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Lulworth 2001

March 28th, 2002 by freddie96

Lulworth 2001 Leave No Trace: a new initiative

The Big Chill is committed to encouraging a synergy between town and country. Our events are staged on sites of outstanding natural beauty, not in characterless showgrounds or aerodromes. For those of us from London or other larger cities, such beautiful countryside may come as a bit of a culture shock – it’s lush and it’s green we’re very privileged to be able to do what we do in such settings.

We believe that events such as The Big Chill are an important revenue source for sustaining rural areas, and the potential for developing this is even greater. So with that in mind we’re appealing for your help in keeping it that way. As ever, we are depending on Big Chillers to do their bit.

It’s quite easy – you are all lovely people, so taking into account the wishes of the estates, and our desire to keep on doing what we’re doing, here are some guidelines, which we hope you will follow throughout our events and help secure the future of our outdoor festivals:

* Finding the site – Directions are printed on the tickets. Unless you have a ticket, do not come. Avoid ringing on a doorbell at 1am in a neighbouring village!! You won’t be popular and nor will we. The Big Chill respects and supports the local community.

* Fence-hoppers – They’ve already spoilt the party for Glastonbury. Don’t let it happen to The Big Chill. A major concern for festival culture in general in the UK has been the growing culture of fence-hopping, which ultimately led to Glastonbury’s cancellation this year. Although The Big Chill is a very different and much more mellow style of event to most festivals, it would face major problems if this were to happen this or any other year. Last year we did attract a number of fence-hoppers for the first time, and as well as it having the potential to change the whole vibe on-site, it put enormous strain on our resources as well as breaking license conditions on numbers.

If this were to happen again it would undoubtedly lead to big problems in trying to get our events licensed in future years, as well as the threat of court appearances and fines which we cannot afford. To this end, we will be stepping up perimeter security at considerable cost in order to put out a very clear message to anyone who might even contemplate this. Britain should be proud of its fantastic history of festival culture and it is very sad to see the likes of Michael Eavis in court being prosecuted because of a bunch of people who are determined to ruin it for everyone else by being dishonest. Big Chillers wear wristbands – anyone on site without one should be treated as a fence-hopper.

* Litter – It’s all pretty obvious – JUST DON’T DROP ANY! Not even in the far corners where you think it may not be found. Someone has to pick it up and that will be us. So expect a Big Chiller to come and have strong words with you and hand back your litter if you are spotted. We should be setting an example as an event and we intend to be serious about doing so. Re-cycle wherever possible and use the rubbish sacks that you’re given as you arrive on site. Similarly with the toilets – they are there for a purpose, and we will not tolerate people using bushes or hedgerows that they probably shouldn’t be in anyway because they can’t be bothered to walk to the nearest toilet.

* Noise at night – There are enlarged and better signposted quiet and family camping areas, on the field on the left as you enter the site. Sound systems playing inappropriate music are selfish and inconsiderate. That is why we have Big Chill fm on site 24 hours – although if you tune in during the night, please remember that whichever part of the site you’re on, your neighbour may prefer to catch some shut-eye. Always remember you neighbours in chill!

* Parking – Health and safety legislation requires that you park and walk to your camping position. The walk is not too far so please bear with us on this.

* Rambling – The surrounding fields may look tempting, but they are private property. Please stay within the site boundaries. The last thing we need when applying for future licenses is letters of complaint from our next-door neighbours.

* Fires – There are absolutely no campfires allowed , anywhere, anytime. Nor barbeques nor fireworks, which would frighten the animals in the locality. All festivals are now subject to strict fire regulations and especially in summer when the risk is highest. Please don’t want spoil it for us all in the future.

* The ponds – Although the ponds are stunning and inviting, please do not attempt to go in or near them. Even frogs and tadpoles need their privacy and chill time…

* Waste – Hold on to your plastic glasses from the bar and re-use wherever possible. If you do have to throw them away, please go to a bin and do not drop them on the grass!

* Alcohol – No alcohol is to be brought into entertainment areas, and no glass bottles or containers are allowed on site. This is to protect you and the animals that live there. There are peacocks, macaws at Larmer Tree and other wildlife sharing both sites with us. For this reason there are strictly no pets allowed on site. We’re just away for the weekend – please don’t spoil it for those who live on the sites.

* Facilities – There will be disabled shower facilities in the family camping area , and disabled toilets on site. The toilet subject always causes some panic – please keep them as clean as possible, for everyone’s benefit. Please avoid blocking the toilets – it will cause over-flowing and a nasty smell that’s really not very cool.

* UV protection – We expect it to be sunny so bring a hat, drink plenty of water and apply regular suncream – slip, slop and slap, as they say down under. A full camping checklist will be available on the website nearer to the time.

* Feedback – We’d love to hear your feedback on The Big Chill country code, in whatever form it may come. Our events have been based around the wishes and talent of those who come more than anything else. Above all, have a good time, enjoy the site and don’t forget:

LEAVE NO TRACE !

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Lulworth 2001

March 28th, 2002 by freddie96

Lulworth 2001 SPACED

For an organisation that bills itself as providing ‘evolutionary entertainment’, The Big Chill have come full circle from their lowest point, the fated Norfolk event of a few years ago, to stage their largest festival yet last weekend. Nearly 6,000 people [actually 7,000] flocked to the glorious surroundings of Lulworth Castle in Dorset for the biggest Big Chill ever.

The fact that it seems to have been deemed trendy (a point only enforced by the latest Mixmag ‘The Chillout Issue’), means that The Big Chill is currently on the crest of a wave as the fickle finger of critical fate has pointed their way. But they have been doing this for years, and did nothing different this time round, proving that they have paid their dues, and fully earn every bit of credit that they get.

After a long and successful reign at the Larmer Tree Enchanted Gardens, the increasing demand prompted an extra event this year, seeing the Chill venturing into new territories. They rose to the challenge of a new site and a bigger audience admirably with not only three immaculately programmed stages, but also a cutting edge Mediamix Tent, Body and Soul Area, discussion forums, spoken word performances, great food, the eye popping night time specific art installation trail, and an atmosphere that is just… massively chilled.

