How was it guys...reviews?

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Alright, so, came at two thirty, was expecting to have to stand in line because the event was "sold out" online.. Wasnt the case, in fact it was rather empty. I was happy to see the same Asian ravers I saw last time I was at redlite, 2-3 years ago, in fact it was only them who occupied the dancefloor until almost 4 when It started to fill up. The opening dj, uppercut I believe, was blasting trance as if he was opening for sander van doorn, wtf dude, 132-133 bpm before Sasha?!? Terrible. Had to endure the beats of the unicorns until 4:15 when sir Sasha finally stepped up. Absolutely sick set! I had a blast. He dropped some freakin unbelievable choons. All of my friends and I were loving it! However, didn't seem like Sasha was liking it as much as we did, he bolted out of there at 6:40.. So overall he played 30min less then he should have. Can't blame the guy, there was no vibe, the crowd was boring, and the place was half empty. Shame. Sound system was lacking too, songs just didn't sound right. But despite all of that, I'm glad I went there instead of dubfire, good old Sasha never disappoints. Next station: digweeeeed

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Originally posted by Alexx G Alright, so, came at two thirty, was expecting to have to stand in line because the event was "sold out" online.. Wasnt the case, in fact it was rather empty. I was happy to see the same Asian ravers I saw last time I was at redlite, 2-3 years ago, in fact it was only them who occupied the dancefloor until almost 4 when It started to fill up. The opening dj, uppercut I believe, was blasting trance as if he was opening for sander van doorn, wtf dude, 132-133 bpm before Sasha?!? Terrible. Had to endure the beats of the unicorns until 4:15 when sir Sasha finally stepped up. Absolutely sick set! I had a blast. He dropped some freakin unbelievable choons. All of my friends and I were loving it! However, didn't seem like Sasha was liking it as much as we did, he bolted out of there at 6:40.. So overall he played 30min less then he should have. Can't blame the guy, there was no vibe, the crowd was boring, and the place was half empty. Shame. Sound system was lacking too, songs just didn't sound right. But despite all of that, I'm glad I went there instead of dubfire, good old Sasha never disappoints. Next station: digweeeeed

I agree. His set was fucking awesome. I loved every second of it, but I really didn't like the feel of the crowd/atmosphere, and you could really tell Sasha felt the same way. The bass was not congruent with the rest of the sounds. Songs did indeed sound different. I think that might have been the last time I go to red lite for a long time, unless I hear some good things about it in the future. A couple of weeks ago I saw Emery at Circus and everything about it was unbelievable; the crowd, the atmosphere, the music. I would have loved to see this event happen at Circus instead!

what everyone is saying on here: amazing set, perhaps the best dj set I have ever witnessed. Techy, proggy, massive drops, amazing trippy effects .... but unfortunately those trippy effects were suppressed a bit at Red Lite, as the system is not up to par with the other afters.

For selfish reasons the half empty floor was welcomed by yours truly as there was room to move, but it did take away massively from the vibe as mentioned in earlier reviews.

I have to agree with Mrs Haus: should have been at Stereo. Or even Circus. Yet again, another comical misfortune with these guys as the Telus gig gets moved to Red Lite and then the place is half empty

highlight of the night: after 6900 posts on TA, Spin finally meets Malek

Great convo, man, looking forward to seeing you again soon

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Arghhh, on one hand I'm faking happy to hear that Sasha did own it, but on the other hand I'm pissed to hear about the overall crowd + vibe situation (the minute I heard it was going to be at Redlite, I full out bailed heh).

Although I did kinda of expect it, good to know whoever champed it and went had fun!

let's not forget that montreal had 3 ridiculous afterhours nights happening on friday (bodzin and romboy, dubfire and sasha).

filling up all 3 of those clubs on friday was gonna be tough.

Greatly anticipated night and I was overly excited when Alex told me that the tickets were sold out that night. Arriving @ red lite at 2:30 am, the parking lot 90% empty...(I guess people like to come last second). Got inside the club in 2 mins and it was pretty empty. Not to be rude towards dj Uppercut, but that is the worst warm up set I've ever heard( The asian mafia was really diggin it though ). Why was he playing 132-134 BPM tech/trance before SASHA, on top of that Sasha started at 4:30 so I had to listen another hour to him so that made me sad.
The crowed was meh, the setup was meh so I didn't expect Sasha to deliver a massive set. I was thinking he's going to give a housy/techy set and nothing too complex. WAS I EVER WRONG. Was a masterfully built set. Starting with mesmerizing prog house for an hour or so. Amazing drops, full of surprises. Then second downer was that his skills > The sound system of red lite . Sasha the legend gave a proper performance even if the venue was pretty bad.

P.S Do you guys bad trip when you go to the bathroom and hear rap? For me it was major WTF...

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Does anyone know where I can find a track list for that set? Or some of the songs he played?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5r8OJxApm8

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Originally posted by mastrocola Does anyone know where I can find a track list for that set? Or some of the songs he played?

1. Unkle - In A State (Sasha intro mix)
2. Cirez D - Glow (In the Dark Dub)
3. Booka Shade - Regenerate (Pan Pot Remix)

After that I just decided to enjoy myself rather than keep list of what he played lol

Edit: The Second one might be Pryda - The End

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Last edited by OkiDokie on Mar-16-2011 at 13:44

What a great set by the master. What I love the most about Sasha is how he can mix it up and play a totally different sound when you see him, depending on how he wants to play. My friend's first time seeing Sasha play, so I was asked to keep my opinion to myself as to whether he was doing great, mediocre, ok, or bad. So this I did; but it was quite difficult when the smile could not leave my face all night.

In my opinion the best "afterhours" Sasha set I have seen so far. He was slammin the dark rolling prog and he just wouldn't let up. Guv 2008 was a pretty close second, but that set had a lot of melodies, layers and was very "Sasha Artistic" imo.

Nice intro, could have had a bit more to it, but starting with some vocals is always a nice touch I like from him. Great way to start a new party after Uppercut opened it up; which I must say was THE worst opening set I have ever heard... and leading in for a legend like Sasha... After Sasha was finished, I could now somewhat understand as to why he may have opened... so Sasha could steal the show.

We spent most of the set up top above the DJ booth, just watching the crowds reaction. I thought what people were there were totally into it. Had my "Sasha Moment" hands on the head "WTF!!!"... I looked down to see a few more people experiencing the same thing.

The man is a legend...when he wants to be.... The venue could have been better but I still enjoyed it because he showed up, granted LATE, which is typical for him.

Successful night out.

Thanks Haus and Spin and all....

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