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Review: John Creamer & Behrouz @ Sonic

Before last night, I expected John Creamer to steal the show. I had seen Behrouz a number of times before, and even though I love his sets online, he's always been dissapointing any time I've seen him live. Quite the contrast to last night!

I arrived at the club at about 2:45 to Johnny White opening. I didn't get to hear much of his set, but it sounded like it was good. The club was pretty decently packed with an awesome crowd just like last week.

John Creamer started had a little bit of a late start at about 3:30. The first 3 or 4 tracks in his set were very promising, but he kind of lost focus after that. I found that although a lot of the tracks he played were really good, his set lacked diretion and flow. He played some older tunes, some bad and some good. I was really happy to hear Coburn - Give Me Your Love. That was a very nice surprise. For some unknown reason, Creamer kept turning down the music at strange times. Does he usually do this? He didn't even really mix his last 3 tracks. What was that about? lol

All in all, Creamer was a bit of a dissapointment. With how good that Hilo set was, and what people said about him when he was at Boa back in 2005, I thought that he wasn't on his A-game.

I wasn't too upset after Creamer's performance, because really I came to see Behrouz. I was really hoping to hear a good set from Behrouz so that I could finally see why so many people hold this guy in high regard, and boy did he ever deliver.

The best way to describe Behrouz is a cross between 2002-2003 Deep Dish and Danny Tenaglia. Quite a good cross if you ask me. His set was comprised of 2002-2003 Deep Dish style dark, groovey progressive with brooding baselines, and 8am bojangled Deep Dish bangers. Like Tenaglia, he played a few housey house tracks and a good dose of vocals over fierce basslines. And like Tenaglia, the programming of his set was very "compartmentalized", with several segments dedicated to distinct sounds. Except for a few lulls, Behrouz was pretty relentless the whole morning which was a stark contrast to the other times I've seen him and how boring he's been.

Although there were a good number of people enjoying Behrouz's set, I found the crowd pretty unresponsive to his sound. I don't know what was up, but the crowd was kind of stale in that department. That said, did anyone notice the crazy amount of good dancers in there last night? There were quite a few.

Tunes of the night are:

Coburn - Give me your Love (Creamer)
Pier Bucci - Hay Consuelo (Behrouz & Johnny White)
Some minimal remix of Strings of Life I've never heard before
A song that sounds simlar to Copyright - He Is, with the lyrics "Glory! Hallelujah! Let me show you the way." (Behrouz - one of his last tracks)-- ID anyone?

From mid-December to present day, Sonic has been better than it ever has been. The crowd this past week and last week has been exactly what I've always loved about that room, and what has been missing since in my opinion the summer of 2005. Standing on the dancefloor at the end of the night, with old-school Boa regulars (Daniel, Joe, Yvonne, Andy, Tristan) and new-school Sonic regulars (Karina, Miluska, Chris, Umar, Andrew) made me feel that sense of home that I used to feel at Boa, and that I've been missing since then. Whatever you guys have been doing recently, keep it up, because it's working!

Creamer stole the show.
One of the best crowds I've seen at Sonic.

sick party
Thanks Jeffy

I been waiting for reviews....

I'm only waiting for Graham's review.

*waiting patiently................*

*hopes that Ni-Cd will write a review*

F5 F5 F5 F5




*le sigh*

Behrouz destroyed Sonic

Oh man what a set from Behrouz. He destroyed us into pieces. Still getting over what a great night / morning it wuz. Great to see so many good looking peeps in the club.

okay so i had a great night ! more to come once i sleep

Who needs a pr0nstar name when you got a name like that

What's the point of starting a review thread Graham...?

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Originally posted by Skipper What's the point of starting a review thread Graham...?

because the night was a hit! just let the guy catch some z's so we get a good review

love sonic love it. night got better as it went on, thought it started off way too slow, great crowd, and the beats towards the end were solid

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Originally posted by MKpacha because the night was a hit! just let the guy catch some z's so we get a good review

Hahahaha...the pressure's on, Graham! Don't fuck it up!!

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Originally posted by MKpacha because the night was a hit! just let the guy catch some z's so we get a good review

yeah I left and it was just Tristan, his girl and Graham left....Give the guy some rest.


