started off a great night at smoke's which was a very wise decision in the end. i didn't get hungry like i usually do on long nights like this.

got to guv just before 10 and got in on the reduced which was sweet. talk about toronto being spoiled. $20 for a jam packed night of international DJs.

it was really wierd seeing both the KH and GUV empty. thankfully it was still pretty empty when dekay started which gave me lots of room to dance as he was played some really nice hard stuff. not the stuff i usually listen to but i thoroughly enjoyed it and it got the night started off just right. ps. i also loved his base tan.

made it over to the KH after and caught a little bit of emery and armin. not gonna judge the full set cuz i didn't hear it, but from what i heard in the first hour, it was the same armin as before...nothing special.

had to walk through the tent to get to the guv and as vince said after, it felt like i just smoked a pack. markus started off slow and built up the set nicely. it was stupidly hot and packed but still enjoyed ever little bit of it. for the last hour i went to back at the bar where there was some room to dance and wasn't as hot. gotta say the last hour was pretty awesome. he turned it up even more and threw some awesome tracks. i thought he played some marcel woods but i don't really remember well. one track that i tried to record but couldn't because of my shit camera was played right after killers-spaceman (which was a wicked track in itself). if anyone caught that plz post it up. overall, i think this set was the most i've enjoyed hearing in all the times i've seen him.

gave jerome 10 min of my time but wasn't feeling and wanted to go to the KH since i was barely there the whole night. got in with plenty of room to dance which was nice. one thing about menno that annoys me is that he plays the exact same tracks everytime near the end. this is my 4th time seeing him and i swear it's basically the same stuff. one suprise that he did mention to pull out from his cd stack was his encore track. Basic Dawn - Pure Thrust (Nu-NRG Remix). wow...totally wasn't expecting that. i don't think i've ever heard that in a club and it was amazing. just an unbelievable tune.

i was also suprised to see some of the people that came that i haven't seen in a long time. ben, jason, ola, katy, and del...it was also great to meet jason and nick.

great night overall. gotta say i loved this pure trance night and hope to see more of these.

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Originally posted by pete242 or coat checks either? i mean come on what is that about, I saw people walking around with their coats. Like 2.50 is not a big deal.

LOL....i totally noticed that TOO!!! people were bringing them in with them, then putting them on the stage! brutal!!! that's a f'n brilliant way to get your coat swiped! idiots....

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I still can't believe last night cost a measly $20. What a fucking steal!

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Originally posted by ~C~ Blake Jarrell's opening set was GREAT. Was really impressed. He really got the buzz/vibe going in KH for sure, and it just got better from there! I really enjoyed Gareth Emery this time around. I was pretty disappointed with his set last time he was here in Guv. That time was my first time seeing him, and I had HIGH expectations. This time he actually lived up to them!!! And i was happy to hear Love Story - Nadia Ali....even know everyone except for me seems to hate that track! LMAO ARMIN WAS PHENOMENAL!!!! wow, i've never danced that hard to any set in my entire life. My legs hurt at the end of the night from not even dancing, but jumping up and down through most of it! And he played my fav. track NOT ENOUGH TIME - Cosmic Gate feat. Emma Hewitt!!!! i was lucky enough to have been backstage when he did.....so that was BY FAR the highlight of my night! wooooooo, I'm in love. I caught a very small amount of Markus. Armin was too good to break away from for too long! Markus was playing L.E.D. There Be Light when i was in there, which i LOVE. So i was happy to hear that. Then I was convinced to go check out Jesse Rose in Gallery, and man, that guy was on FIRE! So much fun. Glad i took at break from the trance to check him out. ALL in ALL one of the best Guv events i've ever been to....esp. for trance. The crowd was GREAT....so much energy...everyone was cheering, clapping, dancing up a storm...u can't ask for anything more than that. Armin looked like he was having a blast too. The entire complex was going off! Loved every minute of being there, and had a really hard time leaving. I listened to the start of Menno's set, but my body was DONE, and i bailed shortly after.... wow. THE END. P.S. i heard FOOTWORK SUCKED! wooooooo made the right choice. P.P.S - Shaya.....you're the fucking man...u and i were soooooo "IN" last night. u rock. Thanks for being my partner in crime...u really made my night :P

Wait till you come back...Pink Revolution Style! lol!

