SOMA SOUND SYSTEM PAST GATHERINGS
*Not All Gatherings are documented here.
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Also many locations are secret as they are so amazing and we do not wish a trail of other parties (without the same respect for the local people and environment) following our path, destroying the environment and possibly causing local resentment.
We may wish to return...and still be welcome.
LOCATION: Location, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
DATE: 17th March 2007
SPECIAL MEMORIES: First and possibly last exclusively Psy-Trance party SSS will organize (note the use of Mad Hatter's Tea Party Productions).
NOT the last SomaSoundSystem (freestyle) event.
First and hopefully last time Police bust on the party in the early hours of morning. No worries, nobody went to jail, police happy with some small "tips"....
LOCATION: Secret Location, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
DATE: Full Moon 3rd March 2007
SPECIAL MEMORIES: Awesome Lunar Eclipse Festival, Spectacular views over Lago Atitlan and the surrounding Volcanoes
LOCATION: San Pedro, Freedom Bar, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala.
DATE: Dec 31 2006
SPECIAL MEMORIES: Not many memories ...after all it was the New Year Party! (except the beautiful opening ceremony by the traditional Mayan Shaman ; Pedro Cruz)
LOCATION: Beaver Point Hall, Salt Spring Island. BC, Canada.
DATE: 11th November 2006
SPECIAL MEMORIES: Although not a SomaSoundSystem production, we would like to include here as its such a great event. Thanks to Shai Topez for the organization and its was great for DJ Soma to play alongside the Guru Adham Shaikh.
Never forget the look on faces of the Salt Springers' eyes with at the visual audio atom bomb experience DJ Soma exposed them to during the intro..
LOCATION: San Marco, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
DATE: 18th Feb 2006
SPECIAL MEMORIES: A special event to celebrate Irene (VJ Ying's) and Rick's (SSS's partner in crime) Birthday...
sunrise views
LOCATION: San Marco, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
DATE: 12th Feb 2006
SPECIAL MEMORIES: Fear and Loathing....best not talk about it to strangers....!!!
LOCATION: Buddha Bar, San Pedro Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
DATE: DEC 31st 2005
SPECIAL MEMORIES: A totally packed location, 3 floors full of crazy backpackers. Beautiful panoramic views of Lago Atitlan and the volcanoes. DJ Soma's Ipod got robbed from backstage, but 3 months later the same ipod found its way back to him!! Weird!! There you go; Don't mess with Soma!!
LOCATION: Buddha Bar, San Pedro Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
DATE: DEC 24th 2005. Christmas
SPECIAL MEMORIES: Christmas at the Buddha Bar. Is that blasphemous? It certainly was!
LOCATION: Chaac, Palenque Archeological Zone, Mexico
DATE: March 3rd 2004
SPECIAL MEMORIES: The end of SSS Mexico tour with Dymons and Master Margherita from Peaking Goddess collective.
LOCATION: Secret Location; Sacred Caves and Water pools (Cenotes) , Near Tulum, Mexico
DATE: Dec 31 2003. New Year Party
SPECIAL MEMORIES: An amazing location with amazing line up featuring Master Margherita and Dymons from the Peaking Goddess Collective . Soundsystem in the sacred Mayan cave system, in the jungle surrounded by water pools for swimming. Started the night with big screen showing of Baraka!
LOCATION: Hidden Worlds; Sacred Caves and Water pools (Cenotes) , Near Tulum, Mexico
DATE: Dec 24th 2003. Christmas Party
SPECIAL MEMORIES: An amazing location with amazing line up featuring Master Margherita and Dymons from the Peaking Goddess Collective . Soundsystem in the sacred Mayan cave system, in the jungle surrounded by water pools for swimming.
-Finding a (dead) pet crocodile in the cave while setting up the sound system.
Master Margherita and Dymons during soundcheck
LOCATION: Secret Location, Tepoztlan, Mexico
DATE: 21st Sept. Equinox 2003
SPECIAL MEMORIES: The location got covered in the most heavy fog imaginable. So thick was this fog, many people trying to follow the instructions for the finding the (secret) place got lost!
Equinox Ceremony before the SomaSoundSystem gathering.
LOCATION: Aguazul Waterfalls, Near Palenque Chiapas, Mexico
DATE: Dec 31st. 2001 New Year Gathering 2002
SPECIAL MEMORIES: Stunning jungle location with spectacular waterfalls. Special guest and good friend Earkompany from UK making special appearance. Running out of gas for the generator and having to drive around the local indian villages in the Chiapas jungle on NYE at 4am trying to communicate with totally drunk and confused Mayans...
Aguazul waterfalls
LOCATION: Cenote Azul, Near Tulum, Mexico
DATE: 7th July. 2001
SPECIAL MEMORIES: In some scared mayan caves surrounded by water pools for swimming.
Cenotes are sacred caves and were/are used for Mayan sacrifice and ceremonies
LOCATION: Oliguana Beach, Tulum, Mexico. Famous for its Caribbean beach and tropical coral reefs.
DATE: SAT 4th June 2001
SPECIAL MEMORIES: Beautiful Caribbean white sandy beach
LOCATION: On Top of A Mayan Temple, a secret location deep in the jungle near Tikal Guatemala.
DATE: Spring Equinox and Full moon, March 21st 2000
SPECIAL MEMORIES: Dancing on top of the ancient Mayan Temple under the moonlight with the local Guatamecos
LOCATION: Aguazul Waterfalls, Near Palenque Chiapas, Mexico
DATE: Full moon Feb 18th 2000
SPECIAL MEMORIES: Special event for the Ethnobotany Conference featuring Alexander Shulgin, Jonathan Ott, Christian Ratch etc etc
Arranged transport (mexican bus company) not arriving as planned and paid for, to take people to the "surprise" location. Total havoc, stress and loss of money. Fortunately still 300+ people found their way 60km from Palenque to the waterfalls in the jungle at night and had a great time. The organizers did not have such a great time!
LOCATION: LOCATION: Aguazul Waterfalls, Near Palenque Chiapas, Mexico
DATE: DEC 31st 1999. New Year Party 2000
SPECIAL MEMORIES: A very special event for probably everyone around the globe who will all remember the 2000 celebrations. We certainly shall as we were at the most spectacular location; stunning blue waterfalls in the jungles of Chiapas, swimming and dancing to the sounds of the SomaSoundSystem.
The traditionally dressed Mayan children dancing to the beats in the morning.
The friendly and stunned local indians' faces watching it all.
We were invited back 3 times by the locals, still the offer is open to us.
LOCATION: Tepoztlan, Mexico
DATES: Full moon Nov 1999 , New moon Dec 1999, Full moon Sat 4th December 1999
SPECIAL MEMORIES: These were the first 3 SomaSoundSystem Gatherings. Tepoztlan
is famous for its UFOs.