I had a lot of fun and found two tribes to be a great experiment.
I went with about 25 other peoPLe...not really into dance music..just there for the party.

So we met up and they were all like "well lets go to the main room...we gotta go to vodaphone.." okay..
Walked into vodaphone and realised if I had to stay in there more than 10 minutes I would die. SO claustrophopic..the crowd was all over the shop..a lot of peoPLe with no respect. ANywayz..heard a bit of Pee Wee Ferris' set...he PLayed some good tracks but with no method or programming in mind (I found)...the peoPLe I was with had mixed reactions..half of them were jumping around, the other half looked very scared.
After the 15th breakdown in as many minutes I decided to make the move to the Rod Laver arena..thank Christ I did.

I dragged them all along and as soon as we walked in half the peoPLe said "Thankyou for bringing us in here...the music is so much more tactile..I could dance to this all night" The other half said "When's it gunna charge up in here?"
Anyways...Hybrid were fantastic..loved it. Then BT came on and I really enjoyed it...dunno if it was the state I was in or the fact I almost drowned in my Gf's eyes about ten times..but his set was great fun....lots of rock remixes blended with prog and trance..great fun. At one stage while going to the toilet I saw about 5 peoPLe sitting in the seats crying.

Then Christopher Lawrence came on...he is very unique. He had to follow a massive set of loud symphonic music and he managed to pull off a deep, groovy, very minimal set after BT. The crowd emptied a little when he started but about 20min later the arena was full again. Every time I have seen him his sound has changed greatly...He is beggining to remind me of Sven Vath. A blend of techno, trance and prog...all pure. And a great guy to boot.
Heard a little of Foort then went for a wander around..De Bang de Phunk were pretty kewl...but was knackered and went home.

Another interesting thing I found was that the peoPLe that came with me stuck in the Rod Laver arena and didnt even think about leaving until Lawrence had finished. A few of them decided to charge up towards the end and go back to Vodaphone...10 min later the msged me saying "Its no good here...going home"

All in all...great nite...the Future and Hardware rooms both looked great...twas good to catch up with all the ITMer's and TA's once again.

edit; If more progressive rooms sound like the RodLaver did on Sunday nite...well then I love progressive.

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Originally posted by JulesPLees edit; If more progressive rooms sound like the RodLaver did on Sunday nite...well then I love progressive.

agreed.


voda phone just sucked on so many levels. but I guess they had the "name" dj's in there.

i planned to see nubreed before hybrid but i sacrificed them to have a couple of drinks with paul who couldn't make it hehe.

found a friend when i got in there and chatted for a bit then went in to see hybrid. seeing as nobody bothered to even try organise a meet up lol with our track record i went straight to the front and hoped someone else from TA would come hehe. was standing near two guys with hybrid t-shirts on who were going off, it was a great set. i don't think i've ever really seen a whole breaks set by anyone but i really enjoyed it.

some of the stuff they played was awesome, especially the first track that had a 4/4 beat, i thought it was fucking good. another highlight was hearing 'smack my bitch up' by prodigy and the breaks mix of 'chable & bonnici - ride'.
was suprised to see duncan turn up about 45 mins late for hybrid but i think something happened which delayed his arrival and he was pissed off hehe. but then he flashed his crew pass and went up and shook hands and got autographs, i think that brightened his mood
apparantly the set was being recorded and the canberra set was already out or soemthing so i'll be looking forward to downloading it.

next up...


BT FUCKING ROCKED!!!!!!!!!!

don't know what the hell happened in the other states but it was fucking amazing i thought!!! he had the whole place going nuts!!! you look around and there are just people everywhere, the whole floor was full, and the stands were packed too!

