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-- Review: Sun Dance Music Festival @ Beach Club, Quebec - July 22/23 2006
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| Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* I hope they put this on next year b/c I'm DEFINATLY going. |
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| Originally posted by VERTiG0 If by Sundance Music Festival in Montreal you mean Dance Valley in Spaarnwoude and Sensation in Amsterdam, then yes, yes you will be going. |
wait no...
I got my Sensation White outfit already half purchased!! Okay cancel my trip to Montreal
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| Originally posted by rabbitjoker No, SNP (Six Nipple Posse). |
I know everyone is tired....but any full reviews on the sets yet?
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| Originally posted by shanny Looks like the blues beat the browns this weekend eh Margaret? |
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| Originally posted by rabbitjoker TUNE OF THE WEEKEND (for me): Timberlake - "Sexy Back" (Lawler Mix) - played by Lawler (3rd last track) |
such a nice pic 
beach club was amazing.
music was amazing.
best weekend of the summer hands down.
Day 1 - god love the tent.
Day 2 - what the entire trip was supposed to be like, sun, stage, dirty house and tons of people.
Lawler - unreal, really nice, fun sound - love that 80's electo instument he has in many of his tracks - The Timberlake song was just banging, I thought he played it twice??? Lawler looked like he was having fun, it was hard not to. The nice touch of having those sprinklers embedded in the cagging = crazy
Tenaglia - Never seen him before, had heard tons of amazing reviews - the guy has a rythm to his sound that makes you dance from start to finish, he just keeps on pounding out stomping tracks, sexy, dirty, pounding - even when it felt like that my chins were about to snap you just had to keep going.
I liked Lawler's sound more, but Tengalia's experiance was just endless sweaty dancing screaming - when you hear him you know his shit is tops.
Venue was unreal, the tents' sound was so fucking unreal, and the island stage was very well put togther, tons of people but tons of room.
Staff was nice, either they had french accents or they were from alabama (weird)
I will be an annual attendee
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| Originally posted by Cribby I know everyone is tired....but any full reviews on the sets yet? |
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| Originally posted by The Highroller This event was so good that my brain has not completely finished processing it yet. I will write a review soon. |
Tracklist? Karlo?
Best weekend of the summer... hands down...
soooo much fun
danny T is sickness
great seeing all the TOTAs again, cant wait for next time
nuff said
peace
Talk about an amazing weekend.
Arrived Saturday afternoon, stopped at cora's for some breakfast. DIdn't even hit the hotel, went right to beachclub. Got there and it was raining abit, but no one seemed to care ( I sure didn't)! The was banging all day, not my favourite but still such an awesome vibe, that I couldn't help but shake my ass. Left around midnight to change and eat. Decided to go out to Circus was awesome, a little hot but awesome tunes and lots of people.
So Sunday... I don't even know where to start. I have never felt a vibe like that anywhere else. Arrived when Lawler got on, and from his first track to his last. He was tearing the beach into pieces. For mr Danny T... words cannot even begin to explain how amazing he was. It sucks he had to shutdown, but we can always hope for extended hours next year!
Beautiful people, amazing music, and a beach. It doesn't get any better than that. Great seeing everyone out, and until next year!
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| Originally posted by musicsnob_NOT God you were sketch when you wrote this. Lawler 4 till 7 and Tenaglia 7 till Midnight. Great venue, Great crowd - other than a few hip hop fans who decided to be complete asses. Misstress Barbara was better than when I saw her at Stereo - actually didn't suck and had some flow to the set. Calderone was good but had some sound problems at the begining of his set too. Good th see RJ, Margaret, Sam, and Graham. Taboo FTW |
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but I don't think there was any real drama. "There is...no...guestlist...tonight!"
nice pics RJ, looks like you all had fun! I like the Turbo Shirt too, I used to have one - but it's long gone;( it came with a CD purchase in 2000 in Montreal!! FUn fun FuN!!! I think I wanna check this out next year, seems like there was good weather all weekend.
take care y'all!
dallas
what a crazy 24 hours!
Yea Sundance was super fun (on Sunday).
Great tunes / weather / scenery / party vibe / me being mangled = good times!
