Comments on: Big Chill! http://www.eyelashjam.co.uk/2006/08/10/big-chill/ The Intermittant and oft Incoherent Outpourings of one Mr James Leahy ESQ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:10:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Dave http://www.eyelashjam.co.uk/2006/08/10/big-chill/#comment-764 Dave Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:33:40 +0000 http://www.eyelashjam.co.uk/2006/08/10/big-chill/#comment-764 Good stuff, cheers for the review :) "Lost Vagueness" is a Glasto phenomenon; like "The Glade", it appears to have spawned a spin-off. I'm still not entirely sure what it's all about; at Glasto it seems to only really get going in the middle of the night. I'm not entirely surprised it appeared disorganised! Although I'm pleased it's successful and can't really complain that it gets bigger ever year, it's worrying to hear that it's starting to be invaded by noisy, litter-strewing clubbers. Also the increased security, which hints at a loss of innocence. I can see why there's a trend towards getting more "big names" in... I remember the first year I went there were very few names I recognised and fewer still that got me excited... on the other hand, I had a fantastic time once I was there, regardless, so maybe it's not the right spirit. Besides which, they'd have to be the "right" names. Nizlopi and the Proclaimers I can see; Lily Allen and Sparks less so. Vashti Bunyan I'd not heard of until recently, but Lig informs me that she was a very influential folk artist in her day, so I'm not sure it's fair to accuse her of being "dragged out of obscurity" -- surely most acts at the Chill are fairly obscure anyway, and mostly with less history. Anyway, glad you had as fantastic a time as ever, and hopefully we shall all return next summer :) Good stuff, cheers for the review :)

“Lost Vagueness” is a Glasto phenomenon; like “The Glade”, it appears to have spawned a spin-off. I’m still not entirely sure what it’s all about; at Glasto it seems to only really get going in the middle of the night. I’m not entirely surprised it appeared disorganised!

Although I’m pleased it’s successful and can’t really complain that it gets bigger ever year, it’s worrying to hear that it’s starting to be invaded by noisy, litter-strewing clubbers. Also the increased security, which hints at a loss of innocence.

I can see why there’s a trend towards getting more “big names” in… I remember the first year I went there were very few names I recognised and fewer still that got me excited… on the other hand, I had a fantastic time once I was there, regardless, so maybe it’s not the right spirit. Besides which, they’d have to be the “right” names. Nizlopi and the Proclaimers I can see; Lily Allen and Sparks less so. Vashti Bunyan I’d not heard of until recently, but Lig informs me that she was a very influential folk artist in her day, so I’m not sure it’s fair to accuse her of being “dragged out of obscurity” — surely most acts at the Chill are fairly obscure anyway, and mostly with less history.

Anyway, glad you had as fantastic a time as ever, and hopefully we shall all return next summer :)

]]> By: James http://www.eyelashjam.co.uk/2006/08/10/big-chill/#comment-788 James Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:38:00 +0000 http://www.eyelashjam.co.uk/2006/08/10/big-chill/#comment-788 I was probably just being grumpy about the fact that there was considerably less electronica around this year and a much larger share of the sets being given over to performer + guitar. Maybe it's only me who thinks that there are just too many of them. With the Chill, I thought that I'd found a festival that made a point of championing the kind of music that couldn't be found anywhere else. I thought that it existed because the obscure stuff was familiar to Big Chillers. The program stated that Ms Bunyan "...had no contact with the music business for 25 years..." and I would still argue that Ms Bunyan was only there because "Diamond Day" was used in a recent ad campaign. Thanks for the feedback BTW! I thought I'd rambled on for so long that no one would read it! Next year, we'll return. Oh yes. I was probably just being grumpy about the fact that there was considerably less electronica around this year and a much larger share of the sets being given over to performer + guitar. Maybe it’s only me who thinks that there are just too many of them. With the Chill, I thought that I’d found a festival that made a point of championing the kind of music that couldn’t be found anywhere else. I thought that it existed because the obscure stuff was familiar to Big Chillers. The program stated that Ms Bunyan “…had no contact with the music business for 25 years…” and I would still argue that Ms Bunyan was only there because “Diamond Day” was used in a recent ad campaign.

Thanks for the feedback BTW! I thought I’d rambled on for so long that no one would read it! Next year, we’ll return. Oh yes.

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