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-- REVIEW: Mauro Picotto, Sven Vath, Oakenfold @ Guv/KH 11.22.2003
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Ok time for my LATE LATE LATE review (as usual). Arrived at the Kool Haus at 10:00 with tomEboy, Dan (my Bro), q-tip (Brent), vickyvale (Ang). Got inside and i must say i really liked the setup! Love the stage location, only thing i didnt like was the blinding spotlights directly positioned into the crowd.

Deko-ze was slammin as usual, totally into his set bouncin around harder than anyone in the crowd. Once the place filled up, the vibe began to get intense and the people started to move to the funky ass tribal/tech-house he was serving up. Great way to open for Mr. Vath, and when he was finished the crowd gave him a well deserved ovation.
Deko-ze = 7/10

Sven came on, and opened up with a twisted high pitched melody that seemed to last for 10 minutes, although it may have just been because i was anticipating his set so much! He didnt dissapoint on this night. Track after track, he amazed me. Perfect mixes, very little effects, and played out his tracks to the fullest. Highlight of his set was that twisted tech-electro track "This...is going...to make you FREAK!!!!" Wow. Did it ever....i dont think ive ever danced so hard in my life (and yes Jon the water did help). My only complaint is that his set didnt go any longer, but judging by the crowd reaction for both sets, this was definately a crowd that was there to see Mauro. Excellent set, but not as good as his set at Sound Emporium last trip to Toronto.
Sven = 9/10

Then, on came Mauro. Wow....the sounds that came out of this guys 4 hours or so of spinning were just mind blowing. Ill admit (like many others have) that his track selection was kind of spotty, one banger, then a filler, then another banger, etc. But holy christ.....the bangers he played KILLLLLLLED me. I dont know where people get off saying his mixing was horrible. I mean, ya we all know he aint a superb mixer, but his productions and bangers made up for whatever he lacked technically. The buildups were just phenomenal and the crowd just ate them up!! The final hour of his set is what got me going again. Just when i thought my energy was spent, he starts throwing on all kinds on goodies. "Seven Nation Army", "New Time, New Place", and definately the best track i heard "DARK ROOM"!!!!!!!! Great request Vince, HOLY FAWK!!!!! Out of the 5 times ive seen Mauro this ranks as the 3rd best performance (right behind GUV 2001, System 2002).
Mauro = 8/10

Great crowd on this evening, everyone very polite and outgoing, and definately there just to enjoy the music. Here is my attempt at shoutouts to all the usual TA's and the ones i met on this great night!


Skipper (Nice groovin with you, your husband was spot on!)

Endlesswave (Always a pleasure Chris, killer time!!)

dEsidEL (Yeah thats right, i spilt the water on purpose BITCH!!)

E2EK1EL (Props for the GL BROTHA!!!!)

halo20 (Partner in crime - we were fuckin GROOVIN'!!!)

brunette (Nice to meet you, sorry we didnt get to chat longer)

Muff2K (Lookin spiff in your duds.....hope you had fun at the wedding)

cono_sur (Didnt see you first, WTF!?!?!?)

TheNeonAlien (Great request Vince.....DARK ROOM OWNED ME!!!!!!)

rabbitjoker (How many Dj's autographs do you have now?!!?)

M�bius (Nice meeting you man...til next time.)

DigiNut (How much techno can one take!?!?!)

maxtuh (Nice meeting you man, crazy times.)

tatgirl (Didnt see much of you on this night!?! I was all over the place)

sExY pErSiAn (Lightshows from a hottie. Killer. Glad i found you!!)

dj_moonshine (Nice to meet you brother!)

Dj-HordasH (Sporting the hottie on this night, BOOOOO-YAAAAAH)

mot10n (Been a while Ken, gotta do this again soon!!!)

Tordan (Ben, Liebing, Vath, Picotto.........what now!?!??)

q-tip (Told ya so Brent. Glad you had a blast!!!)

sober_24_7 (Richie Rich. Always a blast seein you bro, i need another mix of yours!)

FEATHER2003 (Heather, so glad you enjoyed yourself as much as you did!!)

SgtFoo (Too bad you couldnt get into the Guv!!)

crazedcanuck (Saw you at the beginning, then wheredya go!?!?)

StereoPrincess (I think i saw you, i was sketchy in the end. LOL)

vickyvale (Happy freakin b-day!!!! Had a great time with you as always)

tomeboy (THIS....IS GOING.....TO MAKE YOU FREAK!!!!!!!!)

Swamper (Del - you were FLYIN to Sven's beats - wicked shit!!!)

Ukrainianstud (You kicked the NRG level up a notch for this one Jakob!!!)

