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Without revealing the line-up, tickets for this year's Asagiri Jam sold out a couple of hours after they went on sale. This amazing phenomenon and the popularity of Asagiri Jam - It's A Beautiful Day - suggests that the charm of the festival lies in itself rather than anything else. The poor coverage of the festival by the mass media made it far more incredible to witness the rapid sell out. Perhaps it can be attributed to the power of the internet or word of mouth from those who have experienced the festival. How funny it is! With so much technology around us, it is said that we are living in a society full of information, but none of it gives us the real sense of humanity and value of life. And of course, these facts show us how senseless and worthless the existence of mass media is as well. On the other hand, it is bloody funny to know that a big, so-called "festival" held by one of the major promoters in Japan with tons of big names and big sponsors got far less people than the pre-opening day of the Fuji Rock Festival (where we never knew who was going to play as well). I guess it proves that a festival is not created by a large sum of cash, the power of sponsors, or massive stars, but by the vibe and attitude of the organizer, all those who work and are involved, as well as the actual people attending. We have to understand that a festival is not just a massive concert or the promotion of a bunch of bands, but a celebration of life which gives us the feeling of freedom and the joy of living. The countless smiling faces filling the site at Asagiri Jam showed us this simple truth. In addition to this, the amazingly beautiful weather with very few clouds in the sky helped keep us smiling. The day before the festival started, under the influence of a typhoon, heavy rain and gales hit the site and no one could work to prepare the festival. As soon as the storm was gone, though, everyone involved spent a whole lot of energy and passion preparing the site. We have to give millions of thanks to those who worked to create this two day celebration of life with great music. I guess one of the rewards for those people was getting to spend a couple of days seeing Mt. Fuji smile at us and show multiple faces which can be rarely experienced. We, Smashing Mag, are reporting these wonderful days of Asagiri Jam to you all. We did our best to capture the happiness of the people, the land and Mt. Fuji in our photos and words, but still it is far less powerful than those that actually experienced the festival with their body and mind. However, we hope our efforts might open up your memories of the great days and nights and if this happens, we will be more than happy. |
Asagiri Jam It's a beautiful day
| comment and photos by hanasan |
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over all view : 幸せな2日間 over all photo document : over all photo documentary - ikesan's version |
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7th (sat) Oct Rainbow Stage Clammbon (review) Ron Sexsmith Chitose Hajime (review) Quruli (review) Michael Franti and Spearhead (part1 / 2) (review) The Pogues (review) Moonshine Stage Gina & Chris Hands Of Creation (review) Special Others (review) Individual Orchestra RKD1 / 2 (Ryukyudisko) Justice (review) Erol Alkan (review) Mirror System(review) |
8th (sun) Oct Rainbow Stage Honmonji Moonshine Stage (review) Hocus Pocus(review) Dachambo (review) Soil & "Pimp" Sessions (review) Warrior Charge Mojave3 (review) V∞Rredoms (review) Moonshine Stage Chris Pierce Cool Wise Men (review) Night Jungle (review) 1945 a.k.a. Kuranaka Zion Train Brinsley Forde (review) |
 mag files : Asagiri Jam Jam Special '05 : JAP / ENG (05/10/01 - 02) : photos by hanasan, hiroqui, saya38, keco, ikesan, sam & yusukeJam Special '04 : JAP / ENG (04/10/02 - 03) : photos by hanasan, ryota, sama & yusukereview (02/09/28 - 29) : review by akira noguchi, photos by hanasan & maki今年は雨 (02/09/28 - 29) : review by nob, photos by ikesanphoto report (02/09/28 - 29) : , photos by ikesan |
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The official site Asagiri Jam http://smash-jpn.com/asagiri/ The official supporters' site Asagiri Jams http://www.asagirijams.org/ |
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