I
don’t know what you guys were doing at the ‘big
chill weekender’ , but I most definitely went
down to the woods to play. Set in Eastnor castle the
backdrop in draw droopingly beautiful. I bumbled down
the hill with my back pack ready for a weekend of fun
and immediately my senses were met with a whiff of vegetarian
curry, but immediately also dismayed by the OTT security
guards that prized my booze of me like a new born baby
from it’s mother, bummer!!
The pain of this separation didn’t
last long as the Winnie the poo type settings lifted
my spirits (much like the guards)! and I saw a vision.
No this was not the second coming this was the newly
crowned Annie Nightingale, parting the clouds, systematically
throwing down breaks… Big Chill I have landed.
Rizzla Stage - “Anne Nightingale Queen of Breaks”
-bounce bounce bounce all around I am a Duracell bunny,
Rizzla stage is a new addition to the chill, was Hawaiian
theme was rammed with “Butt Shaking “ bodies,
Really kicked off the weekend.
Club Tent - “Roots Manuva”
- “witness the fitness “ hip hop/dub/electronica.
Many many classic old tunes warm up the crowed with
Rodney Smith distinctive voice, always a good foot shaker.
Castle Stage - “Little Dragon”
beautiful eclectic with a dash of hard pop Little Dragon
was a happy find at the chill, petit lead singer entranced
the audience with the engulfing views of the castle
grounds. The lead singer Yukimi radiant and powerful
vocals.
Castle Stage - “The Orb” phrase
as the “ granddaddies of ambient house’
hedonistic waves have warmed raver's of the whole for
many years, they bring a truly unique and blissful sounds
that go hand in hand with any sunrise, while ravers
wobble about. The true gods of Ambient House.
Open Air Stage - “Hot 8 Brass Band”
Can I just say “Sexual Healing” the legendary
renowned Hot 8 Brass Band coming from the home of New
Orleans bring there truly wonder up beat music Soul,
Jazz & Gospel influenced music with the most incredible
cover of Sexual Healing by Marvin Gay, made whole crowed
shake there ass, joyful smiles in the Big Chill Sunshine
I would not want to be any where else right now.
Main Stage - “The Mighty Boosh”:
A preview warm up to Mighty Boosh sounds exciting, filled
with promise of humour (its Noel Fielding little brother
/sister hard to tell with the all in one leotard?) &
fun what a let down, this set to warm us up for the
Boosh was an abomination to the Boosh family, badly
mixed set with songs literally stopping and the new
one starting was poor, with shouting taunts from DJ
demanding us to move. How we where all relieved when
the legendary Boosh step on stage Howard and Noel we
love you. With classic moon and eel catcher to amuse
us and many more strange and wonderful characters, it’s
not for the faint hearted but practaly loved by all,
as the boosh hits cult statues.
Open Air stage - “ Tom Middleton”
-house classic early 80’s 90’ as the crowds
started to disperse from The Boosh, an over whelming
introduction for Tom Middleton, so I could here glimmers
of “what that.. ...cant quite hear ……ow
my god it Moby “Go” with a mad mixture of
old school rave images flooded the screen we have stepped
back into the late 1980’s early 1990’s Acid
House, The whole crowed retreated back to the stage
and everyone when for it. This man is a genius I had
needed the loo for a good 2 hours before he started
his set, and I could not leave my dancing position to
the very end with classic like Candy Staton "You
got the Love", "Show me Love" by Robin
F, Bizarre Ink - "Playing with Nights", Moby
Go - Acid House, this was the high light of the chill
for me. I loved it!!
Castle Stage - “Mr Scruff”
is one of the pinnacles of the festival like a rich
tea biscuit with your cuppa, me is a must. Happy joyful
beats makes the crowed bop like around like at s kid
party, Mr scruff is an institution at the Big Chill
with playful illustrative visuals of baked bean shaped
people mixed with funky jazz is always a hit.
Club tent - “Asian Dub Sound System
DJ Set” - percussion badgering over the beats
was an uplifting and just hard ass dance set.
Open-air stage - headlined The Bays and
The Heritage Orchestra :
The Sunday of the Chill was blessed by the quirky yet
inspirational bays mix with heritage orchestra Improvisation
eclectic mix of new sounds. Strings and hones section
meet keyboards, electronic, base and drums. All manners
of club styles, Bay sets are unique and different every
time. This was a perfect way to see out The Big Chill.
God only 365 days to go to the next chill
what will I do!!
Written By Vertity Lamb
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