I just woke up from a few hours of sleep after my first party of WMC 2006.

I was a bit upset about last night to be honest. Let me start with Mathew Dekay. i love this guys productions, but IMO he banged it out WAY to hard for an opener. We walked in and you couldnt get your groove going. It was straight up fist pumping. I like to have a few drinks, mingle and get seduced by the dancefloor. Mathew did nothing for me unfortunalty, because he is one of the DJs I was really looking forward to finally hearing live.

Markus came on about 1am and we all gave him a homecoming reception that he deserves. We were all chanting "Markus MarkusMarkus!!!" Pretty soon the entire club was chanting. You could tell Markus reeally appreciated it because I saw him take a step away from decks and look at his entourage in the booth in amazement. Markus set was incredible. You can tell that Markus has been touring the globe for the last 2 years, because he looks so smooth and confident now up in the booth. Markus has always had a great connection with the audience, but its totally different now, I saw girls all giddy when he just pointed at them and smiled.

Some tunes I remember:

Air for life (WTF mix was that!!!! Holy shit, that was amazing)
CQ (some wicked electro remix)
Eighties
False Light (Markus Schulz bootleg remix) he has this on his myspace page!!!


Now let me vent a little!!!!

his last 30 mins he brought the energy WAY down.....just like all the locals do for the big trance headliners, and I was pissed!!! COME ON MARKUS!!!! WTF!!!! You are not a local anymore, we all came out to see you put on your show, not warm us up.

Then came Armin. He played too mellow. He started off playing songs that sounded like they were from Markus B-List. Even when he finally picked it up, the buzz and hype was gone. I couldnt even get myself excited anymore. Security were dicks as usual, so waiting patiently for my favorite DJs to build the sets was not a good idea. Whenever you would get just a little bit into it you got told by some bouncer "you cant stand here" "Move or your gone", or my favorite of the night " I dont know where the bathrooms are"....I have alwaysd hated security at Space. Worst in the entire business!!!

To sum it all up:

Mathew Dekay: Bro, you need to be patient. If you gonna open for Armada nights, then you need to build a nice groove, not bang shit out the minute the doors open.

Markus Schulz: You are no longer a resident Space DJ. We came to see you and your wicked basslines. Bring it the full lenght of your set!!!

Armin van Buuren: Dude this is WMC!!! Do what you are best at. give us the trance. Leave the prog trance to Markus, he does it better than anyone else on this planet, just like you do the straight up trance better than anyone on the planet. When you play Space you better bring it!!!!


To see Mathew bang it out, Armin play prog trance, and Markus end his set mellow like a local resident just didn't sit right with me!!!

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TRACKLIST

1. ID (Smooth w/ soft build-up and no vocals)
2. Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (Club Mix)
3. Sunlounger - White Sand
4. James Holden - A Break in the Clouds (Ozgur Can I Have Put Out the Love Below Mix)
5. ID
6. ID (Vocals "Electro...Electro"
7. ID
8. ID
9. Armin van Buuren ft. Nadia Ali - Who's Watching (Remy Mix)
10. ID
11. Incolumis - One With Sanctuary
12. ID
13. Nico Parisi vs Erik Hubo - Metro
14. Signum - Harmonic
15. O'Callaghan & Kearney - Exactly
16. Mode Hookers - Breathe (Instrumental Mix)
17. Armin van Buuren - Control Freak
18. Nic Chagall - Monday Bar (Original Mix)
19. ID
20. Some "Swing 2 Harmony" Mix
21. ID
22. ID
23. Gareth Emery and Jon O'Bir - No Way Back
24. Kyau v. Albert - Walk Down
25. Some "Motorcycle - Around You" Mix
26. ID
...Then about 10 or so tracks I couldn't ID

I'll fill in some of the ID's as I think of them. Overall, I thought it was a great set. Didn't really think it was as progressive as everyone else has said. However, as you can see, his playlist tonight looks like any given "A State of Trance" radio episode, which has taken a turn towards progressive trance.

Markus also played Hammer & Bennett - Language (Santiago Nino Dub Tech Mix)

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Originally posted by TiestoLIVE Markus also played Hammer & Bennett - Language (Santiago Nino Dub Tech Mix)

THAT'S one of the songs I ID'd but forgot. Fuckin' GREAT SONG. I never heard it live. Amazing.

