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PURENATION - what did you think.

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PICTURES by YvB

Good time. My favs:

1. Benny Benassi
2. Junkie XL
3. Derek Plaslaiko
4. Tiesto
5. Telefon Tel Aviv

Benny surprised me. He played some killer tracks - such as a breakbeat rmx of Moby - "Go" that was f'in insane and then a SICK rmx of Pink Floyd's "The Wall"... it hit so damn hard. Blew me away. Unfortunately, most likely due to the massive partying @ Spybar the night before, I did not get to Purenation until after 2pm - and thusly missed Blake's set. Oh well. Junkie XL was amazing. It was actually the first time I saw him live. Had chances before but never got to. Again track after track of hard-hitting stuff, with INSANELY MASSIVE kicks that just obliterated the crowd. He had one of the sickest breaks I ever heard.. after the break was done, the kick started, and it sounded like that was the main kick - but it wasn't. A few bars later, the main kick hit, I just went nuts. Massive kicks. Not only was Derek's music selection fine, but he also played all vinyl, for some reason that made a real impression on me. Deep Dish disappointed me. They played the same song twice ("Party All the Time") and their set was generally low-energy and didn't do much for me. They did play Chasing Cars remix though and that was sweet. The one highlight of their set, perhaps. Tiesto had a great set, I liked much of what he played. He played some really really good trance later on.. Especially this one track. Dave Clarke - I was expecting much more out of him after hearing stuff about him. BUT one thing though - Tony said he played 2 Nitzer Ebb tracks... I was at the 2nd stage and missed em. But that is pretty sweet I would have liked to hear that. Anyway.

The sound setup really impressed me. I would have to say this was the best outdoor live sound I have ever heard. Sound setup at stage 2 was decent but I think I was spoiled by the main stage.

Great event, I will be in line for round 2 next year. Ultra who? ;p

A few pics.

I was blown away. Best music event I've ever been too. I hope they do this again next year. It was worth every dollar. Holy shit, I'm still moving from yesterday.

Everyone was great, except Dave Clark and Bad Boy Bill didn't do a whole lot for me.

Blake Jarrell didn't have much of a set. I showed up at 1:15 and all I saw was him walking away, and Justin Long putting on a killer show for the rest of their slot. Tiesto was a joke. It was my first time seeing him and all the negative reviews held up for me. At one point he completely walked away from the decks for about 5 minutes, and he also never stopped talking to the guys behind him. To me it just seemed like he wasn't taking it seriously. Deep Dish put on a killer show, and they were definitely my favorite.

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Originally posted by d:rek At one point he completely walked away from the decks for about 5 minutes, and he also never stopped talking to the guys behind him.

So what? Is a DJ required to be in front of the decks at all times for it to be a good show? I bet you don't even like trance.

my pics are up

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Maybe Tiesto should have borrowed Junkie's air guitar. Would that have entertained you? His set was bangin'. Period.

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Originally posted by d:rek Tiesto was a joke. It was my first time seeing him and all the negative reviews held up for me. At one point he completely walked away from the decks for about 5 minutes, and he also never stopped talking to the guys behind him. To me it just seemed like he wasn't taking it seriously.

my legs are sore. my first time seeing everyone pretty much. junkie xl is a rockstar along with benny. deep dish was a big disappointment. maybe andy fed them too many drinks. tiesto. never was a big fan of him. but i must say. he's stepped it up a lot.

all in all. 8 hrs of dancing to music. pleasure meeting all new ta's. im gonna rest from the scene for a bit.

yuris and andy. i missed you. rubin, thanks for taking care of me. tony, good hamburger conversations. christen, where did you go?!?! bbrown, i never saw you there.

I didn't say I didn't like the music he played, it was awesome, I just don't think he took it seriously. He didn't work the crowd and he was hardly paying attention. [edit] His encore was pretty good, even though it was blatantly planned.

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Originally posted by delobbo I bet you don't even like trance.

