didn't see any other syd GK threads so I thought I'd start one... GK Syd turned out a lot better than I expected. Considering that it WAS "sharkies" and all. A few notes:

- no fight at the shark bar (there's a first!)
- the main room was the result of the joining of two smaller rooms (partition knocked down). pretty good. nicely carried sound all the way to the back. ventilation needs work though. ironically the right door had a label above it "snow room".
- security could have been tougher
- lasers were generally good all round
- crowd was mixed and I didn't see/run into any troublemakers (the way it should be at these things)
- bad luck for the djs in the first room as you go up the stairs (before entering main room) as there were stacks of people lining up for the "cloak room" the whole time. they should have moved the cloak downstairs to avoid such a situation
- parking was a bitch so we parked at the car park opposite Gas
- toilets in this place were always going to be a pain
- dude that dropped binary finary.. luvin it
- marco v.. cained (2 hrs did not do the man justice). wonder why he performed before m.i.ke? not that it mattered, worked out good.
- m.i.k.e.. could have been better, don't remember much of his set really
- amber savage.. impressive
- no matter what you call it, it's still the shark bar. It was good but wasn't "the best club" in sydney or whatever it's being advertised as. definitely a better venue than Manning would have been. Some big names coming to this venue soon.. Seaman... Sander K.. can't wait.
- always nice to see the Au.TA massive. Wasn't that massive this time round but still.. always makes the nite that much better. Beemer and the water spray.. fantastic

Overall... 3.75/5 (didn't go to last years GK.Syd so I can't compare. I went to GK.Melb and Armin + Flemming are definitely more to my liking though)

Werd to most of that .. the venue was OK but its still Shark Bar. Felt like I was at an RSL club :/

Aside from the massive ventilation problems in the main room, the 1 hour wait for the cloakroom (which dominated the breaks/prog room hehehe), and the "no Red Bull, no plain bottled water" at the bar, the place was OK. I just felt I should've been watching footy or playing pool or something

Sound was really crisp, lighting was ho-hum but the lasers were good.. MIKE's set was pretty damn good (Hatrixx - Miss You :eek, but Marco V is the fucking man!! Absolutely caned it! I told him to play Atlanta 020202 .. not only did he play it, he did an awesome mashup of Kid Vicious - Proceed in the breakdown Awesome stuff!! The man truly does have a style all on his own, nothing like I'd really heard before! Juicy, pounding, uplifting techtrance!

Shoutouts to the AUTA crew again, front row centre good to see And special respects to James and Sel, you guys know why

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well, my summing up of the nite is "weird but good".....

the venue was a lil strange.....but it probably seemed a bit more that way cos of the fact that the typical big raver crowd ur used to at places like Homebush, was packed in there.....maybe i would appreciate it more and get a better feel for it with a smaller crowd who are more there for the music...like at Gas *lol* damn i am appreciating that place more and more every day!! (haha erratik, we ended up parkin there too!)

2 main gripes - carpet + dancing isn't a very fun mix.....i hope they have plans to rip up the carpet and put proper dancefloor in.....and, we need VENTILATION!! the heat in that place at times just wasn't healthy bragi, thanks for helping me remedy the situation with the 7-11 mission for the water spray...ahh i had fun putting some smiles on dials with that thing like i used to do - i think i need to change my TA name to 'hardworking and nifti!!'

i wasn't feelin too crash hot at the start of the nite.....but, as always, that improved when i found the front and centre TA crew....Cam, Sid, webby, Sel & James, Leigh (where did u disappear to?), misstrance, Hugoboss, erratik, spang, pimpdeluxe (nice to meet u!!) and anyone else i forgot to mention.....great to party with u as always!!

marco rocked my world....his style is just so different and so refreshing....after listening to lots of his stuff recently, i'm happy to say he played just like i hoped he would....my only complaint is that 2 hours was so not long enuff for him.....i'll def be checking him out more in europe next year