Unlike most of my festival experiences where I wander round with a notebook and a critical eye, this time I decide to get drunk as a skunk, stay that way for three days, and see what happens; and you’ll be pleased to know that bumbling round Lulworth Castle is about as dangerous as bumbling round your front room. I met some great strangers, had some beautifully surreal conversations (which I wish to God I had recorded), and heard lots of beautiful music, some of which touched on genius.

This was true of no-one more so than the man Herbert. Matthew Herbert has come a long way since his first, near legendary performances at the original Big Chill Gala parties, and was fitting that the biggest chill yet provided the stage for one of the most stunning and original live shows I’ve ever seen. Tracks from his fine ‘Bodily Functions’ LP perfectly married the experimental and deeply funky sides of his musical personalities, as the live sounds of vocalist Dani Siciliano hitting her teeth, a destroyed CD, and a box full of wine bottles, were instantaneously sampled, looped, and strung out to form Herbert’s sensuous deep house grooves. With Siciliano singing like several angels through three different mics, and Herbert’s lush jazz piano, this was a mesmerising set-up, that blurred cutting edge experimentation, technical virtuosity and soul more than I’ve ever seen or heard before. This man is the future.

Unlike most Big Chills this was closer to a more traditional festival in that much good stuff was missed, nevertheless, Giles Peterson came through with flying colours and some fantastic hard-edged samba on Friday night, the Melodic label’s Minotaur Shock got the award for best comedy between songs, Tru Thoughts boys Bonobo and Quantic charmed the dance tent on Sunday afternoon, and Moss’s live set on the beautifully situated Sanctuary Stage was the perfect soundtrack to watch the sea to.

Kruder and Dorfmeister gathered pretty much everyone to the main stage on Saturday night, and despite the fact that their billing of ‘live’ only actually meant they were DJing with two MCs, their selection was unrivalled; anyway the crowd was just so pleased to see them that this mattered little.

Highlight of the weekend though must be Tom Middleton with Amba and the Joyful Company of Singers. Reworking tracks from Global Communication’s seminal ’76:14′ album to include the heavenly voices of the 25-piece choir was apparently how Middleton and Mark Pritchard originally composed these pieces, and it was sublime, as a packed and rapt field sat stunned by the beauty of what they were hearing. I for one had extremely watery eyes at this point, and a more defining moment for The Big Chill you’d be hard pushed to find. Another defining moment, which has nothing to do with the music, came on Sunday afternoon.

After the buoyancy of another sunshine-inducing Norman Jay set, the main arena was looking pretty bad, and strewn with litter. Due to their self-imposed remit of ‘Leave No Trace’, The Big Chill staff and crew had been making huge efforts all weekend to keep the site as clean as possible, and a polite request from the stage was all that was required for dozens of punters to get to their feet and clear the field of rubbish in a matter of minutes. This, in its own way, was also beautiful, and I doubt such a thing would happen at any other festival in the world, let alone in this country.

An unqualified success then for The Big Chill, as another stage in their evolution was achieved with style, care, and their continuing commitment to cutting edge entertainment. My thanks must go to founder Pete Lawrence, Freddie B, and all those, from stewards, to stall workers, to bar staff, who contributed to providing a great weekend. The Big Chill is on the up-and-up, and long may it continue.

Steve Nickolls, 28 August 2001

DJ MAGAZINE

TLC headline the Big Chill at Lulworth Castle! Not really, but tender loving care is very much everywhere this weekend. It’s one of the most well thought out festivals of the year; and definitely one of the most chilled. The Big Chill has well and truly come into its own. And in the year of the chillout,they’ve managed to keep their cool and successfully hold their second event of the summer in their new setting – Lulworth Castle.

Tickets for the Big Chill cost £95, which ain’t cheap, and could perhaps explain most people arriving on the site at midday Friday on the dot. Tents are pitched in a frenzied fashion as campers prepare for a weekend of chilledness. And let’s face it, getting horizontal is just about the only thing you can do in a tent (that’s repeatable, anyway).

Luckily, the Big Chill also has a radio station. Big Chill FM has a structure to it; you’ll always hear Mr Scruff doing his his crazy radio show on Saturday mornings; Big Chill boss Pete Lawrence traditionally plays the Sunday morning slot; snatches of the live performances are broadcast and soundbites from the happy campers are played at regular intervals. However, with so much to see and hear, spending too much time in your tent isn’t really an option, even if it is raining.

Despite being held at a different venue, the set up has remained pretty much the same. The Main Stage features some of the obvious and ‘bigger’ acts, like Kruder and Dorfmeister, Howie B, Bent, Norman Jay and Herbert. Whilst the Sanctuary is hosted by DJ and chillout enthusiast Freddie B, presenting amongst others Kirsty Hawkshaw, Lol Hammond, Plastyc Buddha and the first live performance from Chris Coco.

The Mediamix tent offers audio and visual trickery and on Friday evening a sublimely dubby set from New Zealand’s Pitch Black. A new addition to the Big Chill rosta is the Cocktail Courtyard. A very Balearic, old skool vibe rocks this cobbled area, and the drinks are expensive and potent.

It’s amazing that this weekend long festival doesn’t really have a headlining act, but if you want to be traditional about it then the 10pm Saturday night slot on the main stage is filled by Kruder and Dorfmeister… The Future Sound of London play a very strange DJ set at the Sanctuary, starting with swirling classical Indian ambientness that later dissolves into a kind of weirdy Aphex Twin-style electronica section.

Lulworth Castle remains a focal point throughout the weekend and can be seen from everywhere on the site. At night it’s lit up with psychedelic projections and fireworks are let off intermittently. Aaah, pretty!

The Big Chill have a tried and tested formula and as they say in the trade ‘If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it’. Getting lively to Norman Jay on a Sunday afternoon, listening to Mr Scruff on Saturday mornings, watching Amba & the Joyful Company of Singers on Sunday evening is all part of the pleasure of the Chill experience.

