An early morning black coffee helped get back from the high altitudes ‘Rocket Fuel’ had taken me the previous night. Plan of the day was to relax and save all the energy for the big evening.  So I was chilling at the hotel doing what I normally do, talking to my computer lol

That’s it 4:30 PM time to rock or I should say time to be “in a state of trance” the only place that makes sense

We rushed out of the hotel to reach sunburn, the unexpected traffic made me realize that I was not the only one in Goa who was waiting for this day (obviously). Our car was moving at a snail’s pace, it was bumper to bumper horror. So we decided to find an appropriate place to dump our car, which turned out to be some 3.5 km away from sunburn festival venue. We didn’t walk the distance … We ran!!!

It’s funny that when you want to reach somewhere so badly even 3 km would seem like 300 lol. By the time we reached the venue DJ Pearl was already jamming at the sky dome and Sander Van Doorn at the Tree Dome. DJ Pearl was playing awesome house music and this time I was very near to the  stage (the right place to be)

No doubt DJ Pearl is one of India’s Finest House Music DJs. Her beats weaved magic…Check the Video

Pearl Jamming

7:30 PM 29th December 2009, So far Best day of my life… There comes the GOD on the sky dome, ready to take everyone into a state of trance. His entry sent the whole crowd into a tizzy, I caught myself chanting his name Armin! Armin! Armin! along with the crowd. The hysteria was similar to a cricket stadium when people are screaming  Sachin! Sachin! ….LOL …Ok don’t get mad, not trying to hurt anybody’s sentiments here… both are GOD’s in their respective worlds: P

If anyone present at sunburn had any doubt why is he called the No1 DJ in the world, Armin put it to rest with the first set he played. Armin’s intro track was a remix of his own track BT’s Every Other Way (awesome song), a great intro track i must say…he did a Air Guitar act which was funny…lol One of the reason I think he’s so great because the way he connects with people, If he finds you standing still and lost, he would immediately raise his hands and mesmerise you back in to the state of trance!!!

The next track was Paul van Dyk feat. Johnny McDaid – Home (Cosmic Gate Remix) another one of my favourite tracks, below this post I have the entire track list of Armin Van Burren at Sunburn Festival. Well I could go on and on about how the show was, but I don’t wish to bore you with just text so instead am posting the video… I am sharing my Armin Van Buuren Sunburn experience that we managed to capture for all of you who missed that special night and also for those who wish to go back in time and refresh their sunburn experience.

01. BT feat. JES – Every Other Way (Armin van Buuren Intro Remix)
02. Paul van Dyk feat. Johnny McDaid – Home (Cosmic Gate Remix)
03. ID
04. Velvetine – Safe (Wherever You Are) (Rank 1 Remix)
05. Evol Wavez – Name Is The Answer
06. Mat Zo – 24 Hours (Oliver Smith Remix)
07. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Beggin’ You (Armin van Buuren Remix)
08. OceanLab vs. Gareth Emery – On A Metropolis Day (Myon & Shane 54 Mashup)
09. Jochen Miller – Brace Yourself
10. Ali Wilson vs. Armin van Buuren feat. Jacqueline Goavert – Never Say Shakedown (Armin van Buuren Mashup)

11. Gaia – Tuvan
12. Super8 & Tab – Irufushi

12. Super8 & Tab – Irufushi
13. Sophie Sugar vs. Sunlounger feat. Zara – Lost Together (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
14. Ernesto vs. Bastian – Killer Tone

15. Statica – Deadly Nightshade (Phynn Remix)

16. Filo & Peri feat. Aruna – Ashley (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix)

17. Chapter XJ – Resurrection (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
18. Roger Shah & Signum – Healesville Sanctuary (Roger Shah Mix – AvB Edit)
19. RAM vs. Dash Berlin with Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Man On The Ramsterdam (Mashup)
20. Cirez D vs. Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel – On Off Of Love (Armin van Buuren Mashup)

21. Dustin Zahn – Stranger To Stability (Len Faki Podium Mix)
22. W&W – Mainstage
23. Armin van Buuren vs. Rank 1 feat. Kush – This World Is Watching Me (Cosmic Gate Remix)
24. Paul Webster feat. Angelic Amanda – Time (Sean Tyas Dub)
25. Armin van Buuren feat. VanVelzen – Broken Tonight (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix)
26. John O’Callaghan feat. Sarah Howells – Find Yourself (Cosmic Gate Remix)
27. Armin van Buuren feat. Justine Suissa – Burned With Desire (Rising Star Mix)

<< My Psychedelic Journey – Sunburn Goa – Day Two

Dec 28th Sunburn GOA 2009

Day two started with a new travel plan, a place called the ‘zu bar’ situated on Ashwem Beach (North Goa).  The place was highly recommended by Unmisha’s friend Amaan. Yesterday was electronic circus and today operation ‘zu’.. not bad!  But we were warned… to reach ‘zu’ one had to manoeuvre a treacherous 90 degree steep road.

Prem said Chal dekte hai kya hai yeh (let’s see) and i heard Unmisha screaming “yay! ADVENTURE, Toooooooo Cooooooool”.

All right don’t get so excited, so we were there facing the “dangerous 90 degree steep road” and when Prem saw the road he kinda shivered almost dwelling on the thought of going back … heheh just kidding, the so called 90 degree steep road was just an over hyped urban legend, the kinds which you will hear from any advertising professional, The 90 degree steep road was so easy even my Bro ( a second gear Schumacher) could have taken it blindfolded…

Zu cafe was awesome, well i must thank Amaan for recommending us such a cool place… After a crazy Sunburn night, chilling at a peaceful place was not a bad idea, the heavenly beach is so cool that i would definitely would want to go there again n again.

