DJ Mark Pappas,
You dropped the fucking bomb ass beats. I thought you destroyed Tiesto tonight... I dont know if it was the fact that when you were playing no guys were hitting on me... seriously though I thought it was total disrespect that Tiesto blew you off in that picture that you took in the dj booth. I thought Tiesto was a total blowhard tonight and basically I paid 35 dollars to see Pappas rip the fucking shit out of the place. Pappas I loved when you dropped Blueberry that was the height of my night I must say. Tiesto was totally not into the place, I dont know if it was because the place was more flaming than my fireplace at Christmas time or he just wasnt feeling a vibe. Anyway I am comparing him to his set in Miami where it was 6 hours long but he was at least INTO the set. I thought he was totally there to play for an hour and a half, then collect his paycheck. Pappas please let me know where you are playing on the weekends because you blew the fucking place up tonight and I think hands down you are the best dj in Philly! By the way, Tiesto's new tracks are absolute garbage... Peace, my 2cents!

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Originally posted by knittybone DJ Mark Pappas, You dropped the fucking bomb ass beats. I thought you destroyed Tiesto tonight... I dont know if it was the fact that when you were playing no guys were hitting on me... seriously though I thought it was total disrespect that Tiesto blew you off in that picture that you took in the dj booth. I thought Tiesto was a total blowhard tonight and basically I paid 35 dollars to see Pappas rip the fucking shit out of the place. Pappas I loved when you dropped Blueberry that was the height of my night I must say. Tiesto was totally not into the place, I dont know if it was because the place was more flaming than my fireplace at Christmas time or he just wasnt feeling a vibe. Anyway I am comparing him to his set in Miami where it was 6 hours long but he was at least INTO the set. I thought he was totally there to play for an hour and a half, then collect his paycheck. Pappas please let me know where you are playing on the weekends because you blew the fucking place up tonight and I think hands down you are the best dj in Philly! By the way, Tiesto's new tracks are absolute garbage... Peace, my 2cents!

Glad to see he went unnoticed...looks like pappas did a good job...bravo mark!!


however, he isnt the best DJ in philly...that distinction defenitely goes to josh wink, and i think pappas himself would agree so, too...

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Haha glad to see people appreciated Mark's set... I can ID most the track later, I just woke up. I didnt' even drink last nite... had to keep the guard up if you know what I mean? Pappas dropped a ton of priog bombs last nite... and when Tiesto came on, he continued with the prog for a few tracks, before getting back to his tech and fluffy sound. Will write more later... and Tiesto took plenty of pictures in the "back room" heh.

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I heard Tijs walked out after two hours??? No encore??? WTF!!! Bitchboy set his set was banggin and so did Redeye but im happy I didn't drive five hours to catch a two hour set.

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I think Tijs needs to work on his mackin, aint that right Mark? Ok.... here's some of the tracks Mark dropped, incase some of you wanted to know... in no particular order:

Kosmas Epsilon -Architect
Deep Dish - Flashdance
Probspot - Blueberry
Özgür Can - Reclaim
Girl Nobody - Why Am I Alone (Delikate Imposters Rmx)
Peter Lazonby - Sacred Cycles (Probspot Rmx)
Markus Schulz pres Elevation - Clear Blue
Viton & Stel - Wooden Swordz (Nikola Gala Rmx)
Nikola Gala - Blue Impulse
Way Out West - The Fall
Sasha - Xpander (crowd went nuts btw!)
Quivver - These are the Days (Vocal Mix)
BT - Remember (Benz & MD/Copeland/Ebrius Mix)
Perry O'Neil - Wave Force (Mark Pappas Rmx)
JFOS - Do What U Want (Max Graham Third St Mix)
Starkid - Crayons (Leama & Moor In Loving Memory of Starkid Mix)

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Last edited by Tranz on Sep-26-2004 at 18:55

Dissapointed in the night...I didn't recognize a single song Tiesto played until an hour after he started. The only tracks I IDed were Just Be, Nyana, Silence, and Adagio for Strings...I took my brother out for his first trance concert and now he probably has a bad impression. The venue was really nice, but I feel I wasted my $35. I got a much better bargin at Nu-NRG a few weeks ago. As for all the gay people there, I didn't really mind them...at least they were friendly. The final DJ was ok, at least he played some great songs like Above and Beyond - No One On Earth and Oceanlab - Sattelite.

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This was actually my first Trance party outside of the MD/DC area, so the whole Philly experience was new to me. Having gotten lost it was a bit scary, but I had a friend come along as navigator so it wasn't terribly bad. On top of that, the traffic isn't anything like it is in DC, and the Philly people tend to be less stressed out in general. I actually got free parking cause some dudes just let us have their spot in a paid lot. WOW. Take that DC! I've just finished recovering from the road trip, so now I can finally say a few things about the night.

