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Party of The Year 2014
How fast another year has gone by. So much good times this past year, much love to everyone who shared some of these moments with me.
2014
Most memorable event: Hands down Movement 2014 with the whole crew
Best Set of the Year: Hernan Cattaneo b2b Guy J (I remember this night and the music as if it was yesterday...surprisingly 
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Some parties to remember..
The influx in cityfox events.. 4th of July was a great time.
Guy Gerber themed nights at Marquee, loved every single one and realizing that Guy Gerber > (Insert DJ Here)
Interface Detroit & Cell Injection at Output...mind fucked
Actually doing the whole 8hrs of Adam Beyer at Output
Marco Carola at Cipriani...just WOW!
2014 was a great year for me as well.
most memorable event: movement 2014.
the music and the vibe was just unbelievable. i remember turning round at interface party at one point and seeing all my friends there in that room. that was just a special experience, seb knows exactly what im talking about. seeing carola/digwed/hawtin that sunday night was insane. the transition and the music couldn't have been better. seeing names like jeff mills and lucy/speedy j in the basement was special as well. but the most important thing was our crew. we had an amazing time the moment we landed on the plane and to the moment we got back home. lets do it all over again next year all!
best set of the year? i have way too many so here is some of my favs.
interface @ detroit. that was unlike anything i have experienced for sure. and seeing sandwell district together after all those years? words cant explain how i was feeling at this point. and i had the one of the most honest conversation ever with drumcell after his set. he did say we will probably never see that happen again. and oscar mulero destoyed it at 7am and i left the works in smiles ;-)
elec deluxe @ detroit. dvs1 threw down one of most energetic sets i have heard. speedy j was no joke either 
hernan cattaneo @ stereo: one of the highlights of my life. that was a 8+ hour journey that i need to experience again at one of the best clubs in the world.
sigha @ output: one of my favorite techno sets of the year. it was refreshing and such a treat to see what he can do with just 2 decks and no fillers. one of the most promising names in techno right now and i feel him and shifted will take techno to another level.
robag @ output: those nights are always special for me. thank you for teasing with me with your remix of bad king dowm three times and have everyone go insane when you drop daft punk-around the world.
speedy j @ indigo, istanbul: he destroyed it with a 6+ hour set. was there from start to finish. makes me wish he does them at nyc more often (damn its always 2 hours)
moderat @ brooklyn: that was such a treat to see them live at the warehouse. my life was complete when i got to hear bad kingdom live and sing like i was in a metallica concert.
chris liebing @ output: another great one by chris liebing. plays techno like the way its supposed to be played and definitely took us on a journey then destroyed us by the time it was 1am. cant wait for his return..
push the night @ verboten: i've been to almost all of them and have to say each of them were unique and truly special. thanks to brad for putting together some of my favorite progressive names under one bill and please keep them coming. henry saiz live @ cielo was one of my favorite parties at cielo to this date. and that guy j b2b hernan cattaneo set was magical. and seeing henry saiz, gui boratto, and chymera right after was another favorite of mine. this is one of those parties that i almost never want to miss.
cityfox @ brooklyn: mano le tough and adriatique at enclave was a memorable experience for me. i have always known them to be more about house music but they got very dark that party and played some great techno. then seeing dj three, lee burridge and adriatique on july 4th was a totally different experience. it was warm, melodic and just perfect outdoor music that i did not want it to end (it was hard to leave that one). david august was studio one another memorable experience. and can't go wrong with solomun/adriatique last week as well.
adid @ brooklyn: i was happy to attend them all this year and i have to say its my favorite outdoor party at new york city. the music, sound, crowd and the overall vibe is always consistent.
other honorable mentions
marco carola @ marquee
paco osuna @ verboten
carl craig/matthew dear @ trade, miami
life and death @ grand central, miami
timewarp @ brooklyn
marcel dettman/anthony parasole/function @ output
Re: Oh the memories...2014
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| Originally posted by djnoonstar How fast another year has gone by. So much good times this past year, much love to everyone who shared some of these moments with me. |
highlight for me: watching jerry springer on the couch in detroit with all of you goons waiting for the taxis to pick us up.
Re: Re: Oh the memories...2014
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| Originally posted by xpand3r it's been a pleasure to finally meet you this year and share all those magical experiences together. looking forward to more in 2015 bro! |
Re: Re: Re: Oh the memories...2014
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| Originally posted by djnoonstar this year? pretty sure we met in 2012..Saturday November 10th to be exact |
I had a great year in 2014. Went to some shows. Met some new friends.
If I had to rank them though, it would be as follows
Kyau & Albert at Cielo - one of the best put together three hour trance/progressive sets I have heard. The flow was amazing and by the end of the night I was one of three people left on the dance floor.
John 00 Fleming at Sankeys - GAME CHANGER. Nobody does what that man did at Sankeys. From late 80's acid house to new Psy-trance and prepping three months for one set, this man is one of a kind. Plus I got to meet some of you TA's for one of the greatest nights in recent memory.
