GAIAN MIND SUMMER FESTIVAL
“Celebrating the Dance of Life!”

Presenting the 8th Annual
GAIAN MIND SUMMER FESTIVAL
Thursday, June 11th to Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Ramblewood, Darlington, Maryland, USA


Join us for four days and three nights of Transcendental Dance in the open air –
truly, a magical event which has established itself as the annual summer tradition for the global Trance Tribes!

Currently in its eighth year, the Gaian Mind Summer Festival has hosted the world’s leading international talent from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, plus the finest national and regional talent from the USA, becoming the premier destination for hundreds of dancers from all over the world. The gathering includes a full weekend of spiritual dancing, tribal drumming, lectures and workshops, yoga, sweat lodge, swimming and much more at our spectacular, new location, Ramblewood!

MUSICAL:

GAIAN STAGE: Psytrance & Progressive Trance

VIBRASPHERE (Tribal Vision Records / Cloud 99 Music - Sweden) Live! Trance & Chillout Sets!
HALTYA (Exogenic Records / Planetaria Recordings – Finland) Live! First USA Appearance!
HEADROOM (Nano Records – South Africa) Live! First USA Appearance!
FLIP-FLOP (Alchemy Records – UK) Live! First USA Appearance!
HIGHPERSONIC WHOMEN (Exogenic Records / Planetaria Recordings – Finland) Live! First USA Appearance!
REV (Doof Records - Netherlands) Live & DJ! First USA Appearance!
HEMI-SYNC (Nano Records – UK) Live! First USA Appearance!
CHRIS HANSON (Alchemy Records - UK)
ADAM METCALFE (Nano Records - South Africa)
NIKI (Mighty Quinn Records - Japan)
ARAHAT (PsyCircle Records - San Diego)
MUKTI (Onetribe / Metameme - Denver)
DJane LONGSTOCKING (SyzygyArt / Godzius / Moonsun Records - Montreal)
KIFE (OmniTribe - NYC)
TANGLED LYSERGIC PUDDLES ON CELESTIAL THREADS (Warp Brain Records - Red Bank, NJ) Live!
EG~BOT (Gaian Mind / PSI - Philadelphia)
EITAN (Gaian Mind / Brain Busters - Japan)
KARMAKANIK (Gaian Mind / PSI - Philadelphia)
SOLOMOON (Gaian Mind / Metameme / Ultimae Records - Denver)
STEVE-O (Gaian Mind / GoaBabies - NYC)

MIND STAGE: Downtempo & Chillout

ANDROCELL (Celestial Dragon Records – CO) Live!
DISTANT SYSTEM (Celestial Dragon Records – CO) Live!
NAASKO (Interchill Records / COZ&FX – Nelson, BC) Chillout & A/V Trance Sets!
KILOWATTS (Gaian Mind / Native State Records – Philadelphia) Live!
ANIMALTEK (Elektrotribe Records / Living Records - NYC) Live!
ALIGNING MINDS (88 / Aleph Zero – DC) Live!
GRAINS OF SOUND (AlterCulture Records – Baltimore) Live!
PSYLAB (Sonic Beating / Circle Collective – Boston) Live!
NYXYSS (Church - NYC) Live!
BUDDHA BOMB (KGNU Radio / Family Moons / Onetribe / Rhythm Sanctuary - Boulder)
PAPA LEGBA (Celestial Dragon Records - Paducah, KY) Live & DJ!
NOD (TOUCH Samadhi / Those People / ATLPSY – Granite Falls, NC)
METAFORM & T.OM (TOUCH Samadhi / Onetribe - CO)
PROGRESS (AntiShanti Records - NYC) Live!
DAN COVAN (ELF’s – NYC) Live!
INDRA (Alphatrance / Omnitribe / Integral Yoga - NYC)
PRIMATE (COSM - NYC)
ANDREW LIGHT (Gaian Mind - Philadelphia)
DEET (Gaian Mind - Philadelphia)
LAURYN (Gaian Mind / Peak Records - Philadelphia)
ORBICLES (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia)
TRITTON (Gaian Mind – Philadelphia)

VISUAL:

Visual Artists:
COZ&FX (Interchill Records - Nelson, BC)
PETER PARKER (Gaian Mind / Parkerism – Philadelphia)
GUI"AUM"ETRIX (Gaian Mind - NYC)
VOSTEK (Overmind Works – Tucson)
VJ EXERIS (AlterCulture Records - NYC / Baltimore)
BLIZZART (Omnitribe - NYC)
LEVITATION THEORY (Awake - CT)
ALCHEMISM (psyNY - NYC)

Deco Artists:
JULIEN S.L. (Pixie Dust – Montreal)
SONIC BEATING DECO (Sonic Beating - Boston)


CULTURAL:

Lectures & Workshops Featuring:
Evolver Salon featuring CHARLES EISENSTEIN
The Dance of Liberation by PARASHAKTI
History of Electronic Music by BUDDHA BOMB
What On Earth Is Happening? by MARK PASSIO
Interactive Art Party by PANADELPHIA
Morning & Evening Yoga Sessions
Poi, Hooping & Circus Arts
Alternative Energy, Mayan Calendar, and more!!!

Performances Featuring:
Blacklight Archetypal Dance Performance by ARCHEDREAM FOR HUMANKIND
Poetry Jam hosted by PLUMDRAGONESS & THE ELEMENTS
Ceremony & Performance by SEPHIROTH DANCE
Fire Performance, Live Painting, and more!!!

Plus:
Psy_Cinema 2.0
The Magic Theatre
Visionary Art Gallery
Community Altar

Including:
FREE 24-Hour Coffee/Tea Service by CAFÉ KAIA
Full-serve Chai Shop by PUTALI
KINDERTRIBE Children’s Area & Activities
Merchant Village
Healing Area
Daily Sweat Lodge
Nightly Fire & Drum Circle
Spring-fed Pond w/ Boats
Swimming Pool
Spacious Campgrounds
Hot Showers & Flush Toilets
FREE Drinking Water
FREE & Secure Main Parking

Dates:
Thursday, June 11th to Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Gates open on Thursday at noon - Drum Circle at dusk.
Amplified music starts on Friday at 10:00am.

Tickets:
Advance - $125 (April 9th – June 1st)
Gate - $150* (June 11th – June 14th)
*Cash or Credit Card Only at the Gate – no Personal Checks.
Children under 16 admitted FREE with parent or legal guardian.
Optional Meal Plans & Cabin Accommodations available at an additional charge.

Payment:
Credit Card (VISA/MC/DISCOVER) payments - www.BrownPaperTickets.com

Location:
RAMBLEWOOD – 2564 Silver Road, Darlington, MD 21034, USA
www.ramblewood.com

Leave No Trace. No Dogs Allowed.

www.GMSF.us / www.Gaian-Mind.com

Questions & Concerns?
gmsf2009@gaian-mind.com
888-712-1126