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Nah, that was definitely Steve playing that Rod Stewart, but it wasn't like it cleared the dance floor or anything like that. It was a silly, fun song and I think it was pretty decent.
The track I was much more into, and definitely my choice for the song of the night (if there is such a thing) was that absolutely crazy progressive remix of "The Prodigy - Firestarter" that he played maybe two songs later. Holy crap! To say that song destroyed the floor would be a huge understandment. That was definitely noice.
Also of note was the new Agent 001 remix of that James Taylor song that Steve played around 5:30 I think. I actually got to talk with Steve Porter and Eli Wilkie (the other half of Agent 001) as they were leaving and they said that they had just made that track for the upcoming WMC.
Overall I thought Steve Porter played a fantastic set full of diverse and very ear-catching progressive music. Astro and Glyde were rock solid, albeit far more direct and singe-minded in their approach. I didn't recognize a single track they played the whole evening until about 7 AM when Glyde dropped "Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness" which, of course, got a great reaction from the exhausted crowd. When I left at 7:30 they were still banging away, so to be honest I have no idea when they stopped. I feel a little bad for Hisham, who I believe only played from 12-1. He played a simple set of deep house with a nice bounce to it, but unfortunately with only an hour to work with, and a crowd of 40 at most while he was on, he couldn't really achieve much.
Excellent times were had by all I must say. It's such a shame that a great club like Arc is going to be gone soon, but hopefully we'll find plenty of other places to hear great music like we heard last night.
Sad Attempts at Trainspotting:
Hisham:
Nothing (solid deep house)
Astro & Glyde:
1. Really bassy track with grungy electric guitar
(not Seven Nation Army or Smells Like Freeland though)
2. Song with saxophone solo
3. Like 20 songs where bass suddenly drops out and the somes crazy zip/whizzing noise rips by followed by return of bass
4. Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness
Steve Porter:
1. Tomcraft - Loneliness (Unknown Remix)
2. James Taylor - Unknown (Agent 001 Remix)
3. Rod Stewart - If You Think I'm Sexy (Unknown Remix)
4. Steve Porter - Vodka Cranberries
5. The Prodigy - Firestarter (Unknown Remix)
6. Like 10 tracks with really cool delay-bell noises ala "Definite Form" but not.
7. Absolutely gorgeous song played around 5 AM (first truly beautiful song of the night. Imagine dancing to almost nothing but relentess banging progressive for the past five hours and then hearing this one diamond in the rough. I can't even descibe it, but it brought a tear to me eye *sniff*.
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