Is that supposed to be an insult? Don't judge me fanboy, I'm entitled to my opinion.

was alot of fun

there was some confusion with justin long and I opening, so I just played a few tracks and let him take over. still was an honor to be a part of it.

telefon tel aviv was great. really nice guys, i didnt realize they were actually born and raised in new orleans. they are doing a dj set at dannys monday night playing all old school new orleans rap which is certainly going to be entertaining.

was cool that deep dish played the chasing cars remix, i think topher nearly shit himself. sucked that their management had to tell tiesto that they already played it hahahah.

i thought the festival was amazing, couldnt have asked for better weather, lineup, etc. the sound was probably the best ive heard at an outdoor electronic music festival.

Blake what was the last song that you played?

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Originally posted by d:rek Blake what was the last song that you played?

mike monday - bhalobashi

Thanks, I wish I could've seen more of you, not that Justing Long wasn't amazing.

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Originally posted by d:rek I didn't say I didn't like the music he played, it was awesome, I just don't think he took it seriously. He didn't work the crowd and he was hardly paying attention. [edit] His encore was pretty good, even though it was blatantly planned. Is that supposed to be an insult? Don't judge me fanboy, I'm entitled to my opinion.

Honestly all that matters to me is whats coming out of the speakers. There are so many damn ways of making that music come out of the speakers these days, but in the end, that's what its all about. Of course I don't want a DJ to put a CD on and then leave the stage. But, within reason, they can look the other way, or talk to someone, or leave the stage briefly for all I care - as long as they keep the good music going! And the other thing, he is probably playing a generally similar set everywhere he goes - like other big DJ's do as well. So no, I don't think he was trying to read the crowd and determine from that what song to play. And that is almost a given. He is kind of beyond that, at this point.

All I have to say is;
Deep Dish Rocked the place. what an amazing set the threw last night, def the highlight of the night. They should've played from 7 till 11 imo

if u think that Deep Dish was a huge disappointment, then u obviously where there cuz of
Tie$to.

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Originally posted by delobbo Of course I don't want a DJ to put a CD on and then leave the stage.

That's exacly what Tie$to did... twice

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Originally posted by IKKI-ZUVK All I have to say is; Deep Dish Rocked the place. what an amazing set the threw last night, def the highlight of the night. They should've played from 7 till 11 imo if u think that Deep Dish was a huge disappointment, then u obviously where there cuz of Tie$to.

I was there for JXL. :P

and fwiw, I'm a Deep Dish fan. as you will soon see. :P

great pics, delobbo. this was an excellent time.. unfortunately me and d-res didn't get there until 6pm or so. damn chicago traffic. can't believe i missed junkie xl and blake's set

by far what made my night was meeting the rest of the mwta. nicest people i've ever met. glass, meejungee, delobbo, yuris, phreek.. it was great to see you guys. also tony, i dunno why but for some reason i kept calling you "scott?" sorry about that..

deep dish killed the place. they were definitely the highlight of the night. bad boy bill was also great, i'd never heard him spin before and i was definitely impressed.

seriously though, from a non-biased perspective, i thought tiesto was subpar at best. i don't agree with all the tiesto-haters out there, but his mixing was so-so. and (i'm assuming) they had to turn the speakers down in the mixing booth when he got on the decks because he was clipping a little bit. i figured he turned the gain up on the mixer right when he started his first tune to, i don't know, make it louder or something, but instead it just made the bass sound like shit. after that, the speakers didn't sound as well as they did earlier on. i dunno.

pics to come soon..

Whoa!!!!
Pure rocked it, I had a great time. Tony, it was nice meeting you finally. Christen, it was like old times, I missed you. Yuris, you have to send me some of the pic's you took I bet you have alot of good ones. Most of all JM's friends, Marv it was nice seeing everyone all together again.
Deep Dish was awesome but what was up with playing "Party all the time" twice? Tiesto surprised me and turned out to be really good. It was a great night!