Mr. Rogers (Nice meeting you man, see you at Tommys sometime!)

gamma (Ran into you at the beginning with Jon, didnt see you after~!?)



Crowd = 10/10!!

I hadn't seen Oakenfold since WMC last year and had never been to Guvernment...

I have now decided that NYC clubs suck and I am going to be a TOwhore. I didn't think the club was too packed at all. I liked being able to stand on that balcony close to the DJ booth and watch everyone dance. Everyone was beautiful or funky or super nice. One of the better crowds I have come across in my travels.

As for Oakenfold...damn. He owns me again. No matter how hard I try to ditch this habit, I am addicted to Oakie and that "high" is oh-so-sweet. I loved hearing his remix of Born Slippy. I was surprised by Satisfaction. Anyway, I really felt his mixing was flawless and had a GREAT time. Oakie seemed more mellow. I felt like he was sort of humble. It was weird...like he wasn't doing the GOD POSE.

I left after Oakie to check out Mauro but came back for Mark Oliver later. He really amazed me as well.

You guys are lucky. Such a great venue.

Special thanks to the three hot girls in VIP who ...shared. And, more importantly, much love to the TAs who are, without a doubt, the best people on earth.

/end cheese.

-Brianna

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Originally posted by Sunshine79 I hadn't seen Oakenfold since WMC last year and had never been to Guvernment... I have now decided that NYC clubs suck and I am going to be a TOwhore. I didn't think the club was too packed at all. I liked being able to stand on that balcony close to the DJ booth and watch everyone dance. Everyone was beautiful or funky or super nice. One of the better crowds I have come across in my travels. As for Oakenfold...damn. He owns me again. No matter how hard I try to ditch this habit, I am addicted to Oakie and that "high" is oh-so-sweet. I loved hearing his remix of Born Slippy. I was surprised by Satisfaction. Anyway, I really felt his mixing was flawless and had a GREAT time. Oakie seemed more mellow. I felt like he was sort of humble. It was weird...like he wasn't doing the GOD POSE. I left after Oakie to check out Mauro but came back for Mark Oliver later. He really amazed me as well. You guys are lucky. Such a great venue. Special thanks to the three hot girls in VIP who ...shared. And, more importantly, much love to the TAs who are, without a doubt, the best people on earth. /end cheese. -Brianna

Dammit Bree......next time just come by Pittsburgh and drag my ass out the house!!! I swear if it wasnt for my car getting jacked i would have been there

Just like many of you this was my 4th or 5th time i saw oakie. I thought this was the best set by far. Loved his remix of Born Slippy. As far as the people goes it did get annoying at times but the music was so damn good I shortly forgot about it. One thing is for certain I was glad I was sober for this party. I wouldn't have good time high with that people many there.

peace
whitey

What's up all... got a few pics from the night... only a few but a couple good ones... find them HERE

as always it was nice to see all the t.a. regulars out...i was kind of entertaining a couple of friends so i wasn't able to work the room as much as i wanted so i missed alot of you too

i wanted to wander into the mob but was kind of stuck on the perimeter for the balance of the night...omg, i don't know how you people remember all these names of people you meet,lol....

looking forward to the next outing....