Helene Stokes, 8-21 September 2001

MUZIK

The Big Chill is the antithesis of the huge corporate superclub events which have come to dominate the outgoing clubber’s summer. Consequently, and also due to the music on offer, the clientele is a little older and wiser, children are present, and while caning is on the agenda, it’s done with subtlety rather than goggle-eyed eagerness.
The weather attempted to put a dampener on things for the whole of Saturday, although a headlining Kruder & Dorfmeister rescued the mood despite their speakers catching fire. But the undoubted highlight of the whole event was a glorious Sunday afternoon in the sun, champagne cocktails from the Cocktail Courtyard, and Norman and Joey Jay showing the assembled what Good Times really means with a joyous selection taking in everything from Aretha to Azzido Da Bass. Norman even hauled organisers Pete Lawrence and Katrina on stage to ‘do their Pan’s People’ bit.

Also doin’ it to Muzik’s earholes were our own Chris Coco replete with live band, proper singing and hummable tunes, FSOL’s Gary Cobain laying down a set that began with ethnic wibbling but eventually managed to take in Adam Ant and David Essex’s ‘Silver Dream Machine’, and Mr Scruff proving as reliably funky as ever.
The real star, though, is the concept itself, a beautiful location with acts that haven’t bartered their way onto a bill but have been brought in to sate a love of leftfield tuneage. You’re not going to hear much above 110 bpm and occasionally there’s monstrous self-indulgence and way too many flutes, but it’s a one-off, a true original. See you in Naxos for the next one…

Thomas H Green, October 2001

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Lulworth 2001

March 28th, 2002 by freddie96

Lulworth 2001 THE TIMES

Where an event such as V2001 is thoroughly sanitised, the Big Chill has a happy, hippyish vibe. There’s a pleasingly ramshackle approach to organisation, there’s an art trail through the woods which features specially designed installations and there are, of course, really bad toilets. But a small festival (6,000 tickets), in a spectacular setting, with the minimum of litter, no gangs of marauding fence-jumpers and great music? Can’t see the downside, myself.

On Friday on the main stage Kinobe were particularly impressive. At first their lush organic music was reminiscent of a dreamily funky Pink Floyd but they began to build the momentum until they found themselves careening into a hyperactive hip-hop pop jitter. If they got a little carried away and their stylings ended up a little too suggestive of early Stereo Mc’s it was entirely forgiveable.

Mr Scruff, Madonna’s current favourite DJ (must be a little bit like being Liam Gallagher’s favourite pint of Guinness), turned in a sprightly set, while on the secluded Sanctuary stage Minotaur Shock’s Les Dawsonesque rendering of Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ caused jaws to slacken.

The site’s geology dealt well with Saturday’s foul weather which turned the Big Chill into the Big Spill. The deluge meant that few left their bungalow-sized tents until the evening when the rain cleared in time for the highly anticipated live UK debut of Viennese duo Kruder and Dorfmeister. Their three-hour set of deep, dubby basslines and jazz-inflected grooves, punctuated with the sinuous vocals of Mc Sugar B, was a worthy and atmospheric centrepiece to the weekend.

Although Norman Jay’s Sunday afternoon set was predictably solid, those who ventured further afield would have found two of the weekend’s highlights on the Sanctuary stage. First were the Bikini Beach Band, three men in Hawaiian shirts and fezzes playing slightly skewed versions of the ‘Hawaii Five-0′ theme and ‘La Bamba’. But they were bettered by Kirsty Hawkshaw, who possesses one of the great British voices. Her frail songs of love and longing will finally see the light of day in 2002. She’s gorgeous too. Make her a star.

Paul Connolly, 21 August 2001

THE OBSERVER
‘Chilling out with the grown-ups’

It’s a warm Sunday afternoon, and I’m stretched on the grass, watching white clouds blow across blue sky, while Norman Jay plays some of my favourite records. It’s something he’s been doing now for some 20 years. (What can I say? We both started young.) The music hasn’t changed so much – Norman’s mix of current sounds with classic soul, funk and reggae has never dated – but the settings have. I’ve seen him play at dank, grungy illegal all-night warehouse parties, at illicit acid house nights, then in beautifully designed superclubs as our culture went mainstream. And now, as yet another sign of the culture’s maturity, we’re in the grounds of Lulworth Castle, an imposing seventeenth-century hunting lodge by the Dorset coast, now run by English Heritage and taken over for the weekend by The Big Chill for what turned out to be easily the best festival of the summer.

The Big Chill started as a monthly club night at the Union Chapel, London in 1994, providing laidback but innovative music with visuals and performances for a crowd that had grown up with house music but were ready for something different. ‘The accent was more on networking and providing an environment where people could socialise rather than just get off their faces,’ says co-founder Pete Lawrence. ‘People have kids, or decide they want to slow down the speed of life and appreciate some of the detail you miss in clubbing mayhem.’

Word of mouth saw the night grow into a record label, a website, a series of outdoor festivals – even a two-week holiday in Naxos – offering a club atmosphere without the sweat, queues and ear-shattering volume.

Now there’s always a chill in the air. A quick search online reveals more than 100 compilations with the word ‘chill’ in the title. There’s Summer Chill and Winter Chill, countless invitations to chill out in Ibiza, of course, but also in Paris and Bombay. This year the Ministry of Sound has taken the trend into the mainstream with its Chill Out compilations. Volume One came out in February, aimed, says Ministry’s Mark Rodol, at clubbers wanting a softer soundtrack when they get home at 4am, and an older audience who no longer go to clubs but still want to buy into the culture. They advertised on TV and expected to sell 30-50,000 copies. So far it has sold 493,000. ‘It just kept selling. We were getting calls from fortysomethings who liked it. We were surprised, and I think the whole industry has woken up to the fact that there’s a new market out there for Portishead/Massive Attack-style music.’

Which brings us back to The Big Chill, a wet weekend in the English countryside with a warm, electronic heart. Highlights included a stunning set from DJs Kruder and Dorfmeister on the Saturday night; walking through an eerily-lit woodland at night on the interactive art trail; Future Sound of London mixing Hawkwind into The Cult followed by the Osmonds, Jimi Hendrix and Adam Ant; a lively debate on what it means to be English in the Media Tent led by Billy Bragg and London radio presenter Henry Bonsu; my son bouncing across a field on his yellow space hopper with two clubbers jumping alongside high on something more chemical; and the stunning big-screen visuals accompanying Bent’s brilliant Sunday night set.

For me, the biggest revelation was Tom Middleton of Global Communications, who DJed accompanied by a 25-strong choir called The Joyful Company of Singers. The result was achingly beautiful. Hearing it while sitting in the warm night air, the castle lit up behind the stage, was magical. Even our five-year-old was entranced.

