The second edition of the Enchanted Valley Carnival that took place last on the Ambay Valley airstrip last weekend, was definitely an experience. Here are a few points The Sherp took back from the camping and music festival
1. The camping was on point!
Kudos to the EVC team for creating the most fun, engaging and thoroughly entertaining camping scene ever.Β The chill out zone that accompanied the camping was thrivingΒ with people lounging on the grass, doing hookah, playing Frisbee and participating in some really interesting workshops.
Another plus point – the camp bar stayed open well into the night, making sure people had some good alcohol to go along with the brilliant time they were having.
The Sherp really enjoyed chilling at the bonfire and the silent disco parties, which functioned as the campsite’s own afterparty scene. That along with some crisp and chilly weather created the perfect vibe. If you weren’t in the Enchanted Village, you missed a whole part of the EVC experience.
2. Nucleya is officially the Bass God of India
The man has created a massive desi fan-base with himself for his trap-induced bass beats that had every preppy-teenager, fellow artist raging to his music. Even though he played a mid-evening gig, the Delhi based producer managed to pack in a seriously thick crowd.
Special mention goes out to Dualist Inquiry who played some sick tunes as well, ranging from Deadmau5, Kygo, Disclosure and some of his new remixes.
3. The mainstage = overrated
The mainstage in all its glory was quite massive and came with some top class production. Even though it was able to pack in a crowd with headliners like David Guetta and Markus Schulz, it failed to impress musically. The other stages (trance & techno and live stage) featured much more interesting talent that gave some pretty stellar and engaging performances i.e. Vir Das and Alien Chutney, Borgore, Nucleya, Dualist Inquiry and the musically sound Kaiserdisco.
The Sherp was beyond impressed.
4. The venue was well spaced out
Compared to last year, the festival really took charge of the space it had at hand and evened out the stage locations. All three stages were a good distance apart, with ample dancing room and bars to accompany them. This also helped decrease the overlap of music from one stage to another.
5.Β TheΒ BungeeΒ jumping arena was like a stage by itself
Adventure sports at music festivals don’t usually take off, considering people are more interested in the music than anything else. But the Bungee Jumping activity area seemed to have a long queue, with people waiting to take the dive against the backdrop of the Western Ghats. That along with the throng of people watching and cheering the brave jumpers, also contributed to the popularity of this activity. The good folk at EVC should definitely carry on bungee jumpingΒ to their next edition as well.