###### From gigantic color illuminated crystal statues to incredible displays of psychedelic fine art... *Gem & Jam* has it all! I will say that the 2020 version of this event had a vast multitude of art in numbers, and while 2022's art was still stellar and super unique, there wasn't *quite* as much of it... that did not stop me from getting quite a dump's worth of photos for you however!
###### I will let the photos and short video speak for themselves for the most part here... this post is all in the photos. There are also a couple short clips from random sets at the show in the video portion as well. Bless everywhere folks.
###### The vending area and items at this event were as lit as the stages and performers. Although the particular set displayed in this video was not one of my favs (genre a little off from my desired brand), the stage setup was no disappointment compared to the other stages and the rest of the event.
###### I am still playing catch up with these Gem & Jam videos, along with videos of shows from when I got back to Portland, and other videos from my additional trip so Santa Cruz/San Fran. I am not sure who the artist/DJ is in this one, so if you recognize, please feel free to comment the name.
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**Our Village Vission**![STAvillage.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/2423o7cEFajPK5wWyBTTvtksHovJVCCBEvSAmDNdLsMLV8zSoULpbUuUFC2de8fcBx4bn.jpg)![ELA Hive COMMUNITY Stamp-8.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/23tbkz1XSEJdyun3SKgGhNgq9PPbJaoXzjBCnkbXv2W6hKB9fBWDk9optgEFG2Rn93CFB.jpg)
###### This is a short one for you today, but sometimes random in the moment shots are the best. This video is technically another shot from *Daily Bread*, but it has been hard to distinguish which video goes to to which artist until I get to it.
###### This event-video series publishing process has blessed me with the benefit of learning the names of many of the artists I liked, since I am forced to figure it out when I publish all these posts. Anyway, enjoy today's majik... I am hard at work in the studio busting out this new mixtape. Studio with a slew of new local talent is on Wednesday.
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**Our Village Vission**![STAvillage.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/2423o7cEFajPK5wWyBTTvtksHovJVCCBEvSAmDNdLsMLV8zSoULpbUuUFC2de8fcBx4bn.jpg)![ELA Hive COMMUNITY Stamp-8.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/23tbkz1XSEJdyun3SKgGhNgq9PPbJaoXzjBCnkbXv2W6hKB9fBWDk9optgEFG2Rn93CFB.jpg)
###### After a long delay with an unforeseen sample-use copyright dispute... that day has finally come! Not only has my full length LP album *Power of Truth* been published on ALL major streaming platforms (links below), but I have also COMPLETELY revamped [my *Bandcamp* page](https://elamental.bandcamp.com/music) with new releases and merch, AND now have my music video *ELAmental Forces* completely ready for publication TOMORROW (7/14/2022)!!
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###### My *Bandcamp* page now has my entire discography displayed on the front page with options to purchase entire albums digitally, or just individual songs. Each song is only $1, and my new album *Power of Truth* is only $7 for 13 tracks. As always, my debut album *The Hex Wrecker* is still 100% free for download here with an optional donation slot (not required).
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###### A while back I announced manifesting unique ["future-retro" cassette-style USB thumb drives for my new *Power of Truth* album](https://peakd.com/hive-116127/@elamental/jarojdoj). I now have these limited edition [physical album copies](https://elamental.bandcamp.com/merch/usb-cassette-albums-with-exclusive-nft) available for purchase on the ELAmental *Bandcamp* page. These thumb drives are great for transmitting the music and other media files to any of your favorite devises and systems for playback! Includes both my first two albums (both wav and mp3 formats), my 4k music video file *ELAmental Forces*, [AN ALBUM EXCLUSIVE ANIMATED NFT](https://nftshowroom.com/elamental/collection/elamental_alpha_elamental-power-of-truth-album-promo-exclusive), and a bunch of other media and links.
###### Due to the copyright dispute delay, I was also forced to hold back my music video release originally set for December 2021 also. I would have released it as a single, but the end of the video has a promo tag for the album being "available on all platforms"... which I wanted to actually be true with the timing considering my album title.
