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-- REVIEW: Destiny & Temporal Rhythm: Together As One & TRANCEADDICT 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
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heh, my first post.
Anyway, first and foremost, the music:
Hardwick put on an absolutely solid set. Nice buildups, nice breaks, nice, pumping tunes. Danced non-stop pretty much throughout his whole set. I really didn't know what to expect from this guy since I didn't really know all that much about him, but damn, was I pleasantly surprised! Definitely a DJ I'll be looking out for in the future. Needless to say, he created the right atmosphere for Tracid to come into. Tracid opened up with an absolutely wicked track: Hennes & Cold - The Second Trip (DJ Scot Project mix). I was going nuts when he was playing that. After that though, Tracid seems to have 'cooled off'. The only memorable songs were the Hennes & Cold track, Asys - No More Fucking Rock & Roll (I had a good feeling he would be playing that tune - glad I didn't miss that one), and the Derbus track. The stuff in between was just filler imo. I mean, I love a good bass line and all, but not that much - it's good to headbang to, but a nice melody to actually dance to was missing most of the time. And you could see that he was losing the crowd in between songs - people weren't really dancing as much as moving to the beats. Hardwick on the other hand, kept the floor jumping the whole set. Tracid didn't dissapoint, but he didn't really live up to the expectations either.
The coat check:
Yea, I'll agree, that was just ridiculous. The checking-in AND the checking-out. Prolly spend a good 1.5 hours in that little room in total. Complete waste of time. The bouncers were acting like assholes to everybody too. Fuck, I know you have a job to do, but no need to be THAT pissy.
The floor:
Awesome. Lots of room to dance, and most importantly, IT WAS COOL. The main room had PERFECT temperature. You could keep going forever and not even feel the least bit uncomfortable. The stage was a little too cool though. I came up there a few times to rest, and got cold in like a few minutes. Of course, maybe that was the organisers' way of saying "get your ass back on the dance floor" ;P The little candy ravers didn't bother me at all - I'm 6"4', so I literally and figuratively just looked down on them. Plus, for most of Hardwick's set I was dancing with this tall, sexy brunette, so I didn't mind them at all (prolly increased my enjoyment of Hardwick's set too).
In conclusion, awesome night. Although Tracid could have played a little bit more trance and a little less filler.
Now that I have had some sleep, although still needing more....
Kai Tracid was by far the biggest surprise of the night for me - it being the first time....Wow - beautiful music!
As mentioned I spent most of my time in the DnB area. Reid Speed was my personal fav. of the night. She def. is the "goddess" of the decks for DnB...Aphrodite, Bad Company, Freaky Flow were all excellent. Nothing but bouncy vibes for me. Overall, I was impressed with the crowd. IT was full of kids but not the rude boi attitude of previous DnB parties.
Tatgirl: I love you warmness and looking after me for the Liberation room...Can't wait to see your pics
Dr. Good Vibe: Pictures are incredible - you have serious talent hon - keep up the good work
Fran: Once again - so happy you came from NYC this weekend. Awesome to hang with you as always...
Marg: I LOVED ur hairdo 
Graham: dood - you always great with a HUGE smile and big hugz
R.J. thanks for being present during my carpet incident - rofl
Hugz to the usual suspects: CUZO (my other rock and roll dood), The_broad, Digitnut Time2Burn, Expired, DJ Eso)
TO All the T.A.'s I met for the first time: highroller, floorwhore-finally, robbie G-thanks for the compliment dood I met so many T.A.'s and I know I am missing people and I truly have to apologize if I have not mentioned you - I am still recouping
Last and MOST important: SWAMPER - thank u for an excellent little community you have created 
Wicked night indeed!
I was there from the very start pretty much to the very end and enjoyed every moment.
