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Review: ASOT 450
wow!
FUCK MY LIFE WOW!!!!!
ummmmm, trance for life?!
Patterson + Tyas = SUPERNOVA EXPLOSION!!! <3
SP & ST does equal destruction! wow! 
had waaaay too much fun ..that was the best decadence ever!... Never saw armin live once but just looked over at the screen while in the drink! avoided mainroom till about 3 am ...don't think i could of closed it down.. wow wonder if its still going
more later
that was serious ... hell i got back with my ex gf it was soo serious haha : off to church !
hi guy just back from the Guv, when I left at 7:30am music was still playing and still have a good 200-300 people dancing @_@., my legs peace out on me so I called it a day, can barely walk now T_T
stay in the main room the whole time except 15 minutes to check out the KoolHaus around 5:30. The KIDS - MGMT mashed up near the end was nice
and yes I were in the sardine can for a good 1hr from 2am to 3am, sweat like a pig but enjoyed it very much, since we don't get this
crowd in Edmonton that often 
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and the Toronto crowd was AWESOME WTFBBQ; lot of energy and vibe, and 10x more energy than the NYC crowd at PvD New Year Eve.
Totally worth it flying all the way from Edmonton for this 
, money well spent
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| Originally posted by Mgz Totally worth it flying all the way from Edmonton for this , money well spent |
So i made my first trip to the Guvernment in years. Only came for an hour to see my boy open up. As much as im not into the scene anymore, fuck am i proud of you Arnej. You've come a long way from playing ball at All Saints, we all have. It's awesome to see you do well man, all the hard work has paid off.
Great seeing you Ziggy, Kiks, short but sweet reunion. Lets do it proper one of these nights. Ben, OZ great seeing you two.
Upon my exit, I ask the bouncer "which way out of the club"? Bouncer says, "The whole club"? Yes the whole club. With a look of disbelief he moves the barrier over and lets me out. Im pretty sure he thought i was crazy for leaving haha
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| Originally posted by matty Upon my exit, I ask the bouncer "which way out of the club"? Bouncer says, "The whole club"? Yes the whole club. With a look of disbelief he moves the barrier over and lets me out. Im pretty sure he thought i was crazy for leaving haha |
This is review from one cynical tranceaddict, so take it as you will. I�m apparently a trance elitist (actually, I know I�m bloody damn opinionated and if you have a problem with that, eat a dick) lol
The night began with arrive at the Guv around 1015. And the line was already huge. And only entrance was through Koolhaus. I groaned, thinking this would take forever, esp on the guest list line. However, the line moved pretty fast, and even with waiting to buy a ticket, I got in after about 20min wait. Having couple girls doing guest list deffo made the difference.
Overall organization for the possibly biggest night in the Guv in a while was pretty darn good. One way traffic route thing worked well for most part, though it did get confusing at times and ended up at d�luxe lounge couple of times. Though that ATM getting in the way near the KH entrance was bad. Minimal decoration (but I didn�t care) and everything was relatively smooth. (the shooter girls in rabbit ears and tails was kinda cute lol) The security guys weren�t overly pushy but got the crowd moving through the traffic. Staff was efficient. Overall service was one of best I�ve experienced at Guv. No problem with sound system. Everything was clear and just the right amount of volume. Well done
Manzone & Strong
Entered Koolhaus and already there was a decent crowd. M&S laying down some serious chuggy beats. Was kinda surprised how hard they were playing, considering it was only like 1045 but I didn�t mind. I don�t think the Z103.5 ginos noticed either lol. Enjoyed what I heard, though Say Hello was like, wtf lol.
Went to Gallery for little and saw Ovi M laying down some funky tech which was pretty cool.
