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Enchanted Garden 2002

July 12th, 2002 by freddie96

Enchanted Garden 2002 E N C H A N T E D F E E D B A C K # 2

What a great weekend! Only got to EG at 11pm in time to catch the treats of International Observer. It didn’t take long to relax though.
For me, highlights of the weekend were:
- The Bays – they were rockin in Naxos, they’re now even better!
- Laura B – so mysterious.
- Chilled by Nature – totally delivered on the ambitious live brass. Look forward to hearing more.
- The hilarious John Hegley
- Realising people in the Sanctuary audience were singing along to mine and Ben’s reworking of ‘50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.’
Paul (Diversity.)

Thanks for a wonderful weekend to all involved, my first EG and it was beautiful. Some of the many highlights for me: SoxaN and the great visuals, Mach v, Bonobo, centre edge, Boomclick, the peacocks, Quantic, Lambchop, the sunshine, Mr Scruff, the Bays, sitting outside the tent in the sunshine listening to sunflower kate and kieran*’s radio show. But by far the best bit were the mushrooms outside the club tent, fantastic!!!
Miss Shroom

Thank you again for your support of me n’ Rob’s label and Bonobo whom we represent. I think you are in a great position to be able to support new music… We have had loads of contact from people saying they enjoyed the gig and two brilliant sets from Si and Rob. We have been extremely vocal about The Big Chill ever since Bonobo’s debut in 2000 and it really is the way we measure how our year has been and will go when we play there. So thank you again for your support and for inviting us to be involved in the family.
Paul Jonas, Tru Thoughts

As usual, everyone was lovely. My favourite moments of the festival were:
1) being sung an extremely funny song by six girls, one of whom I believe was spawned by the seed of Clive Craske
2) seeing Luke Gordon’s daughter make everyone smile
3) watching my crew (Equal I, Folasade and Del Ruby) assume the jedi stance and bomb Lord Jay’s set with bubbles and bliss
Shane

The Bays, Tom Middleton, Hexstatic – as good as it gets. Stick it on – top idea, top tunes. Salvia divinorum……….. say no more.
Jem

My fave moments: PITCH BLACK – wicked digi-dub and general good vibes. INTERNATIONAL OBSERVER – blew me away big time. Good to see Tom Bailey doing quality music. AMBA – Tom, you played some fantastic music. DRINKING BLOODY MARYS – The cocktail bar really knew how to make a mean BM. Did the job. CHATTING to loads of well sound people – and getting to meet people’s partners and family. PERFORMING on Saturday night on the Sanctuary stage and REALLY enjoying it And, well, just being there, i guess…
Bruce Bickerton

My favorite moments, that I can remember! Watching the most beautiful girl strolling alongside a solitary bubble as she flirted with it! Kissing someone’s bottom during Norman’s Stormin’ set!!! Supping a Tangerine Dream with the sun beating down in the garden! Meeting more Forum people! Dancing to Zero 7 playing the glorious ‘Umi Says’. All the music was just fantastic – much love to Ruby for a top broken beat set – and whoever dropped Carmel’s ‘Harakiri Blues’ to close the MediaMix Tent – what a closer!!! Much love and many thanks to all for making it such a top weekend!
Denis

The crowd knitting while Tom Middleton was being Amba. Surely that will go down in Big Chill folklore. Rob Luis’ set and the great atmosphere in the crowd when he was on. Baby peacocks – how cute. Camping under a tree. Seeing Pete Lawrence walking around backstage on his own on about 5 separate occasions with a happy smile on his face. The showers. Very nice. Lambchop and in particular ‘Up With People’. Made me grin like a loony and sent shivers up and down my spine. Getting a copy of 11cc and listening to it all the way home. Meeting so many amazingly friendly people while picking up their litter during the Zero 7 DJ set. Meeting so many nice and funny people who were part of the crew set up. And finally the complete chilled feeling I have despite being at work with an overflowing in-tray. I love the Big Chill and it loves us. It’s the perfect relationship.
Arthur Tacklebrush

Well, it was my first Big Chill but not the last!!! Fave moments: meeting the Bickerton clan, doing yoga in the sun in the middle of the shells on Saturday morning, eating loads of ice cream, cups of tea and chocolate brownies in the kava kava tent, circus workshops, tying Julie up with string at the Sanctuary stage and watching Simon Munnery on Sunday night, cooked brekkie on monday morning…
Claire Phillips

Thanks for including Amphibian in such a great
festival. Especially big thanks to your tech crew who were right on the money. It was a good way for us to finish a succesful if brief UK tour. Hope the other Big Chills are wicked.
Amphibian

