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-- REVIEW: DECADENCE II @ the Guvernment Entertainment Complex (03.24.05)
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My fuckin ears.....!!!! 
Actually, the sound in the KH had to have been the BEST its ever been, up until after Armin got on. Of course, I forgot my ear plugs, but it didn't matter until later.
Caught Nathan Barrato- nice beats to get the party started. Remy came on- decent set, hoped to hear something harder, or his big tune, but it didn't happen. Dunno when Nick Warren came on (I was at the TA meetup in the back), but his set was the winner for me. Nu-NRG- great to see those guys as always, they played really hard this time! Then Armin- 1st hour was loads of stuff I mostly hadn't heard b4. I decided to go check out Cox. That's where the sound got bad (but I was expecting it there). Was right in front for Cox. Nice to see him on the mike at times. Heard him drop "Just Kick" and some mix of "Good Life", "Flashdance" & "7 Nation Army". Song transitions were brief, but some good showmanship in other areas. Had to switch a CD-DJ mid-set cuz the dripping ceiling water had ruined it. Then back to Armin, where I thought I'd hear some nice chill tunes, after my legs were destroyed by Cox. Wrong! At this point, Armin was in his bangin' stage, and to make it worse, the sound was a million times louder in the KH now, than from earlier in the evening. Killed my ears even worse. Walked around, saw loads of faces, then got a call from Graham who was already outside waiting for me. Left at 7. I'm sure he's still playing now.
BTW, Nick Warren hung out behind Armin & the stage the entire rest of the party. How cool is that?
Met loads of new TA's & saw lots of old ones 
. Saw my Ann Arbor posse! And best of all- Erica's return to TO, altho our sightings were brief.
To the poser wearing the home-made t-shirt w/plain black block letters on a white shirt:
"TRANCE
ADDICT"
who blew me off when I tried to make introductions..... bad move, buddy! You're lucky me & the state of Michigan didn't come and whoop your ass right then and there.
Resting up for the Radio 1 transmission later today. We can be there in spirit at least, right??
Nunrg Simply AMAZING!!! full of energy...
Armin was Armin.
And Coxy OWNED MY SOUL! and probably ate it.
P.S. I loved how his *boobs* jumped up and down with him while dancing
If Armin was god, then I don't even know how to describe Cox. What an amazing night.
Got there at around 10:30, and got in by 11. The koolhaus line moved smooth, and we got in farily quickly. The frisking lady sacked Clublifexxx hard accidentally, lol.
Came in to the sounds of Nathan Barrato. He was pretty good, awesome for an opening dj. Remy spun an awesome set too, and it was awesome meeting all you TranceAddicts in the seating area. I pretty much chilled in Koolhaus for most of the night, until 3:30 when Cox was supposed to go on. I was chilling with The HighRoller on the patio, and we headed in just before he went on. Waiting at the bar for a drink for like 20 minutes, and I swear I seen Cox's twin standing beside me. I was like "Holy shit its" when I was cutoff with "I'm Not Carl Cox". Listend to Cox spin for like 30 minutes, and from there it was just bouncing between the main room and Koolhaus.
Personal records set:
First time at an afterhours nightclub in Toronto
First time dropping E
Best birthday party ever
I gotta rate the night a solid 8.5-9/10. Only thing that kept it from getting perfect was that I couldn't be everywhere at once.
I took a ton of pictures and videos, and Ill be sure to post them up when I get them on my website.
^^^ Great review- Happy B-day!
WOW!! God damn....that was one of the best nights out I've had in a very long time. Nick Warren sounded good, but I really fell in love with Nu-NRG. This was my first time seeing these guys and I loved every second of it. Everyone seems to agree that Armin was at his best for the first couple of hours and then he got a bit too techy for me, but it didn't last long. He never disappoints me.
Aside from the music though, I just thought the crowd was over the top incredible. Everyone was friendly. Nobody elbowed me as they were walking past. It was like the good old days!! Plus I met up with Nat and then met a whole whack of TA's (I remember Arctic Boy but everyone elses names elude me just now) which was great. TOTA's DO know how to have a good time.
Overall - great show. Now it's off to bed to rest up for Montreal!!
Obe
ok, i am alive STILL, and i have MASSSSSSSIVE amounts of pictures....oh my god this is the BEST party i have EVER been to...i walked out of that building thinking to myself "if i stay this deaf for the rest of my life it'll be worth it!!"
ARMIN VAN BUUREN SIGNED MY TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS HAT!!!!! 
and oh my fucking god, he played all the tunes i wanted to hear!!! CASTAMARAAAAAAAAAA!!! BEHIND SILENCE!!!!! HELLO STRINGS!!!
my legs are sooooo sore, and i am soooooo tired, i JUST got in and its about 20 after 8am
Theresa I LOVE YOU!!! YOU MADE IT TO ARMIN!!!!
MUSIC: 11/10
CROWD: 9/10
SOUND: 10/10
to everyone that i met there, i REALLY hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as i did, and i hope to see you back at the Guv for FERRY CORSTEN!!!
i will write more about my time after i get some MUCH needed shut eye
oh yeah and one thing
TRANCE MUSIC RULES!!!