Blake Jarrell
Somehow got to d�luxe lounge around 11 after meeting up with couple of TAs. Looked down at the main room below and I see a zoo. Main room was PACKED AT 11pm. Has this ever happened before? LOL! Good thinking on opening up d�luxe lounge to take in some of the overcrowd. Found a spot and tuned in. To be honest, I like Blake when he plays more techy proggy, and not very trancey. Some tunes were ok, others were bad. Just had to play Chasing Cars remix one more time, did ya Blake. Lol
Armin van Buuren
My opinion of Armin as a DJ is so low that he�d have to work hard to merely disappoint me. But I still respect Armin in many ways, and I know he has it in him to bring it properly. Armin in 2004 was so untouchable. ASOT 2004 mix, one of greatest trance compilations ever made.
So it�s kinda like giving that hot, but crazy ex one more chance. You know you�re probably regret it, but you kinda feel you owe it to her that one more chance.
He opened the set with one helluva ASOT opener thing, and the electricity that was in the air exploded. I�ve never witnessed such a vibe going off, not since Daft Punk few years ago. It was one of those clubbing moments that make you be in such an awe that you�re part of it.
I tried to keep an open mind about Armin. I really did. But he started with 2 crap vocal tracks and I was like, figures. Le sigh. There were couple of good tunes but it was standard ASOT set. I actually listened to about 2 hours of his set, so don�t tell me I didn�t give him a proper chance lol. That two hours was like dipping my balls in honey and putting them over a fire ant hill. It was... painful, though company I was with made it slightly more bearable. Death to Burning with Desire.
The vibe in main room was great though. Armin raises a hand and the crowd roars. A Jesus pose brings the house down. Then again, Armin could be making farting noises and the crowd would go off. I mean, during Blake�s set, they showed Armin talking on the mike and crowd would go off. Ah, you silly people.
Armin, you have failed me for the last time.
David Guetta
The other major attraction of this event. I don�t think I�ve ever seen Guetta live, or if I did, it was a long time ago and I forgot. So I went to Koolhaus to check him out. The vibe in Koolhaus was also amazing. Guetta�s crowd interaction was one of the best I�ve seen. He knew just when to tease and when to allow a bit of sing a long. Then again, Z103.5 caned the hell out of the tunes I�ve heard, so even the ginos knew the words lol. Commercial, fart electro does not suit me. Spend about 20mins in main room, and I felt like I was facesat by a 500lb walrus chick. Just couldn�t take it and went back to Armin for a bit more.
Sean Tyas vs Simon Patterson
Got to the Drink about 220 and caught last bit of Blake Jarrell playing some techy prog. Though I�m rather sick of Apocalypse but eh.
And then the destruction tunes began. Took a little bit to build up the energy but once these two started going, it was crazy. After suffering through crap trance for so long, it all came out. I found my trance groove again. It�s been so long!
The BPM wasn�t really that fast for a while, but the energy in the tunes were so crazy. Just a lot of proper trance. Actually, it was mostly Tyas playing with Patterson dropping a tune here and there, so Tyas impressed me a little.
Sander Kleinenberg Part 1
330 came and I decided to go see Sander K for a bit. The tunes were great. Sander K laying down some techy big room prog. The vibe... well, deffo less than Guetta�s set.
Sander K drops a huge tune
Ginos: whoa? What happened?
Sander K plays a prog bomb
Ginos: durrrrrrr... are we suppose to dance to this?
Sander K unleashes a progtech demolisher
Ginos: I�m outta here
Lol
I rather enjoyed Sander K the half hour I caught and wanted to stay longer but Simon Patterson came calling... Though i really wished timeslots didnt conflict so I could catch at least a full hour of Sander K, esp when he's in full form. Gotta imagine playing for a predominant Z103.5 crowd would be hard, and Sander K did drop more tunes with some sort of vocals than normal IMO. (safe to say he may be hit and miss nowadays, but he could still bring it big time)
Simon Patterson
There are moments in your clubbing career when you�re like, what the hell happened to the scene and somebody comes along and restores your faith. Simon Patterson, you�re my bloody hero.