But the real star was the atmosphere. Child-friendly without being dominated by children, it took the best elements of Creamfields (the dance tent) and Glastonbury (the Green Fields). Even though there were 7,000 people on site, it felt like a gathering of friends. Club culture has come a long way since Norman Jay was breaking into empty houses in west London to hold his first parties. But it’s never lost its capacity to surprise.

Sheryl Garratt, 26 August 2001

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Lulworth 2001

March 28th, 2002 by freddie96

Lulworth 2001 ‘Glastonbury for grown-ups’

French cuisine, hot clean showers, champagne cocktails and a pouffe for your feet… Dom Phillips chills out at the summer’s most civilised festival.

At 2pm on a warm Sunday afternoon, a 43-year-old father of two is dancing on an open-air stage in front of an audience of thousands. At the behest of DJ Norman Jay, the crowd rise up to applaud him. In the background is a country castle. This is the Big Chill, a grown-up festival with lots of room to sit down, which, in the absence of Glastonbury this year, has become the most interesting outdoor event of the summer. Some 7,000 turned up at Lulworth Castle in Dorset for a weekend of lazily funky grooves, multi-media art and fine food in a clean, relaxed atmosphere.

The man dancing on stage is festival founder Pete Lawrence, who, with his partner Katrina Larkin, started the Big Chill in 1995, bringing together performers, chill-out music and even masseuses at the Union Chapel in Islington, north London. Now they host two UK events a year (this and the smaller Enchanted Garden), a two-week holiday in Naxos, Greece and four foreign festivals.

The Big Chill turns over more than £1m a year, although its DJs and acts are unlikely to trouble the pop charts. Saturday night’s headline act is trip-hop duo Kruder & Dorfmeister, from Vienna. Radio 1′s late-night jazz DJ Gilles Peterson is another star. ?If the music’s faster than your heartbeat,? says one festival-goer, ?it’s not chill.?

In the spirit of equality, there’s no VIP area. ?It’s like a garden party,? says Steve Simons, a 30-something from Bristol who’s been coming to the Big Chill for six years. ?Anyone you meet, you’re probably going to get along with.?

The Big Chill is as civilised an experience as a music event in a field could possibly be. At Glastonbury, the music (unofficially at least) never stops. At the Big Chill everything goes quiet by 1am. Then there’s the ubiquitous gazebo – a pointy canvas roof with open walls which, when filled with easy chairs, camping tables, cool-boxes and double-hob cookers, becomes a communal living area. Festival-goers vie with each other for best-equipped camping area. Simons, his wife Shona and four-year-old daughter Flora have formed themselves into one such ?gazebo collective? with a group of neighbours from leafy Greenbank in Bristol. Everyone has chipped in £25 each for food and drink. ?It’s nice to camp in style,? says Shona.

Out in the festival arena, it takes less than five minutes to find the real-coffee stall, which has a bigger queue than any of the bars. Just around the corner is La Grande Bouffe – a French restaurant in a tent, with vast frying pans full of enticing fare such as La Tartiflette Originale and Les Pommes de Terre au Safron. Across the field, in the Cocktail Courtyard, there’s a roaring trade in champagne cocktails served in plastic flutes with a fresh raspberry, at £5.50 a pop.

After Gilles Peterson finishes Friday’s entertainment, topics up for discussion in the Bristol gazebo are the city’s best sandwich bars, festival gossip, patios and obscure 1950s comedians. They drink Jack Daniel’s. A girl in a baseball cap rolls up and reveals: ?My friend is a steward here. They had a briefing before the festival where it was said, ‘We expect the average festival-goer to be late 20s and professional.’?

The chill-out genre started as something you listened to after a night’s raving; it was a loose musical movement first defined by the Spanish DJ Jose Padilla with a series of albums based on the sets he used to play at Ibiza’s Cafe del Mar. With clubs such as London’s Sunday Best and easy-listening acts such as Air, chill-out has expanded to include anything from rare soul to 1970s theme tunes to Pink Floyd pastiche to Coldplay. But mid-paced funky grooves, gentle melodies, hints of Spanish guitar, vocal samples and the sounds of nature generally feature large.

This year, the genre has exploded. Earlier this year the biggest-selling compilation in Britain was the Ministry Of Sound’s platinum-selling Chill Out Sessions. A flurry of horizontal compilations, like Chilled Ibiza, have followed. ?Chill-out has become a lifestyle,? says Nik Leighton, compilations buyer for the V-Shop/Our Price chain. ?It’s pan-pipe moods for a new generation.?

Cornered on a quiet piece of grass near the Cocktail Courtyard, Pete Lawrence says of his crowd: ?It’s an intelligent audience – one that thinks about things on various levels. They’re critical and analyti cal. We get tons of feedback. We don’t think of them as the audience. We’re Big Chillers together.?

He maintains that the affluence of his audience is ?all relative. We used to be typecast as a ‘hippie-crustie’ event?. He deflects suggestions that the Big Chill is a very white, middle-class festival as ?a red herring?. Perhaps it’s more about bourgeois standards – the way people keep the hot showers clean and the litter under control. ?It’s not scuzzy,? says Shona Simons. When one van starts playing fast, hard trance music, a seven-year-old girl is sent over to shame its owners into silence.

On Saturday evening the gazebo collective cooks an elaborate barbecue. Cocktails are served; lamb and chicken kebabs gently broiled. ?Oh no,? says one girl to her partner. ?I forgot the mint for the new potatoes.? They improvise by ripping up a peppermint teabag. A mahogany backgammon board is brought out.

The next morning, campers relax with the Sunday papers. The smell of fresh coffee wafts across the site. Next to the Bristol gazebo someone has put up a green and white striped construction. Their furniture co-ordinates, with green canvas armchairs, a green baize rug and the pièce de résistance: an olive leather pouffe. It takes a certain kind of foresight to think, in the middle of packing for a muddy music festival: ?I must take the pouffe.? After the Big Chill, there is some corner of a Dorset field that is forever Habitat.

