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| Taking LOVE to another Dimension with Love Specs <3 |
Dimensions festival takes place in Pula, Croatia in a location unlike any other. Set in a 19th century abandoned fort, the festival leads passages to diverse spaces, harmonious mazes and untouched grounds. With it being my third visit to Fort Punto Christo, I was still taken back by the unique location setting open to us revellers.
The festival starts on the Wednesday with an opening ceremony located at a 2000 year old Roman Amphitheatre in collaboration with Boiler Room. This year's live performances were from two of the UK's most talented producers - Four Tet and Floating Points, as well as dreamy Swedish band, Little Dragon. Seeing both Four Tet and Floating Points with a live band for the first time was pretty breathtaking to say the least. The Colosseum venue added to the dramatic, powerful music and as I looked around, every audience member stood in synchronised amazement.
Stepping onto the main festival site the next day, we were breath taken by the fort itself. The majestic installations against the abandoned walls were an impressive view; as you wind your way up the site, kaleidoscopic lightings lace through the castle whilst banging techno pumps from all directions. The Clearing is the first stage that revellers come across, where we heard live music from the likes of Moodymann and Paranoid London. Paranoid London delivered a crazy start to Friday evening with a vigorous set, mixing their distinctive sound with a vintage acid house punch. Friday night ended seeing Bicep playing their salsa-esque, upbeat edit of Dominica's Gotta Let You Go then ending with their tense, yet emotive track Just that set ravers off into a mesmeric trance. Another memorable set was from the Berlin, techno head DJ Rodhad at the Void. As his set came to a close, Rodhad grinned as he dropped Jaguar by DJ Rolando, a timeless masterpiece dance track that blew me away...and this was only the start of Dimensions.
Saturday consisted of seeing Floating Points at The Void, followed by Hunee back to back with Antal in the legendary Moat. The Moat is my favourite area of the festival. It's located in a shadowy, long, high-walled space where the vibe is incredibly fierce. The mix of the dark, smokey lights makes it intense and you can just about see people's dancing silhouettes. However Hunee B2B with Antal shifted the fiery vibe of the Moat by playing exotic, Disco tracks such as Madan by Martin Solveig vs. Salif Keita. A fun and laid-back way to end our Saturday night!
By the time Sunday rolled around, we were still not ready for the music to stop. We opted to start our last evening in the best way possible...at the Bodytonic boat party! DJ's performed a musical soup of Disco, House, Techno and Electro as the sun gradually set. When we were back on firm ground and feeling rather jolly we headed straight towards The Clearing to see Moodymann, then bopped onto Seven Davis Jr playing a live set at Mungo's Arena. Seven Davis Jr kept things uplifted before it was time to enter The Moat once again for Ben Klock. Picking Ben Klock for the finale set of the whole festival was a no-brainer; Klock span raw Techno tracks till the break of dawn, finishing Dimensions on a massive high. As he dropped the last track (Freak Like Me by DJ Deeon) the crowd exploded into a state of dance mania, as individuals frequently looked across to their pals as if to say "what is this banger!?" Indeed, the song of the summer had finally been established.
Dimensions offers an incredible week of music, with a lovely crowd from across the globe sharing a love of underground sounds. This festival made me feel like I was living in a self-contained bubble, living in a world with beautiful people, settings and sounds. Even though this was my third time attending this fantastic festival, I still feel like I have unfinished business with it. Dimensions, the countdown for next year begins and I will be waiting with open arms for your return!
Tania x
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