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Event: awakenings festival

Date:	Sat 01-07-2006
City:	Spaarnwoude (Netherlands)
Location:	Festivalterrein (map)
Time:	10.30 - 0.00
Website:	http://www.awakenings.nl/

Line-up:

Cari Lekebusch
Adam Beyer
Aril Brikha
Richie Hawtin
Bart Skils
Ricardo Villalobos
Steve Rachmad
Valentino Kanzyani
Lauhaus
Alexander Kowalski
Umek
Shinedoe
DJ Rush
Magda
Karotte
David Labeij
Rumenige & Loktibrada
Wighnomy Brothers
Tony Rohr
Paul Kalkbrenner
Joey Beltram
Pet DUO
Miss Djax
Oliver Kucera
Geigercounting
Wouter de Moor
Marko Nastic
Orgue Electronique
DJ Bold
Ion Ludwig
Inigo Kennedy
Anja Schneider
Attack People
Agent
Cave & Ortin Cam
Funckarma & Cane
- Andrea Parker

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Recorded dj- and livesets

-	Adam Beyer	115
-	Alexander Kowalski	90
-	Anja Schneider	148
-	Attack People	21
-	Bart Skils	60
-	Cari Lekebusch	120
-	Cave & Ortin Cam	43
-	DJ Bold	32
-	Gayle San	89
-	Inigo Kennedy	44
-	Ion Ludwig	61
-	Joey Beltram	129
-	Karotte	144
-	Miss Djax	63
-	Orgue Electronique	15
-	Polder	32
-	Ricardo Villalobos	443
-	Steve Rachmad	84
-	Tony Rohr	64
-	Valentino Kanzyani	70
-	Wighnomy Brothers	152

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Words by: Luit

Awakeningsfestival is one of the main outdoor events every year. This year saw the 6th edition, with a line-up that was as promising as ever. Even Dutch weather-guru Piet Paulusma gave us a perfect weather forecast for this first Saturday of July. Awakenings festival is the only Dutch outdoor event that exclusively programmes techno music, featuring the full-range of this style. Techno-minded Holland is showing up every year to make it some sort of reunion. Last Saturday we were at the festival early to check out the festival site and get into the right mood slowly.

At eleven o’clock, the music started with Dutch talent in all four areas. The techno tent featured Wouter de Moor, who was giving the small crowd a nice warm up. This young guy – he’s only 21 - is improving his skills rapidly, and already had gigs in several countries. While Wouter was rocking the techno tent, the main stage kicked off with Dutch minimal duo David Labeij and Lauhaus. These two guys have been working the Dutch minimal scene for quite a while now and hooked on to the warm and relaxed atmosphere of the morning perfectly. It gave us a good chance to witness the opening of the fifth area of the festival, which was stationed right next to the main stage. It was suitably named the Bouncing Ballroom, and was a round silver tent filled with skippy-balls and perfect to sit, lay and bounce on or in. The music from the main stage was played inside and the whole thing had a great effect, especially on an event like this one.

The sun was shining so hot all day that dancing in the tents was quite a battle. As a result, a lot of people where dancing outside and smiling faces could be seen everywhere. At three in the afternoon, I decided to have a look in the techno tent, where the Attack People where giving away an energetic live set. Unfortunately it turned out to be so hot inside the tent that we left after 10 minutes and where completely soaking already. Later on I gave it another try with Rumenige and Loktibrada. These two Slovakian brutes did such a great job pumping their hard but subtle layered off-beats into the tent, I couldn’t help dancing until the end. The atmosphere they created was great and after 1,5 hours, I was happy they stopped so I could have a long chill in and around the minimal tent where the heat was more manageable.

Around seven it was Steve Rachmad bringing his driving tunes in area two, and from what I heard he was doing a good job. He is one of Holland’s best techno-deejays and a great warm up for my all-time favourite, Cari Lekebusch. Cari started with the wobbling bass lines and funky stabs I like him for and kept the crowd dancing their ass of for the complete 1,5 hours. Old Drumcode classics and new stuff from his own Hybrid imprint where brought with great energy and where accompanied by unexpected vocals and weird sounds which kept on surprising me. Cari’s interaction with the crowd is really special. He gets his energy from the crowd and gives it back to them, so a special synergy between both parties creates a brilliant vibe.

After Cari, I walked around the festival site passing Alexander Kowalski with his beautiful melodious live set and Joey Beltram finishing off in area 2. Adam Beyer finished the festival on the main stage in style with an explosion of fireworks, closing the 6th edition of Awakeningsfestival. A perfect sunny day filled with great techno music and nice, friendly and happy people, all together making it a day to remember.

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Aron
Amsterdam

Aron

Posts: 797
Events: 7

Posted: 02-07-2006 07:40:22

Never thought I'd live to see the day that Richie Hawtin paled in comparison to Adam Beyer. If the two of them would enter a Twstd deejay contest, Adam Beyer would kick his ass.

Who the hell is jack anyway?

Techno-freak45
Leiden

Posts: 1344
Events: 2

Posted: 02-07-2006 09:38:49

JOEY BELTRAM!!! best set I heard since years and as usealy the festival was dope!! and to the big crew from Leiden

Music is the answer......