Dom Phillips
The Guardian, 25 August 2001

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Lulworth 2001

March 28th, 2002 by freddie96

Lulworth 2001 After Lulworth

It has been an extraordinary summer for Katrina and myself. Knowing the usual levels of energy and obsessive attention to detail required in the build-up to a festival, we were always intrigued to see how we’d feel after doing two within a month of each other. The answer – from a perspective two days after the event – is truly exhilarated.

The huge energy generated by the whole Big Chill environment is always challenging to explain or quantify, but such is its ability to motivate and drive us on that we were rarely doubting that we’d pull it off at Lulworth. In many ways, having two events so close to each other has bonded the large extended family of Big Chillers like never before. Doing events such as these is always a huge learning curve – you never know how many random factors will change, and with our wonderful British climate, the elements can throw virtually anything at you. But in many ways it was highly advantageous that we could follow on from The Enchanted Garden so quickly. Our crew have been extraordinarily on the ball all the way through the summer, having been given a mere four weeks to pick themselves up from utter exhaustion and pull Lulworth into shape so soon afterwards. Respect.

Having a great team around us also means that I can now actually get out there and see the festival for myself throughout the weekend. For me there were many many goosebump-inducing highlights, not least Norman Jay’s Good Times celebration and the utterly spellbinding Joyful Company of Singers’ performance of Tom Middleton’s work, as well as Kruder and Dorfmeister’s unique pull. When their rider arrived, it specified a sofa and a table lamp, which we presumed was for K&D’s own onstage set and personal use. Turned out the sofa was for us! So Katrina and I enjoyed a fantastic ringside seat for nearly all of their set. Other highlights? I could pick three-quarters of the line-up here, but I’d also have to mention Landslide, The Bays, Mixmaster Morris, Herbert, The Amalgamation of Soundz, Lol Hammond and Future Sound Of London as the most mentioned high spots.
Due to the timing of the event, several people were comparing and contrasting The Big Chill with V2001 this weekend, not least Newsnight who came down on Friday to film a feature which went out that evening. The phrase heard many times this weekend was that ‘this is how a real festival should be’. Whilst I take great pleasure in hearing this as a festival-goer myself since 1983, it makes it all the more poignant as an indication of how the The Big Chill continues to build and celebrate its unique community. In the interviews over the weekend, this theme continually reccurred. Vince Power from the Mean Fiddler once said that with a festival ‘the line-up is everything’. For me, that is important, but you cannot underestimate the awesome spirit generated by Big Chillers feeling that they are part of something that they value so much, which doesn’t just last for a weekend, but continues all year round and produces close friendships, marriages, babies, ideas, brainwaves, collaborations, debates, forums, celebration, fun moments and transcendental experiences. Oh, and spacehopper races for Big Chilldren and little Chilldren alike too.

Believe me, Katrina and I know that we are hugely privileged to have so many great people around us and it is an awesome feeing right now – one that words hardly do justice to.

Pete Lawrence, 21 August 2001

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Lulworth 2001

March 28th, 2002 by freddie96

Lulworth 2001 Lulworth feedback

Here is an edited selection of comments from Big Chillers posted on this site’s Forum.

‘As a Big Chill virgin I’d like to say thanks for the most incredible weekend. The music was outstanding every day, the crowd was friendly and up for it (not too many beer monsters either) and the setting was beautiful. Can’t wait till next year.’ Sammy

‘What an amazing festival, probably the best I’ve ever been to and that’s my 5th Big Chill. The sheer vibe of the festival was summed up for me on Sunday afternoon when the crowd willingly tidied up the main stage areas when given bin bags. What a superb site, what amazing music, what lovely people. I love The Big Chill.’ Richard

‘Everyone I met reckoned the Big Chill is the kind of venture / organisation / family / event that we judge everything else by. It’s amazing and we all felt priveleged to be part of something so fantastic this summer. We thank you unreservedly for getting the venues, the substance and the ethos bang on. That’s how the you get the best festival crowd in the WORLD, methinks.’ Steph

‘WOW… what a weekend… certainly the best festy in my relatively short personal history.’ Phil

‘Ta again P & K and all the Big Chillers for another wonderful weekend… good to see some old faces as well as all the fresh new ones… K & D were fantastic and Giles pulling a silly one n playing Josh Winx was inspired!… think I’ll be saving more money this year to get out 2 Naxos… TA!!!’ Boblet

‘I’d like to pass my thanks on to all of the Big Chill crew. You made my summer! I’ve been a Big Chiller for the past 6 years now, and Lulworth has to have been the best event yet. I’m now sitting at work, listening to ‘Glisten’, dreaming of next summer… Magic!’ Andy

‘Thank you Big Chill for restoring my faith in outdoor music festivals. EG 2000 and this year LC.’ Jah Dee

‘One amazing weekend, a first for me, there is no way it’ll be my last… some of my moments included shiny happy Mixmaster Morris and clambering around under the UV sculpture; cup of tea and Mach V in the rain on Saturday, Bikini Beach Band bringing out the sun; lovely Sarah’s massage with the sounds of Jamie Odell washing over me; FSOL’s Gary Cobain grinning like a loon and dropping in ‘She Sells Sanctuary’ bringing out the air guitarist in us all; K&D under a meteor storm; Mrs Gordon as orange yeti /orang-utan bouncing down the pathway every time I returned to my tent; Mr Jay managing to keep the clouds away; clapping our hands around the Crazy Penis; getting all emotional to Joyful Company of Singers and waking at 5am on Monday to go dance in the 24-hour cafe and watch the musical chairs…
A weekend not likely to be bettered for some time yet… can my credit card stretch to a week in Naxos…?’ Diccon

‘Thanks to Pete, Katrina, Victoria & all the Big Chill crew – especially those running the Mediamix Tent – for putting on a great weekend of chill at another great venue. The castle had a big, almost sentient presence as it overlooked the festival. Again the weekend was very well organised and thought out… All in all, still moving forward with the Big Chill vibe.’ Bill

‘Very good festi – thanks BC organisers! Rain not really a problem (slept until Saturday mid pm!). Highlights were K & D, Amalgamation of Soundz (we need a bit of ?bangin’ chill? at night sometimes!), Giles P, Caro’s flower film and of course Norman Jay – who brought the sun out as usual. Great site, great music, lovely people – isn’t it nice when you’re lost (!) and people adopt you? Roll on Naxos!’ Caroline B

