Template:Sweden 2009
From Psychedelic-Traveller
[2009] A LOT of space with great troll forest environment in SWEDEN
So, what is there to know about the long country in northern Europe? Apart from the fact we have a lot of elks, meatballs and the phenomena of northern light; Sweden is a country with A LOT of space with great troll forest environment. The further up north you go, the more space there is. If you were to flip the country over, the north tip would reach to the Mediterranean Sea. However the scene is most activated in the southern half of the country; south, east and west. In the summer time, which is most recommended to make a visit, you can always camp where ever you like with your caravan or even your tent. Sweden has a law that makes all property legal for anyone to stay on for a short while!
Since we are a small country of around 9 million people, naturally the parties are smaller than many of the events that happen abroad. How ever, we still know how to make kick-ass-parties and we still are one of the biggest music export countries on the planet, and this is true about psychedelic / electronic music as well. Many well known producers have come out of the Swedish woodwork such as Hux Flux, Tegma, Son Kite, Human Blue, Artax, Andromeda, Vibrasphere, Ticon, Logic Bomb, Ibojima, Krumelur, Gaudium, Etnoscope, Procs, Derango and naturally S-Range to mention some of the most established names. On the list of artists/producers trying to make their way onto the scene we find among others: Lazar, Mad Mango, Re:Actor, Bohemica Electroscape, OIL, Diffus, Arramakki, Nevarakka, T.A.S, Beng, Karl-Johan, Yggdrasil, Pusherstreet, and Trance-Ingvars.
DJ’s worth mentioning that already have, or is in the beginning to get global attention on international festival stages are: Morg, Kvasi, Anti, Rokkaz, Peter Digital, Anneli, Paulina Cewe, Sabi, D.O.S.U.L.F, Dennis the Menace, PM, Hadji, Shantaram, Matt with an S, Cosmic Serpent, Buddha BPM, Icaruz, Alexxx and Bakke to name a few. In these “global” age of time almost everyone is either a producer, dj or deco-artist.
Talking about deco-artists we can proudly mention NOS, Diffus, Tree-D, Jamin Murphy and of course INTI Design.
About our open-airs; It’s simply something of the most magical one can experience. While year 2004 and 2005 had a lot of great quality-production and spirit parties, past three years hasn’t seen so many of them, but of course those that happened were even more appreciated. 2008 did as usual mark the opening of the open-air season with the 8th and maybe last edition of “Trolltyg”? “Mystiska Hålet I Marken” and “Enjoy the Forest” invested a MAD input of energy but also money to pleasure the audience once again. One of the biggest open air events in sweden, really worth to mention, "Månsken" (moonshine), every year delivers an awesome dance experience always with great international acts as well as some of the best from sweden. Midsummer, Swedish trancers celebrated in the north in the first edition of “DejaVu Open-air”, with one of the greatest line-up’s in Sweden ever.
As mentioned, summer time and open-airs is the most highly recommended happenings. However there are quite some good club/indoor parties in the wintertime. If you travel to Stockholm and looking for a blasting night with always a line-up of international standard, then make a visit to a Technostate party. In Gothenburg area check for parties made by either Connected Network, Laugh and Dance rec or Genesis Project. In the south region around Malmö, look for events produced by Divine Music Tribe, Sunshine Tribe, BiP and Enlighted Network.
2009 has already proved to be a most interesting year for organizers as well as party goers. Many lessons have been learned, and it will be very interesting to see where 2009 takes us… …or rather…to where we will take 2009!
