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Review: Ultra Spin 5 - Push, Marco V, Astral Projection, Dave Ralph & Mark Oliver (pg. 6)
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| DigiNut |
Nice to see we're getting a healthy dose of the usual TA complain-fest.
I'll admit that Astral Projection seemed a little sketchy. And I didn't really get how what they did constituted a Live PA, but since I had assumed from the beginning that it was just a set and didn't find out until yesterday that it was going to be a PA anyway, it didn't really bother me. I'm not sure what the deal was with the keyboards - I kind of got the feeling they were having some technical difficulties up there? It looked like there were problems while they were hooking up. Or maybe they just didn't come prepared.
But you know, their set was pretty damn good as psytrance sets go, PA or no PA. And as for them drinking and one member picking up a girl, give me a ING break! Tiesto's done far worse and people have cheered him on for it! Anyway, how the hell would anyone know if she had a boyfriend (lots of girls just come with "friends"), and even if she did, how does that reflect poorly on anyone but the girl herself? Holy boys, I know some of you don't realize this but it's called having a good time!
The champagne squirting, which as far as I know happened only once, I thought was pretty damn funny and a lot of the die-hard Astral fans at the front did too by virtue of the big smiles on their faces. Anyway, I saw Sarah getting into it as well as some other girl in blue (or maybe white, who the hell knows) who was hanging around with a lot of TAs, so it's nice to see that at least SOME people know how to have a good time. :)
For christ's sake - you bitch and moan all the time about DJs not interacting enough with the crowd, and when they do interact, you bitch and moan even more. These people aren't black-tie professional musicians, they're there to make a party happen. And while I wasn't too crazy about the way they interfered with the other DJ sets, I think you guys are just going ape over peanuts when it comes to the other stuff. As Special K said - they seem like fun guys to party with. :p
Having said that, even though AP was my reason for going, Marco V was definitely the highlight of the night. This wasn't the first time I've seen him but it was the first time I've seen him kick it hard in the real Marco V style I know. Ruthless, but not stupid - pounding, but not overpowering the real music behind the beats. This is what I call the true meaning of tech trance, and I sincerely hope he returns to Toronto very soon because I could never get tired of sets like that.
I wasn't feeling MIKE's set too much but I blame that on his timeslot. It's just too hard to get into uplifting trance after merciless tech trance and goa. I think only a techno set would have gotten me dancing again at that point in the night. Although, for those people who did *not* get into AP's set too much, it was probably a lot easier to get into MIKE's after the "break". Everybody's got to find their own groove I suppose, personally mine ended at about 5:15 am when I was getting sore and passing what remained of my energy drinks into the great Kool Haus Plumbing System.
Still I'd have to name this one of the highlights of this summer. I'm glad I didn't miss it.
P.S. Thanks to Chinaman for helping out with the entrance. :) |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by redrum
i liked astrals set, but when i was on the side of the dj booth getting them to sign the flyer i realized how wasted they were.. im pretty sure they wrote 'we love you" "astral projection" on there, and some other stuff, but its pretty illegible lol. they were so drunk that they actually forgot that they had signed my flyer and then signed it again on the back, even messier.
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Alright well first of all they wrote a lot of in hebrew...and I speak hebrew and read it flewently and I can't make out what they wrote at all...:haha: :stongue: They must have REALLY been wasted...when I finish de-cyphering this i'll let you know...you have a larger version of this??? :haha: |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by TRANCEEEE
yeah all the isrealis supporting what looked like isreal their country rather than appreciating the music !! |
That's uncalled for. I've seen exactly the same bull from every other ethnic group when a DJ from their country comes over. Who are you to say that because they support their country they don't also support the DJ(s) and enjoy the music? Honestly, I thought they were obnoxious and they pissed me off several times, but far be it from me to say they weren't enjoying the show AP put on. |
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| TRANCEEEE |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
That's uncalled for. I've seen exactly the same bull from every other ethnic group when a DJ from their country comes over. Who are you to say that because they support their country they don't also support the DJ(s) and enjoy the music? Honestly, I thought they were obnoxious and they pissed me off several times, but far be it from me to say they weren't enjoying the show AP put on. |
am not bashing it man ,,, am saying it makes it uncomfortable for others ,,, we're there for the music n thats all ... |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by TRANCEEEE
am not bashing it man ,,, am saying it makes it uncomfortable for others ,,, we're there for the music n thats all ... |
It's not like there's no Dutch flags during Tiesto or Ferry, or German flags during PVD...although sometimes it's a bit excessive, it's really no big deal... :) |
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| redrum |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
Alright well first of all they wrote a lot of in hebrew...and I speak hebrew and read it flewently and I can't make out what they wrote at all...:haha: :stongue: They must have REALLY been wasted...when I finish de-cyphering this i'll let you know...you have a larger version of this??? :haha: |
yea i knew that the bottom part was hebrew, since i dont know how to read hebrew i wasnt sure if that was legible or not, but the top in english certainly wasnt... i would love to know what it says if you can figure it out... but if its as legible as the english they wrote, then good luck ;)
heres a link to the full size pic, i wont image it here cause it would make a mess of this page:
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btw for those that i met, my name is brett, i really suck at remembering names, especially from a loud club being there all nite, so id like to know who you all are :) |
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| redrum |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
That's uncalled for. I've seen exactly the same bull from every other ethnic group when a DJ from their country comes over. Who are you to say that because they support their country they don't also support the DJ(s) and enjoy the music? Honestly, I thought they were obnoxious and they pissed me off several times, but far be it from me to say they weren't enjoying the show AP put on. |
i think its just a common thing everywhere, especially if its from a smaller town/city/county, people feel like they have a connection with someone from their home place, especially if that place is more... for the lack of a better word unique.. like people in the US who are from texas seem to automatically be friends, just cause their from the same state :conf:
whether they were there for the music or the country isnt my place to say, and im sure depends on the person.