‘A VERY BIG furry thank you with a cherry on top to everyone who made Lulworth such a blinding weekend – Pete & Katrina and all the countless others who organised and worked their pretty backsides off in order to entertain us mere mortals. This was my first BC event and it was everything I’d hoped for and more. The Sanctuary stage was exactly that with the likes of Eva, FSOL, Kirsty Hawkshaw and the most amazing Tom Middleton and the Joyful Company of Singers… shivers down yer spine anyone? I thought that the Stewards and Security staff were in general bloody marvellous… especially when Uncle Wilf had his own pyrotechnic display when his gas stove exploded… Lots of love and a sloppy granny kiss.’ Aunty Ethel

‘Having just spent over an hour and a half catching all the post Lulworth messages, I had a million things I wanted to say. Fortunately as I read on I found that other people said them for me, so I’ll just say one.
The most powerful force in the world? People who love people.’ centreedge

‘Laughing loads. Talking rubbish to strangers. K&D. Scruff. Bent. Norman Jay’s Sunday set on the main stage. Mr Scruff’s Saturday morning radio soiree. Big Chill FM. Running out of batteries for the radio and bodging a battery together with tin foil. Love. Unity. Amalgamation of Soundz. Sunday Sanctuary stage. The sea view. The arts trail. Clean(ish) toilets. Wind. The most diverse musical selection I have heard in a long long time. Dancing. Too much to mention… thanks to you all for making it such a special weekend.’ jonla

‘Thank you P & K for a wonderful time. As a Big Chill virgin I had a fantastic time. Lovely location and superb music… It’s ruined Glastonbury for me now though, don’t think I could ever go there again, far too many people and far too big. Can’t wait for next year.’ Shroom

‘What a complete and utter dream that was. I couldn’t (I didn’t want to) take the grin off my face all weekend… The music was phenomenal. Highlights (from a programme of all highlights) were : Jeni Saint & her mello-cello, Shur-i-Khan (come to the light), Future Sound of London, Leggobeast, Plastyc Buddha, Joyful Company of Singers rehearsing on Sunday morning, Norman Jay (of course), Mandalay, Herbert, Bent and the Flower Film (plus soundtrack)… the art trail… the MINISCULE OF SOUND… going to Lulworth Cove and rolling down the hill with new mateys… dancing, dancing, dancing… hot showers in the morning rain on Saturday felt epic and tears of joy… Thanks to everyone that made it happen. Once in a lifetime, ay? Not bloomin’ likely…’ Steph

‘Just want to pass on my thanks to your crew who were brilliant. Being a BC virgin I was overwhelmed at just how organised and well-maintained the event was. Will be back.’ Jfitz

‘I would just like 2 say a really HUGE thank you 2 everybody involved in making Lulworth Castle Big Chill such a fantastic weekend 2 remember – I had previously heard nothing but good things about the Big Chill but I could not have been prepared 4 what woz 2 come- I only hope enuff money woz made from the event 2 do more next year Thank u from the bottom of my heart – so many nice people – such a brilliant atmosphere – fantastic QUALITY music… Thank u 2 everyone involved in setting the place up – the lights the sculpture the arts trail the UV triangles – never have I seen such attention 2 detail – thank u 2 HEXSTATIC 4 making me laugh my ARSE off… Thank u 2 the people of Lulworth who let us use their land – thank u to all the security and staff working who were as chilled out as most of the crowd. Thank u, thank u, thank u… I REALLY needed that.’ Matman

‘Thank u once again for a most truely soup herb weekend… an absolute stunner. So many new friends and so many old ones… I feel very lucky to have been there. The music was fantastic and the dancing / swaying was most delicious! Thanks for having me… again!’ Sunflower Fairy Kate

‘As an EG stalwart I approached Lulworth with some trepidation. Pete and Katrina, how do you do it, I had to be dragged screaming from the site on Monday, my cries of ?Leave me here till next year? frightening small children and a couple of sheep. Forget the miseryguts who found fault, nothing is perfect but Pete and Katrina had a bloody good try to achieve perfection. Lulworth Castle – Bootiful.’ Gumdrops

‘Lulworth Castle was an absolutely divine venue. One of my must amuzing occurrences was being served by the woman who owns Lulworth Castle with her husband. And believe me at 5pm on Saturday she was loving her participation and loving the interaction with the younger generation.’ Cherie Pamment

‘A huge thank you to everyone involved for a weekend that was a delight from start to finish. Conversations with total strangers, warm eye contact, Big Chill FM and an attention to detail that spoke everywhere of the enthusiasm of the organisers. Highs? Norman Jay, Kruder & Dorfmeister, the child with the bubbles outside the Thali stall, and as for the party in the cocktail courtyard on Sunday… ohhhhhh, Lordy! Yes!’ Steve Leckie

‘I had such an excellent time, went to relax and ended up listening to the finest selection of music I have ever heard in one place. Kirsty Hawkshaw’s performance made me cry, I don’t cry often, such a beautiful voice. Norman Jay made the sun shine, again. I will be back…’ Stuart

‘The Spacehopper Olympics actually happened! We had about 10 hoppers in the events, with at least 20 riders by my reckoning. We held three races, followed by the high jump and musical spacehoppers… So (obviously) the highlight of my weekend was all things hopper-related. But Caro’s sunflower film… wow! Loved it, and managed to see it twice! Lucky me! The rest of the Art Trail was also particularly good at this event… And for someone whose clubbing days are long since over, The Miniscule Of Sound provided a simply marvellous way for me to get a five-minute hit of the good old days by giving me an instant hit of up-the-front under-the-DJs-nose hands-in-the-air raving, with none of the inconvenience! What a top-hole idea! The political debate happened, and was surprisingly successful given the short notice. Thanks to all who contributed, and made it pretty inspiring… It is definitely the people that make the difference.’ Mrs Gordon

‘Just wanted to write and say such a huuuuge thank you to everyone involved in putting the event on and all the beautiful people I had the honour of spending the weekend with. It was my first time and I can’t wait for the next, you are all truly the nicest people in the world!! Cheers!!’ Davey

‘Definitely the best BC event I’ve been to, better than EG for the last 2 years. Great venue, great music… Loved every second!’ Titus