Another brilliant weekend. Thanks to everyone involved. I love The Big Chill. Too much good stuff to list, but honourable mentions to: Lambchop – perfect music at a perfect time. Did I really see Kurt Wagner a) stand up and b) cover The Buzzcocks? Inspired. DJ Derek – a genius in Rayon. Norman Jay – I’ve seen every Big Chill set he’s done, and I thought that this was his best. Perfect selection, better mixing than usual and three hours still wasn’t enough. Antibalas – what better way to finish? Absolutely class. Roll on August.
M

There were too many fave moments to list them all here. Overall though mine would be the chance to spend time in the gardens listening to some beautiful music with lots of happy, like-minded people. There is one thing which was in some ways a small, but an important part of the festival is something which sums up for me the ethos of The Big Chill and the care taken towards the event – the leave no trace posters. Wonderful. Lets hope This COULD Happen again next year.
Bill

Hexstatic’s set on Friday night – cracking visuals!! Respect boys! The whole of Saturday evening in the Sanctuary area: Boomclick – ass-kicking greatness, Lol Hammond, the last song in Laura B’s set made me VERY happy and to cap it all, the amazing atmosphere as Pete opened his Chilled by Nature set – Pete playing in front of many of his Chilldren who looked on with respect and awe, and finally, Sarah , Phoebe and Clare (clan amukidi) getting fully into the groove and standing in the pouring rain to watch Tom’s set with my visuals. PERFECT evening!
Amukidi

Congratulations on an awesome ‘chill’. Good vibes all round.
DJ Pathaan, Orchestral World Groove

… waking up to Rum punch on Saturday and Jayne and Adrian’s hula bar… socks and shoes off dancing to Lol … the SoxaN party and watching crowd reactions to mates playing good tunes (well done, chaps) … being girlies-in-awe of Victor Davies (Kit – ‘there will never be anyone else…’) … being entranced my the beauty of Lamb and Lambchop. Ahhh … baby peacocks … loving the British mud-lovers (carrying on regardless is quality)… Tangerine Dreams (oooooh, yes) … wandering aimlessly from one good thing to the next … all the good loving … cuddles in the rain watching the wicked finale act … and of course just spending time with friends old and new … always an inspiration and a privilege to know such a bunch of clever and committed nutcases
Janet

Thanks for a wonderful weekend in a magical spot…
Leyton, Rotor+

This was my third EG, and here are my highlights… My Ayurvedic massage during Victor Davies’ set on Sunday (40 minutes of bliss – I’m still floating). Tom Middleton (all his sets). Saturday at the Sanctuary in general; Boomclick, Chilled by Nature and Lol Hammond in particular. The sun. Tartiflette. Wool. Plenty of others, as always… I love The Big Chill and all of its Chilldren
Amajiro

Here’s my tuppence worth of highs. Top 10s. Peahens and their chicks. Afternoons in the Sanctuary. Amba in wool shock. Chilled By Nature. Sundaze sci-fi movies. Lamb. 9 Naked Men Walking Down The Road. Zero 7. Friendly people everywhere. The Warm Showers.
James H

Everything… the people, the music, the place, the beauty, sanctuary stage in the lazy afternoons, dance and main stage at night, art trail even later in the night, lamb, scruff, norman, bays, quantic, soxan, the falafel place, strawberry lush cocktails… the best weekend ever can’t wait till next year. love you all.
Chris2

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Enchanted Garden 2002

July 12th, 2002 by freddie96

Enchanted Garden 2002 E N C H A N T E D F E E D B A C K # 1

I had a fantastic time. This was my fourth BC and it was the best one I’d been to – partly because of the like-minded generous-spirited people I have met through it, and partly because it all looked and sounded more beautiful than ever.
Sadie McGradie

I have been going to festivals for the past 30 years (I started young…ish, honest). EG2002 was my first Big Chill event and I can honestly say it was the friendliest, most enjoyable event I have ever been to. It compares very favourably to the free festivals of the 70s and blows some of the larger, more famous ones right out of the water.
F4Vess

Thankyou to everyone… everyone there… you re all beautiful, open-minded and happy people! Everyone involved in organising this perfect weekend ….. Pete and Katrina …. you’re still my heroes!
Sunflower Kate

Loved every minute of it – it’s always my favourite gig! Lambchop really did it for me as did the now traditional Norman Jay set.
Rob Wood

Just got back home, but am tempted to put my tent up in Brockwell Park, take a big stereo with copies of Good Times, Glisten, a secret recording of the Open Dex session, SoxaN CD, Chilled By Nature, All This Is Bliss, and Tom’s Amba set. That was a truly, truly, special weekend – my bestest one yet (EG I mean, not weekend. Although, now that I think about it…)
Herby Vor

