THE DRIFT STUDY
Participants wanted.
Evaluating
The Undertow
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Participants get first access.
Sign up and you will hear before anyone else when presale opens.
Lie back. You don't need to do anything yet.
Count down from ten, and stop when you lose your place.
Good. Now keep your eyes closed.
Don't think about it. Take the first one that comes to you.
You're further in now.
Something here wants you to go with it.
Your answers don't agree yet. That's normal.
One more, and take your time.
It's getting light.
Most of this will be gone in a minute.
The Sun Gazer
In your dreams
Your inner life is a quiet, dimly lit room. You don't need external stimulation to have a complex experience, and you certainly don't need to talk about it while the music is playing.
At the festival
You don't dance, you nod. You're in all-black behind the sounddesk having a profound internal breakthrough, then disappearing at 11:40 PM because the crowd dynamic shifted.
Known for
- Wearing their PAM jacket regardless of a 32-degree forecast.
- Camping front-left by the speaker with zero earplugs (tsk tsk).
- Referring to Perth as "Perlin" so unironically that your friends are getting concerned.
- Describing every major festival lineup since 2021 as "a bit commercial."
- Explaining how underground the last party you went to was, unprompted.
Unlikely to
- Flash a smile or, god forbid, a peace sign for a group photo.
- Step foot near the main stage during peak hours.
- Raise both hands in the air at any point during the day.
- Engage in dancefloor small talk.
In your dreams
You dream in broad daylight, usually outside and always surrounded by people. You run entirely on pure optimism, warm weather, and an absolute refusal to engage with basic logistics.
At the festival
Floating through the venue on pure enthusiasm, holding four people's drinks and keeping the group's morale artificially high at all costs.
Known for
- Calling everyone "babe" within 12 seconds of meeting them.
- Holding four warm cans, two vapes, and zero emotional baggage.
- Having a bank balance they haven't checked since last Thursday.
- Using the phrase "It's fine, it'll all work out!" as a legitimate strategy for getting home.
Unlikely to
- Be trusted with set times, maps, or transport home.
- Know the actual name of the DJ currently playing.
- Bring a jacket "just in case."
- Engage in a serious conversation about venue acoustics.
In your dreams
You spend most nights in zero gravity, watching the world shrink below you.
At the festival
You're somewhere on the grass watching the lights more than the stage. Phone battery at 2%, completely unbothered as strangers step over you.
Known for
- Going non-verbal when the visuals get pretty.
- Wearing pitch-black sunglasses well after dark.
- Treating the group chat as a spectator sport.
- Floating away from the group the moment anyone asks for a collective decision.
Unlikely to
- Relocate or track down their original group once they've drifted off.
- Stress about missing a headliner set; time is just a construct anyway.
- Move from their grass spot for anything less than a bathroom emergency.
- Respond to their own name on the first three calls.
In your dreams
In your dreams, you're always on the move, walking solo across huge landscapes with no clear destination.
At the festival
You announced a quick toilet run 45 minutes ago, but you are currently two kilometers away having an intense life chat near the food trucks.
Known for
- Taking aimless laps like a greyhound that needs to burn off energy.
- Kicking their shoes off the exact second their feet hit grass.
- Abandoning the crew to go on an unsolicited "side quest."
- Treating a festival site like an orienteering course rather than a place to listen to music.
Unlikely to
- Wait at "the big tree" meeting point for longer than 12 seconds.
- Sit down during a set unless physically restrained.
- Expect any of their friends to match their terrifying walking pace.
- Miss the sunrise hike up Mt Coot-tha.
In your dreams
Your dreams are fast, crowded, and you're usually sprinting at full speed. You move through life at 140 BPM, and quiet rooms make you so profoundly restless.
At the festival
You have no idea where your tote bag is, who has your vape, or how you manifested an artist-pass.
Known for
- Talking your way past security checkpoints through sheer force of will.
- Sending a frantic 8-minute voice memo that opens with "Ok, so..."
- Throwing yourself into the thickest section of the crowd without a second thought.
- Managing to lose a phone, a jacket, and a single shoe all before the sun starts setting.
Unlikely to
- Keep track of their own phone, wallet, or house keys.
- Experience a calm, peaceful, or organized Sunday recovery.
- Speak at a normal conversational volume once the music starts.
- Decline an invitation to an afterparty in a suburb three towns over.
