So, like, Digweed in San Francisco was....

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Posted by DaveT on Jun-10-2006 12:57:

So, like, Digweed in San Francisco was....

the frickin' shiiizznooot. I thought it would be hard to top his January set here, a set which was my favorite of his in probably the last 2 1/2 - 3 years...and well, he did it EASILY.

It was like he started what you would think would be in his last hour right off the bat. He was playing dark prog trance representative of his style in the late 90s within like the first 30 minutes. And he played lots of it throughout the entire set!!! Lots of amazing electro! Lots of amazing banging prog. WOWOWOWOWOW!!! Don't think I've ever seen a crowd going so crazy to a prog DJ before. The whole place was jumping!!

It was just fookin awessomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. AWESOMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. I want more Digweed!!!!

Posted by CND on Jun-10-2006 17:32:

Great news. Counting down the hours till tonight.

Posted by TiestoLIVE on Jun-10-2006 18:05:

Definitely a FANTASTIC set... lots of dark prog and a couple nice tribal tracks... Only 2 tracks I recognized were

Gabriel & Dresden - Eleven
Switch - A Bit Patchy (Eric Prydz Remix)

Posted by DaveT on Jun-10-2006 18:57:

I WANT MORE DIGWEED!!!!!!!

Digweeeeeeeeddddddddd!!!

Posted by Esper256 on Jun-10-2006 19:53:

Wow, last night was intense. It was great to get to meet you toolman and diskodave.

My mind is pretty scrambled. But I'm pretty sure he played a remix of Booka Shade - Mandarin Girl (or at least a remix of a booka shade song). Also I heard the wavy gravy sample going at one point, so I'm pretty sure there was a remix of that played.

Wow!

Posted by Clovis on Jun-10-2006 20:25:

The Digweed strikes again!

Posted by fury on Jun-10-2006 20:30:

That bass almost killed me. Anyone have pics?

Posted by Cobalt on Jun-10-2006 20:43:

Hmm, my reaction is decidedly mixed. A lot of good stuff, but a lot of stuff I wasn't so hot about, too.

Posted by R!CH on Jun-10-2006 21:51:

alain octavio threw down a great opening set. i only heard the last half hour but it was very edgy dark prog and some sick electro. union jack - two full moons and a trout (chab remix) ch000n! then digweed comes on with a storming first 3 hours. it didn't even feel like a set composed of a tl, it was like he started off with a beat then layer by layer took it on a ride for 3 hours. i think everyone remembers that pure OWNAGE track he dropped towards the middle with the heavy bassline that swung in and out... he played the same track in january and you just stood there counting the beats until the bassline rolled through your chest around 2 digweed played some tribal and breaks and then he kinda went on a weird bpm rollercoaster for the last hour. i almost shit myself when i heard 'eleven' coming in, i've never heard that ch00n play so loud and so clearly, not even when g&d dropped it themselves at the same club a few months ago. two other things that made the night: the whole crowd was on the same wavelength with the music, and the HVAC! there was cool air blowing down the whole night. i don't think i've ever been so comfortable inside a packed club. the whole experience was like the complete opposite of tiesto night

Posted by Cobalt on Jun-10-2006 21:55:

Yeah, there were positive vibes all over the place, and Ruby is a great venue. I also liked how well ventilated it was.

I like some of the proggier numbers he played, and his mixing was stellar as usual, but the distorted electro bloops covering most of the set unfortunately didn't resonate with me. I was hoping for something like his essential mix last year, and this was much darker, less melodic, and more buzzsaw electro.

Posted by Clovis on Jun-10-2006 21:58:

Posted by DaveT on Jun-10-2006 22:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Clovis86
Seems like he plays more electroey in SF than at the Mayan.

He played quite a bit of electro. And then he played A TON of the dark, deep, melodic, trancyish tracks (think Digweed in the late 90s). I was expecting to hear some after hearing about him playing it in his LA set, but not nearly as much as we god! Also probably why the crowd was so into it and jumping around. Lots of tracks with buildups and when the track would peak and go off the whole crowd would start hopping around like trance fairies :P

I know he played this stuff in the last hour (or two?) of his LA set but by he was playing it within the first 30-45 minutes of his set here and just kept it going.

IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME. :P

Posted by Clovis on Jun-10-2006 22:06:

Posted by DaveT on Jun-10-2006 22:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Cobalt
Yeah, there were positive vibes all over the place, and Ruby is a great venue. I also liked how well ventilated it was.

I like some of the proggier numbers he played, and his mixing was stellar as usual, but the distorted electro bloops covering most of the set unfortunately didn't resonate with me. I was hoping for something like his essential mix last year, and this was much darker, less melodic, and more buzzsaw electro.

Well, he still played tons of (dark, deep) melodic stuff. And yeah, lots of electro.