I didn't catch Harwick's set as it was right in line with mine, but in my opinion the best sets of the night were played by Toronto's up and comers. Schryer absolutely ripped it up in the Tides; really good pace to his music and he picked it up perfectly from the dj who opened for him. Spent most of my time after that in the Liberation Lounge to see Gamma; really impressed with his stuff too, really sexy prog had the place bouncin'! Styles ripped things up as well, way to go buddy! Caught a bit of OS/2's set and he was pretty good too.
I managed to stay after Tracid's set to check out Walter and he played a terrific closing set; trance the way it should be! Nice work!
So good seeing all of you TA's again, you guys are awesome, too many to list but you know who you are. Always nice meeting some new faces as well. I was really impressed with how approachable Matt and Kai were, meeting with people after the sets; total class... nice chatting with Scott Stubbs again too. Too bad I missed his set as well.
All in all a great party, nice work by Ari, Walter, Ryan and the crew... a very special thanks to you Del for having me in and for putting in the work for us to have such an amazing community like this. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TA!!!
See you all next week for Marco.
Cheers,
-D
ahh well i got ther around 11 and waited in coat check till aroudn 11.45 or so, so i caught a bit of schryers set. and then os/2 came on and had some good tracks going. didnt really get a good feel of scott stubbs' set but it was ok. then i came in the main room for matt hardwick and this guy was awesome!! played crazy tunes which i was goin nuts for. time flew by when i looked at my watch and he was almost done. then kai tracid came on, and i never realy heard any of his stuff before, or his sets, and it was alrite. nothign to special for me, cuz i like the trance stuff more than the harder stuff. but when he played derb, that got me pumped again, and i was re-energized. cuz in the middle of the set, i was beat, i could barely move. but the last hour or so, i really cranked it up and moved.
great meeting the TAs which made it so much more fun there.
the coat check was brutal.
overall ill give it a 10/10 for the vibe
and 9/10 for matt hardwick
and 7/10 for kai tracid
cant wait to meet more TAs sometime soon
um! i cant really feel my legs now! great night , nice meeting all u tornoto ta's ur all really nice! um i finally met my future husband! but i dont think he really understood what i was saying or else he just thought i was a crazy person! we went from room to room i even enjoyed some of the jungle,it was all great!! not used to going out to parties till that late since they gotta close at 2:30 here in detroit :P another highlight for me was kai taking a picture of my shirt lol
btw i missed the cake? 
i didnt get any!!
Destiny
I just moved here from Ottawa not too long ago. That was my first Toronto party, and I had a blast. The music was awesome all night. I was there from start to finish. I couldn't stop dancing all night haha. Well I can't wait to check out some more parties here!! cheers
Hey all!
I'm a TA from Israel, was at the party last night....
Just wanted to say that the party was real hype. In the beginning I didn't really like what was going on, and was kind of worried that this party is going to suck... but then MATT HARDWICK started spinning his shit, and I had SUCH a good time! I had to leave about an hour after Kai Tracid went on.. and besides, I'm not into hard trance as much as I used to these days...
It was fun, good trance... although, I've been to better parties.. Also, as some of you guys said, the coat check was horrible.... Nothing like that have ever happened to me in the past. I also think the sound system in the main room wasn't as good as I expected it to be..(I've heard so much about the docks).
Bottom line, it was a fun night! IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TRANCE!
I'll come back here and party it up after the army in 2 years or so when I return!
^^^^^^^^^
wow u made quite the trip!!!
