{"id":1145,"date":"2021-09-22T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/09\/22\/resonance-festival-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T16:07:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:07:00","slug":"resonance-festival-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/09\/22\/resonance-festival-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Resonance Festival 2021: Finding the Center of The Labyrinth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the haze descended over the stillness of West Virginia’s Marvin’s Mountaintop, one could easily miss the creatures cautiously peering out from carefully selected hideouts. Anticipation built for these mystical beings, for the game of games was about to commence. Players arrived unsure of where to go, but had confidence in their mission of finding what they had lost. On the eve of the full moon, the Resonance Music Festival provided a Labyrinth, some goblins, a few other fairy-tale characters and at the center, a Goblin King. This king kept close, but made sure to provide accommodations of the best lighting and soundtrack for the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goblin friends<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It’s further than you think. Time is short.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Keeper of the Beans<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Paths twisted and tents upon tents repeated. Nondescript thumping of DJ music could be heard in the distance of an unknown direction. Seeking direction was futile when it came to camp dwellers claiming to be \u201conly worms\u201d relaxed at their sites. These worms, while unhelpful, were very friendly and offered players to meet the Mrs. and stop for some tea. Tempting as it may be, Eggy was about to go on and the center had to be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She Chose Down<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Satan’s Empress<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, that thing the wizard said about the jam holes filled with Magic Beans made a lot more sense. It was not a dead end, but rather, an energizing oasis. Hobbits with stimulated hemp hats were experts at foraging the Resonance grounds. They advised consumption of Magic Beans was best at The Bog of Eternal Funk You. Doing so summoned Doom Flamingo and our first peek at both Goblin King and Satan’s Empress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goblin King<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The babe with the power.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Cory Wong reminds the Goblin King of the babe with the Voodoo Power<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Attitude was everything that mattered for this maze game and Cory Wong<\/a> delivered a set that helped reconciliation with players still being so early in the game. His laid back and fun energy was something to behold. To casually joke about a complex timing about to be played evoked the feeling of hope that mastery of something as complex as a guitar or a maze game could be achieved. The laughter on stage was infections and as coolness of the night set in, the next two days felt far more possible thanks to this true artist. Cory also showed that, with good listening skills, it could be possible to play with others outside of the tribe. When sitting in with TAUK Cory had slightly more reserved demeanor, which helped him listen and respond without skipping a beat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s not fair!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Occasionally the board itself seemed to be alive. Initiated by the most subtle of Jack-O-Lantern lights, landscapes would shift dramatically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melodic<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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