which was also donned by Murat about other personal stories, and as well. Apart from these, he has roof. It's always a mess of metal O.Z.O.R.A. experience and oth- Ertel, BaBa ZuLa’s front man. as BaBa ZuLa finished their gig, his fingerprints on several other mass why not shape them into er not music related topics that “BaBa ZuLa is pretty awesome,” the stage was given to Beats An- works of art around the Magic something organic? Ideas came fit into a friendly talk. Although said David. “I haven’t seen anoth- tique. Those who attended can Garden that he helped to create. in chains and the vehicle soon be- they have been to many trib- er electric saz like really rocking testify that the guys nailed it. All Manu has always been a wander- came a mobile home, sculpture, al trance festivals that include out. It’s just really nice to see this you just read here in this arti- ing soul who gets frustrated by cinema, warehouse all in one. Rainbow Serpent, the Eclipse old pro doing it.” The guys also en- cle manifested in their play. You a monotonous, bound lifestyle. Practical, isn't it? The films Manu Festival in Australia, and the fa- joyed the chance to play familiar just have to love these moments His inspiration gets new wind shows at the evenings in the Mag- mous Burning Man, the magic tunes to a culturally related audi- when you see, hear and feel a cer- from the new places and the new ic Garden are experimental films of O.Z.O.R.A.