I recall attending last summer the week-end prior to Offworld a very private party at this location and felt so privileged to be there looking at the stars, through the opening in the trees.. the beauty .. and this year to celebrate Beltane, the ancient Celtic Fire Festival it happened again!



On Beltane night, the cattle were driven between two bonfires to protect them from disease and couples wishing for fertility would “jump the fires". The modern version still celebrates the marriage of the Goddess and the God, and the passage of the Goddess from Maiden to Mother. VJ’s and decor worked well at night as well as during the day.. an outdoor space can be difficult to define.. The visuals were particularly outstanding. I escaped on a walk in the desert.

In spite of the police getting involved at each and every stage of the party, whether in bad by first granting then refuting the licence a week prior to the party, or in good by not only helping the on-site first aid crew to deal with a person who collapsed on the dance floor and needed immediate medical attention, but also letting the party restart afterwards. Thumbs up to Surrey police on that one! Thank you Omniscience for your tactful approach!

The Omniscience Beltane outdoor party marked for me the start of the outdoor parties’ season. We had two beautiful stages between the main Psy stage and the traditional Omniscience live music stage. The latter not only allows for music to be played regardless, and in spite of the police requirements for the noise to be kept down, but also acts as a brilliant rain protection! Neat!

Although the sound had to be kept not as loud as we would have liked for quite a while, the music was of the highest quality from start to finish... Neutral Motion, Centauro, Ade Scorb, Tom Lurk, Karl, Natzan, Tim, Chris & Nico.. OOo and the new live act of the A.R.T Conspiracy, a side project from the Psymmetrix brothers al an' Richie and Tron, particularly got my attention as they successfully. combined Tron well known and loved sound with the harder edgy underground Psymmetix sound.
I simply HAD to go and ask who they were..

Besides a few hiccups, familiar faces, beautiful smiles and happy wacky people were all around..
Taking the risk to sound bias, this was for me as well as for many, many others a truly soul nourishing experience. Especially after all the recent problems we experienced in and around London! I hadn’t felt this safe in a long time! I shall certainly keep an eye out for Omniscience next events! I have to say, it is a pity there are not more week-ends in the month as 8 parties a month is nowhere near enough! Tehee..

My recommendation for the next two weeks? Goa Matrix, Indian connection and ... yes, they are finally back outdoors, Psycircle! Solution is Banana! .. See you on the dance floor, and definitely under the stars!

©Arial AElise