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What's he like as a DJ? He's playing near me soon and I'm probably going to go, but I'd like a rough idea of what kind of stuff he'll drop. Solarstone are playing before him too, which I'm a bit uncertain about. I don't want any unicorn shit.

best dj you could see live, if you like trancey progressive psy trance

Solarstone has a pretty nice prog sound, I think. This is the tracklist for his most recent radio show/podcast.

thats a double win right there.joof is worth it for sure!never dissapointed evry time i see him.id go just to hear solarstone play solarcoaster. "your so cool,your so cool,your so cool"

He plays tunes that not many other djs plays. That's how I would desccribe him. He is at his best when he opens up with some dark progressive house and picks up the tempo with more trance oriented material and then end with psytrance.
He's also a very good dj mixing wise. Rarely seen him do a bad transition. Which is damn good considoring that he often plays a mixture of stuff.

Whoop. I am going to this night.

Solarstone will start off proggy and will probably get a little bit unicorn towards the end when he may throw in a few classic bootlegs. Last year he was playing Solarcoaster & Synaesthesia.

J00F I've never seen before, but I expect it will be like Global Trance Grooves. Proggy-psy and then turbo mix!

Jon O'Bir is playing too.

I'm going to this night too - absolutely can't wait.
Fleming is by far my favourite DJ. I would describe him in one word as 'serious', which you just don't get with many other trance (or psy trance) DJs, in my opinion.

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Originally posted by BeatsAndBeyond Whoop. I am going to this night.

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Originally posted by JonDC I'm going to this night too - absolutely can't wait.

Off The Rails in Sheffield? I'm glad some knowledgable people are going. It's at The Plug, and when I saw Sasha there back in June it was full of northern meat-heads and their stroppy girlfriends who didn't really have a clue what was happening with the music.

If it's likely to be a clued-up crowd I'm definitely going.

I say go. It's tough to say what J00F will play; all depends on timing, vibe and venue. I'm with Rebel on this one, he's best when he goes dark prog-trance-psy, but lately alot of the reviews have been swinging towards the psy spectrum than anything else. I've seen him 6 times, rarely disappointed and definetely not any unicorn stuff.

imo the best dj out there atm, as he is true to himself and what he loves. never sellout himself or the label, always great track selection and great mixing skillz. never experienced him live though but i have alot of his sets on my computer.

One of the great things about J00F is he always seems to create a really electric atmosphere. I would have never put the general Turnmills/Gallery punter as particularly knowledgeable but he always created a really great vibe whenever I saw him there.

I think one of the great things about John is that he is really passionate about the music he is playing, and it comes across too.

Solarstone could be a bit gay, but thatll just make J00F stand out more

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Originally posted by SPANIARD I say go. It's tough to say what J00F will play; all depends on timing, vibe and venue. I'm with Rebel on this one, he's best when he goes dark prog-trance-psy, but lately alot of the reviews have been swinging towards the psy spectrum than anything else. I've seen him 6 times, rarely disappointed and definetely not any unicorn stuff.

+1 with that.

I've seen him 3 times , the last one being at Tomorrowland this summer.
He was playing 90% psytrance every time.
Even I'm not a huge psy fan, I've enjoyed his sets a lot. Believe me , his sets make you dance non-stop, almost no breakdowns, the flow is excellent and the mixing is always spot on.
There is a downside imo, sometimes I think it lacks of some nuance, subtlety and his sets are going too fast into psytrance mode.

As some others said, it's when he starts with some dark prog and progpsy tracks and builds slower his sets that he's at his best.

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Originally posted by djdk Solarstone could be a bit gay, but thatll just make J00F stand out more

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John '00' Flemming on Solarstone: These guys have been around for many, many years and I highly, highly respect them. Having Paul Oakenfold as one of your biggest fans cannot be a bad thing. Their DJ skills are just as good as their production skills... - Global Trance Grooves episode 016 (2004-08-12)

The man himself gives Solarstone a pretty good write-up. Although the Oakenfold bit doesn't really carry much weight these days!

To be fair, that was five years ago.

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Originally posted by BeatsAndBeyond The man himself gives Solarstone a pretty good write-up. Although the Oakenfold bit doesn't really carry much weight these days!

Nor it did in 2004

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Originally posted by BeatsAndBeyond The man himself gives Solarstone a pretty good write-up. Although the Oakenfold bit doesn't really carry much weight these days!

back then they were still famous for their respectable stuff on Hooj. Before they went solo and turned to cheese such as the rain stars eternal album. Horrendous cheesy stuff.

It's not really them so much as it is he now. I enjoyed the Solaris Architecture album, but his solo productions are pretty damn awful since the split.

I hope ya'll keep this thread going with reviews of how the show goes and such. I've never heard a JOOF set or even detailed reviews on one.
If some one would be so kind as to post a classic or recent set by the dj in question i'd appreciate it.

I saw him 3rd October when he came to Auckland.
The last time he came was a couple of years ago but the venue backed out last minute and didn't play so i was more than ready for his return.

He play at Godskitchen and was on at 330 to 5 after Cosmic Gate so got straight into the Psy.
It was great timing as everyone was ready to take it up a notch.
He played some Wizzy Noise, 00.db and ended with "Deeply Disturbed" and "Becoming Insane".
Lots or rolling basslines and and immense amount of acid

I really enjoyed it.

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Originally posted by osterzone Rain Stars Eternal is a GREAT album. But then again, this forum loves downtempo minimal jungle techno shit, so what do they know?

Nobody is remotely interested in your opinion.

I am finding it difficult to imagine what "downtempo minimal jungle techno" would sound like.

Better than Solarstone's last album, I'd wager.

I guess you could write a minimal techno track with lots of pads and atmospherics at about 90bpm, and then add a bunch of double-tempo breakbeats over the top. You should give it a go, actually.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles I am finding it difficult to imagine what "downtempo minimal jungle techno" would sound like.

It's 120 BPM Minimal Track with a techno mainlead and a cowbell.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J I guess you could write a minimal techno track with lots of pads and atmospherics at about 90bpm, and then add a bunch of double-tempo breakbeats over the top. You should give it a go, actually.

Haha, perhaps I will.

J00F is one of my biggest inspirations, superstar trance/prog-psy DJ, consistent flawless transitions in all his radio shows, live sets, and probably live. I haven't seen him, and I wish that he came near me

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