Yeah, that sounds about right. The tracks are so well produced these days that they still pack loads of energy even at that kind of tempo.
I've never really been a follower of podcasts but you're definitely right. However, none of the Soundcloud mixes I've ever heard of live Cattaneo recordings prepared me for how driving his club sets sound. It was the same when I saw Guy J last month. The first hour was the kind of atmospheric melodic prog you'd expect, but the rest of the night kicked way harder than any of his online sets had lead me to expect.
I think part of it is DJs holding back certain tunes that won't sound so good when played back at home, but I think part of it is the simple fact that a good club system will give these tunes an added dimension that your home setup just can't replicate. The Box at Ministry has a world famous sound system, and it transforms everything in the low frequencies into speaker-straining slabs of heavy vibration.
If you enjoy any of these sets and want to hear me live, I'll be playing a 2 hour progressive trance set at Basing House in Shoreditch, London on 11th October.
I'm also a resident at our bi-monthly party Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/
Apr-25-2017 12:25
SYSTEM-J
IDKFA.
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Manchester
quote:
Originally posted by Paradox Lost
...yeah, I'm going to need a write-up of the night.
And an ID:
Videos of the night keep popping up, and according to the man himself, this is currently an "ID" from Dmitry Molosh:
If you enjoy any of these sets and want to hear me live, I'll be playing a 2 hour progressive trance set at Basing House in Shoreditch, London on 11th October.
I'm also a resident at our bi-monthly party Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/
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Apr-26-2017 12:09
Lews
Platipus And Prog Addict
Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Hugging Whales And Saving Trees
quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I think part of it is DJs holding back certain tunes that won't sound so good when played back at home, but I think part of it is the simple fact that a good club system will give these tunes an added dimension that your home setup just can't replicate. The Box at Ministry has a world famous sound system, and it transforms everything in the low frequencies into speaker-straining slabs of heavy vibration.
I've been thinking about it, and I think part of the reason I found Digweed's set almost oppressive is just due to that system. Like I always said, I liked it, but I needed a few breaks, as it was just a bit too much, but I think that's probably just the nature of The Box.
And I think part of the reason I didn't enjoy Warren as much as Cattaneo, is that Warren's wispy little dream tracks just sound tiny compared to Cattaneo's massive weapons, especially in that room. I think it would work much better to have Warren come on either before or after Cattaneo, instead of the b2b. Regardless, absolutely stellar night, one of my favourites in a long time. Can't really complain when that many bombs are thrown.
Apr-27-2017 09:27
Paradox Lost
In This Twilight
Registered: Aug 2007
Location: San Francisco
quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Videos of the night keep popping up, and according to the man himself, this is currently an "ID" from Dmitry Molosh:
I'm almost certain it's the track at about 33 minutes in this mix:
Nice find, and yeah, that's definitely it, though the link has apparently disappeared.
Listening to it on that stream definitely highlights what you said about the added dimension of a good club system, as it just sounds innocuous by comparison.
Gonna bump this thread with a one-in-a-year event of me going out clubbing, which really isn't my cue. However, two months ago I saw that Evigt M�rker, the ambient techno producer behind 2013's "H�gre" was playing in my town, so I really couldn't miss an opportunity to go see the guy that produced one of my all-time favourite tracks.
The venue, known for its hipster-appearance is pretty small consisting of a room with a small bar. It has this 1980 Eastern European train-station feel to it, bits and pieces of floor missing here and there, only two small tables in the entire room situated on the left and right, simple stage up front. You get the picture.
Evigt M�rker was booked by a group of local techno guys called Klubb D�den (Club Death, yea, I know, original) that arrange some bigger Swedish names to come play. A few months ago Abullah Rashim did a live set, with Varg following the week after. Unfortunately, due to my extreme unwillingness to go clubbing, I missed both events.
