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Well, I finally got 8 hours of sleep last night, and feel it's time to write a decent review of this event...
Having seen Mauro Picotto on Oct. 4th at System Sounbar in TO(which was one of top 3 parties that I've ever been to), I didn't think his set at Aria could be any better. Boy, was I wrong. His set absolutely kicked ass! I don't think the party itself was better(party at System was just tooooo good), but I still had a freaking AWESOME time !
We(Tatgirl, OrangeMega, TheNeonAlien, Tony and myself) got to to Aria around 1:30. Once we got the the line-up, we immediately saw Rubyriva(she came over from Syracuse for this), who got to the line like 1-2 minutes before us(this one of the first amazing coincidences of this trip). Thanks to Tatgirl(thank you so much !!), who ordered tickets online for this, we got in without waiting in line at all(apparently if you order tickets online, you get line bypass).
The first impression of Aria that I got was NOT a good one.. In fact, I thought that we are in some kind of a jail(no offence to Biggy, but the walkway to coatcheck from main entrance is just way too scary).
We then had to wait like 15 mins till we put our coats in a coatcheck.(Biggy, why not hire another coat-check person? This should cut wait-in-line time by like 25%, cause bouncers don't let people in until coatcheck area has more room)
Now we were all set to party.... We got to the main room, where Mateo Murphy(at least I think it was him) was playing at the time. I really liked his style, especially last half hour prior to Picotto. Lighting and sounds were really amazing; however I did miss lazers(another hint to Biggy). We chilled outside the DJ booth till about 4(didn't see any MTL TAs at that point though), and then went to the dancefloor awaiting Picotto.
Finally Mauro embraces the decks ! He started off with the same track as in TO. As soon as the beat comes in, the whole dance floor goes nuts! It was great! In general he played a much harder set than in TO; however there weren't as many highlights. His TO set was a bit mellower, but as soon as that hard track started, it was craziness !
MTL was all hard.
Now, I have found out on Oct. 4, but that night just confirmed it -
partying with Caryn, Nathalie, Dom, Vince and Tony(Rubyriva, Tatgirl, OrangeMega, TheNeonAlien, *TonyInsertYourNickNameHere* respectively) is the best experience ever ! If you ever hear that these 5 are in town, make sure you are there, as partying with them is just as fun(if not more), as enjoing the best music out there ! Thanks guys for being so awesome !
Montreal TA's have been great as well ! Fastmp3 found us in the middle of Mauro's set and took us behind the DJ booth where all other TAs were hanging out(why are you guys always there, and not on the dancefloor ? ) There we meet TechnoFreak, Ahlamalek, Le Castrateur and some others. I'm definitely looking forward to coming back to MTL and partying it up again with you guys(or you can come to TO and check out our scene) !
We finally left the club at 8:30, after Mauro finished his set and didn't stay outside the booth for even 2 minutes, what's up with that? 
Overall:
Music - 10/10 (Do I need to explain ? )
Club Aria - 6/10 (looks too *underground* - just because trance/techno are not mainstream, doesn't mean the place should seem so damn dangerous, coatcheck/lineup too slow, no lazers. As I already mentioned before though; sound and lights are AWESOME! Good job! DJ Booth is great too - gotta love being able to see the DJ up close and personal  )
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Our trip back was FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN indeed. All due to Rubyriva's UNPRECEDENTED bathroom incident. But I'll let someone else tell the story first, as I feel I have already written too much.
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Comments:
I think it's well known to everybody, but I'll state it once again. MTL parties have way more girls than TO parties, but at the same time MTL parties have way more topless guys than TO parties. Of course it's fun when good looking girls are smiling and dancing next to you, but it's not much fun when some sweaty topless guy *accidentally* bumps into you or whatever. So I would have to say that these two factors completely cancel each other out Another thing I noticed is that WAY more people are seriously fucked up on drugs in MTL. Apparently 2-3 pills a night is a norm there. Not that I mind - nothing wrong with having a bunch of happy people partying, though myself I'd never do so much ever.
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now that's a heck of a story 
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