MIKE was awesome too....like a big ol yummy slice of melty cheese on toast speaking of melting - he sure was doing that up there poor guy was so hot - grrrr i so hope they set up the ventilation for the djs much better next time...he sure was grateful for my water spray tho *lol* i went to thank him for his awesome set afterwards - happy to report he was really lovely i know a grand total of 2 words in dutch, so i said them to him - 'dikke kus', and he said "hey, u have to give me one of those now!!"...so i did....he rocks

all in all, i'm glad i went....it turned out a lot better than i thought it would when i first got there.....the venue wasn't perfect (but they never are), but it's good to see ppl makin an effort to bring in new clubs......

btw, special thanks to james and sel for puttin up with me...hehehe....sorry about afterwards tho next time

note to self - just cos there are things in ur bloodstream which make u immune to pain, doesn't mean ur not doin urself damage......i got in the shower this morning, looked down, and noticed my shins are almost black with bruises from ankle to knee from climbing up to take pics all nite....no skirts for me at work this week - i can only imagine what my colleagues would think i'd been doin all weekend if they saw my legs!! geez, the things we do for our music

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ps. i always wonder - do guys have to put up with as many idiots in the bathrooms at events as girls do?? one girl last nite was a classic....the line was backed up and she starts chanting, cheer-leader style, 'come on girls, peeeeee faster...goooooo pee team!!!" over and over.....i'm surprised she made it outta there alive

/me tries to kick brain outta random posting mode....

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Well.... what a night!!! what a weekend!!!!.... i thought it was going to be hard for GK to follow up from the Hustler lingerie party i went to on sat night but boy did it go off.

unfortunetly i could only stay for marco v's set as i had to work today 9-6

rocked up to see diggs & morro produce quality and then liquid m step up the pace a bit, had awonder round with the crew for a bit while nervous and pee wee were doing the usual... i was amazed i heard them play electronic malfunction, signum - push through and pee wee even dropped David Forbes - Answers.

whiel waiting for marco i managed to cut my finger open on some glass on the ground but it didnt dampen my night.

Marco was truly amazing, set was structured brilliantly kicked off very housy and techy and built it up in the true marco style.

Marco V tracks included: (im sure the crew could add to this)

Adam Freeland - Smells like freeland
Ron van Den Bueken - Timeless
Dj - Tiesto - Traffic
Dj Ton TB - Electronic Malfunction
Marco V - Atlanta 22.02.02
Marco v - Simulated
Energy 52 - Cafe del mar (Marco V remix)
Marco V - Bells <------ His new track!! AMAZING
Vincent de Moor - No Hesitation
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way (Marco V Short Hard Trance Mix)
Westbam - Right On (Deutschmann Remix)
Junkie Xl - Red Pill Blue Pill
Solar Stone vs Scott Bond - 3rd Earth (Marco V remix)
Tube Tech - The End (Vanguard Remix)
pink floyd wall??remix??
Dirty Bass - Emotional Soundscape
Jens - Loops & Things (Marco V Remix)

Once again was great to be front row centre with all the crew.. Sid,Joel,Alli,Chookie,Bragi,Erratik,Lisa,HugoBoss and all the others on the night like spang, wade, muli etc... top night..


NOW... the venue... im not happy really its massive yes, and is capable of a wicked party, i think the arena layout needs to be reviewd.... ventilation is horrible.... by midnight it was already unbearable... and had that 'instant sweat' feel when u walked in the door... took me back to the old rave days ROFL i was also told the dj monitors were shocking and it was almost impossible to use them meaning most of the djs were using 100% headphone mixing.

lights were great, allthough i think the operator was a bit excited and i was getting irritated at the beggining... but the lasers worked a treat.

Sound at the beggining was piss weak as i could have a normal conversation without shouting. as the night went on it got better but still i think it needed more kick. allthough i noticed its clarity was amazing and no dj was able to hide, everything could be heard through this clear system.

so i think the boys at shark hotel have some work ahead of them but good attempt non the less

thast my 2 cents... now i need sleep as i havent slept yet.

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Originally posted by Beemer Leigh (where did u disappear to)

My guess is he was in the prog room (Go you SC man GO!)

