Review: Above & Beyond @ Dragonfly

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Posted by Jer on May-31-2007 08:15:

Review: Above & Beyond @ Dragonfly

Wow. Fantastic night, can't remember the last time I danced so hard.

Posting from my BlackBerry, proper review when I sober up..

Very happy.

~j.

Posted by Oldman1313 on May-31-2007 08:40:

What an Above and Beyond night!!!

Man, I love trance.....

Defiantly the best time I have had at dragonfly, and I finally got to meet some TOTAs!

Took tons of video, ill post tomorrow!

edit: I love the new lights they put in...when did they do that?

Posted by jonnystel on May-31-2007 09:24:

OH man!!! .. wOOOOOOOOt!!! just got home after driving 2 hours back to toronto.. and the sun is rising.. how nice :P ... wow!!! Oceanic, Cold front, Home , Alone tonight , Good for me , Nimbus, Megashira, Life less ordinary, Sound of sunday, cant sleep, no one on earth , air for life, just to nme a few.. WHAT a set!! best night i had in a while.. if not ever.. nice meeting a bunch of TA's ... had a blast!!! now i go to sleep

by the way. awesome club .. AWESOME staff . cool as hell !!!! great atmosphere. NO sketch at ALL wicked wicked wicked!!

Posted by SWFT on May-31-2007 14:14:

o and dont forget: King of my castle - Sander Van Dorn Remix!!! !!! highlight of my night right there!! And yes!! It was an amazing night, glad i made it out, met a few totas as well (im green polo guy...)!! Got home around 540am showered, slept for 40minutes and now im AT WORK!! bah..sketch sketch sketch but im listening to some above and beyond now so its calming me

Posted by I_Am_Vince on May-31-2007 14:51:

quote:
Originally posted by jonnystel
OH man!!! .. wOOOOOOOOt!!! just got home after driving 2 hours back to toronto.. and the sun is rising.. how nice :P ... wow!!! Oceanic, Cold front, Home , Alone tonight , Good for me , Nimbus, Megashira, Life less ordinary, Sound of sunday, cant sleep, no one on earth , air for life, just to nme a few.. WHAT a set!! best night i had in a while.. if not ever.. nice meeting a bunch of TA's ... had a blast!!! now i go to sleep

by the way. awesome club .. AWESOME staff . cool as hell !!!! great atmosphere. NO sketch at ALL wicked wicked wicked!!

I don't remember them playing Life less ordinary.

Add to the list

Cosmic Gate - Analog Feel (Rank 1 digital rehash)
Above & Beyond - Razorfish (Bart Claessen rework)
Ferry Corsten - Beautiful

Posted by djbruuen on May-31-2007 14:58:

above & beyond put on a very solid trance set! best i've heard in a long time! Great tunes all around. Stephano played a more progressive set then what i'm used to from him, but nonetheless, a great opener! Good times to be going back to dragonfly again!

I must say that drive home to hamilton is a little hazy though, if you're tired on that stretch of QEW, it can be quite dangerous since its dark and feels like you're driving into a void.

Posted by I_Am_Vince on May-31-2007 14:59:

Oh man what an awesome night! Just woke up (5 hours of sleep) my body is sore from an amazing night. I loved how the venue wasn't packed at all and the intimate setting with Above & Beyond, their energy and crowd interaction is just unbelievable. Few points of my night I was totally stunned and dazed by the music.

Got to meet a few TAs for the first time: Mortyman, Oldman1313, Jer,Purplehaze, it was great partying with you guys. Also with Peter (Coxx) thanks for the pics.

One complaint about the night though, is the damn bouncers at the front. A few of my friends tried getting in and was denied because their hair didn't look like them... They drove from Toronto and bought their tickets online just to be denied. One bouncer asked if my friend wore contacts and to take it out to prove it. Apparently they do this on many different occasions, I've talked to a couple people who were trying to help my friends and they said it happens all the time.

