[Official Review + Pics] Spundae LA 12-9-2006 Above & Beyond, Kristina, Mike, AJ

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Posted by in2muzikk on Dec-11-2006 05:02:

[Official Review + Pics] Spundae LA 12-9-2006 Above & Beyond, Kristina, Mike, AJ

Let me begin by saying that words really cannot begin to describe Saturday night, but here's a few:

Arrived at Spundae around 9:30 p.m. in relentless, pouring rain, docked the boat (er, I mean car) and ran for the entrance! Mike Khoury's set was going off in the main room and I liked what I heard...a little more house kinda feel than the rest of the night, but some good quality tracks!

Kristina followed with another superb set, including Luminary's "Wasting" and a load of other tracks that I don't remember.

Deep into Kristina's set, I look up and see Jono looking out over the totally packed dance floor...he looks pleased. Jono and Tony join Kristina behind the decks and the place goes completely mad!

Above & Beyond's set included a host of Anjunabeat anthems, I remember hearing "Alone Tonight," "Nowhere on Earth," "Air for Life," "Can't Sleep," and of course "Good for Me!" Also Oceanlab's "Satellite" went perfectly with the mood, rainy & cold outside, warm & fuzzy inside!

Amazing how fast 3 hours can go, Jono & Tony were so into it, could have easily gone on until sunrise! Above & Beyond have produced some of the finest tracks ever made, and it's always a pleasure to hear them mix such inspiring creations. AJ followed with a much more progressive set, a good contrast and nice way to end the night! Anyway, these words are shallow and pale in comparison to the experience, so I'll end it here...go see Above & Beyond for yourself whenever possible!

The rest are
HERE

Posted by TSG on Dec-11-2006 09:01:

THANKS!

....grrrrr, I missed out!

Posted by CrazedOut on Dec-12-2006 00:13:

Daamn, I hope I'll have a chance to see em eventually

Posted by Clovis on Dec-12-2006 00:47:

Looks like good times! Nice review

Posted by etazbaz on Dec-12-2006 05:05:

Couldn't agree more with the first reviewer of this thread. A&B played the best set I have heard so far in a live performance. I was starting to wonder if the superstar European DJs would ever play a decent set in the U.S. They played great tracks and had great continuity throughout their set. Given the chance I will definitley see them again.

Posted by in2muzikk on Dec-12-2006 05:51:

quote:
Originally posted by etazbaz
Couldn't agree more with the first reviewer of this thread.

Me either.

Posted by gypsygirl on Dec-12-2006 15:45:

thanks for the great review don! so sorry i missed it. i'll definitely catch them next time.

nice to meet you mike k at the after party!

Posted by technofriik on Dec-12-2006 19:25:

Saturday was a fun night at Spundae even tho I'm not that into fluffy trance anymore. I have no idea who played at the loft around 10:30-11:30 but it sounded pretty decent. I felt sorry for the djs in the back room because the room was empty every time I passed by

A&B got on the decks and the energy exploded. It was cool to see the whole crowd go nuts during every song A&B played and many of the old songs made me feel very nostalgic The highlights for me tho were Jody Wisternoff - Nostalgia and Arctic Monkeys vs Sander van Doorn - Sun Goes Down. I was actually very suprised A&B would play the latter song! The 3-hour set felt like just one so I guess I was having a lot of fun

It didn't sound very logical that AJ would play after A&B instead of before them but he did a great job keeping the energy going! I really enjoyed his set and left Spundae with a big smile on my face

My only video of the night: [[ LINK REMOVED ]]

A few pics HERE

Posted by Koolaid74 on Dec-12-2006 21:17:

A+B is amazing live. I wish they had stopped by SF this past weekend...

Posted by in2muzikk on Dec-13-2006 06:27:

Hey Riia, you snuck in another pic with me, Tony & Jono...I didn't even notice then, how nice! hmmm...wonder if the SVD track was the really hard sounding one that I didn't like...lol? Anyway, if we all liked exactly the same music, then the world would be a very boring place! Thanks for the great vid, pics and for keeping Tony & Jono in line on Saturday night!

Posted by stefanoc on Dec-13-2006 07:06:

man i missed this one bigtime... one of the best producers in trance out there!! hope to see them soon

Posted by sweetcandy girl on Dec-13-2006 07:45:

I loved Loved loved above and Beyonds set! They played every track I watned to hear. They could have left out Larry Mountans- 54 though. I can NOT STAND THAT TRACK (GAG)

So much fun at Spundae yet again!

