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After much deep thought and full scientific analysis... I still stand by my earlier post  It's a real treat when The Sound Academy hosts these awesome all access events; It's refreshing to be at a different venue and frankly, I've yet to have an average time there. Saturday night pretty much tops it all off. No real complaints from me.. the crowd was mixed, good vibes all around. Lots of friendly, free spirited, interesting characters. I'm pretty sure the real Lorraine was in attendance, and if not, then some distant relative of hers  . Stayed in the main room the entire night, with little breaks. The energy in that room was off the walls; it had a sense of Sonic feel.
Musically, my night couldn't have been better. Caught 20 mins of J-Buttz which enabled us to get slightly wet earlier on in the night. Seriously, latex protection is needed to resist the sleazy music  The Martinez Brothers definately lived up to their hype; these kids really are talented. I loved every minute of their techy-but-not-boring set. They played a variety of styles, but I would agree that as a whole they played big room tunes!! Sometimes too big for the room.. but the crowd ate it up like it ain't goin' out of style anytime soon. Miss Mmm Hmm Honey Dijon continued where they left off with her bouncy hard house and Chicago booty beats. To say there was a lack of pancake smackin' would be a lie. I enjoyed her Solstice set from 2008 a bit more, but she played really well.
Now.. Satoshi Tomiie the godzilla genius.. I definitely feel like I share a musical connection with him, and besides, wasn't Godzilla a dinosaur? He's been in my top 5 for the longest time, but my interest in him slowly deteriorated, after not living up to the high standards that I had for him during his last few gigs. Somewhere a long the way, he changed his style, focusing more on cookie cutter tech tracks. I felt that his signature sound was missing sadly.. Needless to say, I had a really good feeling about his performance, and he surpassed those top level standards that I had for him by a long shot.
Back in 2006, I experienced the magic for the first time when he played a memorable set at Sonic. Then, it was a spiritual journey, traversing through the light and dark aspects of the afterlife. Fast-forward to 2010: Satoshi brings back his signature sound, not only better than before, but still able to encompass a lot of the newer techier sounds that he's gotten interested in. I could have sworn he cast a spell on the crowd; these mysterious voodoo magicks broadcast through the sense of sound, penetrating our souls and using our energy to amplify his music. He somehow managed to tell a story for the 2hr time slot that he played, with absolutely no filler; just a one way train ride to the underworld. Deep, Dark, Chuggy.. I didn't think such a dark set of that caliber was possible... Digweed ain't got nothing on the chinaman  In comparison to his sonic set, there was a lack of lightness to his set, which I found was fitting, considering how happy the tunes had been the whole night. Like Katy mentioned, half of his set had to be experienced with your eyes closed. The best way to describe his set is dream prog. He cursed us and put our minds to sleep, and then he took us for a nightmare ride. 4 am mindfuck tunes for the win. Track of the night that he played was
Santos - Desencadeada
Hearing this live, with the dark, trippy lights as the setting was too unbelievable to fathom. I could only imagine how much more epic his set could have been, if it had been longer, but it was the best and most spiritual 2 hour set I've ever had the pleasure to experience.. and that says a lot! It's going to take a whole lot to top this one off...
Happy Birthday to Knox!!
And Katy, I'm glad you and I got to bond again over our love for Satoshi, cause you and I felt the same bond when he played at Sonic as is written in the review: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...ghlight=Satoshi lol.
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GWARTQZ!!!!
Last edited by Cribby on Jan-25-2010 at 17:32
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