craig

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Originally posted by TECHno addict Ok time for my LATE LATE LATE review (as usual). Arrived at the Kool Haus at 10:00 with tomEboy, Dan (my Bro), q-tip (Brent), vickyvale (Ang). Got inside and i must say i really liked the setup! Love the stage location, only thing i didnt like was the blinding spotlights directly positioned into the crowd. Deko-ze was slammin as usual, totally into his set bouncin around harder than anyone in the crowd. Once the place filled up, the vibe began to get intense and the people started to move to the funky ass tribal/tech-house he was serving up. Great way to open for Mr. Vath, and when he was finished the crowd gave him a well deserved ovation. Deko-ze = 7/10 Sven came on, and opened up with a twisted high pitched melody that seemed to last for 10 minutes, although it may have just been because i was anticipating his set so much! He didnt dissapoint on this night. Track after track, he amazed me. Perfect mixes, very little effects, and played out his tracks to the fullest. Highlight of his set was that twisted tech-electro track "This...is going...to make you FREAK!!!!" Wow. Did it ever....i dont think ive ever danced so hard in my life (and yes Jon the water did help). My only complaint is that his set didnt go any longer, but judging by the crowd reaction for both sets, this was definately a crowd that was there to see Mauro. Excellent set, but not as good as his set at Sound Emporium last trip to Toronto. Sven = 9/10 Then, on came Mauro. Wow....the sounds that came out of this guys 4 hours or so of spinning were just mind blowing. Ill admit (like many others have) that his track selection was kind of spotty, one banger, then a filler, then another banger, etc. But holy christ.....the bangers he played KILLLLLLLED me. I dont know where people get off saying his mixing was horrible. I mean, ya we all know he aint a superb mixer, but his productions and bangers made up for whatever he lacked technically. The buildups were just phenomenal and the crowd just ate them up!! The final hour of his set is what got me going again. Just when i thought my energy was spent, he starts throwing on all kinds on goodies. "Seven Nation Army", "New Time, New Place", and definately the best track i heard "DARK ROOM"!!!!!!!! Great request Vince, HOLY FAWK!!!!! Out of the 5 times ive seen Mauro this ranks as the 3rd best performance (right behind GUV 2001, System 2002). Mauro = 8/10 Great crowd on this evening, everyone very polite and outgoing, and definately there just to enjoy the music. Here is my attempt at shoutouts to all the usual TA's and the ones i met on this great night! Skipper (Nice groovin with you, your husband was spot on!) Endlesswave (Always a pleasure Chris, killer time!!) dEsidEL (Yeah thats right, i spilt the water on purpose BITCH!!) E2EK1EL (Props for the GL BROTHA!!!!) halo20 (Partner in crime - we were fuckin GROOVIN'!!!) brunette (Nice to meet you, sorry we didnt get to chat longer) Muff2K (Lookin spiff in your duds.....hope you had fun at the wedding) cono_sur (Didnt see you first, WTF!?!?!?) TheNeonAlien (Great request Vince.....DARK ROOM OWNED ME!!!!!!) rabbitjoker (How many Dj's autographs do you have now?!!?) M�bius (Nice meeting you man...til next time.) DigiNut (How much techno can one take!?!?!) maxtuh (Nice meeting you man, crazy times.) tatgirl (Didnt see much of you on this night!?! I was all over the place) sExY pErSiAn (Lightshows from a hottie. Killer. Glad i found you!!) dj_moonshine (Nice to meet you brother!) Dj-HordasH (Sporting the hottie on this night, BOOOOO-YAAAAAH) mot10n (Been a while Ken, gotta do this again soon!!!) Tordan (Ben, Liebing, Vath, Picotto.........what now!?!??) q-tip (Told ya so Brent. Glad you had a blast!!!) sober_24_7 (Richie Rich. Always a blast seein you bro, i need another mix of yours!) FEATHER2003 (Heather, so glad you enjoyed yourself as much as you did!!) SgtFoo (Too bad you couldnt get into the Guv!!) crazedcanuck (Saw you at the beginning, then wheredya go!?!?) StereoPrincess (I think i saw you, i was sketchy in the end. LOL) vickyvale (Happy freakin b-day!!!! Had a great time with you as always) tomeboy (THIS....IS GOING.....TO MAKE YOU FREAK!!!!!!!!) Swamper (Del - you were FLYIN to Sven's beats - wicked shit!!!) Ukrainianstud (You kicked the NRG level up a notch for this one Jakob!!!) Mr. Rogers (Nice meeting you man, see you at Tommys sometime!) gamma (Ran into you at the beginning with Jon, didnt see you after~!?) Crowd = 10/10!!

Im glad to see some ppl appreciated Mauro... even if it *could* have been better... regardless, i just freaking LOVE his shit last...errr, saturday night... the days are just bluring together in tha aftermath of the rave

ya , his buildups were absolutely sick, his bangers were mint, and he worked the crowd amazing... Picotto made the night for me.

cant wait till the next one!

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Originally posted by tatgirl Tonite! Tonite!

PAUL IS BACK!

So I'm standing on the stage so I can see into the DJ booth. I'm holding both my souther sun and hypnotized record sleeves in the air hoping Paul catches a glimpse of me.

He looks over on the stage and see's me hopping up and down like a mad-man and he points and starts hopping too. Bingo he saw me.

Next time he looks over I hold up my record and a sharpie and make the signature motion on the record.

Paul nods, and motions for me the frisbee the sleeve up into the booth. I'm about 15 feet away and on the very edge of the stage - but wanting to finally complete my "favorite DJ autograph" collection I do a practise motion and then on the second go let the sleeve go.

It twirled up, into the booth and over Paul's head. Paul jumps and runs after it. Paul is out of sight.

15 seconds later Paul re-appears, smiles, points at me and then flings the sleeve back down at me. On the edge of the stage I reach out and snag it out of the air before anybody else gets a chance to run away with it!

Holding the autographed (Oakenfold, with smily in the O) sleeve above my head I again jump up and down like a mad man and bow "thank you" to Paul - he waves and gets back into his Mix.

