Crew
Ally Fiesta
Ally Fiesta started her love electronic underground dance music in the warehouse district of Arlington, TX in 2001. After moving to Dallas after college, she would support her dj friends while drum and bass played and was known as "the loudest bitch in the building." During that time, she traveled all over while networking with her notorious cards: Hello you have met Kitty B™. During this early time she posted event photos with encouragement from Core Records owner, Reggie, on www.HydroSupraLicked.com with comical captions and highlights. From 2001-2003, Ally volunteered with a local chapter of harm reduction group, DanceSafe.org.
In 2007, after Jessica told Ally about psychedelic trance events she decided to go after being told that some party goers freaking out & hiding during a set from Grapes of Wrath. Ally found herself in the middle of a dance floor at Recreation Plantation starring at the dj area trying to figure out why this sounded like sped up metal during Dragon’s set. It was then that DJ Uhm walked up & said, "This isn't Dallas anymore." No. Fucking. Shit. No guest list, no velvet ropes, no enclosed hot room, no stilettos, and everyone was making sure everyone else would survive the night with warmth and water. It was a full community effort. The small psytrance Texas scene was reliant on helping set up, run, support each other’s events. It was a family vibe. Later that year, she rode with trance addicts for AUM Fest in Eureka Springs, AR and it happened organically how these folks would become her trance family after hearing psytrance producers from all over planet Earth.
Ally has interviewed international and national psychedelic trance producers at www.hydrosupralicked.com When not trancing out, Ally is a brand ambassador, digital brand strategist, blogger and an accounting administrator.
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Amber Joyner
I have always been in love with music. Throughout my life I was lucky enough to be introduced & then thrown into many different genres, scenes. Starting with a love for metal, it’s evolved into a love for everything, edm being my absolute favorite.
I was first introduced to the psychedelic trance scene 2 years ago, in 2012. I didn’t really understand it when I first heard it, was way to much for my brain to process. The next year I attended my first psytrance party & it changed my life! The experience was just mind blowing. Since I have been going to festivals I have become more spiritual, I feel more complete & I look at life differently. I have been introduced into a beautiful community of souls that I am very elated to be a part of. It gives me great joy to be a member of such an amazing group of people who want to bring this experience to everyone.
Charles Kemp
I’m here because the music touches me on a deep level, because I appreciate the people and culture, and because I’m committed to doing things that matter. AO is an opportunity to help create beautiful things that lift people up – including me.
My first real psytrance event (the one where I Got It) was Deep in the Heart of Trances. At some point in the first deep night I realized that the music was about to penetrate me. I didn’t know if I should let that happen and then realized I didn’t have much choice in the matter and so I surrendered and let it in. Ahhh.
I’m married to Leslie and our son is David. I am a retired family nurse practitioner and educator. I’ve spent most of the last 35 years working with refugees and immigrants in community health and hospice settings. I’m a Marine combat veteran of Vietnam, a hippie, backpacker, traveler, gardener, author, baker, and after all these years, a dancer.
Something you didn’t know about me: The Limp Bizkit song, Bake Stuff is about me!
Jessica Lunsford
I discovered my love for electronic music in the early nineties while
attending raves and warehouse parties
in Dallas TX. I was attracted to techno and break-beats, and over time
that shifted to drum and bass and Goa. In the late nineties I attended
one of the Astral Tribe full moon Goa trance parties and was fascinated
by the music. It was the year of 2002 that I found my new musical home,
psychedelic trance! Through the next few years I attended numerous psychedelic
trance gatherings, and my desire to become active in making them happen
grew with each successive one.
So it was in the year 2007, with some close
knit friends, that we started Atrium Obscurum. I am active in many of
the facets of putting events together, and I am learning that I have a
creative side that I didn't know was there. The creation of these gatherings
has led to many fulfilling experiences; visiting new places, meeting new
people, and creating some great friendships along the way. I am thankful
for the experiences that I have co-created with the wonderful friends
in Atrium Obscurum, and I look forward to all the beautiful moments that
are on the horizon.
Johnny (J-5)
Haunted by a vision and driven by a dream, Jonny who DJs under the name J5 has been pursuing a vision ever since it first was experienced on Halloween night, 2001. The journey has been a long and winding one, and at times the path all but disappeared, but was never completely lost.
At the present moment, you can find him spinning music spanning a multitude of genres, but it is his intention, regardless of the genre, that the music possesses elements which are centered around rich harmonies and varying degrees of engaging melodies, all with the intended purpose of helping the listener experience a connection with their heart consciousness and transcend their constrictive realities. Whether that experience is achieved is unknown to him, but at the very least he hopes to provide an auditory environment that is for the most part fun and enjoyable. While at times it may get intense and challenging for some, he will always do what he can to bring it back to a place of relative resolution.