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue great pics, delobbo. this was an excellent time.. unfortunately me and d-res didn't get there until 6pm or so. damn chicago traffic. can't believe i missed junkie xl and blake's set by far what made my night was meeting the rest of the mwta. nicest people i've ever met. glass, meejungee, delobbo, yuris, phreek.. it was great to see you guys. also tony, i dunno why but for some reason i kept calling you "scott?" sorry about that.. deep dish killed the place. they were definitely the highlight of the night. bad boy bill was also great, i'd never heard him spin before and i was definitely impressed. seriously though, from a non-biased perspective, i thought tiesto was subpar at best. i don't agree with all the tiesto-haters out there, but his mixing was so-so. and (i'm assuming) they had to turn the speakers down in the mixing booth when he got on the decks because he was clipping a little bit. i figured he turned the gain up on the mixer right when he started his first tune to, i don't know, make it louder or something, but instead it just made the bass sound like shit. after that, the speakers didn't sound as well as they did earlier on. i dunno. pics to come soon..

Good meeting you and D-res. And I apologize if I was being stupid. LOL. I have to agree about the sound of the nite... and its not the first time its happened, for big long events such as this. When we got there and Benny was on - the sound was SUPER-tight and refined. It got progressively less-refined.

But nothing is worse than Ultra at WMC 2003 - when Underworld basically blew the speakers with their low low blaring basslines and beats, and then PVD came on and his set sounded like CRAP. Too bad.

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Originally posted by delobbo Good meeting you and D-res. And I apologize if I was being stupid. LOL. I have to agree about the sound of the nite... and its not the first time its happened, for big long events such as this. When we got there and Benny was on - the sound was SUPER-tight and refined. It got progressively less-refined. But nothing is worse than Ultra at WMC 2003 - when Underworld basically blew the speakers with their low low blaring basslines and beats, and then PVD came on and his set sounded like CRAP. Too bad.

haha no worries bro! you're an asshole

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue haha no worries bro! you're an asshole

nice. i meet you for first time yesterday and look we are already talking as if we are brothers. that is the TA difference, imo.

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Originally posted by delobbo nice. i meet you for first time yesterday and look we are already talking as if we are brothers. that is the TA difference, imo.

lol, very true. we'll meet again soon, i'm sure..

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Originally posted by IKKI-ZUVK All I have to say is; Deep Dish Rocked the place. what an amazing set the threw last night, def the highlight of the night. They should've played from 7 till 11 imo if u think that Deep Dish was a huge disappointment, then u obviously where there cuz of Tie$to. That's exacly what Tie$to did... twice

uhm. actually i was there for deep dish. thanks.

Well.....I had a great time this weekend up in Chicago. It was nice meeting a lot of you Chicago TA's for the first time. The festival was great. Of course my favorite moment was when Deep Dish played the Chasing Cars remix that Blake and I did. I did almost poop my pants. I enjoyed Tiesto's set a lot. Blake and I had the chance to meet him before this set and he was a really really cool guy. I dont care what anyone else says but he was really down to earth and a lot of fun to talk to for a few minutes. I am looking forward to my next trip up to Chicago....whenever that may be....

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Originally posted by meejungee my legs are sore. my first time seeing everyone pretty much. junkie xl is a rockstar along with benny. deep dish was a big disappointment. maybe andy fed them too many drinks. tiesto. never was a big fan of him. but i must say. he's stepped it up a lot. all in all. 8 hrs of dancing to music. pleasure meeting all new ta's. im gonna rest from the scene for a bit. yuris and andy. i missed you. rubin, thanks for taking care of me. tony, good hamburger conversations. christen, where did you go?!?! bbrown, i never saw you there.

I agree. I am pretty damn beat today. Spybar Friday night, then a whole day of partying - and standing. But damn was it worth it. Srry about bailing for that bit... I blame Yuris. :P

i'm sore

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