Too many highlights to mention… However I must say a massive THANK YOU to all who came down to our little slice of DJ Democracy on Saturday afternoon at the MediaMix Tent. The atmosphere was amazing… the DJs were superb, 15 spinners of varying experience who rocked the crowd for the whole afternoon.
Small Gene Paul

Hope you enjoyed Enchanted Garden – I know I did.
Mixmaster Morris

Had a fantastic time. Didn’t get to see as much as I wanted to due to my stewarding hours, but really enjoyed XAN, Pitch Black, Badmarsh and Shri, Norman Jay, Mr Scruff, the man in the bottle on the art trail, John Hegley, Simon Munnery, the short films on Sat night/ Sunday morning. Also liked the extra space given to the Sanctuary stage.
To add to this the general atmosphere, vibe, and people were brilliant too – lots of fun and hassle free. I had a thoroughly excellent time and met some great stewards who I hope I see at Eastnor too – although I’ve treated myself to a ticket for that one, but will no doubt be stewarding at one of them again next year.
Simon

One of my fave DJ sets ever.
Rob Luis

OMG it was fabulous. I had no idea a Chill could be so Chilled. And thanks to whoever arranged the unexpected weather. And the great food stalls. Oh and the baby peacock was dead cute too.
Helen

Brilliant. Wonderful. Blinding. Music was perfect and the atmosphere was fun, fun, fun. Beautifully organised. Peacocks behaved politely (nearly lost a toe) and the staff were pucker. My friend fitz lost her purse – it was handed in (thank you whoever that was) and one of the BC crew brought it around to her on a bmx – pure class! Best moment? Hard call – I’d have to go for the tree with projections though – while watching that, I could hear everything going on around the site at once. Odd? One for Eastnor please!
Ed

I really enjoyed it. I shall be coming to Eastnor to check out Andreas Vollenweider, as they used to have his albums on continually at the Café del Mar, so it would great to see him live.
Phil Mison

Now that was wicked. Was a great weekend – spent getting high, chilling to good music, enjoying good company and falling hopelessly for a random member of the audience at Norman Jay’s set last night (!)… Norman Jay’s set was even better than last year, some unexpected things in the form of Izzi Dunn and some old school D’n'B as well as all Norm’s usual grooves. My second big chill – totally different but just as good as Lulworth last year (my first one). Roll on Eastnor!
The Gwyn

An absolutely blinding weekend for me and the whole SoxaN crew. Letting us get involved really helped make this one very special. Great buzz playing in the club tent on Friday!
Sh*t Bob

Big Chill we do love you, my fourth year and still wicked. Tom Middleton absolutely ROCKED – best dance i have had in years. Hexstatic also amazing – again.
ses

best festival I’ve ever been to. It was my first time and I will certainly be there next year!
fatboybaby

It was the best so far, for me, at any rate. I had the best time ever since the first one (for differing reasons – the first will always be the first, first time discovering the gardens, the glorious weather) this one worked so well musically, dynamically, geographically, entertainingly…
Mach V

Best festival experience ever! Lovely music, lovely people, lovely gardens, lovely atmosphere – pure lovely. I think it’s brilliant that so many people can hang out in the same place with no aggro, no litter, no thieving. My main moments were definitely Lamb and Sunday afternoon at the Sanctuary stage. Thanks Big Chill because you have renewed my faith in people for one thing and camping in the rain no longer seems quite so horrid!
Beloved

Best festival I have been to as well… loved the whole feel of the place, the people, the sights and sounds. I don’t think I heard one cross word spoken all weekend. Thanks to everyone involved… just wish I could make it to Eastnor.
g_man

Now I can see straight and can safely say I had a great time thank you very much! Norman Jay, Badmarsh & Shri, The Orchestra making So-Solid crew look small… those sea-whelk sound swirls, everyone on about knitting, the multimedia-tent… especially the 9 Naked Men… or was it 8?
Pierre Haggar

Highlights? Things that are already burned into the memory are – the sun coming out on both Saturday and Sunday afternoon, International Observer, MJ Cole, Laura B for showing that laptop music doesn’t have to be dull to look at and a great final tune, the Pete Lawrence mini-big band, Lambchop for being Lambchop, Boomclick – you rocked, Eva with two cellos and a upright bowed base, Rob Luis set, a dance tent full on SoxaN, The League Against Tedium, Alucidnation for ‘I’m Not in Love’, tent and building interiors dressed with style and fun, Amba aka Tom Middleton for the most incredible set all in tune that got every one dancing in the rain, meeting up so many people old and new… too many, too many, too many things.
centre edge

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