In the Enchanted Kingdom of Music

Those who were at the Abracadabra festival understand what this is about. What took place at the end of April at the Expocentre and the 35 MM cinema can't simply be called a party, nor an electronic-music festival either. Abracadabra turned out to be a genuine experiment in the field of music and art, created not merely for dancing and meeting up, but to show something new, lying beyond the bounds of the all-consuming pop industry. Many of those who came were puzzled: what sort of happening is going on at Abracadabra, what is it called, what is it done for, who are these people? But the organizers' aim probably lay precisely in this — to open the eyes of Russian music connoisseurs to a somewhat different layer of creativity and to show that there are people more talented than the stars of the radio and TV charts, that there are people who create magical music for understanding ears.
44100hz spent all three days at the festival, chatted with the guests of Abracadabra and gathered some opinions about what was going on:

1. What happens after the sorcerous rite of Abracadabra?
2. How does music affect a person?
3. Do music festivals have a future in Moscow?

1. Definitely some kind of miracle. And a wish you've made comes true.
2. Exceptionally positive. You just have to be in the right frame of mind and understand which rhythms affect you and how.
3. I'm all FOR it. Each time there are more and more fans and the popularity grows. For example, I attend all events of this kind.

1. Nothing happens, at least nothing bad.
2. Music unequivocally affects a person.
3. No. That is — yes. I've changed my mind. Because any festival is always something new, it's always a competition. I see that people have something to say, and most importantly there are people who want to hear it.

1. Abracadabra isn't an incantation, it's something extraordinary, magical and cosmic. It's hard for me to explain.
2. It's intoxicating!
3. There definitely is one, because it's always relevant, and if not in mass circles, then in their own closed communities. There will always be amateurs and professionals who do this.

1. I think that afterwards a person should spit over their left shoulder, spin around themselves several times, then a little cloud of smoke should appear around them and they'll vanish.
2. Unfortunately not as deeply as one would like. Music affects us very superficially. First and foremost it entertains, of course.
3. There definitely is. And the fact that there are people like Dima and Larisa (who organized the Abracadabra festival) shows us that there is a future! These people act as patrons, devotees; without a single sponsor they create a big event. They're fans and it's meant for fans. It's all very sincere.

1. Something wondrous and magical must happen!
2. Magically. It's an uncharted area of human culture. Because for as long as humankind has existed, so long have music and the beat existed. It's the beat, precisely, that affects a person magically — it's a mystery and mysticism.
3. If everyone loves one another more, then there will be a future. But if everyone comes to festivals and pretends that "we're not with you, we're better than you", then there will be no future at all!

1. The person who said this will fly off into space.
2. It has a deeply positive effect on a subconscious level.
3. Of course — we see that future at the Abracadabra festival!

1. A miracle must happen, after all!
2. Hard to say. It has a good effect, a very good one.
3. Of course there is! If you take Abracadabra and add a little advertising to it, you'll get an excellent festival of the future. Because the idea is simply magnificent, but there's little advertising and not everyone knows about it.