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Drumcode Night @U60311 9-Jun-04 w Adam Beyer, Joel Mull, Hardcell live *review*
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| Overseas |
Hab den eben für'n anderes board geschrieben, hab jetzt keinen Bock noch einen auf deutsch zu schreiben ;)
 Drumcode Night June 9, 2004
Adam Beyer - Joel Mull - Grindvik & Hardcell live!
approx set times:
1-3 Joel Mull
3-4:30 Grindvik & Hardcell live!
4:30-7:30 Adam Beyer
Holy ing , the Swedes delivered what was easily by far the best party at the U so far this year.
Got there about 1 am, Joel Mull had just started his set. His set as a whole exemplified what good DJ sets are all about : perfect track selection, perfect programming, perfect mixing. It was stunning how ever so gradually he built the set from a rather slow, almost housey yet driving techno to the more banging style, all with absolute high quality tracks, no fillers whatsoever. A real treat.
At 3 the live act came on. One part of the duo, Hardcell (aka Nils Danielsson), is fairliy established and well known in the techno world, whereas I have to admit I had never heard of Pär Grindvik before. That turned out to be a mistake, as they delivered an exraordinary, high-energy, fast moving live set, weaving countlest tracks into the set at high frequency, of course flawlessly mixed. This set sent the crowd into a frenzy, screaming for more. That did't come in the form of an encore, but in teh form of Mr. Drumcode himself, Adam Beyer.
Well, what can I say. Adam proved beyond any doubt why he is by far my favorite techno DJ. Some of you have seen Chris Liebing live and found it awesome, but Beyer just takes it to a completely different level. He has just so much more variety than Liebing, at times even introducing melody and Flächen (a German expression for synths, but encompassing a certain quality that isn't conveyed by just 'synths'). This was an absolutely brilliant set, Beyer at his ultimate best. I was in heaven (ask Metro about those text messages... ;)). The tracks he threw down were right to the core of my techno taste. The wizardry on the mixer unsurpassed. PvD last weekend was fantastic, but this is a different universe. Proof to the variety he his capable of, he closed his set with these two tracks, I just couldn't believe it: James Holden – A Break in the Clouds (original) followed by Underworld – Born Slippy (remix?) :eek::eek: You clearly don't expect these tracks in a hard techno set "sweden schranz" style, yet it was so well prepared and executed, it sounded like the logical thing to do. Fantastic. The encore was a brandnew track by Hendrik B., to be released as the next truesoul release, which sounded like the epitome of summer-Ibiza-beach-music. Wow.
As you can tell, I am still kind of in shock as to how amazing this was, musically. The one weird thing to note, though, was that the U was empty, yet again. By 3 am it was acceptable, but a far cry from the wall-to-wall crowds such a line up would have drawn a year ago. Everybody is at a loss to explain what's happening. The thin crowd did feature some celebrity, though, in form of Chris Liebing himself, using a gig-free weekend to party himself for a change. Was good to see him there.
Overall rating: 9.5. |
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| Lord Raiden |
| thx for review.. war wohl ne geile nacht :) |
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| drizzt81 |
| Party im U am Mittwoch? Ist heute wohl feiertag oder wie? |
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| Overseas |
| quote: | Originally posted by drizzt81
Party im U am Mittwoch? Ist heute wohl feiertag oder wie? |
so isses :D
meine Fresse war das geil, leer oder nicht. War mit Paul da, btw. |
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| Frode |
:eek: wow hört sich gut an!
Jetzt ärgere ich mich umso mehr dass ich wohl nicht zur R-I-L kann :whip: |
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| Overseas |
wieso das denn nun schon wieder???
Aber gräm Dich nciht zu sehr, so dermaßen wird er dort (wie schon letztes Jahr) nicht abgehen. Zum Ende des sets hin vllt, aber auch dann nciht so extrem wie gestern. hab kurz mit ihm über RiL gesprochen. |
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| Frode |
Abiball fängt unerwartet früh an :(
Die Säcke wollten den nich verschieben. :whip: |
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| Bloodflower |
| quote: | Originally posted by Overseas
Well, what can I say. Adam proved beyond any doubt why he is by far my favorite techno DJ. Some of you have seen Chris Liebing live and found it awesome, but Beyer just takes it to a completely different level. He has just so much more variety than Liebing, at times even introducing melody and Flächen (a German expression for synths, but encompassing a certain quality that isn't conveyed by just 'synths'). This was an absolutely brilliant set, Beyer at his ultimate best. I was in heaven (ask Metro about those text messages... ;)). The tracks he threw down were right to the core of my techno taste. The wizardry on the mixer unsurpassed. PvD last weekend was fantastic, but this is a different universe. Proof to the variety he his capable of, he closed his set with these two tracks, I just couldn't believe it: James Holden – A Break in the Clouds (original) followed by Underworld – Born Slippy (remix?) :eek::eek: You clearly don't expect these tracks in a hard techno set "sweden schranz" style, yet it was so well prepared and executed, it sounded like the logical thing to do. Fantastic. The encore was a brandnew track by Hendrik B., to be released as the next truesoul release, which sounded like the epitome of summer-Ibiza-beach-music. Wow. |
:crazy: :eyespop: :eyes:  :crazy: :crazy: :disbelief :eyespop:
nur einmal in meim leben :( BITTE! |
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| Felicity |
| quote: | | The encore was a brandnew track by Hendrik B., to be released as the next truesoul release, which sounded like the epitome of summer-Ibiza-beach-music. Wow. |
Henrik B - Logos [Truesoul-1206]
Andy ;)
Amazing Platte :) |
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| Overseas |
| ah, thanks für die ID :) Sehr gediegener track, indeed. |
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