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Originally posted by infinity HiGH Easily. Without a doubt set of the year that I attended and downloaded this year. This set just solidified the number 1 spot Burridge has in my mind, and it's great to finally see him get the recognition he deserves. I dont' think I've ever seen this many positive reviews on a Burridge set on TOTA. As for [email protected] doubt I wanna go, now that I've seen the whole lineup. TiL isn't a club for him, the crowd and vibe just won't go with his sound, same goes for the other DJ's playing that night. For those of considering it, I say wait for him to comeback to Footwork.

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Originally posted by milos hah, im so happy to hear other ppl are also bothered by the opening DJs the staff @ TiL picks

what is wrong with the opening djs at TIL? the reason why manzone&strong open for many of the headliners is because manzone&strong are, in fact, the residents at this is london. does mark oliver open for pretty much all headliners in the guv? yes.

now, if you say its because of the style that manzone&strong play then its because you only have seen them play at one (or two) venues. i have seen joe and fab play in a million different places. sure, most of the time they get booked to play what they are known for but thats not the only way they know how to play.

take the loco dice event for example. people had their doubts about m&s opening for loco. joe's style for the opening set was a dramatic change from his usual. loco dice was dancing up a storm during joe's set and even thanked joe for an amazing set. a perfect example to the versatility of manzone&strong's sound would have to be last night at republik. there was a chinese singer from hong kong performing and the organizers requested to have m&s play at the event. that had to be the first time that i heard m&s play techno and happy hardcore. prior to the stage performance, nobody was dancing. it didnt take long for m&s to figure out what the crowd wanted and thats what they delivered all night long.

dont knock them until you have seen them play in enough different events and know what they are capable of.

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cant anyone post part 3 again, it says that download limit has been reached

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Originally posted by milos hah, im so happy to hear other ppl are also bothered by the opening DJs the staff @ TiL picks

Mazone and Wrong opening for Misstress Barbara while Greg Gow gets the shaft is pretty ridiculous.

Chinamon, Talal and Jose have a very very long list of "resident" DJs just as they do at guv and had at system, which they pick and choose from based on the headlining DJ. I can't remember a time when Greg Gow did not open or close for Barbara. That's half the reason I'm not going - odds are, I'm going to hear more of the opening act anyways since I can't make it a late night on Friday.


edit: Not only that, but people like myself like to see some of Toronto's better known techno DJs get some recognition by being one of the few TECHNO DJs in the city that gets booked within the guvernment circle. When Greg Gow gets passed off for M&S to open for someone like Barbara, it's disappointing. Sure they are versatile DJs, but that is the point...they aren't techno DJs.

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Originally posted by _EuG_ cant anyone post part 3 again, it says that download limit has been reached

*Your* download limit has been reached. You can only D/L one (or is it 2?) sets at a time from megaupload.

haha, I remember first hearing Manzone and Strong a few years back. My first time was at Comfort Zone and then it was the Drink. They definitely switch gears at the many different venues. Even remember some of their style changed at Dragonfly in Niagara Falls.

edit: more or less the crowds at TiL and Dragonfly are relatively the same. Only reason I prefer Dragonfly is because of the casino there!!!

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Originally posted by Skipper Mazone and Wrong opening for Misstress Barbara while Greg Gow gets the shaft is pretty ridiculous.

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Originally posted by jon jon Any real fan would see him anywhere...

I completely disagree with this statement...I did not see my fav Sander last week..

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Originally posted by Skipper *Your* download limit has been reached. You can only D/L one (or is it 2?) sets at a time from megaupload.

you can get one at a time.. but im not downloading anything right now...

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Originally posted by Skipper Mazone and Wrong opening for Misstress Barbara while Greg Gow gets the shaft is pretty ridiculous. Chinamon, Talal and Jose have a very very long list of "resident" DJs just as they do at guv and had at system, which they pick and choose from based on the headlining DJ. I can't remember a time when Greg Gow did not open or close for Barbara. That's half the reason I'm not going - odds are, I'm going to hear more of the opening act anyways since I can't make it a late night on Friday. edit: Not only that, but people like myself like to see some of Toronto's better known techno DJs get some recognition by being one of the few TECHNO DJs in the city that gets booked within the guvernment circle. When Greg Gow gets passed off for M&S to open for someone like Barbara, it's disappointing. Sure they are versatile DJs, but that is the point...they aren't techno DJs.

thats where you are wrong.
manzone&strong are residents at this is london. those other djs are not.

just like mark oliver is resident in guv, manzone&strong are resident in the drink, george williams is resident in the acid lounge, 4korners is resident in d'luxe lounge and aristotle is resident in the orange room. could jose and talal book other djs to play those rooms? sure they can but those are the residents so they have priority/seniority. tht is the reason why clubs have resident djs.

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Originally posted by Cribby I completely disagree with this statement...I did not see my fav Sander last week..

I tend to agree with Jon on this.
(having gone to a lot of crappy venues and driven very very far to hear Misstress Barbara over the last 5 years.)

chinamon, with your logic i could open up for loco dice. just plz excuse me first while i log into beatport and download all the tracks from the minimal section.

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Originally posted by chinamon thats where you are wrong. manzone&strong are residents at this is london. those other djs are not. just like mark oliver is resident in guv, manzone&strong are resident in the drink, george williams is resident in the acid lounge, 4korners is resident in d'luxe lounge and aristotle is resident in the orange room. could jose and talal book other djs to play those rooms? sure they can but those are the residents so they have priority/seniority. tht is the reason why clubs have resident djs.

There are residents that generally play quite often, and then there are special residents like Greg that are brought in to open for DJs such as Carl Cox, Misstress Barbara...generally the techno DJs.

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Originally posted by PressPLay haha, I remember first hearing Manzone and Strong a few years back. My first time was at Comfort Zone and then it was the Drink. They definitely switch gears at the many different venues. Even remember some of their style changed at Dragonfly in Niagara Falls.

at least someone here understands what i mean.
i went with fab for a bit this morning to see him play at the zone. he definitely changes his style. ive never seen fab play hard like that. it was quite amazing.

the reason why i think people talk so much shit about m&s here on TA is because most of the people here are not familiar with them and have not (and will not) give them a chance.

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