pretty cool layout
looks like you had tons of fun kim!

yeah looks like lots of fun... i'd love to go to Japan except i don't know how long i could go on their food, and that nothing to lean up against thing would drive me crazy! i'm glad you had a good time though. come up for the party next weekend!

ooo which party?

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...&threadid=82359

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Originally posted by sothis i know this isnt western canada related, but some of you had sounded interested in my trip, so i wanted to share this link with you! it took me like 8 hours to scan everything and a week to get the site up, so i hope you enjoy it! be warned, the pics are big.. http://www.acm.wwu.edu/~sothis/japan/

It seems like you had so much fun in Japan. I went back to Japan last summer and realized that everyone had cell phones. That's why I couldn't find many green public phones like before. Your website is awesome!!

By the way, I luv Totoro.

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Me and Maaz were talking about japan and he mentioned your trip. Looks like a awesome time, nice web page, it makes me want to go there quicker, gonna do a year there exchange program, how was the trance scene?

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Originally posted by Tudo Beleza Me and Maaz were talking about japan and he mentioned your trip. Looks like a awesome time, nice web page, it makes me want to go there quicker, gonna do a year there exchange program, how was the trance scene?

ill answer that question kim...

the trance scene in Japan is based around Yoji Biomehanika and Ferry Corsten... Yoji's hard dance is THEE sound of Tokyo... the progressive scene does not pull very well unless its well advertised... the Armin show did NOT pull at all... at the venue where it was at, it can hold around 4,000 people... Yoji sold that place out... Armin got like around 6-700 people at most...

the main trance club of Tokyo is Club Velfarre, its very famous for its Cybertrance(UK hard house and anthem trance) nights... the technology of the club is by far better then any other club in the world, no joke... this club is sponsored by Avex Recordings, Japan's top recording industry... DJs like Johan Gielen, Ferry Corsten, Push, Rank 1, can commonly be seen there as they are signed under that label... in fact, Johan Gielen got his start doing a residency there weekly when the club opened in 95...

another very popular scene is the Goa/Psy scene... LOTS of clubs that play this stuff... in the summer, some of the top Goa festivals in the world are held around Mt. Fuji... all the big names in this genre make it over to one of these Festivals, Infected Mushroom is a common act...

and in case youre wondering, no Ayumi never performs her music with the trance remixes... but she is currently the main music icon of Japan...

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well, she did, once, w/ above and beyond when they were playing in japan

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Originally posted by trainspotter well, she did, once, w/ above and beyond when they were playing in japan

i went to the last two AnB shows (or Dirt Devils), and my friend went to the ones before that, said he never saw her... but actually, youre right in another way, i do remember seeing a clip of her on a show where she was performing with the AnB remix of "Maria"... my friend also reminded me that "Connected" is partly produced by Ferry Corsten, but ive yet to see her perform it... probly wont now either since im out of Japan...

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that one and only performance was in the release party of the first ayu trance

japan is an awesome place, i was lucky enough to visit there a couple years ago. Hopefully I'll save some funds next year and go back. Great to hear you guys had a wonderful trip


All the best,

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