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Rebirth of the underground
in Hungary
The very first Goa Trance tunes in
Hungary were probably played
by DJ Oleg around ‘92, and by
2000 there was a strong community
meeting at Psy Trance parties
every week. The Hungarian psychedelic
scene might have seen bigger
peaks in its almost 20 years
of history, but it is still a fantastic
and popular scene. Ozora festival
and producers like Para Halu,
Kalumet or Insector make the Hungarian
scene well-known around
the globe.
Progressive seems to be the most
popular style at the parties today,
but there is a fair share of Full On
and Dark Psy fanatics as well. Meeting
them you’ll realize one thing is
common among all of them: They
will offer you Palinka, a liquor from
fruits, and it will be strong. Trance
people here love Palinka just as
much as making friends, if you plan
a visit you can always ask the community
for help on forum.goa.hu.
Hungarian electronic music parties
are suffering from a strict new
law recently, as a consequence of
a tragic accident in January when
three young girls died in an overcrowded
club in Budapest. As a reaction,
the shocked public authorities
now became extremely busy closing
down venues and setting back events
since this occurrence. It is especially
hard for open air parties, although
they’ve always been the heart and
soul of the Hungarian scene. On
the bright side, there are signs of a
rebirth of the real underground and
its nostalgic secret parties, and of
course hard times bring the community
even closer together: No one
wants to miss the few open air gatherings
that are still happening.
As one of the fixed dates of this summer,
Bakony festival is held 15-17th
July at the shores of a beautiful lake
surrounded by the mighty denominator,
the mountain itself. If there
is one thing for sure, it’s that everybody
is drawn to Ozora, held in the
beginning of August. With more than
10 thousand visitors in the valley
every year, Ozora has slowly become
one of biggest meeting points of the
psychedelic world, and of course the
proud Hungarian tribe.
If you are up to make both festivals
you can easily spend the time
inbetween checking out Budapest’s
famous nightlife and bars or - since
there are no relevant distances in
Hungary - you can visit one of the
country’s ten national parks or head
to the biggest lake, Balaton and
have a traditional retro holiday on
the beach. Take your camping gear
with you always, in Hungary you
can legally camp almost anywhere.
Tips and Facts
� Any kind of drugs are strictly illegal
in Hungary, smoking marijuana
in public places can quickly
get you in trouble
� If you travel by train try to look
for „Intercity” whenever you can,
there is a small additional fee
but it’s well worth the speed and
cleanness of the trains.
� Average entrance ticket to a psytrance
party is 8-10 Euros. Interestingly
enough you can find
Techno / House / Breakbeat
events in Budapest for 5 Euros
or free. Beer however is usually
cheaper in Psy Trance parties
(between 1,5 and 3 Euros).
Suzanne (Psylife)
Links
Goa.hu forum:
http://forum.goa.hu
Ozora Festival:
www.ozorafestival.eu/2011
Bakony Festival:
http://goo.gl/hnSld
Para Halu: www.parahalu.net
Kalumet: www.kalumet.hu
Psylife Music: www.psylife.net
Zsuzsanna Hirschl
Psylife.net / Psylife Music