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The sad thing is, most of the stuff being played in bigger rooms is historically what made side rooms so great. All the techno/minimal stuff that you heard in the mid 90's was coming out of smaller rooms (say for example PVD or Sasha was playing in the main room, the second room would have tech-house, minimal, deep house, vocal house going on). I guess part of the reason I never tried to venture out to see a big DJ like Villalobos or Hawtin was because all their bookings come in big rooms, 1000+ people and I could never understand how you could enjoy that style in that environment. Since in Toronto, we have clubs with multiple rooms, there is a high chance you can hear a big name DJ playing that style in a big room when you go to an all access event with multiple international headliners... and from my experience, it's very disappointing. Maybe I crave higher tempo at certain hours of the night, maybe the music is really not that great, but hearing it feels so out of place. I can't imagine spending 50 Euros to go to a place like Priviledge to hear it all night.
For the side rooms, I think it's great. Marco Carola played an amazing set hear about 2 years ago to a room of about 150-200 and it was off the charts. It really gave me the sense of belonging and appreciation that not all music sounds good in any environment, you have to experiment and find the right ingredients. It also depends on the party, that has alot to do with it. There isn't one genre that should be played in a side or main room, because if you go to both rooms periodicly through out the night, the balance could be non existant due to the promoters who just put their friends in there without any consideration to the contrast of styles. It's a tough call, really.
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any party from 2003 and back I only remember bits and pieces...i've combined those memories into one awesome party |
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