###### In any event, you will see my music video release of *ELAmental Forces* sometime tomorrow evening, and I will update with a new Hive post upon it's release as to share the link(s) for that as well. I am currently undergoing the process of merging my personal and music-artist YouTube accounts (haven't used either in a while before today), so if this holds back the music video release another day or two, I will let you all know (but I do not see that happening).
###### As I am finally getting towards the end of publishing all this intense Gem and Jam media. I prepare now for a publication string of even more intense *Lucidity Festival* media with all different jamin' artists than what I displayed here from G&J (with the exception of *Soohan* who played another slammin' set at Lucidity).
###### Today's video displays short snippets from various sets at *Gem & Jam 2022* that I did end up recording long takes of like the other sets, along with an except from one of the silent disco nights. I was going to call this my "B-Roll" tape, but there is actually still some really good snaps in this one too.
###### I actually just got back from FESTIVAL NUMBER 3 of the year (hence my 2 week Hive-absence again - my laptop stopped working or I was going to keep posting on the go), and it is *still* not yet summer. I have two more *Gem & Jam* related posts (including one at *Joshua Tree*) and then its on to some REALLY good *Lucidity* content.
**THREE PINKYS IN DA AIIIIR!**
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**Our Village Vission**![STAvillage.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/2423o7cEFajPK5wWyBTTvtksHovJVCCBEvSAmDNdLsMLV8zSoULpbUuUFC2de8fcBx4bn.jpg)![ELA Hive COMMUNITY Stamp-8.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/23tbkz1XSEJdyun3SKgGhNgq9PPbJaoXzjBCnkbXv2W6hKB9fBWDk9optgEFG2Rn93CFB.jpg)
###### This AMAZING rock forest in the deserts of southern California is a perfect pick stop on the way to or from the *World Gem Shows* in Tucson. These hills are considered sacred and are protected as such. There are also many events that happen there throughout the year... I would personally LOVE to see a medium sized music festival at this spot some time!
###### FF to 9:43 to see the actual "Joshua *TREE*" itself. Check out the beautiful solar panel powered community right outside the park also (featured right before the tree scene in this video).
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**Our Village Vission**![STAvillage.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/2423o7cEFajPK5wWyBTTvtksHovJVCCBEvSAmDNdLsMLV8zSoULpbUuUFC2de8fcBx4bn.jpg)![ELA Hive COMMUNITY Stamp-8.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/23tbkz1XSEJdyun3SKgGhNgq9PPbJaoXzjBCnkbXv2W6hKB9fBWDk9optgEFG2Rn93CFB.jpg)
###### YOOO Long Time No SEE CANNA-FAM!! ELAmental back in da house with more droolinly delicious diamonds from da Captain's Cupboard. This product is the corollary/counterpart to the [*Blueberry Muffin* "Pink Lemonade" Diamonds](https://peakd.com/hive-195708/@elamental/uhkrcxuw) I flavored a while back.
###### The lemonade somehow pairs well with the *pink* lemonade my friends, but as superior as the pink version was, it had a much shorter shelf life than it's yellow sibling I taste here today (that last sentence would sound so bad in the wrong context - we're talking about terps here homies, just to be clear).
###### While the pink is now more oxidized and more reddish than pink anymore (and reflects such in the slightly degradated flavor profile), it did manage to maintain it's potency. The yellow however was crafted on the same day as the pink, so the fact that the yellow has maintained all it's glorious lemonade flavor and favorable appearance makes it a much more attractive item to those that dab more infrequently as I do, and want their concentrates to sit around longer than the slab-blasters.
**Refer to Above Link for Full Comparison:**
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###### I also speak more on festivals, new music productions and releases, and gratitude for the synergistic abundance of harnessing Love and Opportunity. Mucho Growth Canna-Fam! Enjoy this next episode of *Terp-Test!!*
> (There is also a beat preview of music that will be on our new 20+ song collab album at the beginning of the video - album releasing sometime this summer).
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###### Whenever I see something that looks like it is out of one of my dreams... I grab it!.. and pull it into my own reality. That is exactly the case with this exceedingly unquiet concentrate. What we have here is THC-A crystals with reintroduced terpenes - what many in the cannabis world refer to as DIAMONDS.