Me and my (girl)friend got there about 23:00, one our after opening. One of Klubb D�dens resident DJs, a girl, was playing some rather average Berlinesque techno. People were really getting into it, some dancing or frantically moving around. There weren't many around, but the atmosphere was quite pleasant. As one would expect, the crowd consisted of hipster-looking individuals with red socks, dirty sneakers and backpacks from Fj�llr�ven (Swedish outdoor brand that for some reason caters to hipsters), round glasses and half-drugged. In the beginning of the evening, some guy started half-bothering my female-friend until I respectfully told him off.
The set built up quite nicely through the upcoming two hours, the girl-DJ unleashing some heft acid-techno tunes. I managed to film a bit. The people, which as this point had gotten to around ~50-70 were really getting into it.
At 2 am, Evigt M�rker steps in with this larger-than-life control board, laptop and other types of gear, beginning with a deeply ambient line, followed with some percussion here and there.
The atmosphere suddenly changed, drastically.
Imagine having a 135 BPM acid-techno set, people dancing and getting on that within a minute swaps styles.
Evigt M�rkers live set lasted for roughly 45 minutes. The guy was fully focused into his boards and not once raised his head towards the crowd. At the end he stopped the music, raised his hand once without looking at the crowd and left through the back door without coming back.
All in all, a rather odd and underwhelming experience.
Uploaded a couple of videos to Youtube so you get an idea of what I mean:
Just got tickets to the Anjunadeep NYC boat party, and Electric Zoo 2017, so I'll have some stories to actually tell soon. Haven't been to a club in a while, I'm at that age when my friends and former clubbing buddies are all having kids :P
I've been in Poland for the last week, but a couple of Fridays ago was my birthday and Weatherall and Sean Johnston were doing one of their ALFOS all-night sets. Fucking classic night. I could talk about how amazing the crowd were, how perfect the vibe in the tiny dark room was or the sheer number of great tunes they played, but luckily the entire set was recorded. So I'll just post that instead. From the two hour mark onward it's just bomb after bomb, and the flow is faultless:
If you enjoy any of these sets and want to hear me live, I'll be playing a 2 hour progressive trance set at Basing House in Shoreditch, London on 11th October.
I'm also a resident at our bi-monthly party Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/
Jun-27-2017 20:16
paulversuspaul
Inventor of the fist pump
Registered: Mar 2012
Location: Zabriskie Point CA
quote:
Originally posted by Woony
Fucking Nina Kraviz of all people played Cafe Del Mar (I think the Kid Paul mix) last night
Dude, i just saw her live this year in la, and I havent heard that many trance songs played since at least a decade ago. The crowd went berserk every time she played a trance song too. It was both great and really amusing.
Went to an underground rave, they are becoming quite popular in la, good overall but was disappointed in nick hoppner. the dj before him was unreal good and he doesnt even have a RA profile. guy had the energy in the place about to explode and hoppner came on and basically played like everyone was in the k hole. the place was some dirty warehouse with no circulation and we had to leave about an hour early bc my girl couldnt take the smoking anymore but it was fun overall.
one of the weirdest things ive encountered this year going out is just how popular techno has gotten, but why the fuck are people adding breakdowns to it? the worst thing trance had was the breakdowns. if you are gonna take something from trance take the damn melodies and play them over a techno loop.
Originally posted by paulversuspaul
one of the weirdest things ive encountered this year going out is just how popular techno has gotten, but why the fuck are people adding breakdowns to it? the worst thing trance had was the breakdowns. if you are gonna take something from trance take the damn melodies and play them over a techno loop.
I made a thread a couple of months back about the return of big breakdowns. Glad someone else has noticed this trend.
If you enjoy any of these sets and want to hear me live, I'll be playing a 2 hour progressive trance set at Basing House in Shoreditch, London on 11th October.
I'm also a resident at our bi-monthly party Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/
Jul-11-2017 22:48
Woony
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2009
Location: Berlin
There's a lot of "trance-y" techno now that's really cheap and manipulative in the same way euro trance was.