It was fun.. time to sleep.
what the fuck can i say???? im speechless
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| Originally posted by Irish Graham what the fuck can i say???? im speechless |
Graham, where is your review?! *waits*
9:07am and I just got home.
Wow.
Just... Wow.
Time to die now.
And by "die" I mean "sleep till 8pm."
{edit} I will say this: the night's highlight was when Armin dropped Yahel feat. A-Force - Behind Silence (Liquid Love). Best moment ever.
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| Originally posted by obe WOW!! God damn....that was one of the best nights out I've had in a very long time. Nick Warren sounded good, but I really fell in love with Nu-NRG. This was my first time seeing these guys and I loved every second of it. Everyone seems to agree that Armin was at his best for the first couple of hours and then he got a bit too techy for me, but it didn't last long. He never disappoints me. Aside from the music though, I just thought the crowd was over the top incredible. Everyone was friendly. Nobody elbowed me as they were walking past. It was like the good old days!! Plus I met up with Nat and then met a whole whack of TA's (I remember Arctic Boy but everyone elses names elude me just now) which was great. TOTA's DO know how to have a good time. Overall - great show. Now it's off to bed to rest up for Montreal!! Obe |
Just got home from the Guv/Kool Haus after closing shop, so this will be extremely brief. I'm going to bed right after this or I'd be at fucken Comfort Zone if I wasn't so exhausted.
Arman was very good, Carl Cox was just AWESOME!!! My biggest regret was I couldn't hear his entire set because I was hopping from room to room.
Bedtime now...
This is amb_ but I'm gonna post as SP to bug her.
Coles Notes review: Cox rocked, Armin was a snooze on a horribly distorted sound system (as per usual in KH), my friends made the party. You know who you are.
PS. punching Vividboy was the coolest thing ever 
mnarg is in the house.
What a night, WHAT A NIGHT! 
For those who have read The Da Vinci Code, I'm convinced that Armin is part of the holy blood line! 
It was good meeting a whole whack of TOTAs... I must say that everyone here for sure knows how to have a good time!
Anyway, feet are killing me and head cannot be separated from pillow... Time to get some well deserved shut eye.
Holy Shyt!!!....WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!
i iz well dead! just got bak n time to catch some well needed ZZzzZZs...propa review lata...cheers
The place to be in the Guv was the stage behind Cox. He was really a treat to watch behind the decks. And his trademark interaction with the crowd via a mike was nice.
He was about 40 minutes late and you could feel a collective "he isn't going to show" building in the air as more and more people started looking at their watches at about 3:10. But when he arrived, he laid down one of the best sets I've heard in quite a while.
Carl Cox you have now become a favorite on mine. Don't wait so long to come back next time.
That was one hell of a night! I stayed in the KoolHaus all night because I wasn't sure how much of a hassle it would be to move between the Guv and KH (like in previous years).
Had quite a few people from Kingston come up and met up with a lot of TA's. The vibe and crowd were excellent. I really didn't find the shoving and pushing as bad as it has been and I could tolerate it. I did find that there was a more then usual amount of "hungry" guys going after the females towards the 6-7am time frame, which became really annoying after awhile.
What can I say....Armin did awesome, but I have noticed in his last two times to Toronto he is playing a lot harder trance, which isn't a bad thing....just an observation.
Highlights of the night--> Airwave 2003 (Breathing) - Rank 1 OMG I really can't get enough of this song.....my other highlight was when I gave Armin a request to play Confirmation - Fred Baker and he did play it and the whole crowd went nuts. (This was close to the end, for any super troopers that were still there)
And as Vertigo said--->His highlight was Behind Silence...that was also a wicked moment of the evening. I can't get the song out of my head, along with the constant buzzing
Oh yuk�the ceiling sweat was not nice, but someone also said that usually comes out when there is an amazing party going on. 
Karen-->I'm so happy for you that you got your shirt signed
Johnny-->It was good seeing you again...you looked as if you had an awesome time!
Ahsley-->Thanks for the talk! It really shows the person who you really are
Linze-->I hardly even remember seeing you there, well catch up soon!
Steve-->had an awesome night, thanks for everything!
DVD
sounds amazing guys. still wish i went, don't know if i coulda handled it last nite though...sounds like armin dropped a killer set...
just like i said about dumonde in kool haus awhile back, sounds like the sound system wasn't that great, which is disappointing, i don't know whats up with the kool haus system, because its been lacking lately, hopefully they have it running well for ultra spin 7
Nu-Nrg was great! Went to Guv to check out Cox at 3:15 but saw some white lookalike. What the hell was up with the attitude mafia asians in the Guv? They won't even move a tad to allow you to get by. Armin was awesome. later!
i showed up a bit late, and didnt get to meet any of you guys. ended up hanging around the orange room for most of the night until nu nrg and then started bouncing back between kh and the O.R after they made that doorway 2 way. once AVB started playing it was all about koolhaus
some pics
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| Originally posted by kwongandy left the club at 7:15am. carl cox was still on the decks. though i spent the majority in kool haus. nick warren dropping acid house was a twist. skipped nu-nrg to check out guv. armin was very good. full marks. i have been partying close to a decade...but, some girl goes up to me and says... her: "you drop half or a full?" me: "i'm clean, i'm sober right now" her: "then you won't understand the music!" i was speechless. |
my pics..
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D II is now just a memory.,,,
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