FRIGGIN' AWESOME!!!! Thanks Paul!

Up until that point my night had been hectic to say the least. Once I got it signed I danced my ass off and then tried to swim back into the Orange room to catch the last part of Vath.

BTW - I swear I heard loveless.

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker

That story will be told for years. (and is much better than the infamous Peter Hook falling through Hybrid's drum kit story I have)

And what I find funny R.J, is that I id'd two god damn songs and wasnt there. Yet you falsely ID'd one and was there. LOL

Cheers!

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Originally posted by SgtFoo - the wristband policy and cover charges being changed ruined the nite for me and my (first-time-clubber) friend, who was dying to see Oakenfold after DekoZe and Some of Vath, but since they fucked with admission charge and wristband policy, we both got angry and disappointed.

Whoah! No kidding. Here's the drama ass I went through to get the wristband.

- I called Guv and asked which line I should get into to buy the wristband. Girl says "KH - tickets will be sold at the Orange room entrance at 11pm.
- I get in line at KH at 9:15. First in line w/ Sgt. Foo and friend. Wait until 10:15 to finally get up to buy my ticket.
- Give ticket girl $40 and ask for wristband as well (just to see if I could get one). She says "no wristbands will be sold in KH. You gotta go into the Guv". I say "crap. The Guv line is around the block - I've been here for an hour". She says "sorry, can't help you".
- I go to ID checker guy in the guv line and explain the situation. He says "too bad, go to the back of the line" - the line is probably 300 people long.
- Being the quick thinking guy that I am - I go about 20 people back from the front and explain my situation and some nice dooder named Greg lets me go in front of him.
- I pay the ticket girl in Guv my $15 and ask "where do I get a wristband" she says "orange room". It is now 10:25.
- So now in the Guv - alone - I go to orange room. It is closed. I ask the bouncer guy guarding the door "when can I get a wristband". He says "12:00". I think "shit".
- So I've got 1.5 hours to burn in the Guv by myself. So I get a stamp and head upstairs and figure I'll chill away from the crowd for a bit.
- I talk to some people also waiting not realizing they are Julia (Sexy Persian) and BF.
- 11:30 comes along and I figure I should go get in line to get into the orange room. Line is about 3 people long.
- Nat, Graham, Julia and BF arrive chat for a bit - but they got wristbands (thanks to the BEST DJ in toronto - mark o). They leave to try and wing their way into KH.
- 12:00 comes - orange room still closed - line is now about 70 people long - surrounding the bar under the balcony.
- 12:30 comes - no open orange room. People start to push, shove and get angry. I feel screwed and am questioning even going to get the wristband.
- 12:45 the finally open the orange room - stampeed of people rush towards the KH doors. Bouncers say "not open yet, wait in line".
- I wait for another 5 minutes, get my wristband and then finally find the rest of the TAs in KH.

Bottom line: poor people movement plans, nobody who worked at KH had a clue what was going on and it wasn't communicated effectively to the patrons. Charles - maybe next time post the process on the website, and then follow through as per plan.

At this point I was frustrated, in a crappy mood and uninterested. Luckily my mood quickly changed when about 1 hour later I got Oakie's autograph.

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Originally posted by crazedcanuck Just to clarify... It went Deko-ze, Picotto, Vath, right??

Lay off the pipe dood.

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Originally posted by TECHno addict rabbitjoker (How many Dj's autographs do you have now?!!?)

Pretty much enough. I think my collection is pretty much complete. whoot!

My OFFICIAL review

Here is my official review (and I'll make it quick):

Dekoze - Mofo! I missed it. But it was good chatting with you on stage for a while. You're a class act!

Sven Vath - I was have trouble getting into his sound when I first got into KH. Maybe it was my crappy mood from the wristband thing or perhaps it was just that I had never quite heard his type of sound before in a club. Not to say it wasn't interesting - I was just having trouble moving to it (too slow perhaps around 1am??). I went off to Oakie - then headed back with about 30 minutes left in Sven's set. It seemed to me while I was away @ Oakie - Sven flipped a switch, becuase I was really enjoying the toons he was playing. Sven's last half hour was awesome! So - first bit of Sven: 6/10, last 30 minutes of Sven: 8/10.

Mauro - For some reason he has never been as good as the time I saw him last year around this time @ SystemS. But at least I figured Mauro out: Mauro goes between moments of brilliance and moment of boring - not much inbetween. Every time I was about to bust out in moves - Mauro decided to take a smoke and chill. Oh well - at least now that I figured him out I won't expect anything different. Mauro score: 6/10.

The TAs that were present were wikkid! Probably one of the best TA crowds ever!