Between jumping around like a grasshopper on crack, screaming like a demon possessed fiend and smiling like an idiot the entire hour, I was in trance heaven. I haven�t felt this good about trance in ages.
Good to be back where I belong! Patterson just absolutely ripped shit up. Relentless pounding beats and epic hands in the air moments. By far the set of the night.
Sean Tyas
After Patterson�s set, no way in hell Tyas was going to top it. Started with Tiesto � Suburban Train. Looked around and nobody seemed to have clued in that this track is a classic. Then again, I was surrounded by skasians.
Tyas was deffo up and down. He�d play one good track, and bollocks it up with a bad one. Was very hard to get into his set. After his Drink set, I expected a little better but oh well. I still dislike the guy for what he�s done to trance (in bad way) but he showed me enough that I�d see him again, given right circumstances
Sander Kleinenberg Part 2
Tyas was boring me so went back to Kool Haus for more Sander K. Well, what a disappointment. Lots of melodic prog but he was clearly slowing things down to close the room. Koolhaus closed at 6am. Oh well. Next time!
Signum
The most surprising set of the night went to Signum. Now Signum has been off and below the radar for a while, and I knew that he was a good producer and ok DJ, but I didn�t know what he was going to bring. First little bit of his set was a bit rough and took me a while to get into it. I almost debated leaving, but glad I stayed as he picked up the energy with some good proper trance. One security guy wanted to shut him down just after 7 but Signum kept going and going. He probably could have played another couple hours. He was in the zone!
This guy has to be one of the happiest DJ I�ve seen playing in the main room. Not only he was happy to play in the Guv main room, I felt that he really was honoured to play there, with a crowd that was clearly into trance. Very energetic on decks. Smiling practically entire time. Was good to see a DJ having a good time just much as the crowd did. He closed the main room at 745 ish.
I almost didn�t go to this even because of the sardineness, but I�m glad I went. Because of the proper planning the Guv did, a lot of usual annoyances were minimal, and if you picked the right spots, you didn�t get sardine. Tunes were overall decent, and the vibe was one of the best I�ve experienced entire night at Guv. Plus partying with TOTA family is always fun.
Random Thoughts
-During Patterson set, some dude was staring at me for like 10mins. He asked, �yo, what are you on man?� I replied, �trance dude.� Him �huh? Trance?� Me: �yeah. Listen to the tune!� Dude walks away like I�m sort of crackhead
-9 hours of partying sober is tough on the body. I�m getting too old for this shit lol
-ASOT 450 Shoutouts banner on Skybar. What does it mean???
-chicks. my god. entire complex was full of smoking hot chicks. hello sensory overload!
-Some dude asked me if I was El Shitdisturbo, Chinamon. LOL
-Me: Man, tomorrow is like last chance I�ll get proper rice
Jay: Aren�t you going to get rice overseas?
Me: Fuck no. I ain�t eating no terrorist rice!
-Kris�s pic of dude losing shoe at Guv. Oh the sketch
-Veronica and I were talking about the spotlight and carnival feeling of the Guv and what do we see inside the tents outside? Cotton candy and popcorn machine! LOL!
-Random dude talking to his friend. �Yo, who�s on the stage right now?� You can�t see the Jesus pose and the big screen that says �Armin van Buuren� on the back? Please, remove yourself on the gene pool
-chinamon drunk. oz drunk. lulz
-Kotsy to Oz: hey David Guetta, aren't you suppose to be spinning in the Koolhaus?
-I think I pwned Nadatron and Bouncing Veronica on the danceoff. So proud of myself *tear* lol
-I also think I scared the bejesus out of Nada. Sorry!
-Next person that asks me for drugs is going to get a throat punch. Do I look like a drug dealer? lol
-The gino who tried to do lightshow on the Drink booth while Tyas was spinning. You are not cool. Punch yourself in the balls
-Seeing some of my TOTA family for the last time this year. Thanks for all the best wishes and I hope to see all of you on the dancefloor in future 
So glad everyone had a great time.
