REVIEW: [Let Loose] Mute & Laki w/ Matt Shaw & jon jon @ Fluid
How was it??
unfortunately i could not go, i had to be somewhere before then went to TIL right after..
Nov-25-2006 21:13
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
Sorry for the late review - been out for the last day or so.
It had been a while since I had been to Fluid (probably 6 months). I'm not sure why I hadn't been there in so long since the venue is stylish, the sound is good, drinks reasonable and talent regular.
Jon started the night out well. His first hour eased us into the night with a nice flow of warm-up type of tunes. Opening the night is a bit of a trick - people are arriving, having cocktails and doing the "meet & greet" so the idea is to provide a nice atmosphere for this to happen - which Jon did well. The club started to fill up further and people were really enjoying the early evening track selection.
The second hour of Jon's set was a bit more up-tempo, peaking at the end of his set. The dance floor was really into it and pretty much everybody was dancing. A good crowd of TAs and non-TAs made for an enjoyable atmosphere - everybody was having a lot of fun. A few newer tracks and some favorites combined with great mixing - I enjoyed Jon's entire set. Good work Jon.
Mute & Laki started their set with Mute playing their first tune just past 12 AM. They played this one track that was a re-do of an 80s tune (male vocal) - the name escapes me right now (as do the lyrics! stupid me.) that I absolutely love. I had heard it at the Drink back in October - it caught my attention then and I was pleased to hear it played. Mute & Laki played great bumpin' tunes.
I left around 1 am (I think) since it was getting late and I had a full day on Saturday. Next time I'll be sure to stay later since Mute & Laki were just getting into it and it would have been great to hear Shaw's set.
Dark Dirty Tech Tribal. | Hands in air (trance) and feet on the floor (house).
Nov-26-2006 18:15
MKpacha
1time4theUnderground
Registered: Jan 2006
Location:
omg! check out steve-sans-hat
VERY NICE STEVE-O
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Nov-26-2006 18:34
The Wiz
Communal
Registered: Jul 2005
Location: Toronto
Fun times..
Ive never been to Fluid before so I was very excited about the change of venue. Due to work, I missed almost the first hour of Jon Jon's set. Arrived to my type of tunes and saw a crew of friendly familiar faces right away. I enjoyed what Jon was playing and loved the mix of oldies and new tracks- Jon the flow of your sets keeps getting better, your track selection is bang on for me and its obvious that alot of thought has been put into what you're playing. You're managing to bang out the big ones in your particular fashion and still maintain a unique sound that is becoming very much your own. Great job dude.
And now on to MUTE- who ive been dying to see for awhile now. I also want to comment on how well Jon Jon's style and Mute's seem to compliment each other, perfect combination. Id love to hear more of them together. Mute was sick. From the first track onwards I adored everything he played. The latin vibe, mixed in with some dirty bongos and sassy house is why I love every set of his ive heard and he didnt let me down.
All in all, a lovely evening with good friends and great tunes.
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Nov-26-2006 18:39
jon jon
viva la clubland
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Footwork
quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
They played this one track that was a re-do of an 80s tune (male vocal) - the name escapes me right now
really wish we coulda been there dude, glad it turned out good for you! next time!
-mk (and ryan)
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Nov-26-2006 19:12
junkie_val
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: toronto
goodtimes!
Nov-26-2006 19:55
mute79
..:culture vulture:..
Registered: Feb 2001
Location: in transit
friday was a LOT of fun, and I was really happy to see some familiar faces i hadn't seen in a long time!
both Jon's and Matt's sets were sick, even though they were different styles.. really liked the way Jon started off and set the mood for the night, and Matt was great closing it off..
the tune you guys are looking for is Hatiras - Something About You, which i've been crazy over ever since i got it last month...
the last let loose event is on dec 8, though starting early in the next year we'll be relaunching a new weekly project with a lot of familiar faces... more info in january
Nov-26-2006 21:28
jon jon
viva la clubland
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Footwork
quote:
Originally posted by mute79 Hatiras - Something About You
thanks