John Digweed at Verboten - I missed Digweed last year at Output and people consistently said that was the best party of 2013, so I knew I couldn't miss when he came around this year. And he didn't disappoint. You expect some of the DJ's to slow down as they age. Not Digweed. He gets better with age, like a fine wine.
Matt Bowdidge at Chrystie 141 (Mental Asylum Night) - my new favorite DJ of 2014 (besides Akira Kayosa) spun an incredible uplifting set at MA night. Jase Thirlwall was also amazing. And by the end of the night, all five DJ's were spinning up there; together.
Duke Dumont at Output - I went in not really knowing who Duke Dumont was but I came out with a better understanding of what deep house is all about. He knows how to put a set together, start to finish.
Other Notable shows:
Grum at Output - Grum was a big surprise for me. He kind of does it all. Techno, house, and trancey progressive. Also, Output was empty which made it all that much better.
Paul Van Dyk at Hammerstein Ballroom - It was good to see the legend himself again. I catch him at least once a year when he comes. Great set, especially some classics he threw in. Awful run venue though.
Kaskade (Redux) at Output - It was comforting to find out that Kaskade is pretty versatile as a DJ and can play and mix some good music other than crappy mainstream EDM.
type of show that the style is new for me: Schlang at Panther Room at Output. Very different . Maybe call that sound psy-dub.
Worst show/ Biggest disappointment of the year:
Markus Schulz and KhoMha at Webster Hall
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Armin Van Buuren at Pier 94
All in all, had a great year and met some new friends.
/Looking to tone things down majorly in 2015.
//Except when J00F comes to Cielo next month
Nobody else is going to post their favorite shows from 2014? Really?
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| Originally posted by crazydave023 Nobody else is going to post their favorite shows from 2014? Really? |
Solomun @ Stereo
Dixon @ timewarp
one show I have to put in front, no doubt:
Minilogue's farewell US show at Output.
That night was so damn good, I seriously considered driving up to Canada for the next night (their last show period), but after figuring my schedule 5-ways, just couldn't swing it. Too bad too!
others:
Resolute / BLK NYD at Output (really a 2014 event 
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Oliver Koletzki / Sascha Braemer / Nicone at ZERO
Raresh / Praslea at Output
Appleblim, Magic Mountain High, Kangding Ray at the Wick
AME (both) 8h-set at Oval Space
Robert Hood at Output
Sven at Space
Rrose live at Bossa Nova
EZoo APs: Hernan at Verboten / AME at Panther Room
The whole Sustain-Release festival
--- ALL of you have to make the effort this year!
Giegling showcase at Bunker at TransPecos
Hyte I+IV in Berlin, Carl Cox, DeWalta, Sonja M.; Villalobos
I have some overlaps with what I read above, and of course I should list anything Droid-related, Ostgut-related, Silent Servant, Mr Liebing, but we're supposed to pick.
No ranking above btw, it's chronological by and large....
best event: Mysteryland USA
2nd best: capriati at brooklyn warehouse
best set i recall: capriati at mysteryland USA
honorable mention: 2000 and one at mysteryland USA
Favorites:
Awakenings Festival
Electric Deluxe party at ADE and ADE as a whole
Sonus Festival
Nature One
Ibiza as a whole
Honorable Mentions:
SUN Festival
VOLTT Festival
Structured Party ADE
Reaktor/Droid Behavior ADE
Disappointments:
BPM
The majority of club nights in LA
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| Originally posted by iLLiE586 Favorites: Electric Deluxe party at ADE |
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| Nature One |
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| The majority of club nights in LA |
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| Originally posted by CarS where was that last year, Melkweg again? |
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deets here please: still the same drug-gestapo at entrance, dog-car searches, mobile color X-ray scanners, mobile gas-chromo analyzers, strip-searches? |
Jonathan Peters Classics at Pacha.....
nothing even came close....
Hernan b2b Guy J @ Verboten was hands down some of the best music I have ever heard.
Marco Halloween Night @ Cipriani
Coyu @ Verboten
Bart Skils B2B Adam Beyer @ Pacha, Drumcode Island After Party
Jamie Jones @ Verboten
The Magician @ EZOO lol
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| Originally posted by iLLiE586 I seen cops here and there in the camping area, but nothing out of the ordinary for a major festival. Don't recall having anything memorable with door security either. |
Best party of 2014 Hands-Down was Innervisions at BPM Festival. Mano, Ame and Dixon absolutely destroyed that dope ass hut on the beach
Luminosity 2014 was the best for me. First European festival and it didn't disappoint. Airwave and Scot Project took the cake for me on classics day.
Honorable mentions
Paul Van Dyk @ Hammerstein
Mental Asylum Night @ Chrystie 141
Mysteryland Bethel Woods
Timewarp NYC
Highlights
Movement weekend, Detroit: always a highlight
Sonar, Barcelona: I'll just group everything together on this one cause depending on preference, one could mention.....
-By Day, with its outdoor vibe, workshops, and varied performances...
-By night, with such an impressive large scale event production that just blew me away. Or...
-Off parties, which were all top notch including an Innervisions party which built the energy in the most masterful way imaginable.