--djway

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Originally posted by waXology Marco V tracks included: (im sure the crew could add to this) Adam Freeland - Smells like freeland Ron van Den Bueken - Timeless Dj - Tiesto - Traffic Dj Ton TB - Electronic Malfunction Marco V - Atlanta 22.02.02 Marco v - Simulated Energy 52 - Cafe del mar (Marco V remix) Marco V - Bells <------ His new track!! AMAZING Vincent de Moor - No Hesitation Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way (Marco V Short Hard Trance Mix) Westbam - Right On (Deutschmann Remix) Junkie Xl - Red Pill Blue Pill Solar Stone vs Scott Bond - 3rd Earth (Marco V remix) The End (possibily a Doors Remix "this is the end" ) pink floyd wall??remix?? Björk - Joga (Marco V Remix)

some nice tunage there.
don't think there's a marco v remix of bjork's joga though
that'd be dirty bass - emotional soundscape.
how's "bells" like? heavy bass line like "godd" or weak like "c:\del mp3" (didnt like that tune) =/

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Originally posted by JayKuE some nice tunage there. that'd be dirty bass - emotional soundscape.

thats the one thanx d00d.... was one of those!

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Originally posted by JayKuE some nice tunage there. don't think there's a marco v remix of bjork's joga though that'd be dirty bass - emotional soundscape. how's "bells" like? heavy bass line like "godd" or weak like "c:\del mp3" (didnt like that tune) =/

yeah man its awsome, not like c:del but driving like the others...

i was told by Hugo Boss from itm that it samples an old track...forgot the name though

all in all was a really good night ! it was going to be be ultra hard to top James Holden on Friday night but Marco V exceeded my expectations and really ripped it up. MIKE was ok, however I thought he was on the techy side, and could have dropped some melody in his set (but I guess he was playing to the crowd). Pee Wee dropped some nice tunage David forbes - Questions must be asked, Signum - Push through and one of my all time favs Misja helsloot - First second.

Venue was average in my mind ! no ventilation what so ever ! Cam and I were walking in out of rooms just so we could breathe. Hopefully next year they could shift it to a venue like Home or something.

Big shout out to all the ta's made it an awesome night: Cam, Joel, Hugo, Mark, Lisa, Alli, Sel and James, Eddie, Erratik, Pimp_Deluxe, Wade and anyone else I forgot. Always a pleasure to party with you guys.

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It was nice to finally meet you BEEMER, I'll remember to say hi from now on. The water spray was a godsend. Webby, always a pleasure.

OH yeah and not to forget madis the trippa =))

Just got back from working all day with no sleep....fun,fun,fun!

All up i had a good night. For me it felt like i was in some all age rave in some warehouse. Place was really dark and the crowd seemed really diverse.

Started off in Trance room but liquid m played a bit too hard for me at the end but it lead up to nervous and i couldnt believe it when he dropped Cosmic Gate- Exploration of space...totally unexpected

Went down to the frantic room and really enjoyed it down there. Pumping NRG all the way!!

Then there was Marco V. That was on of the PHATest, darkest, tribal, progressive trance, tech, techno sets ever. i have never heard anything that crazy. Build- ups felt like they went for about 10 minutes each but it was all worth it when those crazy drums kicked in and the bass blew me away. He also played Dilusion- Like this.

Push was alright but for a 4.30- 6 set i think he should have played abit faster than he did. Dont know what that mad vocal track he played that kept building and building was. Please help me out on this one.

All up a good night was had. Its been said but it was way to hot in there and security was pretty pathetic. No id check or bag check or really anything check. Could lead to trouble maybe???

Anyway i got all my records signed as always. About half of them (8 out of 16 ) got the signature slightly ruined as the pen was still wet when i put them ontop of each other. Theres always next year and he told me he will be back next year.

Good to see all the usual crew keeping the trace alive. Didnt dance with you guys as i needed some room to move. HAHA, i didnt live up to the label you have given me (some of you know what im talking about).

Till next time.

p.s. Beemer, i didnt even know that was you when you were talking to me. i thought you were someone else so sorry if i may have seemed abit rude.