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Originally posted by Shaya007 Wait till you come back...Pink Revolution Style! lol!

omg...NOW MIAMI. Holy shit, March is the "IN" month dude!!!! wish u were gonna be there

Pink Revolution is going to be Trouble with a capital T. lmao.

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Here is my 1st semi-review in a loooong time:
The night was spent in KH from 10:30pm right to 4:25 am when Armin dropped going wrong and we ran right the fuck out of there to catch last half an hour of Markus. Other than the closing track and a somewhat average first hour of Armin's set from 1-2 along with insanely packed and annoying gino factor crowd it got waaay better at 2 when lots of ppl seem to have gone to see Markus.
That being said Markus is my all time favourtie DJ but doesnt matter what ppl say Armin in my eyes totally OWNED KH especially from 2-4, and there was space to dance too and semi-fresh air to breath lol
I'd say Blake played a pretty good opener, I personally enjoyed Gareth's set, he dropped our request: Metaverse! that's 1 hell of a freakin tune in my books
Caught last 30 mins of Markus.. was really hot and still pretty packed at that point, Markus was still playing some of his remixes of tracks like Formantara What, which I love but overplayed and not a good remix. And over the years I've been prob. the biggest fan of his mash up Space We are, but I mean he freakin plays it every frekin time! lol, in any case Markus is still awesome! Feel bad choosing Armin over Markus, but Armin played too well for me to leave.
After Markus was done, went back to Meiiiinno lol.. I dont know if it's me or what but this is 4th time I see Meiinno but he played progressively worse every single time I've seen him lol.. as Billy says: "Nice Hospital Music" hahaha.. ok I know I'm gonna get attacked for this. Ive met the guy many times.. great guy but just dont like his stuff.. lots of old tunes that make ppl happy I guess.

All in all easy 10/10 night considering my surprise return
Great seeing everyone out last night!!

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Originally posted by ~C~ omg...NOW MIAMI. Holy shit, March is the "IN" month dude!!!! wish u were gonna be there

you and the rest of Toronto will be there to represent..

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Originally posted by Sentinal Gareth Emery was playing HARD. I mean really hard. It was nice and his record selection was good but IMO there was no progression to it, didnt really flow. Kinda went up stayed up, then came down softly, maybe thats his style but I wasn't used to it. None the less I was still completly entertained. Then the crowd. While he is playing ppl are chanting ARMIN ARMIN ARMIN. I thought that was disrespectful to Gareth but it is not the first time something like this has happened before. Then Armin came on. He was starting a little harder than he normally does but I think that is because Gareth really had the tunes pumping and the crowd was moving big time. I stuck around for about an hour and then the trance was a little too vocal and there was an abundance of fromage (cheesy) trance. Time to go see Markus.

i totally agree with u. I'm SO GLAD Gareth Emery was playing that hard before Armin, because when Armin came out, he BLEW SHIT UP!!!! I think Emery totally set the pace for Armin's set. Armin played a harder set than i'm used to hearing from him, and i couldn't get enough of it. again......FUCKING WOW. Good seeing u by the way! AT AN ACTUAL "EVENT" THIS TIME!!! SEEEEEE..... i do actually go to these things..lol.

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew Rex Mundi ft. Susan - Nothing At All and Rex Mundi vs Ronski Speed - The Perspective Space (Markus Schulz mashup) that is all I can die in peace now!

The second tune was played by every single trance DJ in the end of 2007 and all through 2008.... It's a good tune but, that's why I stopped liking trance, cause its been like 2 years the guy is still playing the same track everywhere he goes. What's the point of going to see a DJ if you pretty much know his track list by listening to his previous radio show(GBDJ Broadcast or Evolution)

some photos that came out ok.

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Originally posted by pete242 or coat checks either? i mean come on what is that about, I saw people walking around with their coats. Like 2.50 is not a big deal.

I was one of those people
There was a big line up @ coat check when I got in at around 3:30, I was gonna go check it at one point, but I went to Gallery and found a nice spot for it