Glad you had a great time
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| Originally posted by Gamma 1. chus & ceballos vs. tedd patterson - "in stereo" pt 2 2. mendo - watermelon (mendo's iberican mix) 3. weekend world - twister 4. graeme l - rimshot 5. mary j blige - realt love (thomas penton mix) 6. bart van wissen - one reason 7. pablo gargano - absolution (markus schultz rmx) 8. inkfish vs. david west - aftermath (mercurio rmx) 9. madoka - afterburner (max graham rmx) 10. micheal lanning ft. charity heavens - bound for ascension (thomas penton) 11. dan sampson & jhereal - solid gold (thomas penton & jerome robbins) 12. invisible inc. - stars (sleepfreaks rmx) 13. gods uncle - overlockers (club mix) 14. parham & dominic plaza - substance 15. chris cargo - saddle funk (graeme l rmx) 16. scanners - go out get fucked up (scanners original rmx) 17. pig and dan - drugs + techno 18. king unique - sugar high 19. matthew dekay vs. proluctors - what if |
Sorry i couldn't make it out to the TranceAddict 5 yr. After the night b4 at System, my sickness got even worse and I had the "runs" and chills all day/night. I didn't even had the chance to start on my major hwk that's due tomorrow.It seems everyone had fun and the turn out was outstanding. Congrats to Del for having the strongest Trance site on the web!
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| Originally posted by E2EK1EL Sorry i couldn't make it out to the TranceAddict 5 yr. After the night b4 at System, my sickness got even worse and I had the "runs" and chills all day/night. I didn't even had the chance to start on my major hwk that's due tomorrow.It seems everyone had fun and the turn out was outstanding. Congrats to Del for having the strongest Trance site on the web! |
...I hope you get well soon...I went to the party just getting over a sore throat but I caught a head cold last nite & I think a got in when I was waiting in the coat check...what a mess that was
What an amazing night! Congrats to TR and Destiny for a very fun and successful night. I was very impressed.
The music was absolutely amazing. From our own TA DJs to the headliners, I was impressed all around. Matt Hardwick destroyed me. Holy shit, I haven't heard a trance set that good in a WHILE. I was actually dancing the whole time!
Highlights of the night
- hearing Hydra - Affinity
- hearing Derb - Derb
- hearing Durafei sing along to that Bob Marley tune
I definately had a great time. I look forward to more Destiny and TR events.
It was great partying with all the TAs again. You guys make the party.
Oh yea, and one more thing: Fuck you Dock's coat check for losing my scarf. After waiting that long for my stuff (not as long as I should have though, thanks Jason ), and paying for coat check, I expect to get back what I gave you!
derb -derb was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but second trip was even more amazinger and then there was scot project.. oh yeah then there was kai too :P
lol yeah soo much hard stuff
i think that bob marley track was
Mellow Trax (DJ Mellow-D) - Outta Space (Marco V Remix)
I don't have the energy for a full review yet. I haven't slept for 43 hours, and I'm just getting home from chillin at Monsoon with Jem_Hadar (thanks bro!)
All i can say is HOLY FUCK. What a night!!!
I wish I coulda caught more of the TAs spinning, but I couldn't get to Liberation until 2am (only a few more weeks till I am 19 ******s!!)
It was good seeing all the usual TAs (you known who you all are!) and meeting some new ones!!!! Not sure if you met me? If you read the words "born slippy" last night, you definitely saw me, and were quite possibly staring at my ass.
Oh, and Josh Gabriel - Alive!!! FUCKING RIGHT!!!
Will try to get my pics posted tomorrow evening- needed a day to recouperate, & I'll be working tomorrow, but there are some fun shots on there.
1st off, thanks to Techead & Docks staff for helping me arrange the sneaking in of the cake b4 the party, Marg for helping hand out the slices, and Beh for beautifully capturing the moment.
Congrats to all the TA's who played last night! Good tunes heard from all. With all the good talent happening in different areas, it was hard for me to stay in 1 place for long, and asess the sets. Only wish I could've 'enjoyed' the party, instead of doing paparazzi, dealing w/the cake surprize, lugging heavy camera gear around, which takes a heavy toll on the back & legs.
Ray-still waiting for that Michael Jackson sample in your set. Dennis definitely had the Liberation Lounge rocking, even with stiff competition in the main room. Stilez has the greatest range of styles dropped, starting off w/techno, and ending it on a much smoother note.
