And On The 23rd Day God Said: “Go Forth And Get Your Babylon Boogie On!”
Mustachio donning gentlemen in skirts and Hawaiian t-shirts are wiggling their shoulders round and round to the beat. Ladies with neon wigs and glittery butterflies painted across their faces effortlessly boogie to and fro, kicking up dust across a sandy dancefloor. A cool, playful Fleetwood Mac remix penetrates the crowd of boppers and jivers, sweetly […]
Is This The Master Of Morning Psytrance?
You certainly wouldn’t expect this flute toting DJ to be just as happy at home in front of an RPG as he is weaving his musical magic to thousands. But then when it comes to artists – especially the talented ones – you never really know what to expect… D: What are you listening […]
Psyfari Jamboree: Totally Wild Old School Doofing With Good Vibes ONLY
On this day, grey-haired hippies and fresh-faced millennials rise early to pack their very best costumes. You know the ones – those glittery, often glamorous and sometimes garish treasures tucked under the bed all year patiently waiting for such an occasion as this. Gathering more snacks and treats than they can eat – because they […]
Police Lay Down Their Lore at Rainbow Serpent Festival
Victoria police have released a statement today, declaring they will have a ’round the clock presence at Rainbow Serpent Festival this year.’ The statement made it clear that the reigns will be tightened at the festival, with police unwilling to see a return to lasts year’s serious incidents which included the tragic death of a […]
Rainbow Serpent Festival Says Hell No to N2O – Nangs are Banned in 2018
Organisers of Victoria’s Rainbow Serpent Festival have decided to put a blanket ban on the use of nitrose oxide (laughing gas) at this year’s event: No nangs, no canisters and no balloons. A post on Facebook earlier this month announcing the ban as part of a fresh sustainability policy caused a fierce two-sided response from […]
‘Avin a Yarn with Avalon
You aren’t a superstar til you’ve been dacked on stage! We recently chatted with the one and only Avalon ahead of his set at Babylon Festival about the ups and downs (geddit?!) of the life of a A-grade artist… D: What are you most excited for in 2018, do you believe in new years resolutions? […]
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 […]
Editor’s Letter: Why We Doof
How do we find ourselves in the middle of nowhere, in the dark of the night, so cold that our nether-regions have gone numb, chatting to a complete stranger across a campfire about the mysteries of the universe? Why do we prefer to dance during the day, whilst others are at work, or at home, […]
5 Times it’s OK To Judge at a Bush Doof
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he magic of the bush doof lies not just in gathering with the tribe for a psychedelic boogie you won’t get anywhere else. It’s the freedom you discovered under a gum tree a million miles from the pesky world that makes doofing such a special experience! A doof is a place where, no longer bound […]