TIP- If you ever go there DONT ever try the kalakhata drink  (black current Zu special) the drink just and i say it again JUST looks nice, i don’t wanna waste my time commenting on the taste of that drink because i would need another post for that.

Okay… Now we were fully charged for another crazy Sunburn Day.

We reached right on time to experience yet another killer night and what a deadly night it was! Roger Sanchez was brutal he was unleashing his killer house tunes which literally swept everyone off their feet.

This time I was at the VIP area… to be really honest i found it a little stupid since the vip area was so far away from the stage we could hardly see Roger Sanchez, but the beats were so insane that it could find its way to you, no matter where you are…

The music and the environment created a potent mix helping the adrenalin rush.

After those brutal beats, it was time to check a place called Sweet Chilli. We were told that not too far from sweet chilli there is a haunted place near Fort Aguada…so we decided to check that first… Again there was a warning!!! ”be careful its dark and HAUNTED, last time when I had been there I narrowly escaped the ghosts touching me ”

hahahhahahahahhaha……

Ok be serious… that sounds like a scary and pervert ghost… Sorry to disappoint you again, we wasted 10 minutes just looking for that ghost with our head lights down, creating a perfect opportunity for the ghost to scare us, but only two people who felt the TOUCH was Unmisha and Chetan who were sitting at the back seat… I don’t think I need to say anything further

All right any guesses who recommended us that place ?… you’re right, it was HIM again lol

Anyways we all were exhausted when we got there, but I was quite happy with sweet chilli restaurant because of great ambiance and live retro music… we ordered some food and I called for a drink which goes with the name of “Rocket Fuel”. Now that cocktail can really make you FLY, why?… Simple, it’s a heady mix of Whiskey, Rum, Vodka and Tequila!!!

All I wanna say is Rocket Fuel did what it was suppose to do

My Psychedelic Journey – Sunburn Goa – Day Three >>

What is Sunburn festival?
Sunburn is Asia’s biggest three-day electronic musical event held at Candolim beach in Goa. Sunburn offers live performances by top DJ’s from all over the world, check the DJ lineup below (get more info here)

I attended Sunburn with my 2 “Big” bros and my Bhabhi.. lol  (Sudish aka Prem, Chetan and Unmisha aka Bhabhi )

My magical journey began with a road trip,.. we started on 26th Dec at 6:00 am and touched the sands of GOA at 6:30 pm…I heard Prem saying “Sun rises in Mumbai and Sets in Goa” though some of the songs on my bro’s iPod somewhat killed the fun of a road trip, (he listens to Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayi, Pankaj Udhas, Aashiqui). Don’t believe me? Just check the screens below that I took from his iPod touch)

Anyways, I said “Fuc* it, anything for Armin!” Oh! I should mention this. The egg curry at (Sai Plaza Kolhapur, Maharashtra ) totally rocks! Do give it a try

Dec 27th - Sunburn Festival Day One

Let me tell you, if you are taking your car to GOA in December then it’s a bad idea! No parking space, insane traffic = total CHAOS!!!.

We noticed the problem and found a great solution straightaway, a “two seat bicycle”

Something which no one else had in GOA and it was a great experience riding one on the streets of GOA.

The Peddlers in GOA

I know what you’re thinking after watching the video…such a lucky dude, well let me tell you something… I was feeling like one till the end of the day, but riding one of these on Indian roads is a big challenge and with any challenge comes some amount of pain…Piercing pain in unmentionable body parts  AAAAAHHHH!!!

That’s it! I was there staring at the DREAMLAND all set to get Sunburnt, but the 30 minutes delay by Sunburn team due to preparations was killing us, so we decided to take a quick tour of Candolim beach to relieve some pain. But as you can see in the pic, the disappointment on our face is clearly visible

Finally we entered the electronic circus and it was far more awesome than what I had imagined. The SUN, SAND, BEER, and MIND-BLOWING music. DJ Inferno & Ritesh at the shack with Nikhil Chinappa and an amazing crowd.

Electronic music was not the only thing. Sunburn was also offering rock climbing wall, hookah stalls, exceptional shoes, neon glasses etc. There was something for everyone

After a while, we moved out to grab some lunch and later to the hotel…I already had the DJ lineup with me so I knew which gigs I can’t afford to miss, after all I was dependent as I was attending Sunburn with 3 people who don’t like electronic music at all. They didn’t even know Armin Van Buuren, DJ Sultan until a month back! But thanks to internet “Google” they did a quick research on Sunburn and the DJs so they can rant on Facebook, Twitter LOL!

Alright, going back to Sunburn day one, I knew that was no matter what happens, I shouldn’t miss DJ Sultan. I became a huge FAN of DJ Sultan when I first heard Sultan and Tone depth mix “which takes you someplace else ” and BT Rose Of Jericho (Sultan & Ned Shepard mix) which I remember playing repeatedly on my iPod for days, well just check the DJ sultan video from Sunburn that I captured,  you can see the camera shaking…the music was so COOL I just couldn’t stand still.

It was just perfect, truly magical first day of Sunburn and the view from my neon glasses was so great, I can’t even explain you where those neon lights and such cool music can take you!

My Psychedelic Journey – Sunburn Goa – Day Two >>