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Originally posted by DarkAngel I never heard it live.

you must not get out very much!

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Originally posted by PatMcGroin lis, THANK YOU for the call during do what u do! wish i coulda been there.

np Flo! I was like this is Flo's track haha




Holy fuckin' shit did Armin SUCK! I mean there isn't another word to describe that...I thought ok he'll build it up after a while...yeauh right I stayed till 6:30AM & nothing WOW except Incognition which he's been dropping for the longest...nothing new or amazing that I wanted to hear from his good ASOT's (not that he has many) w/e he is so wishy washy & unreliable that you just NEVER know. I honestly expected him to bring it like he did in October & he did come close.

Now MARKUS holy fuckin' shit did he ROCK!! OMFG I have NEVER seen/heard a Markus set like that...totally wowed the crowd & the TA's. His style has evolved so much & it was surprising too, I've been listening to him since 2003 & he has never played like that. The West Coast has def. changed his style & he was always good but now it's insanely amazing. I thought he would play like he plays on GDJB but nooooo way, at times it was hard to believe it was Markus up there...he was jumping, dancing, BANGING the shit out of Space...he belongs there IMO. He brought it HOME with a bang after not being there so long. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW speechless lol

Matthew Dekay .......................................

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no comment. Srsly retarded music. It was UP & down & down & UP & NO.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING. Send Me an Angel was the only good tune cuz that remix was awesome & it's an oldie so you can never go wrong there.

Good nite because I mainly wanted to see Markus & he was the one who highlighted the nite...Markus should have headlined IMO


Pics later, tooooo lazy & tired to post now.

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RIP my very dear friend...you have no idea how much you're missed <3

In memory of DarkAngel 1976 - 2009

i see nothing wrong with armin's tracklist

how about we get reviews from people who actually heard more than 1/6th of his set...

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Summer 2006 Agenda

16/06/06 | Tiësto In Search of Sunrise 5 Celebration Party | London, United Kingdom
17/06/06 | Defqon 1 | Almere Strand, Netherlands
01/07/06 | Sensation White | Amsterdam, Netherlands
08/07/06 | Sensation Black | Amsterdam, Netherlands
14/07/06 | Dance Valley Festival | Spaarnwoude, Netherlands
15/07/06 | Love Parade | Berlin, Germany
27/07/06 | Global Gathering Festival | Stratford, United Kingdom
04/08/06 | Nature One Festival | Kastellaun, Germany
12/08/06 | Street Parade / Energy | Zürich, Switzerland
xx/08/06 | Amnesia | Ibiza, Spain
28/08/06 | Mysteryland | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands

u expect him to play hard trance right from the start of a 3+HR set?


jesus

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Summer 2006 Agenda

16/06/06 | Tiësto In Search of Sunrise 5 Celebration Party | London, United Kingdom
17/06/06 | Defqon 1 | Almere Strand, Netherlands
01/07/06 | Sensation White | Amsterdam, Netherlands
08/07/06 | Sensation Black | Amsterdam, Netherlands
14/07/06 | Dance Valley Festival | Spaarnwoude, Netherlands
15/07/06 | Love Parade | Berlin, Germany
27/07/06 | Global Gathering Festival | Stratford, United Kingdom
04/08/06 | Nature One Festival | Kastellaun, Germany
12/08/06 | Street Parade / Energy | Zürich, Switzerland
xx/08/06 | Amnesia | Ibiza, Spain
28/08/06 | Mysteryland | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands

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Originally posted by Durrrtysouth you must not get out very much!

Hmmmmmm.....let's see.....



Los Angeles 1/28/06
Amsterdam 2/9 - 2/18
Toronto 2/24 - 2/26

Plus over 100 club events/TA parties I've attended since 2003.


Yeah, I don't get out much.



Poor me.

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Originally posted by s0UThErN^sUn i see nothing wrong with armin's tracklist how about we get reviews from people who actually heard more than 1/6th of his set...

dude I stayed there till 6:30 (he was ending at 7) & he didn't really do much...all that time & no BANG.

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RIP my very dear friend...you have no idea how much you're missed <3

In memory of DarkAngel 1976 - 2009

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Originally posted by FallingMoon dude I stayed there till 6:30 (he was ending at 7) & he didn't really do much...all that time & no BANG.

It was more like


















bih.