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enydo
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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: NYC
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My last night out was.... DVS1 on a roof in Atlanta which was cool. Small crowd, small sound system. Somehow the promoter managed to score a loft space with a large outdoor patio on top of this really old apartment building in downtown Atlanta. The building is right next to the Fox Theater, so pretty much situated right south of midtown with a really gorgeous view, especially as the sun was setting.
When we first arrived the openers were playing typical of Atlanta local DJs: churning ket-tech-house. They're not necessarily bad DJs, but a lot of the locals here just do not impress me. They don't know how to open, and their sets end up sounding the same to me.
DVS1 came on right as the sun was going down, and he took it more into dark, throbbing techno territory which I'm really into. The soundsystem was pretty meh, but as I said, it was a pretty DIY party. The inside area of the loft had a TV with college football going, which seemed to be a big draw for a lot of people looking to take a breather. Bathrooms were annoying as there was only 1 for about 100+ people and people kept going in there two at a time to snort their jollies (this shit bothers me to no end, I have to fucking piss, come on).
Overall, a lot of fun, but I'm just not really enthused by the local Atlanta scene much. I missed Theo Parrish last weekend which I'm pissed about but my ears have been stuffy after having a cold last week so I've been resting them.
Some pics too, which I hope is ok since this wasn't some authoritarian art-club:
Last edited by enydo on Oct-28-2014 at 18:22
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Oct-28-2014 18:05
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enydo
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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: NYC
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Oct-28-2014 18:09
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enydo
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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: NYC
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Yeah, I mean if you're aware of it that's one thing, I'm just overly sensitive to this stuff. I've had tinnitus as long as I can remember so I'm just trying to mitigate whatever further damage I may be doing.
Honestly though, if you get some plugs similar to the etys which seek to reduce decibels clearly across all frequencies, they actually sound quite good. To be honest I prefer going to shows with plugs in, I can hear people speak more clearly, and my ears feel great after leaving. I never really feel like I'm missing the punch or oomph or anything like that, but if the sound system is quiet I generally wont use them. That said, a lot of sound systems here in Atlanta are sorta garbage, so the highs tend to be loud and shrieking, which is definitely where the most damage comes from, frequency-wise. Brendon Moeller was here several months ago and even with plugs in it was still sorta shrill and hurt a bit. I ended up leaving early.
It's important to remember that hearing damage from loud decibels is cumulative (generally it's considered 85dbs for 8 hours a day is "safe" and above that it starts getting more dangerous pretty rapidly). People do have different sensitivities to it though, some people can go out constantly without protection and be fine, others aren't so lucky.
After going to my first few concerts and shows and noticing the muffled hearing and ringing after, I went ahead and started wearing plugs.
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Oct-28-2014 19:01
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SYSTEM-J
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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Manchester
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Oct-28-2014 19:18
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