But what a night. Execellent crowd, wicked vibe, amazing tunes, and a whole lot of fun inbetween.

what time did behrouz end up playing until?

I left rather unimpressed...although in all fairness, I was quite tired and not really in the mood for an all-night party...and maybe I set my expecatation level a little too high.

That was *so* not the set I was expecting and hoping to hear from Creamer...and I left right as Behrouz was coming on because I was exhausted.

I was hoping for more of Creamer's older stuff and more of his older production with with Stephane K...i.e. a darker, slower set with more subtle tribal. I can think of a bunch of tracks I would have liked to have heard, but didn't.

Instead, it was pretty hard and bangin'...at times, if I closed my eyes, I may as well have been at Fly, lol. I ended up sitting down and just listening to 90% of his set. The crowd was cool and the music was good, just not at all what I was expecting and hoping to hear.

The better portion of the evening, by far, was Nat & Graham's party at Ice Lounge

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Originally posted by beatjunkie Creamer stole the show.

You are the only person so far who has told me this. What did you like about his set? Everyone else liked Behrouz alot more.

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Originally posted by Skipper What's the point of starting a review thread Graham...?

To piss you off...we were talking about what would bother you on msn after the party...figured if he did this it would.

Another really good weekend at Sonic crowd and music wise. I would have enjoyed it more but I was feeling a bit off still fighting a cold.

Creamer was really good, but just wasn't what I was in the mood for. When Behrouz came on around 5:30 the whole vibe changed and it was exactly what I was in the mood for. Only down side was that by this time I was so tired I just sat at the back and listened, left just after 7AM.

Graham did say on msn that Behrouz continued to be great.

All in all another great night at Sonic.

No more parties until I finally get rid of this cold completely.

lots of friends, great tunes, good times.

edit: seriouslly though, Behrouz was awesome. tunes just got better and better and i couldnt leave--stayed right till the end. so worth it.

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Originally posted by redlight what time did behrouz end up playing until?

It ended just after 9:00. Creamer was much darker than usual... my guess was that he was trying to keep it in line with Behrouz's style.

Behrouz was a total mind fuck. Maybe it's just me, but this man has a knack of taking me places I've never been before & last night was no exception.

You can't help but wonder what's going on inside this man's head. It's a very complicated & mystifying place -- seductive & almost sombre at times, but consistently mezmerizing. Last night's journey took us from the darkest depths right on up to the highest highs & ever nook & cranny in between. A completely satisfying night.

Props to all hard core TA's out last night... you guys totally ripped that dancefloor to shreds. Such a wicked night!

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Originally posted by CandyGirl Maybe it's just me

Nah, it's definitely Behrouz.

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Originally posted by CandyGirl You can't help but wonder what's going on inside this man's head. It's a very complicated & mystifying place -- seductive & almost sombre at times, but consistently mezmerizing. Last night's journey took us from the darkest depths right on up to the highest highs & ever nook & cranny in between. A completely satisfying night.

K, THIS makes me wish I was there. Can't wait to hear what Graham has to say.

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Originally posted by CandyGirl It ended just after 9:00. Creamer was much darker than usual... my guess was that he was trying to keep it in line with Behrouz's style. ...

I found it to be quite the opposite...he's been getting progressively lighter and lighter

(relatively speaking to his older stuff...it's still 'dark')

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Originally posted by CandyGirl Behrouz was a total mind fuck. Maybe it's just me, but this man has a knack of taking me places I've never been before & last night was no exception. You can't help but wonder what's going on inside this man's head. It's a very complicated & mystifying place -- seductive & almost sombre at times, but consistently mezmerizing. Last night's journey took us from the darkest depths right on up to the highest highs & ever nook & cranny in between. A completely satisfying night.

Ahh my sentiments exactly. Behrouz is one of my favorite dj's and his sets are always mind fucks. Just takes you on a journey. Have to call it sexy techno if I could categorize it.

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A song that sounds simlar to Copyright - He Is, with the lyrics "Glory! Hallelujah! Let me show you the way." (Behrouz - one of his last tracks)-- ID anyone?

Dennis Ferrer- Church Lady?

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Originally posted by Big Boss Dennis Ferrer- Church Lady?

That's the one!

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