Atilla

Yes, we are going back to the jungle, head-first and at high speed. And it's the right type of Jungle - Jungle as in music, as in D&B not as in forests, heat and tropical disease.

It's a disease of the mind, it's raw and dynamic, it's uplifting and devastating, it is the mood of power. And it's back, from the good old days. It's not like it ever really went away, it just kind of went on a more urban underground scene. And along with the powerful British Jungle beats came along a few new strong moods from the East - Ukraine, Serbia, Bulgaria and Macedonia. And along with bassdrive.com my playlist started having hmsu.org, at first, and recently eilo.org's new D&B channel.

And I realized I shouldn't be missing out on things so bad, although I never stopped showing up at good D&B events, not in Thessaloniki, not in Oslo, not in Sofia. There's always someone to drag me there. And drag me they did - to a true legend - Rony Size in the Hristo Botev hall, Sofia. It was a month ago but I still remember how we barely walked out of there that night. Easily 1500-2000 people, maybe more, maybe less and at the end we were almost begging to stop. The mood in that place is great, I love the stage in my home country. I've been at awesome places, great parties, amazing people, but nothing can beat the amassed mood of a Bulgarian crowd, ready for a party. That and the amazing Rony Size and Dynamite MC. Yes, wellcome to Sofia.

And you can't stop, and you can't stop, and you can't stop.

Jungle is massive! Hahahaha

/me is teasing his eardrums with the wicked sounds of the crazy Noisia

It's a funny term that a colleague of mine told me. He was reffering to an advertisement, although I've no idea if it's just a joke in the ad or something else. It doesn't really matter.

What fascinates me is the irony behind the ad. In the last one month I've been to 2 (two) great concerts, all in the same place - one of the biggest concert halls around. First one was Korn, second one was tonight - Queens Of The Stone Age. Really really good ones, with the second one being slightly better. At least in the way people behaved.

And they behaved very, very, excruciatingly depressing. I mean - they were great concerts, great bands, we had lots of fun, I could squeeze a pound of water out of my clothes after the one tonight.

But man - I've never felt more like in a dead forest. There were just logs around me - motionless, without expression, passion, enthusiasm. Fuck, without a sign they're alive. For the love of the god, people - move, make a sound, do something. It's a fucking rock concert, not classical music. Lord, are you stiff indeed. I forgive only the ones that were nicely stoned and having lots of fun in a different way.

That doesn't really bother me though. Do whatever the hell you want. I don't care. Maybe you like it that way. Not my problem anyway. But Jesus are some of you uptight bastards. A few of us that were having fun sometimes got looks like they got the plague or some shit. Fuck you uptight motherfucker - if you don't like it - move to the back of the line, little whiny bitch. I'm here to have fun, not provide for you - depressing emo.

Man, am I pissed. That's just getting me started, I'm not even close to getting to describe the full extent of my annoyance.

But screw that - I'd rather say that both gigs were awesome. I didn't write anything about Korn, but that was the third time I see them - they'll forgive me. Enough to say that I've seen them in a small hall in Thessaloniki, with their greatest fans ever - a total of 400, maybe 500 people. And on the most exhausting experience in my life - on Norwegian wood. I've no clue how I lasted through the whole thing there. How it could be so different than the one in Spectrum... I refuse to understand - don't even try to explain. And Queens Of The Stone Age, simply owned the place. They were amazing, all the good stuff, really dynamic and at the end simply wiped my mind. Brilliant. They were SO bloody good in the end, they got all the crowd moving, screaming, jumping - at long last.

I love Oslo. I love the people I meet, the places I go to. The bands I see - Norwegian and foreign alike, the DJs that play in the clubs. Everyone I've met and I've hang out with - we've had amazing fun. Everyone I know.

As for everyone I just offended - well .. I don't care. I'm happy I managed to get some emotion out.

Now .. Time for a proper, smuggled drink