Psychedelic eMagazine ISSUE #7 | Page 20

20 INTERVIEW INTERVIEW People who join us every year bring always more motivation and some brilliant ideas to share with us all, and that’s the magic of it, it’s mind expanding. PM: In an ideal world there would be [?] N&G: We can make this world ideal to each one of us, that’s the key to free ourselves from the oppressing systems that were created to enslave us all…. Fight instead the silent revolution, the revolution of the mind. {EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE HEADS OF FREEDOM FESTIVAL} Freedom Festival returns this summer to the place where the spirits can run wild. 2015 is the year of it’s tenth anniversary, and we take the opportunity to know who are hearts and minds behind one of the biggest festivals of Psytrance in Portugal: Nuno and GonÇalo. PM: After all, who are you? N&G: If you’re talking about our names, here’s: Nuno de Sá and Carlos GonÇalo Baptista. 39 and 40 years old but don’t tell anyone, ok? (laughs). We grew up in urban areas of Portugal and our route before entering the psytrance world is very different from the other. Nuno was a freelance photographer and artist décor, as well as soul surfer. Gonçalo has a degree on International Relations and worked in an office. We changed our life, to pursue what inspires us: art, music, open spaces, nature and good people ... PM: What does it mean for you the Psytrance universe? How it changes your life. N&G: For us, psytrance world means freedom of the mind, and the gatherings and partys are an inspiring opportunity to regain ancient philosophies and knowledge, bringing to us lost practices used by ancient cultures that should never have been forgotten. The spirit of unity and free expression makes us more lighter and more human . PM: Do you remember the exact moment when you decided to give birth to the Freedom Festival? N&G: Of course we do, it was in 2004, during a casual conversation in a beach bar, with the wonderful scenery of the Anguna beach, in Goa. PM: What are the values that drive the forces of Freedom Festival? N&G: We are all freedom fighters, so the respect for mother nature, respect for other points of view and love are our fuel values. PM: Riding a festival like the Freedom Festival is the realization of a way of life possible? Providing the time and space where people live in community, exploring / expanding their inside is your best inspiration? N&G: We are the fruit of a synergy. Freedom is a gathering that opens and inspires minds of individuals in many ways. That’s our best inspiration as well. PM: In your festival, you have look careful to have a related environmental awareness program, awareness that is also felt in the way you structure the event. How do you see that relation between humans and respect to human nature, are we smarter in nowadays or are we commiting the same mistakes as ever? N&G: We