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| Originally posted by The Highroller Tracklist? Karlo? |
I so regret not going to this.
fuck
sounds like one hellacious time~
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| Originally posted by MarkT Lawler ripped it from the start of his set to the end...Danny T started off rather slow...the first two hours were good, just not spectacular...but then he broke out the vocals and the final three hours were fantastic. I would kill for a tracklisting, but I know it's not going to happen. The tease before midnight, 4.5 hours into his set (to paraphrase): DannyT: "Does anybody want to go?" crowd: "NO!!!!!" DannyT: "Ok...the doors have now opened and I'm going to play for 16 hours". Sadly, it ended about a half hour later at about 12:15 as there are residences very closeby. |
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| Originally posted by MarkT The event organizers and beach club staff deserve a LOT of credit and a huge thank you for pulling off a near-flawless event. I really hope that the event proved successful for them so that we can do this all again next year: - No unreasonable lineups for entrance, drinks or washrooms - food and drink prices weren't crazy - courteous staff - good sound, particularly for an outdoor venue - room to dance or chill out on the beach (better than Guv, anyway) - ample parking right by the venue - no hassle in/out access with wristbands - a reasonably clean venue, even after two full days of partying - even little touches like flicking on the sprinkler system on the light grid for a while was a nice touch during the heat on Sunday. party of the year, no doubt... |
Fun freaking-tastic! I just love when a plan comes together at the last minute.
I had no idea of what to expect from this venue/party and went in with little expectations apart from good tunes. Great venue, I can't say enough good things about it. Nice beach, cool pool, great outdoor deck/dancing area, rather cheap drinks, staff who were so friendly and efficient. The staff blew me away - the searches were minimal, just emptying your pocket, no pat-downs. Visible presence of security but they were merely strolling around, not pushing through the crowds. The one girl I saw that was thrown out was just politely asked, she simply walked out (still bopping to the beats) while a bouncer trailed after her to make sure she left. And the girls bathroom was being cleaned and resupplied continously, even at 11pm. These people knew how to keep everything running smoothly! The crowd was good, didn't see anyone sketchy, everyone was there to soak up some sun and good tunes. I didn't see any rude people but then again from 3:30 onwards I barely left the dancing area.
So onto the music - we caught the last bit of Sean Miller's 1st set, the patio/deck had happy sun-lovers dancing away. His 2nd set (opening for Lawler) was dirtier, more bass heavy. Lawler, oh wow, that was fantastic!! Nonstop big room sounds, very dirty, shake yer ass tunes, spot-on mixing and he skillfully worked the crowd into a frenzy more than a few times. I would have been perfectly happy if he ended up closing out the night, even knowing that DT was up next. One of the best Lawler sets I've seen in years.
DT was very good, from the time he walked into the booth you knew he was excited to be there. Lots of styles and even a few breaks and techno tracks added to the mix. Yes, the flashlights came out and he was having a ball working his magic. It's obvious he loves Montreal, he couldn't say enough good things about the crowd, the venue and how happy he was to be playing outdoors. There were a few obvious off mixes but the track selection and flow made up for it. Oh and he dropped samples of O Fortuna ~10:30, that had me grinning my face off.
I'm happy I only went on Sunday, 2 days would probably have killed my feet. Last night I slept like the dead and it's only now I feel normal again.
Big hugs to Toby and Walid, I'm so glad I got to experience Sundance with you guys! Great roadtrip, awesome hotel, more energy drinks than we knew what to do with and holy booze overload on Sunday. I won't have wanted it any other way.
couple vids, not at the best quality setting but definatley captures Tenaglia's sound that night.
better quality vid....ala Lawler (i beleive
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Sorry it took me so long to write this review, but it takes a while for your brain to process an event like this.
For some reason, I wasn�t excited for this party at all. I think this was a good thing though, because unlike Bal en Blanc, there was no hype surrounding the party, and I didn�t have any expectations at all.
Day 1
I drove up Saturday morning with RJ, Margaret and Andy. The drive up was very pleasant. The drive up involved 2 stops for breakfast, lots of snacks (thanks Margaret), too many chocolate covered coffee beans, and lots of laughs. We finally arrived at Montr�al around 3pm. I was very upset at the fact that it was raining and a bit chilly. I was even more upset when I looked at the weather forcast and saw that there was a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday. Upon getting to the party though, I quickly realized that this was going to be an event to remember regardless of the weather�
We entered Beach Club after waiting in line for less than 30 seconds. Before I started listening to tunes, I decided to take a look around. What a beautiful venue! We really need something like this in Toronto (and no, The Docks doesn�t even come close). There is a very cool mist patio/dance floor where the normal DJ booth is, right on the beach. It�s only a few steps to the shore. On the beach, there are chairs to lounge on and hammocks. Beach Club also includes a pool, a cafeteria, a water trampoline, water slides, kayaks, paddle boats, and much more. Beach Club is much more than just a club on a beach.
