OFF: Metaphysical question... is BOC-L dead?

[Jonathan Jarrett]

On Tue, 4 Aug 2015, Michael Holmes wrote:
> One thing I did mean to ask is which Brit festivals would be worth a look 
> these days. I used to go to Glastonbury, but when it's wet, it's just to huge 
> and guaranteed to turn into a quagmire. I'd quote like a smaller festival 
> where there's still some stuff to do other than listen to bands; where the 
> food isn't just burgers; and where the music would be of interest to someone 
> into Hawk type music and electronica.

 	Dear all,
 		  it seems my unsubscribe command didn't work, which is 
worrying at some level but does mean I saw this and have an answer. I 
mean, there's Sonic Rock, but since it's moved off the beautiful Welsh 
hills into grimy Welsh basements I'm less keen on going.

 	So, this year and once a few years before I've been to Cosmic 
Puffin, on Mersea Island off the coast of Essex, and I'd very much 
recommend it. You won't see any bands who'd fill a big hall there but this 
year there was Krankschaft (who were excellent), the first time I went 
there was Litmus, there always seems to be Nukli, and so on, and also lots 
that's not space-rock should you feel the urge. It's got a lot bigger 
between the two times I've been, there were three stages the first time I 
went and six this time, albeit that four of them were in tiny tents and 
populated almost entirely by local punk or grunge bands (two of whom were 
really good, The Ends (proper punk) and Dingus Khan (indescribable crash-
mash of Blur and the Melvins, with three bass players, two drummers, a 
percussionist, one guitarist/singer and a ukelele player, fantastic)). 
Food was at least partly burgers but also noodles, falafel, etc. It might 
fit your bill!
http://www.cosmicpuffin.org.uk/
Yours,
 	Jon (who would also like to reassure Mike that it was not really 
him who made me push the button)

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   Jonathan Jarrett       "There is scarce any tradition or popular error
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