Happy to hear lots of positive feedback about Guetta... look forward to seeing him at BEB
600 pics..LOL..coming up
what a night...........
nuff said....
the main room was running at full capacity
great times with great people
So did Sander polish off a whole bottle of champagne to himself again?
What was the visual setup like in the KH?
What track did he close with? It's always been something epic the last couple of times...
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| Originally posted by MikeyN So did Sander polish off a whole bottle of champagne to himself again? What was the visual setup like in the KH? What track did he close with? It's always been something epic the last couple of times... |
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| -I think I pwned Nadatron and Bouncing Veronica on the danceoff. So proud of myself *tear* lol |
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| Originally posted by FunkyCrew HA! wishful thinking my friend :P we ripped Drink apart twice :P |
Great review Yohan, thanks for that. Take care of yourself overseas, be safe man.
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| Originally posted by Yohan -Some dude asked me if I was El Shitdisturbo, Chinamon. LOL -Me: Man, tomorrow is like last chance I�ll get proper rice Jay: Aren�t you going to get rice overseas? Me: Fuck no. I ain�t eating no terrorist rice! |
to put everything in more coherent review - what a truly magical night! even when were squashed like a orange in the juice maker, and Armin came on in the main room, we got massive goosebumps!
getting to Guv at like 10.30 and realizing I forgot my ID at home was probably the biggest fail of my life lol having to cab it back home was the second *sigh* I was worried that this was a sign that the night will be bad, but everything worked out well!
musically it was definitely a solid night - Armin lost me by 2.30 so it was a sign to check out the Drink with Sean and Simon, and then Signum. Wow, the Drink was where the trance was at last night!! the energy Sean has, and with Simon's looks (lol!) this was my own personal musical heaven <3
then caught a bit of Signum's set in the drink (not my cup of tea at all) and back to main room we went for Simon's and Sean's individual sets - I did find Simon slightly repetitive but it was still fun to have a bit more room to dance in, and observe the eye candy (lol LINDSAAAY!)
called it a night at 5, was just too tired to move
random thoughts and moments:
- loved rocking out in our ASOT450 shirts
- Negar on the speaker
- Jackie as my dancing and hugging partner
- super nice bouncer chilling with me while I drank my rev since the tent wasn't licensed
- meeting a friend and his gf I haven't seen in like 3 years!!
- Kris!!!!! you bum! after that tearful message about us having fun you showed up lol
- Kotsy, I love you man, you're awesome HAPPY BIRTHDAY lol
- Lindsay and I totally drooling over Simon - "we're gonna shower first, and brush out teeth!"
yay, another successful mega trance outing
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| Originally posted by Yohan lol wifey. you dont understand |
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| Originally posted by chinamon that was a hilarious conversation we had. btw, how can people think we look alike? we look totally different. the only similarity we have are the eyes. lol |
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| Originally posted by Yohan Sean Tyas Started with Tiesto � Suburban Train. Looked around and nobody seemed to have clued in that this track is a classic. Then again, I was surrounded by skasians. |
REALLYY glad you guys got to experience some of what they have to offer, as they have dropped some epic nights here in New York. I am waiting to see a pic of Nada and/or Veronica going nuts....<3 <3
had an amazing time last night, dont get out to toronto for events much anymore, first time i finally met a TA!
chinamon, you are a super cool guy....sooo, hurry with the pics!
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| Originally posted by Batman84 had an amazing time last night, dont get out to toronto for events much anymore, first time i finally met a TA! chinamon, you are a super cool guy....sooo, hurry with the pics! |
Cannot believe I had to miss Signum 
Woooowwwww... amazing night! main room was incredible all night and the drink rocked plenty, especially great to have the Tyas and Patterson back to back up there
after Miami 2 hours sleep has been conditioned as a 'good night's rest' but still exhausted. driving tonight to Montreal for Bal En Blanc - Oz are you in for the drive or not?! i'm making mix CDs... 
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