the highlights for me were 'are you gonna go my way' which was completely unexpected and sounded great! the whole place went off to it! also 'flaming june' at the end, except he had some stupid acapalla over it that sounded like salt n pepa or something to me

it was easily the highlight of the night for me and i'm glad i stayed for his whole set

after that christopher lawrence was on. the only thing i heard from him was a guest mix on j00f's radio show which i didn't really enjoy. but he started off alright, it was a bit hard because we were all on a high from BT and everyone left hehe. so he had a hard act to follow, didn't quite keep the energy going at the start but it still sounded good. tracks i recognised were 'john 00 fleming feat. miika kuisma - finnished' which when we heard showed lawrence stipsy's j00f t-shirt and he laughed hehe. also heard 'igor s - boomerang' and when i left to check out the other arena's it sounded like he was playing some goa or something, it was good!

next up i checked out the last 20 mins or so of vitalic. everyone was going on about him on ITM before hand so i thought i would see what all the fuss was about, but it seemed kinda boring to me. i stayed until the end but it didn't get much better. i then went outside and checked out koma & bones or whatever their names was. they were pretty good, more breaks but i was really enjoying it especially at the end. they also played 'smack my bitch up' like hybrid. maybe there is a new remix doing the rounds on cd-r or something. it was good anyway

then i headed back to rod laver to see lucien foort. i needed a rest at this point so i just sat in the stands for a while. he was playing some banging stuff, it seemed like prog and breaks but at like +5 or something hehe. he played a coldplay track, i think 'the scientist' but don't know. i was enjoying that then decided to go for another walk after my legs had been rested.

went down to the cafe arena to check out steve but when i got there it was empty and they were telling people to leave! they decided to close the room or soemthing 45 mins early so that was a shame. so i chatted to chris and steve for a bit then went to see the end of picotto.

got in and he was playing his last track which sounded crap to me. but his encore's were funny haha. this guy started taking picottos clothes off lol. they threw his singlet in the crowd but it didnt get very far so someone on the stage gave it back to him and he threw it back into the crowd hehe. then after one encore we started to leave and he played another track. then the guy who was taking picotto's clothes off started scratching and playing with the record, it actually sounded alright i thought, was laughing anyway. then the future guy was pointing to his watch saying we have to stop now and someone turned the turntable off or soemthing but they started it up again lol. it was great hehe.

then walked back out and found renegade again and walked down to the station and went home saw one of the ambulances when we were leaving.. not good.

so on a night when i wasn't really hanging out to see anyone in particular i still really enjoyed it. i didn't have any credit on my mobile which meant i couldn't organise to find and meet people hehe but i still managed to catch up with who i wanted to. apart from the number of ambulances called which hopefully won't do too much damage in the media and the community i had a great time

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my shortest event review ever??

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Originally posted by JulesPLees At one stage while going to the toilet I saw about 5 peoPLe sitting in the seats crying.

Hehe interesting... was it because of the BT's music [since it's in the same paragraph]?
Or was that wishful thinking prehaps, which is where the obvoius reasons comes in?

Just curious - BT performing classic tracks such as Flaming June and Mercury and Solace on he's so called live laptop symphony, were there any significant improvements or changes or even whole new re-edits to the tracks? If so, any comments on them?

Good to see people enjoying BT though - shame about the other states.

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Does anyone know what that Rock song was called that BT played?

hybrid fkn rocked it!!!

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Originally posted by [ groovypants ] Hehe interesting... was it because of the BT's music [since it's in the same paragraph]? Or was that wishful thinking prehaps, which is where the obvoius reasons comes in? Just curious - BT performing classic tracks such as Flaming June and Mercury and Solace on he's so called live laptop symphony, were there any significant improvements or changes or even whole new re-edits to the tracks? If so, any comments on them? Good to see people enjoying BT though - shame about the other states.

All the stuff was changed around..kinda mashed up..one of the most fun parts of listening to him...you can hear him bringing in and taking out layers..was quite 'cool' ahem I thought.

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The rock track he played was Lenny Kravits - Are you gonna go my way

The last track he played was Flaming June Vs Run DMC - It's Tricky

I enjoyed myself, music was awesome, abit to hard for my liking though! and what the hell, wtf was with the chapel street scene? it's a rave event for gods sake, not bloody heat nightclub.

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Originally posted by gokz wtf was with the chapel street scene? it's a rave event for gods sake, not bloody heat nightclub.

