Welcome

Origin‘ is an Electronic Music & Psychedelic Art Festival based on Conscious Party Ethics based in a breathtaking  mountain valley near the tip of Africa.

Origin features varying styles of electronic and world dance music, with top international guests and the cream of South African talent.

Besides being an amazing party with multiple area’s and dancefloors, Origin strives to bring consciousness back into the South African party scene while hoping to gently expose people to new ideas and positive lifestyle alternatives.

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T

by nanorecadmin on 27. January 2009

Please help us ensure that we can continue to use the amazing venue in the future. Rainbow’s End is a private nature reserve in a highly sensitive natural environment. This mountain fynbos area is home to many rare plant and animal species, and provides crystal-clear fresh water to the whole region. For this reason, it is very important that we do not pollute or damage the site. An official from Cape Nature Conservation will be present to assess the impact of this event, so please be sure to follow these simple rules and please encourage others to do the same:

1. Absolutely no Fires!

2. No Dogs (or other pets) allowed – this area is home to small antelope, otters, mongooses, birds and loads of other small creatures that don’t want competition.

3. No Littering, No Glass! There will be plenty of bins on site – please use them. Glass will not be allowed at the event, so please remember to bring your drinks in plastic containers. Promotional flyers will also not be allowed except at the exit when you leave. (Please contact us if you are Promoter and wish to advertise at the event)

4. No Stompies!! This is very important – please don’t throw them on the ground – you will be given a receptacle for your ash and stompies – please use it!

5. No boskak and loo paper in the bush! This is also really important – don’t do your business anywhere near the river – that means anywhere other than a toilet! We are making a special effort to provide sufficient toilets and to keep them clean for you.

6. Don’t pollute the water with grease or soap! Rinse off in the river, and if you really feel you need a wash, there will be showers with biodegradable soap kindly donated by Hemporium.

When you arrive, please also drive slowly along the access road without stopping until you reach the ticket station, stay on the road, camp only within the designated festival area and don’t remove or damage any plants, animals or natural objects. Festival Gates open on Friday at 3pm – Please dont arrive before as really we don’t want to keep you waiting at the gate.

Huge amounts of love and planning has gone into Origin this year, the venue is primed, the weather’s going to be perfect, the décor is stunning, the line-up rocks and all the ingredients are in place for an unforgettable experience, see you there

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The Line-up

by nanorecadmin on 27. January 2009

Mainfloor : Saturday 31 Jan – Sun 1 Feb
12h00 Olli
13h30 Morphonix
14h45 Gravity South
16h00 Connecto
18h00 Cooks
20h00 PsyDeva
22h00 Taka
24h00 The Commercial Hippies
01h15 DJ Jibaro
03h15 Deliriant
04h45 Pitch Hikers
06h15 Chromatone
08h15 Protoculture
09h45 Headroom
11h00 Dickster
13h30 Regan
15h00 ;)
16h00 close

Beach Floor : Friday 30 – Sat 31 Jan. Hosted by Organica
18h00 Helmut J
20h00 Torabisu
22h00 Jan Lohfeldt
24h00 Mike Suss
02h00 Wayne
04h00 Craig Shacid
06h00 Craigus
08h00 TBA
10h00 Indidginus
11h30 close

Beach Floor : Saturday 31 Jan – Sun 1 Feb
12h30 Miss H
14h00 Vernon
15h30 Toby
17h00 Dusty
18h30 Daimon
20h00 Nesono – Live
21h00 Danalog
22h30 Spekta
24h00 Ivan – Live
01h00 Pete Bones
03h00 Ainslie Ford
05h00 Daniel
07h00 Mike Lesar
08h30 Patrick
10h30 Mr Chips
12h30 Fletcher
14h30 Sweet Cheeks
16h30 close

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Online Tickets are GO!!

by regan on 13. January 2009

if ya looking for tickets to Origin, you can buy em online.

just click that little button/banner under the newletter subscribe which says “Online Tickets Available Here”

couldnt be easier!!

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The Venue: Rainbows End

by nanorecadmin on 9. January 2009

Check this out. Beautiful. Enchanting. Natural Beauty. Your home for 3 days from the 31st January to 1st February 2009.

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Origin Festival 2009

by admin on 29. December 2008

Origin Festival
30 January – 01 February 2009
www.originfestival.com

A WEEKEND LONG EXPERIENCE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND ART

PSYTRANCE FLOOR

(Saturday midday till late Sunday afternoon)
DICKSTER (AMD / Green Nuns of the Revolution UK)
CHROMATONE (USA)
MORPHONIX (USA)
PROTOCULTURE
DJ JIBARO (Phantasm Rec/NL)
PSYDEVA (Chile)
TAKA (Japan)
CONNECTO
COOKS
DELIRIANT
GRAVITY SOUTH
HEADROOM
OLLY
PITCH HIKERS
REGAN
THE COMMERCIAL HIPPIES

ALT FLOOR

Rocking the whole weekend long, featuring something slightly different. Friday Night hosted by Organica: featuring Prog,
Deep Techno, Minimal and groovy PsyTrance sunrise loveliness.
Saturday-Sunday:  Groovy chill with side orders of the funky breaks n beats, some more dirty dancefloor beats, some oddball antics and a strong dose of minimal through the night.