I really wish I got to see more of Scott Stubbs, cuz the beats he was dropping were ill, but the cake had to be delivered. (P.S: Put lights in that DJ booth in the Tides room- it's wierd enough having a DJ behind the bar, but when u can hardly see him... )
I also wish I'd spent more time listening to Matt H, but I divided my time w/Dennis's set. So many nice vocal tracks in Matt's set, a great Filo & Peri tune, and he brought a MUCH needed smile to my face w/his closing track, "Dark Side of the Moon". Matt is so darn sweet too, remembered me from Viva, and admited he couldn't eat his slice of cake cuz he 'still gets nervous before spinning'. Too cute!
Kai is definitely a looker.... no wonder so many people (of both sexes) are so in love with him. What eyes....! 
A few songs dropped during his set that I wouldn't have expected ("Just Kick" & "Rocker" & some breaks mix of that Prodigy tune "Out of Space") cuz I was expecting a pure hard trance set.
Walter still managed to drop a load of great tunes, even if Kai played 1/2 of what he was planning on playing. Tune of this set for me: "Sosei"!!!!! 1 of my all time faves....
Very nice of Matt & Kai to meet all the fans before and after their sets.
Props to all the out of towners that came in from places like Rochester, Syracuse, Chicago, Detroit, NYC, DC/ Virginia ( < and they DROVE!) to name a few, just to attend this great party. Always great to party w/the usual crew, see some faces from the past, and meet the new ones.
Highlight of my night was meeting the producer TA DJ_Ampz introduced me to (ID again), who made me feel like a celebrity, he was so happy to have met "THE tatgirl". He is my new best friend, now.
Happy 5th b-day TA!
I had a great time. The vibe was awesome. I had sooo much fun in the TA room. All the TA's that spun were great! Matt Hardwick was amazing...first time I heard him spin. It was nice to hang with the TA's and dance as much as my legs would let me. Christina and Jenna, I had so much fun hanging out with you guys. Looks like I'll be missing out on Marco V. but I'll be at AVB of course!
ha ha.
i'm not posing like that again. i did NOT get implants!
wow that was an amazing night! so much fun! thanks to dennis for taking me there and partying my ass off...congrats to TA for making a killer night. it was awesome to meet a bunch of you from here. I'm sure that I'll see you again for those that attend vault lounge.
can't wait to see all the pictures from this event!
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| Originally posted by StereoPrincess ha ha. i'm not posing like that again. i did NOT get implants! |
wow what an amaazing time!
Gamma, Dennis Hanh, and Stilez played awsome sets 
spent most of the time switching between rooms he he
Matt Hardwick, was totally awsome, first time seeing one of my trance idols, and he left me speachless, got to meet him too, super nice easy going guy, a dj like that makes such a huge impact that words cannot describe. Big thanks to Karren for introducing me to him, and to Nat for taking the pic which took me a lot of balls to ask for lol.
It was great seeing and partying with you all!
The only complaint about the night is the 1.5 hour coat check, a well shit happens.
Great night, big ups to Del, Ari and Destiny for making this night happen and happy birthday TA!
Peace Love Unity
ESO
ps It's monday and i'm skipping work
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| Originally posted by djeso ps It's monday and i'm skipping work |
Re: Destiny
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| Originally posted by oldschool420 I just moved here from Ottawa not too long ago. That was my first Toronto party, and I had a blast. The music was awesome all night. I was there from start to finish. I couldn't stop dancing all night haha. Well I can't wait to check out some more parties here!! cheers |
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| Originally posted by deaconex wow that was an amazing night! so much fun! thanks to dennis for taking me there and partying my ass off...congrats to TA for making a killer night. it was awesome to meet a bunch of you from here. I'm sure that I'll see you again for those that attend vault lounge. can't wait to see all the pictures from this event! |
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| Originally posted by The Highroller Oh yea, and one more thing: Fuck you Dock's coat check for losing my scarf. After waiting that long for my stuff (not as long as I should have though, thanks Jason ), and paying for coat check, I expect to get back what I gave you! |
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