Frank-NL
Leiden

Posts: 1138
Events: 46

Posted: 02-07-2006 15:44:45

Amazing. So much better than last year (for me), awesome weather, awesome crowd and awesome music I've been mostly at the mainstage all day, where Paul Kalkbrenner was giving one of the best sets of the day! Ended with Joey Beltram, which was also very, very nice Looking forward to 2007 already

Size
Leiden

Size

Posts: 659
Events: 12

Posted: 02-07-2006 18:07:50

jeezz... Main stage was nice although it was a bit to minimal somethimes.. Richie Hawtin caught my attention with some wicked records, but didn't played his best set in my opinion. Villalobos wasn't special for me too. But I didn't mind though, cause I was just enjoying this wonderfull day Unfortunately there were no fire fighters spinkling us with some water this time... The highlight for me was also Joey Beltram. He finished this great day with some powerfull techno beats. Still loving the classic tunes from this pioneer

Make some noise

Davlov
Groningen

Davlov

Posts: 22
Events: 2

Posted: 02-07-2006 21:52:08

Had a perfect day; the weather, main stage, all those beautiful girls and water for only 1 coupon... Think this was one of the best awfs I have been so far! Read a lot of negative reactions on Villa's set.. I think it was a great set (that rmx from depeche mode always does it!) In the future more mnml on main ;) Today studying, so too bad.. no love family park for me Anyway, awfs definitly 5 out of 5 stars

Wir machen weiter

wizzzard
Amsterdam

Posts: 1901
Events: 1476

Posted: 03-07-2006 09:12:04

Only stage I saw was the small electro and minimal stage. Check some pictures on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlijnhoek/sets/72157594184374102/show/ As soon as my body and mind are both awake I'll write some more.

http://merlijnhoek.blogspot.com/

wizzzard's upcoming event: klinch: Electronation

Heinosz
Leiden

Heinosz

Posts: 757
Events: 19

Posted: 03-07-2006 16:40:53

Had a perfect day. Enjoyed the sun, music, friends and a lot of water fights! Defenitely the numer one of the day was Joey Beltram. Fucking hell what a set full of energy and some phat oldschool techno! I danced and jumped my ass of during this last 90 minutes of the day. Lets hope AWAKEFES007 is again such a nice day.

Mzungu

E-tjuh
Amsterdam

E-tjuh

Posts: 1241
Events: 42

Posted: 03-07-2006 17:41:07

what an amazing hot day!!! Lekebusch and Beyer rocked really hard. Every time when i'm hearing Cari, I think to myself "watnou minimal", jeez! Hawtin dissapointed me, only the end of his set was nice with a good crowd and a good vibe. And most of the time i was chilling under the threes and heared at the background nice tunes from the minimal stage. Ow and I will not forget Ion Ludwig, opened the minimal stage with a nice liveset.

It's a lovelee dae...

invincible
Vinkeveen

Posts: 183
Events: 11

Posted: 03-07-2006 19:32:09

Nice weather, nice crowd, nice music, a lot of great things!!!! It was an amazing day..... My highlight of the day was defenitely Anja Schneider! Love her sound..... At area 2 there was a lot of great techno going on, too bad the sound was so bad. Area 1 had a good sound system with speakers at the back of the tent also, something I missed in area 2. Otherwise the sets of GAYLE, Rachmad, Lekebusch, INIGO and BELTRAM were the fucking BOMB! Now they were just very good. At area 1 Dj Agent surprised me.... Hawtin was ok, but not great at the main, SKILS, PAUL and BEYER were!!! But again, a very good day and ANJA ROCKED!!!

Je moet je leven niet dromen, je moet je dromen leven!!!

Toss
Berlin

Toss

Posts: 355
Events: 78

Posted: 04-07-2006 02:43:57

aril brikha for sure nr 1 he rocked my day didnot knew him and what a surprise jezus!! 2 kalkbenner 3 beyer love weather nice people it was a good one

Music Tip: traum

lieke
Nijmegen

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Posted: 04-07-2006 10:46:15

Totally agreeing with aaron on that! man, Adam beyer his set was techno with a capital T. My god! It was an awesome day, super nice weather, lovely people... For me hawtin could not bring me to higher levels as he usually does...for me it seemed like he was looking for the right sound... The first part of Alexander kowalski's set rocked for me too.. bart was nice, i enjoyed hearing this old record of Samuel L session...super! Aril brikha what a warm sound...super!

Dancing is like therapy only better

Kefstar1
Nijmegen

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Posted: 04-07-2006 15:25:13

Had a great weekend with lots of sun, nice people and some good music. Especially Brikha did what I hoped he would do. Thanks for that

movingshadow
Schiedam

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Posted: 04-07-2006 15:55:39

What a great day!! Good weather....nice people and some great MUSIC!! This was for me the best Awake festival of the last 3 years! Can't wait for next year!!

www.djguide.nl

Dzjinzjindjasvilli
Amsterdam

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Events: 0

Posted: 05-07-2006 17:34:30

YES I had a great day and NO it was not because of the music... I had fun with Ritchie though I thought it was way too monotone from time to time, Villa didn't capture my attention, Steve did... but it was too damn hot inside and the same story goes for Cari Luckily Paul Kalkbrenner with his pumpy trancy sound stirred things up around mainstage so I had another good reason to hang around there. Friends, beer and joints were 3 other good reasons Bart Skils wasn't as strong as I am used to but whatever. Around the time Beyer started I left... too bad cos Beyer and Joey Beltram were the highlights of the day I heard. Well... at least I had some luv Til next year... with some more uptempo sounds @ main pleezz!