DJ’s for the weekend include:
PETE BONES (Red Ant Records / USA) FLETCHER • TOBY2SHOES CIRCUSWING • CRAIG SHACID JAN LOHFELDT • MIKE SUSS CRAIGUS • DJ LOW • MISS H VERNON • DUSTY • NESONO DANALOG • SPEKTA • MR CHIPS • HELMUT J

FOR THE EYES
Décor: ARTESCAPE • BLAIZE • GOODTIMES
Shade & projections by BLAIZE
VJ: IMAGE MASTER BLINK
AFTERLIFE • PHOTOSYNTHETIC

VENUE: RAINBOWS END • Rawsonville • N1 • Cape Town
Origin returns to the legendary Rainbows End, considered by many as one of the best festival venues South Africa has ever seen. Plenty of space, shade, shaded camping, crystal-clear fresh mountain river with rock pools, and much more. This beautiful space is an environmentally sensitive area and every care must be taken by all who attend to respect the surroundings and act responsibility for their impact. Litter will not be tolerated.  Directions: N1 out of Cape Town, past Paarl, through tunnel (toll), first right towards Rawsonville, then immediate right again. There will be signs.

The Conscious Cinema returns with screenings of movies on matters of global and spiritual importance at various intervals throughout the weekend. (Any organisation who would like to offer content, please contact us to discuss your inclusion)

For up to the minute updates visit our website and join our mailing list at: www.originfestival.com also catch us catch us on Facebook, www.3am.co.za, www.bomelakiesie.co.za

Festivals are about participation, if you have any ideas to offer, installations you’d like to include or anything else please feel free to contact us via email to discuss further.
Trading enquiries: traders@goodtimesevents.co.za
General Enquiries: info@originfestival.com

FESTIVAL FACILITIES Shaded dance-floor, chill zones, camping, swimming, food stalls, bars, medical facilities, strong and friendly security, craft & clothing market, clean toilets and showers.
USEFUL THINGS TO PACK Camping stuff  (like a tent etc!!), sun-block, torch & spare batteries, insect repellent, shade covering, gas cookers (no fires allowed/needed), sun-hat, swimming costume, warm clothing for the evening. Silly outfits for general amusement.
STRICTLY NO Glass bottles (this will be enforced), under 18’s
(ID on request), fires, domestic animals, independent sound systems, illegal substances or cameras on the dancefloor. The organisers accept no responsibility whatsoever for injury, death, loss or damage of any nature to persons, vehicles, and belongings. This applies even to negligence by the organisers of any kind. Entry is entirely at your own risk. Right of admission is reserved.
LEAVE NO TRACE!!!

Price: R180 pre sale (incl booking fee), R 220 at the gate. Gates open on Friday @ 15h00
TICKET OUTLETS
(tickets on sale from 9th of January)
Online tickets available via www.originfestival.com
(Credit Card & EFT available)
Online ticketing closes at Midnight on the Friday 30 Jan.
Ashanti Travel • Cape Town • 021 424 4016
Call-A-Pizza • Sea Point (after 5pm) • 021 434 0818
Dragon Tatoos • Somerset West • 021 852 8066
Global Girl • Gardens Centre • 021 461 8925
Gypsy • Hout Bay • 021 79 01418
Gypsy • Stellenbosch • 021 886 7157
Gypsy • Durbanville • 021 976 2604
Hemporium • Wynberg • 021 797 8233
Main Bazaar • Knysna • 044 382 2076
Ska • Cape Town • 021 426 5025
Ska • Kalk Bay • 021 788 7437
Ska • Observatory • 021 447 6014
Skint • Long Beach Mall • 021 785 7777
Trendy • Sea Point • 021 434 1413
Trendy • Cape Gate • 021 982 1779
Wild Fire • Canal Walk • 021 552 8929

All presale tickets will be entered into a draw to win comps for Earthdance 2009 and Origin 2010, along with Nano CD’s and more!

Origin Festival is a Good Times Event

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tickets out, venue looks great

by regan on 8. January 2009

All the ticket outlets have tickets and online ticket sales will follow next week.

You will be able to buy online tickets via this website, so keep an eye out for that.

We spent yesterday running around the beautiful Rainbows End again, what a venue!! All of the team there found it quite hard to focus on what needs doing since all we wanted to do was swim and relax, it’s just that kind of place ! We managed to pull ourselves away from the shade and the river and a great plotting and planning session, now we are even more excited. Bring it on!!!!

will get some pix uploaded asap.

more soon

r

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