PICTURES

Posted by Electrophile on Dec-13-2006 08:56:

quote:
Originally posted by sweetcandy girl
I loved Loved loved above and Beyonds set! They played every track I watned to hear. They could have left out Larry Mountans- 54 though. I can NOT STAND THAT TRACK (GAG)

So much fun at Spundae yet again!

PICTURES

Finger print on the lense?

Posted by KID-M on Dec-13-2006 20:01:

What a night!

Thanks again to KSky, Spundae, and all of you who came out to the show. I definitely loved playing at Spundae - great club, full and dancing by 10pm...nice! Not to mention the fact that security was placing buckets to catch the rain falling directly onto the DJ booth.

Nice meeting some of you and glad you guys liked the set! Hope to play out in LA again soon.

PS, check the links below for some of my stuff if you want to d/l

Posted by sweetcandy girl on Dec-14-2006 15:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Electrophile
Finger print on the lense?

I think so or water from the rain.. I took pictures outside before going in

I need to start bringing something to clean the darn thing!

Posted by in2muzikk on Dec-14-2006 16:07:

quote:
Originally posted by sweetcandy girl
I need to start bringing something to clean the darn thing!

I bought one of these in Germany, it's just a little longer than the short side of the Canon Elph cameras, super light too. Can't seem to find anyplace selling them in the US though...

http://www.rm.com/Secondary/Product...p?cref=PD735603

Posted by technofriik on Dec-14-2006 17:41:

quote:
Originally posted by in2muzikk
Hey Riia, you snuck in another pic with me, Tony & Jono...I didn't even notice then, how nice! hmmm...wonder if the SVD track was the really hard sounding one that I didn't like...lol?

I like to take 'sneaky' pics although most people hate it The SvD track was probably the one you're talking about because I don't remember hearing any other hard songs during A&B's set (*prays for SvD to return to Spundae....* ). BTW, Amazon has a few different lens cleaning pens but I don't know if any of them are as small as the one you got in Germany.

Posted by Kristina Sky on Dec-14-2006 18:06:

Thanks for the sweet review and cool pics Don. Glad you enjoyed the set!

I'll have a tracklist up and a download for you as soon as I get the file off Mike Khoury's recorder.

Speaking of Mike- No problem! It was great to have you out and you dropped a sick set as expected. Thanks for coming to play with us

Also thanks to all the other TA's that were there and contributed to such a great night (despite the pouring rain!)

Above & Beyond always know how to light up a room. Unfortuntely I couldn't stay til the end of their set, but what I heard was nothing short of great.
(except the SvD Arctic Monkey Track... I may be one of the only DJs I know NOT playing that tune, but I just can't seem to figure out why everyone likes it so much.
I hate that track with a passion. Def not upset that I missed that one )

Posted by technofriik on Dec-14-2006 18:23:

quote:
Originally posted by djskyhigh
(except the SvD Arctic Monkey Track... I may be one of the only DJs I know NOT playing that tune, but I just can't seem to figure out why everyone likes it so much.)

And I can't figure out why anyone would NOT like that song ....Well, I can if you don't like hard trance but still....

Posted by Kristina Sky on Dec-14-2006 19:39:

quote:
Originally posted by technofriik
And I can't figure out why anyone would NOT like that song ....Well, I can if you don't like hard trance but still....

Don't get me wrong, I love SvD's productions and remixes usually, but that tune is not my style- and the vocal just doesn't fit imo. I do enjoy some hard trance and techy stuff, but I'll have to admit I'm not the biggest fan, so that definitely may have something to do with it.

Posted by technofriik on Dec-14-2006 21:24:

quote:
Originally posted by djskyhigh
that tune is not my style- and the vocal just doesn't fit imo.

When I heard that song the first time and the vocal started I was After hearing Sander's part I fell in love it tho. I think it's the contrast of the two parts that makes it so brilliant. I guess you either love it or hate it

*end of highjack*

No more reviews of this great night?

Posted by djGT on Dec-14-2006 21:45:

i wish i made it to this night, hopefully solar stone will be returning sometime in 2007. *sigh*

did the set get recorded?

Posted by Kristina Sky on Dec-15-2006 18:01:

quote:
Originally posted by djGT
i wish i made it to this night, hopefully solar stone will be returning sometime in 2007. *sigh*

did the set get recorded?

I think you're in the wrong thread babe! Solarstone was on November 25th (but YES, we DID record the sets and they will be available as soon as Rich cleans it up and sends it back to me)

As far as the night THIS thread is about : Mike Khoury and I both recorded our sets and they will be avail shortly, but Above & Beyond's was not recorded, they rarely let that happen. (we have about the first 15 min of their set)

Posted by djGT on Dec-15-2006 18:32:

oh man, what was i smoking last night?