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Unrelated note: shit I was blabbin' like a buffoon. Sorry for yappin' so much - but Mauro's music wasn't exactly inspiring me to dance - so I had to do something. Same goes for apres-party - yap yap yap I go.... Arnold lubs you!

Jon Jon - next time lets bring lawn chairs so we don't have to sit on j cloths. wah ha ha!

And cheers to the 4:30am crew! Lets make that a tradition!

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Originally posted by halo20 And what I find funny R.J, is that I id'd two god damn songs and wasnt there. Yet you falsely ID'd one and was there. LOL

My ID skills are uber-gut! j/k. Me? Trainspotter? bwahaha!

BTW - I did id FEAR - I even sang it to you when we were sitting on the floor.

he did not play blackwatch - loveless.

i wish he did, though!

and he played nobody listens to techno; i think that was his last track of the night.

Re: My OFFICIAL review

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker And cheers to the 4:30am crew! Lets make that a tradition!

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Originally posted by tatgirl Oh yeah, I also spied Peter Ivals there by the stage. Hello! Big ups to my bif Fran (avikonen) who has flown up from DC once a month the past 3 months to attend parties here.

Big WOOT for you Nat! I love every trip to TO I'm not a techno fan but I had a blast that night especially after the fucked up wrist band policy and my crazy experience. Can't wait to come up for more!

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker Lay off the pipe dood.

Ha, well, that's the order on the flyer.. was too busy dancin to care much who was on when, instead of gettin on Oakie's balls for his signature.

I apologize if i left anyone out , too many people , i bump into at most of the parties.

BUT YES YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!!!

TOTA'S THANK YOU!!!

SWAMPER THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME MEET GREAT FREINDS!!!

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Originally posted by kwongandy and he played nobody listens to techno; i think that was his last track of the night.

i thought he played one more after that, could not tell you what though, as i was too messed still. But im glad he played that track, he knows hes in a hiphop and rock community (TO). But its a great song to get people jumpin!!! I know i loved it!

does anybody know if this set was recorded? THe last two sasha sets have been, how come not oakey?!?! with the ridiculous amount of people there, my hope was that somebody did.

Apologies to everyone for not posting my pics last nite. There's a reason:

Came home last nite to see my modem doing something very wierd... Called Rogers. This is what went down:

Even I can be banned from something much larger than a message board...

Rogers suspended my service for a week (with no refund to my account, mind u), cuz apparently some virus has been sending off spam emails from my computer. They sent me some warning to my Rogers acct (which I never check), & since I didn't fix the problem, they've suspended me. We just installed antivirus software to the computer the other day too, and for some reason, it won't even work now (some virus probably has inabled it too). So they won't allow me back online til this Sunday, & if the problem is fixed. There's no way they can un-do the suspension either, and if it happens again, I get suspended for a month! Assholes.

So, that means I can only check my email from work, and I won't be on any IM programs. I'll miss u all. Thank gawd for the phone.

I've sized down the pics, but dunno how I'll get them to Beh now. Hopefully I can solve this issue from work today.

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Originally posted by tatgirl Apologies to everyone for not posting my pics last nite. There's a reason: Came home last nite to see my modem doing something very wierd... Called Rogers. This is what went down: Even I can be banned from something much larger than a message board... Rogers suspended my service for a week (with no refund to my account, mind u), cuz apparently some virus has been sending off spam emails from my computer. They sent me some warning to my Rogers acct (which I never check), & since I didn't fix the problem, they've suspended me. We just installed antivirus software to the computer the other day too, and for some reason, it won't even work now (some virus probably has inabled it too). So they won't allow me back online til this Sunday, & if the problem is fixed. There's no way they can un-do the suspension either, and if it happens again, I get suspended for a month! Assholes. So, that means I can only check my email from work, and I won't be on any IM programs. I'll miss u all. Thank gawd for the phone. I've sized down the pics, but dunno how I'll get them to Beh now. Hopefully I can solve this issue from work today.

hey nat, with so many of us into computers on the board, i'm sure there's someone who can help you with your virus problem & preventing further ones from occuring. everyone should have access to full functionality of their computer and the net.


next time i'm in TO, i can fix it for ya, if no one gets to it b4 me that is

i'd come over and fix it for you no problem

This is me going to the market:



This is me staying home:



This is me having roast beef:



This is me having none:

Thanks babe. My buddy who set up my computer (I work w/him too) is sooooo swamped with his tests at school (til Dec 10!), that he doesn't even have the time to fix it. All he wants to do is reformat it, but uploading all the programs again will take a lotta time too.

What a nice 'welcome to the world of PC's" this has been....

I'll have to whine so much he'll finally break down & do it.

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