Posted by Nicolas Oliver on May-31-2007 15:01:

Posted by PurpleHaze on May-31-2007 15:26:

I'll post full review later just woke up still kinda tired...king of my castle was definately one of the highlights of the night I was jumping around going mental, and Im glad I could do that with all that free space around

Awesome awesome awesome time, awesome crowd of people and friends to be there with, fucking AMAZING set, bomb track after bomb track and the highlight of the night for me:

I asked them to play good for me which was the track I wanted to hear all night, and he gave me a big grin and thumbs up so i was pumped to hear it...then the dreaded fading out came around 3am and i still didnt hear my track and it was early so I was kinda emo, we chanted and begged for another track and guess what they played......YEP, GOOD FOR MEEEEEEEE MY BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

omg i just felt totally complete for that 5 minutes, singing along, hugging people, bowing down, BLISS

need to gather my thoughts right now, great meeting new TAs you guys are the bomb

Posted by adi26 on May-31-2007 15:27:

Cun make it cos my flight to Rochester from NYC delayed by like almost two hours. IT sucked.

Posted by I_Am_Vince on May-31-2007 15:38:

quote:
Originally posted by PurpleHaze
... omg i just felt totally complete for that 5 minutes, singing along, hugging people, bowing down, BLISS

need to gather my thoughts right now, great meeting new TAs you guys are the bomb

Yeah you were all over the place yelling "I REQUESTED IT!" I know how you feel, I asked them to play Satellite for me in Montreal for Bal en Blanc and it's an great feeling having them play it for you.

Posted by Orko on May-31-2007 15:43:

quote:
Originally posted by jonnystel
wow!!! Oceanic, Cold front, Home , Alone tonight , Good for me , Nimbus, Megashira, Life less ordinary, Sound of sunday, cant sleep, no one on earth , air for life, just to nme a few..

So the same tunes they play in almost all their set?

lol

Posted by smuncky on May-31-2007 15:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
So the same tunes they play in almost all their set?

lol

haah...ziiiiiing.

they're like blank and jones, recycled sets.

Posted by vendetta999 on May-31-2007 16:36:

i'd listen to their "recycled sets" over and over and over again...above and beyond delivers everytime.

had to cancel going to see them last night at the last second....i was actually right in front of my friends house to pick him up when we had to cancel plans.

Posted by Orko on May-31-2007 16:45:

quote:
Originally posted by vendetta999
had to cancel going to see them last night at the last second....i was actually right in front of my friends house to pick him up when we had to cancel plans.

ouch, nothing like a night being canceled as you are on your way.

Posted by vendetta999 on May-31-2007 16:51:

for a teeny tiny little second....i actually considered going alone. lol

*hangs head in shame*

Posted by electro88 on May-31-2007 17:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
So the same tunes they play in almost all their set?

lol

ya it gets boring doesn't it, same old songs..

Posted by Orko on May-31-2007 17:03:

quote:
Originally posted by vendetta999
for a teeny tiny little second....i actually considered going alone. lol

*hangs head in shame*

Hey, thats the best way to party sometimes. I do all the time, and so do a lot of other people on this board. Hell, its the reason some of us became members.

Partying alone is just a different vibe, try it, its fun as hell.

Posted by jonnystel on May-31-2007 17:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Invasionmix
I don't remember them playing Life less ordinary.

Near the beginning man.. maybe the 3rd song ?
it was Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Rank 1 - Life Less Ordinary (A Less Ordinary Rank 1 Mix)

Posted by Mortyman on May-31-2007 17:07:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
So the same tunes they play in almost all their set?

lol

I beg to differ! They didn't play barely ANY of those tracks when I saw them in Brisbane

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
How INSANE was las night!!!! One of the best sets I've heard in a while... like a proper trance set! Just WOW!!!

Playing all their tracks that eveybody wanted to hear... and playing MY REQUEST No One on Earth (Gabriel & Dresden Remix) That track has such a special place in my heart, and I thanked Paavo for playing at the end of the night and he said he doesn't think he's EVER played any other remix of that track! It's the only track I HAD to pull myself on the floor for, where I just closed my eyes it "TAKE.... TAKE ME HOOOOMMMME.... WITH YOUUUUUU... YOU'RE LIKE NO ONE ELSE ON EARRRRRTH" MY GOD, how amazing!

Next tune of the night.. Breakfast - The Sunlight
BLEW ME AWAY!!! If anyone cares to remember, they dropped either right before King of My Castle. And they played a new Tranquility Base track a that was just fucking mindblowing as well!!!!!!!