After doing a little bit of exploring, I decided that it was time to pay the dance floor a little visit. Mylo was dropping good tracks in no particular order, with pretty shoddy or non-existant mixes in between. I then went to go check out the tent to see Mistress Barbara. I found it a little bit difficult to dance in the sand at first, but once I got used to it, I realized how much fun it was. Dancing on sand > dancing on a dance floor any day. In the first half of her set, she played some pretty good techno tracks and surprisingly quite a few mainstream tracks. She kind of lost me after the half way point of her set. During Mistress Barbara�s set, the tent started to fill up. Even though it was raining, people were in full party spirits.
The crowd was awesome. It had a very rave-y feel. This type of crowd I�ve only seen once (Cream 2004 in Montr�al), so I�m not very used to it. It was a refreshing change though! Everyone was really friendly and there were lots of cute girls around. I could tell that it was going to be a good night.
9pm hit, and it was time for Victor Calderone. I was very excited for this portion of the party as I�ve been a Victor Calderone fan for years and this was my first time seeing him. There were some pretty major technical difficulties at the beginning of his set. This scared me because there was hardly any bass at all. I thought that my first Calderone experience was going to be tainted. They fixed the problem though, and Calderone�s set got into full swing. Calderone did not disappoint at all. From start to finish, he played a very banging, dancey tribal set. We are in for quite the treat at Sonic at the end of August. It was very dark in the tent, with lots of red lights for the duration of Calderone�s set. I was impressed with the lighting. Calderone�s set was the second best of the weekend. The music was shut down at 11:40pm. I pretty much bounced back to the hotel room in anticipation of the next day.
Day 2
Even though the weather forcast had said that there would be thunderstorms, Sunday was filled with blue skies and sunshine. I started the day listening to Nathan Barato and Simon Jain while eating burgers and fruit kebobs for breakfast. I then lay on the hammock for about an hour, watching the beautiful French girls in their bikinis pour in, while drinking sangria, chatting with new people around me, while listening to Sean Miller. It was at this point that I felt like I was in a completely different country. I had not experienced an atmosphere like this before.
I spent the morning and early afternoon talking, drinking and lounging on the beach. I didn�t start dancing really until about half an hour into Lawler�s set when he dropped that King Unique track (I can�t remember the name) from his Wasted CD. From this point on, Lawler played one of the best sets I�ve ever heard him play. After the Guv/Skybar and the Halloween party, I had kind of lost a bit of faith in Lawler, but on Sunday, he showed me once again why he�s the fucking man. He built his set perfectly from start to finish. He started with his new dark and druggy sound (ala Wasted) and slowly progressed into banging, driving, hands in the air electro. He had the crowd completely by the balls. The dance floor was absolute pandemonium. I was in the middle of the dance floor when he dropped Pete Heller � Simpler. When the song came to a climax, he had the whole crowd jumping up and down with their hands in the air, screaming at the top of their lungs. There were nozzles above the crowd, and water started spraying down on everyone. This was one of the craziest experiences I�ve ever had in my 4 years of clubbing. I won�t forget it any time soon. For the last hour of Lawler�s set, the crowd reacted in this way to almost everyone of Lawler�s tunes. I�m getting goosebumps right now just writing this review. This is a type of vibe that you don�t see very often. Lawler kept hammering out the tunes until a little bit after 7pm.
Danny T hit the decks after Lawler finished, and completely slowed down the pace. He played plodding proggy stuff for the first 2.5-3 hours. This stuff would have been enjoyable if it wasn�t directly after Lawler�s explosive 3 hours of madness. After about 3 hours though, Danny started hammering out his tribal, tech-house and techno tunes that he�s known for. I spent the entire duration of his final 2 hours on the dance floor. Danny�s set as a whole was a little disappointing. Even though his final two hours were good, it was probably the least impressive set I�ve heard him play. It was still by no means bad though. During Danny�s set, Godskitchen had some entertainment such as people walking around on stilts with mini lights, fire poi and fire staff. It was very nice touch.
Overall, I can easily say that this is one of the best events I�ve ever attended. Impeccable organization (I didn�t wait in any line for over 2 minutes), very friendly staff, great crowd, hot girls, banging tunes, amazing vibe� the only thing I would have changed was the weather on Saturday. I will definitely attend this event next year, and possibly even Godkitchen�s event at the end of the summer.
The ride back was a little bit long, but it was made more enjoyable by the company of Jay, Mark and Colin. Thanks for the hospitality afterward and the drive back. P.S. that was the best smoothie I've ever had! I definately have to go back there again.
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