‘The music, the people, the landscape, all AMAZING. It was a magic weekend. Thank you all.’ Jon

‘Thanks to all the Big Chill crew, friends and chilled people for an excellent weekend. Can’t wait for next summer at Lulworth.’ First Timer

‘Oh my God… It was amazing. I couldn’t make it to the Enchanted Garden this year, but I made it to Lulworth and I loved it… right now I am listening to the amazing ?Glisten? compilation, with the amazing Sounds From The Ground track… One love and JAH bless.’ Richard

‘I really enjoyed the layout of the place. The whole vibe was fantastic. The crowd seemed to have a better buzz about it too – but that could just be me!! BRILLIANT. To everyone from organisers to musicians to the staff and general revellers – thanks for making it a tippidy top notch time. The healing field was more organised too which was nice to see… ’ Raunchy Rach

‘Well, what can I say? Big Chill at Lulworth… possibly the best festival I have ever been to in all my days. Totally chilled vibes and musical diversity and production to die for. Well done Pete and Katrina for what should go down in history as a truly monumental festival. I would also like to thank everyone that was there for making my weekend truly chilled and very special.’ Jonla

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Lulworth 2001

March 28th, 2002 by freddie96

Lulworth 2001 Gerry Lyseight
One of the founders of the Mambo Inn and host of Planet Mambo ever since its days on GLR (now London Live), Gerry Lyseight is one of that select band of London DJs with truly international taste – and an audience to match. Watch him bring the night alive as the sun sets this Sunday.
Sun / Open

Gilles Peterson
Acid Jazz, Talkin’ Loud, Worldwide radio – we have a living legend in our midst. For well over a decade now, Gilles Peterson has been where some of the best music is, working tirelessly to bring it to new audiences across the globe. Accompanied this weekend by Earl Zinger, the barmy bard, he’s really going to get this weekend going with his Friday night slot – just as he did with his classic set at EG99.
Fri / Club

Grantby
Judging by their performance at the Enchanted Garden last month – and their contribution to the Big Chill’s ‘Glisten’ – Dan Grigson’s Grantby outfit is in fine form. Dan has joined forces with cellist and composer Stephen Wolff and drummer Paul Cook (not the Sex Pistol), to create a fuller, ever more laidback sound. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon.
Sun / Sanctuary

Grey Area
Grey Area is interested in just that… grey areas, those shady places between dark and light human emotion and the grey areas that exist between music genres themselves. So although Sydney-sider Alex S’s music has been described as ‘melancholic eclectica’, atmospheric dub, and post-rock/jazz, ultimately it is perfect mood music for the outdoor lounge suit.
Fri / Open

Herbert
Matthew Herbert was a hyperactive enough musical artist already before he bought his first sampler. Since then there has been no stopping him – as his recent and highly-acclaimed LP, ‘Bodily Functions’, amply attests. Early Big Chillers will remember his extraordinary performances as Doctor Rockit and Wishmountain, so this weekend marks something of a return home for Matthew after a very busy couple of years out and about.
Sun / Open

Holistic DJs
Steve Dunjey and Jammo have both been DJing for many years now – indeed, Steve was there at the last Shoom with Danny Rampling, and has since appeared at a host of nights such as Sabre Sonic and Pure. Jammo (who also plays in Delta T) is more of a sound system man – Shaka Sound and Fair Share Unity – but together they make a joyful noise.
Sat / Open

Howie B
To call Howie B an artist/producer is to box him too tightly. At the very least he is a talebearer, audiophile, meta-DJ, rhythm designer, noise texturist, label runner, film soundtracker, remixer, rude boy publisher, off-kilter genius, U2 deck terrorist and highly convivial bald angel. Expect rampant creativity and a wayward sense of humour.
Sun / Open

Jamie Odell
If you have heard Jimpster or Audiomontage, you know Jamie’s thing: a progressive and deeply satisfying soundclash of styles, grooves, samples and live musicianship. Having worked with everyone from Coldcut and Kirk Degiorgio to Mixmaster Morris and Airto Moriera, this young man has a reputation for quality and originality that has always endeared him to Big Chillers.
Sun / Sanctuary

Jason Boardman
Jason Boardman is a disc jockey who has been lurking around Northern discoteques for a fair old time now, developing his own style which he describes as ‘anything good with a fierce bottom knocker’ – i.e. an aural infusion of beardless jazz, dirty funk, ip-op, deep disco, dub house and techno beats with a twist of drunk ‘n’ bass plus a wee sniff of soul. He currently resides at Manchester’s weekly Sunday Balearic session Afficionado with Richard Moonboots.
Sun / Open

Jeni Saint
Since Jeni last performed her lush combination of acoustic cello with lush electronic soundscapes and angelic vocals for the Big Chill (EG99), she and her flautist, Tall Clare, have been working with Kirsty Hawkshaw. Jeni is also working on a new album – and saving up for an electric cello. You can hear her here this Friday as well as on ‘Glisten’.
Fri / Sanctuary

Jon Kennedy
We’ve a full compliment this weekend from Brighton’s Tru Thoughts, the label responsible for many of the freshest downtempo sounds around. Like Quantic and Bonobo, Jon Kennedy specialises in funky drums, unusual samples and deft musicianship, all of which will fully evident in his live show this Friday.
Fri / Open

Justin Adams
After years of hard graft writing and recording with Jah Wobble, Sinead O’Connor, Natacha Atlas and Abdel Ali Slimani – not to mention his work as a producer and writer of film scores – Justin Adams’s ‘Desert Road’ LP is finally getting him the recognition he deserves. He is one of the most talented guitarists around – ‘combining the best qualities of J.J. Cale and Ali Farka Toure’ (Charlie Gillett).
Sat / Open

Kinobe
Over the last couple of years Mark Blackburn (Blackie to most) and Julius Waters have come out of nowhere to being one of the most critically acclaimed chill out acts around. They wowed the Enchanted Garden this year, not to mention audiences on the Big Chill’s Australasian tour, so slip into something… and enjoy the ride.
Fri / Open

Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty has travelled a long way since the heady days of hitting the charts with Opus 3′s ‘Fine Day’ and Orbital’s ‘Halycon’ and ‘Lush’. Taking control of her career and working on a number of successful collaborative and solo projects (including work with Afro-Celt Sound System, BT, Ian Pooley and Judie Tzuke), this young lady is making some wonderful music. Give it your ears.
Sun / Sanctuary