But electro is the hot shit right now. I'm personally pretty picky on what electro stuff I like, and I loved the stuff he was playing last night, personally.

I'm way more critical of progressive nights compared to trance nights and last night's set is way up there with one of the best nights, musically, I've ever experienced.

One thing I noticed is that as the crowd starting clearing out a bit, the sound in the place started to noticeably bounce around more (which made the sound a bit more distorted). And once they cleared out upstairs it was WAY noticeable. Because they have the speakers upstairs stupendously loud (I had to plug my ears when walking near them) and the sound of of them starts bouncing everywhere like crazy ones they clear the people out since peeps stop sound from bouncing around.

Posted by DaveT on Jun-10-2006 22:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Clovis86
Yep yep...last hour to 2 hours of diggers in LA was all fast, driving melodic and very HUGE.

You take any pics Dave?

No pics. Only will be out a few more times before taking a few months off for the baby, and, frankly, just want to be able to enjoy the nights w/o worrying about possessions.

If I do decide to take photos of anything, will be a spur of the moment decision.

Posted by R!CH on Jun-10-2006 22:24:

some asshole came up on my delta heavy dvd insert i left right next to digweed's cd binder

Posted by Clovis on Jun-10-2006 22:26:

quote:
Originally posted by DaveT
No pics. Only will be out a few more times before taking a few months off for the baby, and, frankly, just want to be able to enjoy the nights w/o worrying about possessions.

If I do decide to take photos of anything, will be a spur of the moment decision.

I hear ya. Kinda hard to enjoy the night with an slr around your neck.

Did it stay packed till the end?

The Mayan stayed relatively full all the way till 4am on a THURSDAY...thats Digweed power...

Posted by Cobalt on Jun-10-2006 23:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Clovis86
Did it stay packed till the end?

The Mayan stayed relatively full all the way till 4am on a THURSDAY...thats Digweed power...

It peaked after 2 and then gradually thinned out a bit. It was still pretty full at 4, but less than the middle of his set.

Posted by Cobalt on Jun-10-2006 23:22:

quote:
Originally posted by DaveT
He played quite a bit of electro. And then he played A TON of the dark, deep, melodic, trancyish tracks (think Digweed in the late 90s). I was expecting to hear some after hearing about him playing it in his LA set, but not nearly as much as we god! Also probably why the crowd was so into it and jumping around. Lots of tracks with buildups and when the track would peak and go off the whole crowd would start hopping around like trance fairies :P

I don't know if I'd call it late-90s Digweed material. I can't imagine early Bedrock pressing stuff like he was playing. It had dark progressive overtones, yeah, but the percussion and bass was all punchy like electro, not rolling and fluid like progressive. It was all really boomy and upfront in profile, which isn't like progressive back then, either. I'd even say that some of it leaned toward techno in sound. I haven't heard Transitions yet, but the night seemed to mirror what's on the comp.

Gabriel Ananda - Ihre Pers�nliche Gl�cksmelodie and Warung Beach went down really well, along with a few at the end that dropped especially hard.

What was that odd encore track?

Posted by MR STROKE on Jun-10-2006 23:23:

quote:
Originally posted by DaveT
No pics. Only will be out a few more times before taking a few months off for the baby

Dave no clubing at ALL for two months?....
must be a record for you

Posted by TSG on Jun-11-2006 00:18:

I hope the reviews here don't upset that Picotto person.

Posted by Clovis on Jun-11-2006 00:24:

quote:
Originally posted by TSG
I hope the reviews here don't upset that Picotto person.

Posted by fury on Jun-11-2006 01:06:

Someone must've taken pics...

Posted by ninetyninej on Jun-11-2006 01:31:

OMFG I DIE

I had the best time at Ruby then almost any other night since I've been going to that club!

I was really sad I missed him in January and I'm so glad digweed brought it just as hard last night. The bass almost collapsed that fucking building. I was in complete awe throughout his entire set.

It was great seeing Dave and Rich and meeting Esper and the other TAs I was introduced to (sorry i was tipsy so i don't remember everyone).

Digweed is now in my top3 djs...omfg he killed it sooooo hard!

I'm still recovering so I'll post a full review with pics and videos later.

Dave, thanks for getting me on stage at the end because experiencing those last tracks up there and watching the crowd and dancing up to was amazing. I still can't beleive how sick his set was and how much bass dropping!!!

more later....im still euphoric

ps. rich, isa and i are down for Lawler in LA -- myspace me the details or i can just give you me phone # on there.

Posted by bas on Jun-11-2006 04:21:

quote:
Originally posted by DaveT
He played quite a bit of electro. And then he played A TON of the dark, deep, melodic, trancyish tracks (think Digweed in the late 90s).

He did the same in Miami at the Pawn Shop. It was sick! Dave, your review is the sole reason that Digweed is now, and has always been, my number one dj. He is just fantastic.

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