###### This is the first time I am debuting diamonds on *Terp-Test*, but these particular diamonds are above top-shelf quality, appropriately stored under lock and key in the Capitan's cupboard.
###### That is correct. The appearance (more so in person than in the photos) is extremely similar (if not exactly) to pink rock-salt, and smells HEAVILY of *pink*-lemonade in particular. While one might think that is an odd sight/smell combo, experiencing it in person however leaves everyone jaw dropped, drooling, and begging for more.
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###### It may surprise you (as it did me) that the strain in which the source material for these diamonds was extracted from is *Blueberry Muffins*. For one thing, the color is the farthest thing from *blue* as you can get. Pink (a shade of red) is pretty much the opposite of blue on the color spectrum).
###### Secondly, a strain such as *Blueberry Muffins* is known for its unique and strong flavor profile with relatively low potency, while these diamonds taste nothing like *Blueberry Muffins* (which is in no way a bad thing in this instance), and poses extremely *high* potency. In my opinion, both Blueberry Muffin flowers and these respective diamonds both posses sativa-dominant flavor profiles, while in actuality are registered as indicia dominant strains.
###### I traced this diamond-terp product back to the wizards that crafted it, and they said the pink color and resemblances of this particular run happened completely by accident, and even they are still trying to reverse engineer their own accidental recipe... so no one really knows how this product is actually achieved with these particular extremely desirable features.
###### Furthermore, these diamonds not only taste EXACTLY how they smell (in terms of strength of scent vs. smell AND in actual flavor profile vs smell profile), but they also get you RIPPED!! I often forget that these are essentially pure THC with re-added flavor... Do not underestimate the POWER of diamonds.... I could get used to this though. I have come a ***long*** way since the [1st Episode of *Terp-Test* Featuring *Blueberry Muffin* flower cuts](https://peakd.com/hive-114105/@elamental/dcwwkkvs).
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*Blueberry Muffins* Lore
###### A cross between *Blueberry* and *Purple Panty Dropper*, this indica-dominant strain is known for it's extremely unique flavor profile and often lower potency, which makes it a great herb for blends and concentrates. Muffins always tasted more on the sativa side in my opinion, but the concentrate featured in this article/video is even more so on the sativa-flavor side, but in a very different yet also unique way in it's own right. Another smooth smoker that pairs well with [*Lemon Skunk*](https://peakd.com/hive-195708/@elamental/cludggkk).
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After decades of patiently searching and waiting, I have FINALLY found my favorite strain of cannabis. The notes of heavenly purity show supreme evidence of the smooth, untainted, and clean smoke that you never really want to exhale... It is nothing short of beautiful, and uplifts & inspires while keeping you the best kind of stoned you can imagine. It is obvious that there has never been ANY synthetic that's touched this plant, manifesting a majikal essence in your joints unique to *ONLY* this particular cross. This is a sour strain that ACTUALLY smells and tastes sour in all its glory. Brand new and RARE!!
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Also obviously free of synthetics, this strain offers the opposite end of the spectrum in an equally beautiful (albeit *purple*) fashion. Smooth and decadent, this is good for night or day, but I personally prefer this more in the evening after hammering some *Sour P* during the daytime. More on the indica side of things, but not a crazy amount. Equal max potency level as its above counterpart. Parent of *Superboof*.
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I was lucky enough to have a few viable looking seeds pop out of a couple of select tiny nugs from the *Sour Pistachio*!! I will take that as fate since I have finally found my own personal *Holy Grail Cannabis Cupper*, & new personal favorite strain. This will be propagated. For now, they are properly stored in an air tight, dark, and temperature controlled environment.
**Our Village Vission**![STAvillage.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/2423o7cEFajPK5wWyBTTvtksHovJVCCBEvSAmDNdLsMLV8zSoULpbUuUFC2de8fcBx4bn.jpg)![ELA Hive COMMUNITY Stamp-8.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elamental/23tbkz1XSEJdyun3SKgGhNgq9PPbJaoXzjBCnkbXv2W6hKB9fBWDk9optgEFG2Rn93CFB.jpg)