Kruder & Dorfmeister
Is there anyone out there who doesn’t own a copy of ‘The K&D Sessions’? We thought so. With the sinewy bass lines and warm sensuality of their distinctive sound, Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister have turned innumerable new listeners onto the pleasures of deep downtempo grooves. It gives us the greatest pleasure to have the K&D UK Sessions – featuring MC Sugar B and visuals by Fritz Fitzke – making their first major live UK appearance at The Big Chill.
Sat / Open

Landslide
Landslide, aka Tim Land, grew up with his drum kit. Having cut his teeth laying down rhythms for a couple of West London bands, followed by a stint as engineer at the Hospital studio, he has subsequently unleashed his raw talent on the world in the form of his ‘Drum & Bossa’ LP. His widescreen mix of downtempo cinematics, bossa breaks and Latin licks is second to none and will easily keep you on your feet.
Fri / Open

Laura B
Producer, engineer, programmer, and songwriter, Laura B is a Parisian living in London who is always up to something, whether it is engineering Arthur Baker’s radio show, jamming on ramjack.co.uk, composing her unique loved-up electronica or throwing one of her infamous parties. A Big Chill regular, this year she is playing both Lulworth and Naxos.
Fri / Open

The Legendary Jesse Belle
If you’re a regular chiller, odds on you will be familiar with the Legendary Jesse Belle. She has laid down her rough-hewn mash of wonky beats and electroid funk at more Big Chill events than she cares to mention, as well as tons of dodgy bars and dubious dives in the London area, not to mention the odd small bash in Glastonbury. ‘She rocks’ – Tom Middleton.
Fri / Club

Lol Hammond
After so many years in the biz, 2001 is turning out to be Lol’s year. With a new album coming out this October on Big Chill Recordings – the sublime and stunning ‘All This Is Bliss’ – and a role in the much-anticipated ‘SW9′ film (for which he has also penned its theme tune), Lol’s ever-present grin is wider than ever. A lovely guy who makes lovely music that really is bliss. One of the year’s most richly rewarding chill-out albums awaits your discovery…
Fri / Sanctuary

Mach V
Mach V – aka Mark van der Vord and a frequent presence on bigchill.net’s forum – has been mixing vinyl, tape, DVD and CD into his trademark drum ‘n’ bass meets ambient and breakbeat sound for over seven years now. His deep (some would say obsessive) love for liquid funk and jump-up drum ‘n’ bass might be just the thing to kickstart your day.
Sat / Club

Mandalay
‘Beautiful’ they sing and beautiful they are. Mandalay – Saul Freeman and Nicola Hitchcock – make expertly crafted, atmospheric pop music that currently has few peers. Mixer magazine in the US hailed their debut as ‘one of 2001′s best albums’, and they will be helping to bring Sunday to a suitably emotive, gentle close.
Sun / Sanctuary

Mark Pritchard
The elusive Cornishman returns. As one half of Global Communications (with Tom Middleton) and a hard-working producer, Mark’s name has become synoymous with emotionally stimulating music, whatever its shape or form. Earlier this year he released a EP under the name Harmonic 33 (one track can be found on the new Big Chill compilation, ‘Glisten’), and delivered a fine set at EG2001. No doubt he’ll do the same here at Lulworth.
Club / Sat

Marshmello
Marsha by name and mellow by nature, Marshmello is the lady with the velvet tones. She will be MCing this weekend on the main stage over Saturday… keeping it smooth, just as she did at this year’s Enchanted Garden.
Sat / Open

The Milky Bar Kid
Under the spur-heeled alias of the Milky Bar Kid, Shane Solanki plays a rawkus blend of gypsy funk, fungle junk and operatic slip hop for midnight cowgirls and disco kittens across the universe. The sunslinging stealth assassin is a regular collaborator with the renegade outposts of Ninja Tune and Anokha, and is the wicked wordsmith responsible for ‘The A-Z of Big Chilling’.
Fri / Club

Minotaur Shock
Minotaur Shock is the solo project of David Edwards, 24-year-old drummer and programmer in the much-touted Bristol combo Bronze Age Fox. Coming from the world of bedroom-based new folk electronica (to coin a genre), his recent ‘Motoring Britain’ EPs got this year off to a great start. He’s here again this weekend with the live band who accompanied him at EG2001.
Fri / Sanctuary

Mixmaster Morris
No gathering of the chill out tribe is quite complete without this man. Certainly few DJs can boast a more eclectic or dazzling knowledge of contemporary music (witness his recent ‘Abstract Funk Theory’ compilation). He’s an expert at delivering soft music under stars, so there can be few better ways of ending Friday than with the most irresistible Mixmaster of them all.
Fri / Sanctuary

MK Ultra
A founder member of the Merry Pranksters (with his cousin Brian), MK Ultra has been pushing the boundaries of good behaviour for many a year now with club nights such as Rumpus Room, Melting Pot and A Little Head Music. Named after the CIA’s infamous experiments with LSD, this man is here to mess with your head.
Sat / Club

Modaji
Modaji is the mystical moniker of Dominic Jacobson, eccentric soul subversive and member of the Restless Soul Collective who fuses Latin, soul, techno and house like no-one else can. With his numerous releases on Laws of Motion, he has picked up fans all over the world – despite being, at heart, a purveyor of superb London Soul.
Fri / Club

Mr Hermano
Four years ago, Ben Mitchell (Faze Action and Idjut Boys producer) and Chris Fleming (Laws Of Motion label boss) fused their love of Latin licks and Mr Hermano was born. Two albums later, their sound is more summery than ever – and with their nine-piece band, they are guaranteed to put a smile on your face and some rhythm in your feet.
Sat / Sanctuary

Mr Scruff
The faithful will know already that you can’t have a summer Big Chill gathering without the inimitable and eclectic Scruffster, one of the very few artists to have rocked all four Enchanted Gardens to date. With more residencies and remixes under his belt than we care to mention, Mr Scruff is rapidly becoming one of the UK’s most valuable cultural treasures. If you don’t love this man, you need help. It’s as simple as that.
Fri / Open

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