Hernan & Guy J, Verboten: great music start to finish
El Row Singer Morning, Space Ibiza: circus-like spectacle
BlkMarket NYE, Output: got there in the AM, so technically 2014...and I think Tini b2b Bill Patrick held strong the entire year as my fav set.
Cox solo, Space Ibiza: Insert Cox pun here - like...deep and hard for 10 hours
So many more that are just not coming to mind right now, especially many nights at Output with great music and friends. Also must mention a three night stretch that included my first times at Watergate, Tresor, and Berghain. None of the parties were mind blowing or anything, but the clubs, vibe, and experience were unbeatable.
Slightly Disappointing
(I still had a lot of fun at these events, but felt like something was missing to take them to another level)
Awakenings Festival, Amsterdam: more just a matter of preference, I guess, as such a massive outdoor event is the antithesis of a dark club at 4am. I thought it was run well, with good people, and a great lineup. Still, I don't remember anything that really stood out, especially music wise.
TimeWarp, NYC: again, had a really good time but the vision I had when it was first announced was not realized. The venue change and lineup announcement contributed, but it might just be more due to what I know of the Mannheim edition..... and the impossibility that it would ever stack up here.
Luminosity Beach Festival: some good music, especially some of the classics sets which really created nostalgic moments. Main issue for me is the venue, which is just a glorified bar with two patios. Sound/production weren't exactly "festival" quality either. I know it's out of their control, but the weather didn't help matters at all. One of my biggest regrets is never making it to Trance Energy back in the day. Luminosity is ok as a party but, for a cynic, could serve as a cold reminder of how far trance has fallen. The people I met were nice, butI found it very strange to be at a genre's staple event and not see an influx of youth. It makes for a chill vibe, but definitely says something about the future when the average age at an event is so high. With all that said, if I'm in the neighborhood (Europe) again this year, I'd consider dropping by Lumi again to hang out with friends ...but maybe only for the classics day, which nearly had my weak-ass in tears, lol.
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| Originally posted by DPetey81 Luminosity Beach Festival: some good music, especially some of the classics sets which really created nostalgic moments. Main issue for me is the venue, which is just a glorified bar with two patios. Sound/production weren't exactly "festival" quality either. I know it's out of their control, but the weather didn't help matters at all. One of my biggest regrets is never making it to Trance Energy back in the day. Luminosity is ok as a party but, for a cynic, could serve as a cold reminder of how far trance has fallen. The people I met were nice, butI found it very strange to be at a genre's staple event and not see an influx of youth. It makes for a chill vibe, but definitely says something about the future when the average age at an event is so high. With all that said, if I'm in the neighborhood (Europe) again this year, I'd consider dropping by Lumi again to hang out with friends, but maybe only for the classics day, which nearly had my weak-ass in tears, lol. |
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| Originally posted by cr24 I thought the older crowd was a breath of fresh air in contrast to the stateside club nights/festivals, but I'm only 27 :P I didn't personally didn't mind the setup at all, but I wasn't expecting a "festival" atmosphere. |
I noticed at Lumi just a bunch of the "older" crowd just standing around on the dance floor doing absolutely nothing, just standing right in front of the DJ booth sipping beer. That's cool and everything but if you're not going to at least dance a little, go stand to the side or in the back. I think overall the crowd was just really weak. The only time it really seemed to go off properly were a few moments like when Super8 & Tab played Satellite.
The music was also very subpar IMO. It felt like just a bunch of generic trance sets that I'd expect to see at Exchange LA, but it just lasted 10 hours or however long Lumi is. The only real standouts for me were a couple of the classic sets like Mario Piu and The Thrillseekers, and then Ronny K's uplifting set. The Super8 & Tab Anjuna classic set was a huge disappointment for me.
The venue overall was a complete pile of junk. It's nothing more than an old beach club that has long since seen its heydays. The sound was so bad you could literally talk at a normal level to someone standing front and center on the dance floor and be fine with hearing each other. Then they charged you to use the bathroom, which is unbelievable when you're paying for a full three day festival ticket. I understand they do that in the clubs there, and this is more of a club event than a festival, but still, I think it's ridiculous. Then at night they closed the outside stages and crammed everyone into the little main room in the center and had Indecent Noise play in there and it was stupid hot. I think they even shut the event down early every night, but I can be too certain on exact times.
I did quite a few events over the summer in Europe, and Lumi was definitely one of the most underwhelming. I would never recommend someone investing a lot of money just to go to Lumi, because It doesn't even compare to what you can experience when partying in Europe. It's sad to say, but trance is really not popular at all in Europe when compared to other forms of dance music.
Overall I had fun though, it's not often you can get trance events with that many names, so it has its worth. Planning on attending again this year, but just for Friday, other festival to attend the remainder of the weekend.
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| Originally posted by DPetey81 Awakenings Festival, Amsterdam: more just a matter of preference, I guess, as such a massive outdoor event is the antithesis of a dark club at 4am. I thought it was run well, with good people, and a great lineup. Still, I don't remember anything that really stood out, especially music wise. |
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