Red Echo

September 27, 2015

Deep Playa 2015

Well, that was a fun weekend, out in the trees near Sedro-Woolley. This was apparently the fourth year of the Deep Playa campout and it looked to be around 300 people this time. There were interesting art projects, fun activities, decent music, and overall a happy burnery festival vibe despite the cold damp weather.

AJ and I camped out in our big truck, as is becoming usual, and while it really needs a heater, at least it’s insulated and we had a generator powering the electric blanket. We also hung a big tarp off the side of the truck and made a shaded area where we could set up the propane camp fire – and lo there was much gathering and enjoying on Saturday night, as everyone was pretty much clustered up around one fire or another.

I brought the small version of my sound system and set it up by our camp, renegade-style. Two 15″ subs and two Mackie 450 tops – it was more sound than we needed, honestly, and I had a great time rocking the neighborhood with it. I played an electroswing set on Friday afternoon, and three psytrance sets at various other times when the mood struck me. I also got to play glitch-hop on the big main stage sound system Saturday night – it was a little challenging, perhaps due to the cold, but it went well anyway and I’m glad I did it.

Tomorrow it’ll be time to unpack; tonight I’m making an early night of it.