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got infront of guv at around 11, met john to get my ticket (w007!) and upon seeing how long the comp tickets line was, john let me just pass right through! nothing like a line bypass  thanks bro!
coatchecked my shiz, got into KH and realized i forgot to get my camera out of my bag. this would be one of the many trips to coatcheck to retreive something forgotten  great thing was, the nice girl behind the counter gave me no flak whatsoever each time i needed to get something. great service there 
got into KH just as Deko-Ze was finishing up (wow! old george micheal/slam remix!)
now it was time for Magda. haven't seen or heard her before, but imo she played a good chill set. not the greatest for a warmup, but it was a very nice electro-prog kinda feel to it. plus she was mad cute, so naturally i was enjoying it  right near the end of her set she started either playing crazy percussive tracks, or was fooling around huge on final scratch, cuz the sound was amazing: all the different ranges of beats, high hats, at really different intervals. that impressed me.
on to richie. now, i wasn't expecting much since his performance at turbo back in Nov 2002... but now i can see why people travel all over just to hear him.
THE MAN TORE IT UP! massive buildups! unique breakdowns! sick looping! the man had the place going nuts! too bad about the skipping problem tho. i saw them replace a needle, but even after that it happened a couple more times. but honestly, even with that problem, the set was a huge success. in typical richie fashion, only a few tracks were trainspottable:
misc - flow control (first track, a beautiful opener)
technasia - acid storm (TUNE!)
dk8 - murder was the bass (last track, and he mashed it up good!)
got richie to sign my flyer from Nov 2002, (should've brought a silver marker, cuz i can't see shit, lol) 'the sound of the third season' cd insert, and i got a pic (heavily overexposed, wtf... )
now it was time for the master, that is sven väth. i was expecting a heavy electro track influence, going by his prior set lists, but man oh man, he pulled out the good stuff!!!  i don't ever remember dancing that hard! he just kept throwing it at us at one point, it was crazy; hard banging techno  his track selection was unbelieveable, pulling out some of the sickest techno and electro i have ever heard!  i was in disbelief at one point.. overloaded with unknown techno goodness.. even tho i am COMPLETELY exhausted, i would jump at the chance to see that set again right now.. unbelieveable. 
i composed a tracklist of some sorts, and it helped that i had my minidisc full of väth's sets to listen to on the busride home to help id.
misc - flow control
richard bartz - feed the flame
joachim spieth - use case
jake fairley - blood from a stone (possibly?)
the micronauts - high rise (TUNE OF THE NIGHT!)
dave clarke - just ride
tonio & david carretta - my telephone is dead
dave clarke presents chicks on speed - what was her name (lfo remix)
alter ego - rocker
al ferox & tonio - bionik
as well, there's a few tracks that i heard in some other sets that aren't id'd, and they are killer!
( a wicked track that has a siren sound that builds up huge.. really high energy.. it's track 13 in his timewarp 2004 set, and track 22 in his goa club, rome set )
( old-sounding synths bassline, really simple, with a vocal sample saying "my mind is ..." going through it. starts off ambient then movies into nice percussive techno. track 19 in his Xcess Powerzone set [03-26-2004] )
and sven's final track, it's SOOOOOOOO familiar. should be able to find it tonight.. very nice proggy track.. sucked that he had to fade it out when it was just getting good, but oh well.
got my cd insert signed too, but lol, sven signed ON TOP of richie's signature! :stongue :stongue :stongue just a mish mash of strokes, which is what it would be anyways
pics should be up soon.. i forgot my extra battery at home, so i had to be selective with the shots.. 
shouts to the TAs that showed up for this: John, Ben, Rob, Val & Mike (i think..) .. i missed the meetup
and yes, i realize this is a long-winded review, but i don't care.
MR. VÄTH PWN3D J00 & M3 !!
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Global Gathering Review
Left early to catch some sleep and now i'm off to see Armin on the boat...WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO pics will be later 
