Armin at Zouk KL rocked my world
Since joining TA i have witnessed many a bash of artists like Armin, PvD, Tiesto, etc. Some pple have come away from their shows disappointed at their mixing ability, track selection, and generally the lack of enthusiasm the dj seems to have.
I personally haven't participated in any of these flmaewars because, i hadn't seen Pvd spin in a while, or even tiesto. However i witnessd Armin last night, and i must say i was not disappointed. Loved his track set, no trainwrecks, plus he looked pumped the whole time. Most of the night i spent dancing in front of the console. I must say Armin was the friendliest of most djs i've seen, and really generous too. I asked him for his autograph, but all i had was a napkin, so he gave me a vinyl and signed it instead.
The only fly in the ointment was that he had to stop at 3:30. Club Management didn't want to let him play anymore. He kept bugging them , but they didn't budge.
I was thinking this morning that maybe the reason that these big name dj's seem so dissapointing when they spin in europe and the us is precisely because they are so big there. Maybe the large turnout of poseurs at gigs they play at, who nothing about trance , but are just there cos "tiesto is cool" kills their enthusiasm. When they come to play somewhere like here in Malaysia, where eventhough the EDM scene is huge, has a very marginal trance scene, its kinda like going back to their grassroots, when dropping a tune drove everyone into a mania, and people had a good time. This is just my personal view tho after attending most big name gigs this year. Eventhout i say 'big name' tho, many of them weren't neccesarily known by the local populace. Peeps like BT, Ferry, Armin, Timo Maas, Ashtrax, Anne Savage, Sander K, have made my year, and it looks like its still looking good, Sasha next week, PvD in December, and who knows for New Years Eve.
peace to all, and much love to my Malaysian TAs
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