dont mind my double posting i havent had a chance to sleep yet :eek: |
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| konsl |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
[COLOR=#99CCEE]Nice to see we're getting a healthy dose of the usual TA complain-fest.
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I totally disagree -- TAs are the ones who usually praise the DJ for even the tiest of sets *cough* tiesto *cough* paul van dyk
Those were the two worst sets I've heard and the most unconfortable party environments (way beyond capacity with people constantly cutitng through the crowd and bumping into you)
I think it's good that we finally realize how ty a "Live PA" was for once (AP). |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by konsl
I totally disagree -- TAs are the ones who usually praise the DJ for even the tiest of sets *cough* tiesto *cough* paul van dyk
Those were the two worst sets I've heard and the most unconfortable party environments (way beyond capacity with people constantly cutitng through the crowd and bumping into you)
I think it's good that we finally realize how ty a "Live PA" was for once (AP). |
Where the hell were you that night? Two weeks before at Sasha in the Guv was uncomfortable - yesterday night at the Koolhaus was not only under capacity but actually quite roomy, I'd say. I hardly had a single person bump into me that night and believe me, I'm *very quick* to anger when that kind of thing happens too much.
AP's performance was lacking but exactly what was wrong with their set? And no offense, but just exactly who on TA do you know so well to be able to make general assessments of how we act? Have you even met a single one of us?
Actually now that I just noticed this comment from you:
| quote: | | Most people at the front were going insane simply due to the fact that they were jewish; deep down inside I bet they didn't even like the music either -- I mean, how can you? |
I realize what this is all about. Pathetic - it's fine if you didn't like their set, but for future reference, try to keep your attitude in check when it comes to the "other" issues. |
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| Eugfest |
first off, for all you tight asses who get pissed because astral were drinking, you guys are losers! durafei, stop beating around the bush and explain to us all, in words we can understand what exactly they did that was "unforgivable". as far as i can remember (and i didnt have a drop of alcohol in my system), their set was great, and the drinking made it all more enjoyable, and felt like they were tripping along with us. durafei, i have a few coffee shops you can check out where drinking is completely prohibited, for example i hear the second cup on church and college is quite fine. i hear fridays are good. in addition, for all of yous who dont have the guts to describe whatever it is you want to, astral projection have provided us with a perfect example of israeli party culture, hense, the reason eilat, israel is tiesto's favorite place to dj. people like durafei is one of the reasons djs dont come to toronto more often.
and now for the mike review...
mike is the devine representative of music on earth. sunrise at palamos, holy crap... live another life, holy ... strange world, HOLY ... those were my exact thoughts. marco v also laid down the proper and reved up the crowd.
ps. durafei, consider changing your name :whip: |
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| konsl |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Where the hell were you that night? Two weeks before at Sasha in the Guv was uncomfortable - yesterday night at the Koolhaus was not only under capacity but actually quite roomy, I'd say. I hardly had a single person bump into me that night and believe me, I'm *very quick* to anger when that kind of thing happens too much. |
yeaaa, so you clearly didn't read what I said or simply didn't understand. Lets try again -- I was saying that Tiesto and PVD were packed. |
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| Tordan |
| quote: | Originally posted by konsl
Most people at the front were going insane simply due to the fact that they were jewish; deep down inside I bet they didn't even like the music either -- I mean, how can you? |
What exactly are you trying to say?? You're not making any sense at all. "-- I mean, how can you?", so you don't like psy trance, that doesn't mean others don't like it. |
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