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Review: Hernan Cattaneo @ Crobar!
First of all, I'd like to ask you guys to forgive me if the post is rambling or too long ( ).
Headed over to 'Cro w/ DJ Eco & company a bit after 11. Got in, chilled with a few ppl upstairs, then hit the Reed Room as the Main Room didn't open until midnight. Guestlist worked perfectly, despite my worries (Thanks Bradley, you're the man), though only 6 out the 9 ppl that I was bringing showed up.
So Flawless on the main floor was great. We got in, and I immdediately started getting into the groove; they were playing relatively underground beats that were more than danceable --- actually got people dancing in the Entire Reed Room and not just by the booth. I went over, talked to the DJs, mentioned TA. Apparently they check the site relatively frequently and were glad that we had come out to show our support.
And now to the openers in the main room. Now, I don't know who these guys are, but let me tell you, I was expecting Hip-Hop as all the flier said and as all you guys indicated, so what I heard turned out to be an amazing suprise. The openers started off dropping the hugest bombs --- relatively popular (so I guess 'classic') house tracks that made the dancefloor go wild like the guys that scream 'Tiesto' when Serge Devant is spinning. They even played 'Ian Carey feat. Mochino - Say What You Want (Ian Carey Dub Mix)', something that made me go absolutely wild (and I was still sober at that point).
But the show must go on, and at a little b4 2am, Hernan got on to drop some sickass tribal to start off with. He used his usual style of pausing more than the average house DJ so as to allow his breakdowns to really explode in the audience. But as the show went on, he seemed to be speeding up the BPMs on each of the tracks he played, until I could swear that around 4:15 he was slamming 140BPM. This guy played so many melodic songs with chillouts that made the crowd swoon with pleasure that the style could almost be mistaken for that of a trance DJ, but don't get me wrong, when he did bang it out, the beat was strong enough to shatter the walls of Jericho all over again.
So I guess that sums it up: great, awesome, and quite possibly the best 'welcome back' for me, as this was my first EDM party back in the city (to those who weren't aware, I lived in Syracuse over the summer). But I've got to add one thing about Hernan. He's impressed me with his humility and down-to-earth nature more than perhaps any other DJ with a name like his. He did the Ferry Corsten thing of pointing at audience members and letting people up on stage that wanted to go (if the bouncers let them past that is... grrr). Then, after the show, he started to sign autographs and just have random conversations (in english and spanish) with fans. When the bouncers started clearing the club out (don't rag on them, it's their job --- I even make a habit of saying 'Thanks for keeping us safe' to them), he leave with the fans. When he gets outside, there's no limo to take him to afterhours, no bently to take him to the airport/hotel/home of wealthy fan. No, he puts on a jacket, slings a backpack over one shoulder, and starts walking out with the fans, all the while just talking. He even complimented my crazy dance at the end lol (as did some really chill asian guys, not FOBs at all).
Oh right, one last thing, and then I'll let you guys go and try to get rid of these crazy aftereffects... The crowd was fantastic. Nobody was angry, everybody was willing to back up, give u a sip of water, or just chill w/ u. Peole that looked like they might be FOBs or Guidos turned out to be really nice and accomodating. The number of European and South American fans who really understood EDM in their hearts was staggering. There was even a new person to add to our 'Crobar Characters' list --- we called him lolipop man. Imagine gel in the hair, no shirt, tight jeans, gold chains, tatoos, and a lolipop in his mouth at all times. At first we were skeptical, but this guy has game! He was literally getting numbers left and right from girls that I'd almost consider unatainable --- he was literally humping this group of gorgeous girls (had his pants on, don't worry), and they thought it was great, and gave him their numbers. Like, what a badass...
Ok, I'm done, and I'm back on the scene!
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In MY WORLD, there is always FORBIDDEN FRUIT, ripe FOR AN ANGEL from the OTHERSIDE.
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..mainroom opener was decent, had some slow moments but the last half hour really got the crowd ready propa..hernan came on right before 2am and man...i cant wait for him to come around again 
..last time i ever hesitate on goin solo..btw, nice seein A.K and meeting colibri and sidMI tonight 
..hope larry's ok he seemd to be in a bit of pain...A.K., like u were sayin, we DEF shoulda stayed longer... 