I'm not really a progressive house/trance kind of guy, so to say that Mark Poppa's set was bangin' is SAYING A LOT. My highlights were when he dropped Blueberry, Xpander and Clear Blue. I never thought I'd ever hear Blueberry at a club, EVER. GREAT JOB Mark!

The only other club I can compare Pure to is Glow in DC. In terms of vibe, courtesy, stress level and pricing Pure wins hands down. My friend and I were in shock when they let us bring in a camera. That would never happen at Glow. On top of that, no stupid bouncers kept us waiting unnecessarily in line (not that there was one), and we weren't searched down as if we were there to blow the place up. I guess part of that has to do with the fact that it is primarily a gay club during the week, but I'll get into that later.

Tiesto never disappoints. That's just a fact of life I've come to accept. His track selection was just off the hook, and his mixing technique clearly demonstrates how he is world class. Just on a side note, he actually came wearing a nice shirt for once. The simple fact that he kept it epic Trance most of the night was in and of itself a gem. Aside from "Silence" (4 years old), it was all friggin' new material. I have to admit I didn't like the way he began and ended his set. Rather than start off with some complete crowd builder he mixed right into Poppa's set, so if you were merely listening you would have a hard time deciphering when Tiesto actually started. After Tiesto was done, and he scratched out of "Adagio for Strings" and simply ended it right there. I think you could tell from the crowd's reaction that they were pleased with his performance. As soon as Tiesto took off, it appears all the straight people went home. That left me and my friend surrounded by a few hot girls and a sea of gay sailors. After having so many guys making out at once and a big black guy try to dance with me, we had to bust out!

I guess my biggest pet peeve of the whole night was the person in charge of lights (I couldn't tell if it was a girl or guy). For 80% of Tiesto's set he/she left the strobe light on continuously. What a HEADACHE!!! I had to leave the dancefloor because I felt like I was going to have some sort of seizure.

Overall, pretty good for a first-time out-of-state experience. I'll try to post pictures later when they are developed.

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thanks for the words...im glad you guys had fun..i had a blast playing last night..first hour was a little rough but then i got into it..i recorded my entire set so i should have it online soon..ill post the link and pics soon

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ah yeah xpander... that was definitely a highlight

Nice review.....now post your damn pics!!!!

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Originally posted by galdamez This was actually my first Trance party outside of the MD/DC area, so the whole Philly experience was new to me. Having gotten lost it was a bit scary, but I had a friend come along as navigator so it wasn't terribly bad. On top of that, the traffic isn't anything like it is in DC, and the Philly people tend to be less stressed out in general. I actually got free parking cause some dudes just let us have their spot in a paid lot. WOW. Take that DC! I've just finished recovering from the road trip, so now I can finally say a few things about the night. I'm not really a progressive house/trance kind of guy, so to say that Mark Poppa's set was bangin' is SAYING A LOT. My highlights were when he dropped Blueberry, Xpander and Clear Blue. I never thought I'd ever hear Blueberry at a club, EVER. GREAT JOB Mark! The only other club I can compare Pure to is Glow in DC. In terms of vibe, courtesy, stress level and pricing Pure wins hands down. My friend and I were in shock when they let us bring in a camera. That would never happen at Glow. On top of that, no stupid bouncers kept us waiting unnecessarily in line (not that there was one), and we weren't searched down as if we were there to blow the place up. I guess part of that has to do with the fact that it is primarily a gay club during the week, but I'll get into that later. Tiesto never disappoints. That's just a fact of life I've come to accept. His track selection was just off the hook, and his mixing technique clearly demonstrates how he is world class. Just on a side note, he actually came wearing a nice shirt for once. The simple fact that he kept it epic Trance most of the night was in and of itself a gem. Aside from "Silence" (4 years old), it was all friggin' new material. I have to admit I didn't like the way he began and ended his set. Rather than start off with some complete crowd builder he mixed right into Poppa's set, so if you were merely listening you would have a hard time deciphering when Tiesto actually started. After Tiesto was done, and he scratched out of "Adagio for Strings" and simply ended it right there. I think you could tell from the crowd's reaction that they were pleased with his performance. As soon as Tiesto took off, it appears all the straight people went home. That left me and my friend surrounded by a few hot girls and a sea of gay sailors. After having so many guys making out at once and a big black guy try to dance with me, we had to bust out! I guess my biggest pet peeve of the whole night was the person in charge of lights (I couldn't tell if it was a girl or guy). For 80% of Tiesto's set he/she left the strobe light on continuously. What a HEADACHE!!! I had to leave the dancefloor because I felt like I was going to have some sort of seizure. Overall, pretty good for a first-time out-of-state experience. I'll try to post pictures later when they are developed.

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Originally posted by vtec junkie Nice review.....now post your damn pics!!!!

Damn right! It was awesome hearing the number one trance song ever played lived and mixed well. http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...2&pagenumber=32

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