I'm sooooooo glad I went last night. still in pain from this damn Kidney stone... which is why I was leaning on the bar all friggin night, and I just wanted to bust out on the floor sooooooooo badly!!! Yet I screamed and shouted and pumped my arms in the air like I was in the middle of the floor. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face if I tried, just pure awesomeness!!!

Ya Stefan you were freaking out when they dropped Good for Me as the encore... but I think you frekaed out even more when they dropped Remo-Con - Cold Front... because you came bolting over and gave me a huuuuuuge headbutt to the nose!!!! Man, like I wasn't in enough pain already!! OUCH!

Really couldn't have asked for a better crowd as well! Met some more TA's which was awesome!!! Always makes the party that much more enjoyable!! Just watching everyone bust out really put me in higher spirits! REALLY SUCKS for everyone that missed this night! You really missed out on one of the best sets you could've heard.. and this coming from a guy that's been partying for tooo many years now!!! Wish I brought my camera... can someone PLEASE post up their pics when they a chance!
I think I'm going to wear out my exclamation point button by the time this review is done

Tracklist so far...
Above & Beyond - No One on Earth (Gabrial & Dresden Remix)
Above & Beyond - Good for Me
Above & Beyond - Alone Tonight
Above & Beyond - Can't Sleep
Above & Beyond - Razorfish (Bart Claessen rework)
Oceanlab - Satellite
Above & Beyond & Andy Moor - Air for Life
Aalto - 5
Wamdue Project - King of My Castle (Sander van Doorn Dub Mix)
Jonas Haamo - Sound of Sunday
Cosmic Gate - Analog Feel (Rank 1 Digital Rehash)
Ferry Corsten - Beautiful
Marc Marberg vs Kyau & ALbert - Megashira
Breakfast - The Sunlight
Remo-Con - Cold Front (Bart Claessen Remix)
Oceanic (dunno who this is by)
Nimbus (dunno who this is by either)
New Tranquility Base which was WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! (reminded me of Major League - Wonder for you old-schoolers )
Think they also played a Super8 track... maybe Gabrial Batz - Get Off
Also, new Martin Roth remix of somehting in the beginning. Jer. need your help to fill this list dude

Posted by Mortyman on May-31-2007 17:09:

quote:
Originally posted by jonnystel
Near the beginning man.. maybe the 3rd song ?
it was Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Rank 1 - Life Less Ordinary (A Less Ordinary Rank 1 Mix)

I don't think so dude
I stepped out for about 10 minutes just after Analog Feel, which was about 40-45 mins after they started... and they definately didn't play it before that.

Posted by Mortyman on May-31-2007 17:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
Hey, thats the best way to party sometimes. I do all the time, and so do a lot of other people on this board. Hell, its the reason some of us became members.

Partying alone is just a different vibe, try it, its fun as hell.

+1!! I usually fly solo too, you're bound to meet a few people there... ALWAYS! Grow some balls and a personality and you'll be fine! lol. j/k

Posted by Oldman1313 on May-31-2007 18:18:

Some Vids!

King of my castle - Sander Van Dorn Dub Remix (my highlight of the night too!)

Ferry Corsten - Beautiful (cant wait to hear this next wednesday!)

Cassandra Fox - Touch Me (Mike Koglin versus Jono Grant Remix)

Forgot the ID on this one:

Posted by I_Am_Vince on May-31-2007 18:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Mortyman

Oceanic (dunno who this is by)
Nimbus (dunno who this is by either)

Above and Beyond pres. Tranquility Base - Oceanic
Oliver Smith - Nimbus

I don't think they played Satellite, cause I would've been all over the wall, although I was outside for about 15 Min trying to get my friends in cause of the damn bouncers, but I heard everything from outside :S

P.S. Satellite is my fav A&B song well Oceanlab

Posted by vendetta999 on May-31-2007 18:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Mortyman
+1!! I usually fly solo too, you're bound to meet a few people there... ALWAYS! Grow some balls and a personality and you'll be fine! lol. j/k

the dominant factor for not going alone last night would have been the solo sketch fest on the QEW back to toronto that i was worried about. lol

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