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It was an ok night, and a mediocre set. Smunky and I walked in around 12, and just cursed our selves for having done so, because of the horrific opening set that Mark Oliver was playing. To our pleasant surprise Fleming came on early (around 1?).
It seemed like he was trying to find the crowd all night. The set kind of went all over the place, because he just was not sure what to play. Last time, he had a very good sense of what the crowd wanted, and did not want, because he came on late and we were warmed up.
This time around, we were not warmed up, and he tried to do the work himself. He did a decent job of warming us up for the first 40-60min. After that he tried to get going, and get a bit banging. It sort of worked.
I just did not feel like he was constantly building, but instead constantly tweaking. A vocal here, a big bass line there, a break down here, and a classic there. He played a lot more 'cheesy' vocals, than I was hoping for, with some that just seemed strange for Joof to play.
In the end, I had a good night, and got to listen to a true DJ. That is the curse of somebody who plays completely unique sets every time: they can be hit and miss. Props for trying, always trying, but sometimes it just does not work. It was great hearing some trance, some psy-trance, and even some progressive psy-trance.
It was great partying with the TA's, and the group that came out, was just amazing. Great vibe in the place, and the crowd was wicked. Very friendly, and lots of smiling faces. Plenty of room to dance, and never too hot.
Tune of the night: Universal Nation (god I love this track). Mortyman and I heard it coming a mile away, a big high five and then we busted a move.
PS - there was a bunch of 'noobs' who were going off, at the weirdest times. Not even at the peak of a song, or in the break down. Just random shouting and hooting in that pack. Strange, but at least they were having fun.
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