"What comes
to my mind when I’m thinking about the CMAR? A bunch of memories I would never
forget or sell for anything. It was in the year 2006 when we’ve been there for
the first time with our former band and our friends in Amalthea. None of us
knew what to expect and we were pretty stoked about the whole atmosphere and
felt fine from the first moment.
For the
first time we were able to see bands such as June Paik, Cease Upon The Capitol
or Am I Dead Yet. I guess that one of the most notable memories is when Raein
played “tiger suit” as part of their supposed last show at the fest. The band
was surrounded by the audience. The sweat dropped down from the ceiling, the
air was more than wasted and everybody screamed along the song. This memory
gets me goose-bumps while I’m writing this. It was a perfect ending for the
fest and we all drove completely happy home knowing that the last two days were
something very special. We’ll never forget the moment we invaded with felt 1000
people the house of family Ulbrich and played human Tetris to get everyone a
place to sleep. Holy shit, but it all worked out very well.
In the
following years we visited the CMAR over and over again and it became more and
more something like a family reunion. You know that you’re able to see friends
you haven’t seen in a while, you know you gonna be able to see lots of great
bands and you know you’ll have one of the best breakfasts of the year.
The fact
that the fest still has an assessable frame by size, prices and time is a
pretty thing that could be seen as a tradition. We never felt so happy to play
among so many people and we never wanna miss one single moment we were able to
collect in all those years.
What stays
is to mention that year by year a couple of people invest time, passion, sweat
and I guess a lot of nerves to make it happen over and over again. This year
will be the 13th CMAR what shows that there is an interest for music
based on diy-ethics, it shows that music still can be independent and have its
place beside the mainstream and it shows that nothing must be a big thing to
get “successful” or to build something like a tradition. Communication, passion
and friendship still are the keys to get things done.
From the
bottom of our hearts, thank you Family Ulbrich and every helping hand for
proving this year by year. We are more than grateful."
Jens and
Black Everest
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