Ricochet Gathering is a collaboration event for

electronic music Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...

. The name applies both to the event and to the group of musicians involved in the event, where a group of musicians and a usually small group of fans gather at locations around the world. The event takes place approximately once each calendar year; the first gathering was held at the

Okefenokee Swamp The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000 ha), peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia–Florida line in the United States. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Ref ...

in April 2000. Each gathering event has a theme tied to the

Berlin School of electronic music Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It originated among artists who blended elements of psychedelic rock, avant-garde composition, and electroni ...

pioneers

Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese the only constant member until his death in January 2015. The best-known lineup of the grou ...

. The Ricochet Dream Web site has been replaced by "Site Under Construction" since 2016.

Electronic music and beyond.

The type of music that is created at these event varies from old-style retro Berlin School to new contemporary electronic music (EM). Musicians and fans usually have to make an effort to reach the exotic locations. Once there, the setting and atmosphere allow fans and musicians to live in a communal setting for a few days (usually a week) to make and listen to electronic music. All music created at each event is live, unrehearsed, improvised, and captured in one take.

Chronology of music events

*''Okefenokee 2000 (

, Georgia, USA)'' *''Okefenokee 2001 (Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia, USA)'' *''Okefenokee 2002 (Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia, USA)'' *''Mojave 2003 (

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, Nipton, California, USA)'' *''Poland 2004 (

Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra (; ; ) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Karkonosze mountain range running along the Polish-Czech bo ...

/ Szałas Muflon /

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

, Poland)'' *''Gomera 2005 (

La Gomera La Gomera () is one of Spain's Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. With an area of , it is the third-smallest of the archipelago's eight main islands. It belongs to the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. La Gomer ...

Island,

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, Spain)'' *''Rubycon 2006 (

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

Rubicon The Rubicon (; ; ) is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, just south of Cesena and north of Rimini. It was known as ''Fiumicino'' until 1933, when it was identified with the ancient river Rubicon, crossed by Julius Caesar in 49 BC. The ri ...

, Italy)'' *''Yellowstone 2007 (

Bozeman, Montana Bozeman ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The 2020 United States census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it Montana's fourth-largest city. It is the principal city of the Bozeman, Montan ...

Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, with small portions extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U ...

, Wyoming, USA)'' *''Romania 2008 (

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

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, Romania)'' *''Croatia 2009 ( Vinišće,

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it formed part of several historical states, most notably the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Croatia (925 ...

, Croatia)'' *''Berlin 2010 (

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

, Germany - 40th Anniversary of Berlin School EM)'' *''Siberia 2011 (

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, Russia (Soundtrack with artist

Wolfram Spyra Wolfram Spyra (born 12 December 1964) is a German composer of ambient music. Spyra was born in Eschwege. He began his career in the early 1990s constructing 'soundscapes' and installations around Germany. He has collaborated with a wide range o ...

)).'' The music at and by the Ricochet Gathering is recorded and eventually published by the ''Ricochet Dream'' music label, which is dedicated to releasing music from this event and its associated musicians. Vic Rek has been the producer of these events, the music being released on his Ricochet Dream EM label. He also coined the term "Electronic Woodstock" when he was preparing for the Poland 2004 event, even though the published slogan was "Elektronika u Rolnika", which means "Electronics at the Farm" in Polish. Complete details about the Ricochet Gathering music and releases are cataloged in the

Discogs Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''T ...

music database.

References

http://bluenote.poznan.pl/event/daniel-bloom/ http://www.studio-nagran.pl/viewtopic.php?t=144

External links

* - stated to be "under construction" since 2016
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Electronic music and beyond.

Chronology of music events

See also

References

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