Dear First-Time Doofers: Get Your Head Out Of The Festival Gutter
Warning: The word “doof” is mentioned a ridiculously high number of times in this article. Dear First-Time Doofers, I hear this is the year you’re ditching the pubs, clubs and inner-city one-day festival scene to get among the fairies, pixies, and other wild things. Perhaps you’re planning on abandoning your “old self” and reconnecting with […]
“Polyamorous” Guy at Festival Actually Just a Fuck Boy
A 19-year-old Byron Bay man has been ordered to stop telling women he is “polyamorous”, after an investigation into his sexual history revealed “a distinct absence of the two main components of any romantic relationship: orgasms and respect.” Oliver Dylan, a part-time yoga teacher and electro pop DJ, has been charged with 13 counts of […]
Rabbits Eat Lettuce 2018: A Veteran Doofer’s Critique
2018 marked the 11th birthday of Rabbits Eat Lettuce, and let me tell you, this festival did not disappoint (much). This year, as has been the case in previous years, there were 3 main stages (Lotus, Waabooz and Hey Sunshine), each with pumping dance floors, captivating decor and dusty crowds decked out from head to […]
4 “Celebrities” Explain What They Think Bush Doofs Are
From Friendly Jordies’ cheeky piss take to Spiro Boursine’s somewhat smug analysis, it seems like everyone has 2 cents to chuck in when it comes to our beloved bush doof culture… 1. Friendly Jordies: “Bush doofs are just hippie jackass aye” Friendly Jordies’ hilarious send-ups have become an institution for Aussie uni students in […]
Dust till Dawn at Pitch Festival
Words: Tori Biggs Photography: Adrien Rossignol The open planes bellow the lofty Grampians Mountain Ranges at Pitch Music and Arts’ second year festival delivered on their promise. The exceptional electronic line up was bounding with show stealers. Nature gave us tumble weeds, rave tornados (“Doof-nados”), glorious sunsets against cascading mountains and of course, heaps of […]
Psyfari: A Festivaluation Of The Best 2018 Doof (so far!)
I’ve got to be honest; when I heard Psyfari was going to be on the Tharwa site, I was a bit disheartened. Seemingly alternately dry and dusty or wet and fucking freezing, that site has never impressed me much (don’t yell at me in the comments, it’s just not my favourite site), and I couldn’t […]
Perseverance Pays Off – True Victory for Earth Frequency Festival
[dropcap]I[/dropcap] have been to Earth Frequency Festival (EFF) five times now – each under different circumstances. I’ve now been able to witness this event develop and evolve through the eyes of a regular punter, the eyes of a mother and the eyes of the media. In particular, I have been able to witness the progress […]
Inside the Artist: Merkaba/Kalya Scintilla
This month we caught up with Merkaba/Kalya Scintilla – one of the doof scene’s most treasured storytellers – ahead what’s set to be a banging set with Eve Olution at Earth Frequency 2018. D: What are you most excited for in 2018, do you believe in new years resolutions? I don’t think it’s a bad […]
Happys Days for Purple Hayes
Known for energetic and fully skitz morning psytrance sets at parties up and down Northern New South Wales, Purple Hayes (Hugo Hayes) sets are increasingly becoming a fixture of doofs in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions. Dreamland caught up with Hugo at the SAE Institute in Byron Bay, where he studies a […]
Underground Under Fire: Doofs in the Mainstream Media
There’s dust beginning to circle around your feet. The bass from a set of bfg speakers is turning the dance-floor into an organic smoke machine. A stomping sound fills your ears, in time to the beat. Look up, you’re under the stars. There’s something tribal in the atmosphere, some vibration the bass is matching to […]