From downtempo rhythmic grooves to the fast moving, chugging basslines of highenergy psytrance and everything in between, J5 will do his best to provide a musical soundscape custom tailored for the present moment.
Nicole
I was summoned to the dance/electronic music scene in 1995. A fabulous party in a field outside of Dallas marked the beginning of a beautiful spiritual journey. The blissful shared dance experience amidst nature and the sky and stars grabbed my soul.
I discovered the psytrance scene in Texas around 2008. The high energy and intensity of the music drew me in. The friendly and genuine community kept me here. After attending many events and becoming good friends with many of the Atrium Obscurum crew, it was apparent that I was meant to be more involved with these gatherings and with this amazing group of beings. It is an honor to assist in creating these incredible, magical experiences.
RoboJoe
The very time I heard electronic music I knew that I wanted it to be apart of my life in a big way. So at the age of 20 I decided to pursue my dream and become a DJ. Over the years friends introduced me to many different genres of music and I fell in love with hard dance. Now 10 years later I have gotten to play at numerous clubs, headline in other cities and have opened and closed for major artists from all over. My styles include a variety of genres such as psytrance , hard trance , hardstyle , drum & bass , freeform, industrial , breaks , techno , house & retroclash. So be on the lookout for one of my sets cause I may be in your city !
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Stuart Gordon
Hi, I’m Stuart… to my parents, and Stu to most everyone else. I first was introduced to the psytrance community in the early 2000s and have stayed fixed to the scene since then, pretty much becoming a fixture at Texas psytrance events. My basic belief is that if I can help others find what I have in the scene, my time has been well spent.
I jokingly refer to myself as “lorekeeper” of the group. If you want to know a bunch of obscure ancient history facts, talk to me after a few beers. I practice Norse Paganism (or Asatru) and yes, I’m the guy who brings the statues. If you see me (I’m not hard to miss), I’m there to help!
Sarah Spirals
Tossed into the soldering fire of initiation, Sarah Spirals joined the infamous Atrium Obscurum psytrance crew of Texas and never looked back. Over the last decade, she has contributed to countless festivals and park parties. If you can't find her hula hooping on the dance floor, she's most likely working a crew shift or teaching a workshop at the dome. Sarah enjoys long walks through the forest, sunrise sets and spending quality time with community.
My name is Singularity3
Shawn first got involved in the dance and electronic music scene in Dallas
in 1995 and has been passionately
involved ever since. On special occasions he dj's under the name singularity3
playing primarily chill, downtempo and idm flavors but likes most anything
electronic. He left TX at the end of 1996 where he spent 10 months in
Atlanta and then landed in Colorado.
He began throwing parties in Colorado
in1998 with Trustcrew and after moving back to TX in 2005 it didn't take
long to get reconnected locally. Shawn is a big fan of Burning Man and
outdoor events in general. The furthest he has traveled for a one night
party was over 2000 miles. Now a father of 2 boys he's slowed down a bit
but he brings his energy, attitude, experience, and party-throwin stuff
to AO and does what he can to support the scene as it exists today.
Tyson
Tyson (aka “Sonty”) is a force not to be reckoned with. Unless, that is, you’re the type that likes to reckon with forces. In that case, reckon away. Sonty reckons he likes to reckon. I digress…
Tyson found his love for the electronic scene in the early ‘90s after
struggling and dispensing with some much misguided, pre-conceived
notions. He grew up on classic rock, punk rock and speed metal and was
known now and then to pshaw the idea of electronic music. Then one day
something magical happened. He was somehow miraculously talked into
attending a “rave” (it wasn’t a bad word at the time) in around 1993,
and discovered that all his ill-gained opinions about the music and
culture were just flat-out wrong. He was instantly hooked. He loved the
dynamic movement, the complex layered sound, the camaraderie, the wild,
vivid décor, and yes, even the PLUR (though don’t mention that to him.
He’ll vehemently deny it)! After a few years of attending various raves
and constantly searching obscure music stores for that perfect
electronic sound, his old roomies Eric and Dylan (no, not the two
troublemakers from Columbine High School, but two veterans of the DFW
psytrance scene) came back from a road trip with a Cosmosis “Synergy” LP
in hand. They said, “Dude, you have to listen to this. It’s called
psytrance.”
Sonty listened. Sonty instantly fell in love.
After meandering about the “scene” for a few years then taking a break
for a bit, he reconnected with his old school psy tribe in about 2009
and connected with lots of new family. ‘Twas then he realized he
actually BELONGED there, and could contribute something to the
community. He realized he could provide his well-honed DJ skills to the
scene. No, not THOSE kinds of DJ skills (he’s pressed “play” on a CDJ or
1200 maybe five times in his life), but rather his DECO Jockey skills.