Welcome to the melbourne scene
hehehe EC didnt have any of them

A couple of interesteing articles about Melbourne TT (taken from ITM)...

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Melbourne party scene under scrutiny It was reported by the Metropolitan Ambulance Service that 11 people were taken to hospital between 1am and 10am on Monday 8th March, after overdosing on GHB, or Gamma Hydroxybutyrate, at the Two Tribes event held at Rod Laver Arena. One more casualty from the Earthcore in the Park event was also taken to hospital after taking the drug yesterday. The incidents came after more than 30 people were admitted to a Sydney hospital on the weekend also suffering the effects of GHB. Mainstream media has gone into a frenzy with the news, many of them failing to clarify that the correct name of the drug is Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB). The drug has been nicknamed GBH which is a play on the acronym GHB. Finally it has also been reported that Victorian police hope to meet with dance party organisers this week over an apparent increase in the use of the drug and that State Government may be considering bans on future dance parties at Melbourne Park. http://www.inthemix.com.au/p/np/viewnews.php?id=14412

And the reply....

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Future Entertainment & Hardware Corporation speak on weekend events Future Entertainment and Hardware Corporation, producers of last Sunday’s Two Tribes festival at Melbourne Park, have issued this release to correct a number of inaccuracies reported in the media following certain incidents at the event. The Two Tribes event was a music festival featuring over 20 internationally acclaimed artists. Two Tribes attracted over 15,000 patrons, with entrance limited to adults over the age of 18 who purchased tickets priced from $65 plus ticketing charges. A spokesperson for the two companies says "We, as event organisers, have run over 10 events of this nature at Melbourne Park. We have also held concerns about young people taking drugs such as GBH for some time. To that end we, as producers of these events, have several key operational plans in place which include: -Having signage at all entrances indicating that drugs are prohibited from being brought into the venue -Patron searches at venue entrances -Having qualified personnel on site warning of the dangers of taking drugs." It was also stated that in addition, and contrary to certain reports, a full medical team was in attendance as part of the event’s medical safety plan. This incorporated Medevent (a recognized major event medical facility) being on-site with 16 emergency room doctors and nurses. "The Medevent team set up two mini-emergency rooms at our events to give patrons in need of help the best possible treatment prior to being transported to hospital if required." The average response time with Medevent is just two minutes as there are several roving teams stationed around the venue in radio contact with security staff who have been briefed on procedure should a medical situation arise. The press release goes on to say that the system ensures patrons that require medical assistance are being assessed and treated by on-site doctors, not merely first aid staff. "Following consultation with Medevent, we can confirm that there were eight transportations from our Two Tribes event, of which only five were for GBH substance abuse, rather than the 11 reported in the media. (The remainder made up of a dislocated shoulder and two non-substance related seizures.)" Medevent also informed the organisers that all patrons that required transportation have now been released from hospital. "We are grateful for the exemplary work Medevent do at these events and are sure there is no better care we can provide for our patrons." As far as the Ravesafe organisation is concerned, they were asked not to attend the Two Tribes events. "Their attendance can sometimes confuse the communication channels in case of emergency. They are not qualified to treat people where as the Medevent team are." As far as GBH is concerned, the FE/Hardware spokesperson stated "we are alarmed by an apparent general proliferation of this substance, and acknowledge the damaging effects that it is having on those people that choose to take it.We call on all people that are considering the use of GBH not to involve themselves with this substance. The consequences of it well outweigh any perceived benefits. " There is reported to be an average of 12 cases of this type of overdose hitting hospital emergency rooms per weekend in both Melbourne and Sydney. "To this end, we call on governments to increase spending on drug awareness strategies and to cease simplifying the debate by singling out scapegoats. It is a sensitive community issue that needs to be addressed." FE and Hardwares final comments were. "As major players in the youth market we are indeed prepared to sit in consultation with the government in regards to this issue. We are sure our experience could and should be a resource utilised in combating a serious problem." http://www.inthemix.com.au/p/np/viewnews.php?id=14414

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Word! Crazy, nasty, filthy, raw, distorted analogue synths, preferrin' cocaine and dancin' like a machine.......or a poney?

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