As you might have noticed I love Something Relevant so it’s something of a treat for me that Stuart DaCosta (who also looks great in a hat btw) agreed to write this blog. He and Akshai Sarin had a blast putting Mumbai to the Tilt and here’s what it looked like directly from ground zero! xox0
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It is almost 2 days after the Tilt Festival and I am still recovering from a massive hangover, I have tried everything, hydration exercise and even more booze. My brain is still TiLTed. A lot of the festival is a large blur to me so I am going to narrate to you what little I remember happened through a set of photos I seem to have found.
The festival started on Friday with many^2 drinks at Busaba, spun solid to Mukul Deora’s mash up set. I am not a fan of electronic music, but when I make up my mind, there is no stopping the dance. After a heavy dose of Busaba, I staggered down to the Frog to get my fix from a much more emo sounds of Vitek & Sonaluna.
Cut to backstage interview with Arno Cost or ‘Snoopy’ (that’s what his girl kept calling him) his set was very entertaining (however, this opinion is very biased since I was already about 12-13 drinks down.)
Please note : Goans don’t get drunk. but dance very high. (I, am Goan)
DAY 2
Started off more pleasantly, with some more drinking at Busaba to the tunes of Alkesh “Phase Shift” Patel, you won’t see any pictures of me cause I was behind the cameras for most of this festival day. Got some interviews from Arjun (Jalebee Cartel) and Coma (GER).
The treat of the night was Ferry Costin, I had never heard this guy until TiLT and this dude exceeded all the hype that surrounded him.
Unfortunately the night ended a bit abruptly, at 1:30am thanks to the Mumbai Police dept.
Day 3
I stumbled into the Busaba brunch-eon at 12:30pm to see the flea market fully set up, and both brunches Blue Frog + Busaba were in full TilT. Unfortunately there weren’t very many male-friendly flea market items. All I got was “we have some at the shop”, or “we will have to take your measurements”. So I didn’t end up buying anything yet. But I think the Flea Market was a smashing hit.
The Jam at Cafe Zoe didn’t end up happening only, so the only event we had planned at the Cafe went Bust. The evening was a real low for all the musicians who traveled to come to the Open Jam. We shall organize another soon.
FREE ENTRY at the Frog + Something Relevant really saved Day 3, we had a lot of people just show up from nowhere for the gig. Which was a real sigh of relief, since we finally had the numbers we wished for.
Ending a smashing festival, with a performance, is probably not a good way to go, remembering lyrics when you’ve had so much to drink is always a little tricky. But all in all I am looking forward to another TiLT festival!