He has built a very much “appreciated, humbling, and blessed” reputation
among his community for his ability to build fun and meaningful
decorative elements for our intentional gatherings. According to Sonty,
“I can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing with my free time than
being part of and contributing to such an important and loving community
and culture.”
It is through this community and their very powerful positive, loving
and encouraging spirit that Tyson claims he has experienced a profound
and much needed personal and spiritual evolution, and for that he is
forever grateful. Just don’t expect him to express this appreciation by
reeling back his penchant for being silly or making horrible,
cringe-inducing puns. That, he claims, is an incurable disease he’s
inflicted with and something we’re all just gonna have to deal with.
VuDuJuJu
Upon discovering the rave scene in Dallas Texas in 2004,
VuDuJuJu was instantly struck by electronic dance music and knew that
she
wanted to become a Disc Jockey. After acquiring her first set of
turntables at the early age of 14, she developed a passion for vinyl and
turntablism using sample records and older music, and trance and in
turn discovering the fast natures of Hard House/ trance and Dnb.
Through the last few years her taste in dance music began evolving.
VuDuJuJu began to get down with some genres such as funk/disco house,
minimal, electro, and old school breaks. By the year 2008, VuDuJuJu
finally gave in to CDj's and discovered that some of the bpm's of
progressive psytrance were very similar to that of hard trance
developing a fascination for Goa trance, Progressive and Full-on
psytrance. Having been a Dj for 8 years now, VuDuJuJu enjoys every
minute of being able to provide not only sounds for people to enjoy but
an experience for people to remember, and making the most from it.
Znataraja
Coming from Nashville, Tennessee, Znataraja stumbled across the darker side of psychedelic trance in 2012. As a guitarist and fan of heavy metal, she instantly developed a deep passion for the genre and since 2015 has been blasting darkpsy and psycore for crowds throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. As a label DJ, Znataraja represents Scared Evil Records (Germany/Norway), and Australiacs Records (Australia), as well as Twenty-Five Records (Mexico) and Atrium Obscurum (USA/Mexico). In addition, she recently started her first record label, Sacred Macabre Crew (USA), and she is in the early stages of her production project.
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Keith (Klapton)
Laura Hernandez
Luis Hernandez
Mexico Crew
ENTHEOS ART~ Art Director (Stargate Tribe, Lisergica 25, Atrium Obscurum)
Art Exposition-Mexico City
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The Galactic Brain ~ Producer ( Atrium Obscurum.Psybertribe Records) Mexico City
In fourth-dimensional time, consciousness is viewed as the continuum of the evolution of time across the whole evolutionary spectrum of intelligence. This evolutionary spectrum of intelligence is called the Galactic Brain, and represents the index of time vectored potentials governing pre-life, instinctual life, telepathic life, and pure mind.
Rodrigo Lastra a.k.a. Dj Jolly Jack was born in the year 1978, at the age of 13 he started playing guitar and drums. In 1997 he found a lot of meaning on the electronic music movement and started djing in small parties. By the year 1999 he discovered psychedelic trance music and since then he has been working hard to define a sound of his own, exploring every possible alternative in this genre, creating a unique trance experience far from the typical stereotypes. The Galactic Brain project has been blasting his sounds all over the world for quite some time now; releasing music and playing events with some of the most respected labels, organizers and musicians in the global trance community.
https://soundcloud.com/thegalacticbrain
XPIKENOIXE Mexico
(Twenty Five Records, Anomalistic, Atrium Obscurum)
XpikeNoixe is a project born in Mexico City where he grew up with music, playing bass in various metal, punk and hardcore bands. In the wake of an accident in 2001, he was introduced to electronic music and decided to leave the strings for the knobs.
In 2005 he began to learn and dedicate himself fully to mixing and participating in festivals. With a unique style along the lines of dark psygressive, he plays hard bass lines and atmospheres that will lead you to lose your mind.
Now he helps organize some of the biggest festivals in Mexico, like PsyCircus, Ritual, Poison, Dharma and more. He is part of building the scene in Mexico. Recently he began another project called Aylen Phoenix in honor of his son.
XpikeNoixe is dedicated to all the producers who have always lent him support. He is dedicated to finding a balance between the dark psychedelic worlds.
https://soundcloud.com/xpikenoixe
YOSHUA EM ~ Producer (Atrium Obscurum,Discordia Crew, Anomalistic Records) Mexico
Yoshua Em was born behind the project called black dreamz, Yoshua started producing several years ago experimenting with different sounds and enviroments to find psychedelic sounds. Yoshua EM has two other projects called Spiritual Em(feat Spiritual Science) and 7 Lunas (Ambient / downtempo).
https://soundcloud.com/yoshua-e-m