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Originally posted by kaniz Not that it's a bad lineup, the only artist on that list that really 'excites' me is Seph. Here's hoping he's one of the ones that get snagged up this way

Totally agree with you on this one, Kaniz.
Nothing too original there with these bookings,
just a load of artists who all sound very similar.

Seph live is simply insane.

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04.03 | Daome w/ Shed & Deadbeat
04.18 | Stereo w/ Matthew Dekay
05.01 | Salon Daomé
05.17 | Stereo w / Sven Vath
05.18 | Piknic Electronik
05.18 | Le Bleury

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Originally posted by ostrich just a load of artists who all sound very similar.

I couldn't disagree more with this statement...

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Originally posted by Cribby I couldn't disagree more with this statement...

+1

clearly hasn't been doing his homework!

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Originally posted by Cribby I couldn't disagree more with this statement...

some pple are quite picky!

id go see this lineup every weekend and not get tired of it!

It's still a pretty good/solid lineup - and if it was happening around Toronto/Southern Ontario, I'd be kind of excited. But, that lineup - you see most of those guys at just about every other festival, and many of them have been to Toronto before.

Just doesn't strike me as "worth a road-trip, vacation time, and the expense of staying in NY and crossing the border".

Butane, Seph, Dilo vs Gurtz = all people I'd be super excited to see if they came to Toronto.

Seph, mmmmmmmmmmm... maybe it is worth a trip -- maybe if I can get my passport details worked out in time

I am pretty excited and even more excited that lots of peeps are coming along.

I think it should be a really good time.

Honestly though, this is supposed to be NYC's Electronic Music Festival yet there is no diversity with their line up. Don't get me wrong, I would book each and one of them for my events in Montreal. But how about digging a little deeper and showcasing artists that aren't as big as these, like what MUTEK does. You know.. Some house, some dub - mix it up a bit.

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04.03 | Daome w/ Shed & Deadbeat
04.18 | Stereo w/ Matthew Dekay
05.01 | Salon Daomé
05.17 | Stereo w / Sven Vath
05.18 | Piknic Electronik
05.18 | Le Bleury

So where is everyone stayin?

I am trying to figure this out....

It's kind of a big city to try and randomly land a hotel close to the location.

Word in the NY forum is that more details should be coming soon...

Beatportal mentioned the location being in Brooklyn but nothing concreate has been published.

I am staying with Bobby so our home base will be in Long Island.

I would suggest staying midtown or lower..

Midtown - all the major subway lines go there and it is pretty easy to get to Brooklyn or Queens if necessary.

I would say staying Downtown would be about the same...

Brooklyn - I don't know the area very well but I know it would be cheaper to stay there. (Paging Yankeebaby)

I would look at the DoubleTree Hotel. Midtown is expensive and thats a reasonable price in a great location. Its on like 51st and Lex (around there).


If anything, find something in that AREA. Midtown east will be your best bet for all the "NYC-stuff", and since its on the east side it will be MUCH closer to brooklyn (crossing town on a subway is a bitch...so stay on the east side!!!)

definately stay below 100th street as well, unless you wanna get killed.

Stay below 80th street if you want the convenience and the NYC experience.


Use this map as your guide....

http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm

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Originally posted by She_Fitz I would say staying Downtown would be about the same... Brooklyn - I don't know the area very well but I know it would be cheaper to stay there. (Paging Yankeebaby)

Yup downtown is decent too. There are some fun thing to do in DT, but I would still suggest paying a little extra to stay in midtown. Proximity to the sightseeing AND the subway lines will be worth the money (and worth saving on tons of cab fare!)

Edit: also, if there ARE events in Manhattan (which I am sure there will be some!), they will more likely than not be in the mid-town to Greenwich Village range. There are really no clubs in DT, just the Financial District and businessy places I have never gone OUT in downtown in my life! lol


If you wanna stay in brooklyn, look at the map and ASK FIRST. seriously, PM me or ask on the NY forums. Brooklyn has a lot of GREAT places (ie: bars, cafes, brick-streets, gorgeous views and condos, beaches, etc....), but its literally 50/50. The bad places are really really really bad. lol

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SRSLY considering this.

Won't make a decision for a while though.

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