Dave Clarke!

probably because I've seen every other DJ that I have wanted to see and have yet to see Dave Clarke. He was supposed to play NYC a while ago but stupid politics by the club promoters and owners forced them/him to cancel.

Probably Sasha on his current form (and yes, tix bought for October) but otherwise Carl Cox. He never disappoints - it's only ever the venue that sucks and maybe the reason I won't go (i.e. Exchnage).

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Probably Sasha on his current form (and yes, tix bought for October)

fuck yeah bro! see you there!

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I like how you listed four DJs you will not miss if they're in town, and then immediately explain why you will, in fact, be missing all of them when they're next in town.

Like Scoops, the DJs now that make me snap tickets up immediately are not so much my established favourites, but DJs I haven't seen before, or haven't seen for years. I get excited by the idea of something different, not by a DJ I've seen 5-10 times coming to play again. I'm not one of these people who worships DJs and downloads every radio show and knows every tune they've been playing before they've set foot in the club. I like a bit of variety.

Also, the party has to be right. I won't do massive venues or overcrowded line-ups anymore. I won't do festivals. I want small clubs and long sets. At Christmas Laurent Garnier was playing all night long in a 500 capacity club in Manchester. I was waiting at 8:58am in the morning for tickets to go live. That's the kind of thing that I will not miss.

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To be fair, prices here in Brazil are so ridiculous that I can't name a single DJ that I would, for sure, be there.

Also, I was just thinking and I would be way more hyped to hear live kiskelfacit (can't remember if his nick here is the same) than other big names

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J I like how you listed four DJs you will not miss if they're in town, and then immediately explain why you will, in fact, be missing all of them when they're next in town.

I know right! I'm fucking whacked yo!! But wifey and I are checking credit card balances because the FOMO is already kicking in. I can survive a hungover day at work and babysitter situation... the homeless guy down the street could suffice.

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal I know right! I'm fucking whacked yo!! But wifey and I are checking credit card balances because the FOMO is already kicking in. I can survive a hungover day at work and babysitter situation... the homeless guy down the street could suffice.

Looks like Dixon is doing an after party. Sitter is scheduled. We're in!

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Like Scoops, the DJs now that make me snap tickets up immediately are not so much my established favourites, but DJs I haven't seen before, or haven't seen for years. I get excited by the idea of something different, not by a DJ I've seen 5-10 times coming to play again. I'm not one of these people who worships DJs and downloads every radio show and knows every tune they've been playing before they've set foot in the club. I like a bit of variety.

I always prefer hearing something new and different, but there are definitely certain artists out there that I know will consistently bring something new to the table and are always redeveloping themselves. On the flipside, while some artists might always sound the same, to me they might do something really well - better than most artists doing something similar - to the point where I know what I'm getting into but they're worth seeing time and again. Someone like Audion from my list below is a great example - it's a particular sound, but I know that each time I see an Audion live set (at least these days, not so much in the past) it's going to be chock full of unreleased and live, improvised material and he'll do it really well.

I also cannot spend every waking hour soaking up recordings from the same handful of artists. I'll definitely listen to some sets, particularly to see if they're worth checking out live, but I need variety and always want to find something new and different.

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Also, the party has to be right. I won't do massive venues or overcrowded line-ups anymore. I won't do festivals. I want small clubs and long sets. At Christmas Laurent Garnier was playing all night long in a 500 capacity club in Manchester. I was waiting at 8:58am in the morning for tickets to go live. That's the kind of thing that I will not miss.

This definitely plays into it hardcore for me. I've opted not to see certain artists I love, or have wanted to see for a long time, simply because I know the crowd would be insufferable, or the space sucks, or anything like that. Small, intimate venues with extended sets where you know the majority of the crowd is there for the music and the artist above all else have time and again proven to be the best places to experience music.

With that said, this is a list of artists who have impressed me live the few times I've seen them, and unless they get repetitive/predictable, I would absolutely go out of my way to see again.

Nils Frahm
Rhadoo
Raresh
Petre Inspirescu
Barac
Afriqua
Leif
Kai Alce
Lusine
Matthew Dear/Audion
Francis Harris
Tim Hecker
Lawrence
Derek Plaslaiko
Donato Dozzy/Voices From the Lake
Sammy Dee
Chez Damier
St. Germain
Robert Glasper
Fred P

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Also, the party has to be right. I won't do massive venues or overcrowded line-ups anymore. I won't do festivals.

crusty old man



For me it's only really legacy act's that will either never play again, or just pure nostalgia DJ's I loved growing up, that generally never play in the US.


-Sasha & Digweed
-LTJ Bukem
-Daft Punk
-Massive Attack
-Danny Tenaglia

maybe: Carl Cox (depending on the location)

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Originally posted by MR STROKE crusty old man

But why? Not to pivot to a different subject that's been beaten to death time and again, but hour-long festival sets where artists are pandering to the lower common denominators are never as interesting, musically, as intimate venues with a more open-minded audience that lets artists take their time and take more risks. You can party just as hard in either setting, but there's definitely a stark difference in the quality of the music between the two.

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Originally posted by idoru But why? Not to pivot to a different subject that's been beaten to death time and again, but hour-long festival sets where artists are pandering to the lower common denominators are never as interesting, musically, as intimate venues with a more open-minded audience that lets artists take their time and take more risks. You can party just as hard in either setting, but there's definitely a stark difference in the quality of the music between the two.

Agreed, but both have their positives and negatives.


Also: why does everyone assume a festival these days is either TomorrowLand or Coachella ?

There are plenty of smaller festivals that allow for longer more open sets.....