Episode 79 ~ Enchanted Forest Gathering 2017 recap

Summary: Here’s my auditory trip behind the scenes of Enchanted Forest Gathering 2017 @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/enchantedforestgathering">enchantedforestgathering</a> next to Laytonville, in California’s Mendocino County. The music I picked on this <a href="https://soundcloud.com/tags/podcast">#podcast</a> is either from artists who played at the event, tracks played by DJs on site or that I picked up on while travelling to and from the festival.<br> ~~~~~~~~<br><br> 1:11 – First we rewind time to get some surf culture content in before the intensity of an American fest… Listen as I get my wetsuit repaired by a woman who’s about to get out of the biz. I feel the King Kong inflatable she shows me would definitely be at home at Enchanted.<br><br> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br> 8:45 – We ease into the big spectacle with some DJ Little John, transitioning in with a water-based track. @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/djlittlejohn">djlittlejohn</a><br> 41:42 – Here we kick off our festival interview segments with a contemplation of the frequency of love, some “deep” drinks and tripping with Jimi Hendrix.<br> 1:01:01 – We pass by the mid-day offerings, such as a massage workshop, a didgeridoo, flute drums + more jamout, as well as a fashion show.<br> 1:02:25 – I interview a bohemian blues-hop act from Portland called Worth. http://worth-music.com/<br> 1:07:25 – Track of the week: The Funk Hunters @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/thefunkhunters">thefunkhunters</a> play @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/neonsteve">neonsteve</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/marten-horger">marten-horger</a><br> 1:14:41 – We check out @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/TreyZilla">TreyZilla</a>‘s set and catch up with him the next day for an interview.<br> 1:21:36 – I find out that organizer Martin @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/djdragonfly">djdragonfly</a> once did a bike trip from Tofino through the rest of North America’s West Coast. He tells us how Enchanted developed into the bass-heavy electronic music weekend it’s become.<br> 1:32:10 – Vancouver act Five Alarm Funk @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/fivealarmfunk">fivealarmfunk</a> is hyped to be on their first-ever tour of the States. We bookend their performance with pre and post check-ins.<br> 1:50:12 – Now we serve up an interview with San Fran’s Shadow Spirit @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/shadowspirit">shadowspirit</a><br> Music: @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/noisia">noisia</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/stylustbeats">stylustbeats</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/high-step-society">high-step-society</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/camelphat">camelphat</a>@<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/elderbrook">elderbrook</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/ivylab">ivylab</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/kendrick-lamar-music">kendrick-lamar-music</a><br> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/lornofficial">lornofficial</a>@<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/partywave_music">partywave_music</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/spokenbird">spokenbird</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/tippermusic">tippermusic</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/siq">siq</a> @<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/vndmg">vndmg</a>@<a class="g-link-user" href="https://soundcloud.com/tokimonsta">tokimonsta</a><br>