Architects Of The Portal: Crafting The Festival Flow.
The Architects of the Portal: Crafting the Festival Flow shines a light on the passionate and dedicated artists and crews working tirelessly behind the scenes. These collectives create immersive, inspiring worlds, and Ravers co is immensely grateful for their imagination, creativity, and commitment to our community. There is a specific moment at every gathering, where…
Festival Gamification: How Quest-Core is Transforming the Rave Scene
Festival Gamification goes beyond simple digital badges or high scores; it’s about transforming the dancefloor into an exciting mission. Having spent a summer traversing the diverse landscapes of the Aotearoa circuit, I’ve witnessed a shift in frequency when we move from being spectators to active players in a collective narrative. We are no longer attending…
The Art of Psychedelic Colour: Why We’re Drawn to Neon, Gradients, and Glow
If you’ve ever walked into a rave and felt like you’ve accidentally stepped inside a high-voltage rainbow, you’re not alone. Psychedelic Colour has a chokehold on us; neon pinks that hum like power lines, electric blues that look like they’ve been charged by Tāwhirimātea himself, gradients smoother than your cousin’s new fade. But why? Why…
Summer Music Festivals in Aotearoa: A Raver’s Guide to 5 of the Season’s Most Exciting Psychedelic Gatherings.
Aotearoa’s Summer Music Festival season is a cultural heartbeat – a mix of bass-heavy nights, psychedelic wonderlands, and multi-day celebrations set against some of the most stunning landscapes in the world. From Northland’s hidden valleys to Golden Bay’s wild bush, these festivals have grown into defining rituals for thousands of local and international travellers alike.…
Ravewear Revolution: The Rhythm of Fashion & Frequency
“rhythm is fundamental to the spirit/like the beat of tribal drum“ Since the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, the rhythm of ravewear and rave culture has transformed from an underground movement into a global phenomenon, with fashion and frequency evolving together to reflect the spirit of each era. What began in the shadows of abandoned…
PLUR: Peace, Love, Unity, Respect: The Pulse Of The Party.
In the haze of strobe lights and smoke machines, beneath the sequins and sweat, there’s a silent code that connects ravers across generations and geographies. It’s not a brand or a trend or a particular sub-genre of dance music, it’s a philosophy. PLUR: Peace, Love, Unity, Respect, emerged from the underground rave scene of the…
Groove, Glow, Repeat. AUM Winter Series II: A Night On A Twisty Hill With Science Of Sound NZ & Mental Broadcast Subverso (Brazil)
As I crawled through the tangled roots of the kānuka forest and ascended the glorious Hill, my soul was drawn into a sonic symphony – enveloped by a psychedelic tribe. AUM Winter Series: Hill Stage Edition was every bit as spectacular as the last rave, yet this time, the crew at Science of Sound NZ…
Inside AUM Winter Series 1: A Spellbinding Kanuka Stage Rave With LO-FI Productions & Danny Howells.
There’s nothing quite like the moment you walk into a warehouse rave and feel reality begin to warp – when the space around you becomes a living, breathing work of art and your senses are pulled into something bigger than yourself. That was exactly the feeling that pulsed through my veins when I walked through…
The Low-Down On Bass: How Music, Dance, and Connection Create Rave Magic.
There is something so raw about the feeling of bass frequencies pulsing through your body – the way the vibrations sync with your heartbeat, how the pulsing beats move your muscles before your brain even registers the rhythm. From the mesmerising throb of trance through to the hypnotic pulse of drum and bass; when the…
Magical Quinoa Festival Salad
The Magical Quinoa Festival Salad is full of goodness and an excellent meal for night one. Nourishing and wholesome, it can give you all the energy you need to dance the night away! Quinoa (Chenopodiaceae / Amaranthaceae) is an endemic plant of the Andean Countries of South America. It has been cultivated for millennia by…