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Party Review PvD @ CP, Fri Aug 18th and Sat Aug 19th (pg. 18)
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| dxsire |
| likin the show so far man. is it live or does it get submitted and then played? |
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| emc^2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by dxsire
generic and dull tracklist i thought. i take back that maybe you haven't seen anything good, but it just wasn't well done. it stopped midway into it, that basically ruins the time for me in the first place. i split to the outside after that, because the people partying outside were more into it. people weren't really dancing inside... it seemed like alot of people that have never really been to an event before.
i heard more people asking if pvd was any good than anything about how good he is. i went with about 15 people who have been going to events for years, and everybody agreed that the event wasn't good. he didn't play a single track that actually excited anybody, except for 4strings. i think he dropped royksopp - what else is there. in there too if i remember, and that's a pretty dope track, but didn't mesh with the rest of the stuff he played. i couldn't dance to any of it really...
i'm not trying to offend anybody, just give an honest opinion, and hopefully next year will be better so the people that read all these positive reviews and get excited will have something to be excited about. |
well said. I don't understand why we have to get into arguments over tastes. I like PvDs sets but don't think that I will be paying to see him anytime soon, like I said earlier. You enjoy it - great.
PvD used to be intoxicating like a drug. Now you have to take drugs to dig what he's doing. Sorry. |
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| DJ TRACE |
PvD used to be intoxicating like a drug. Now you have to take drugs to dig what he's doing. Sorry. [/QUOTE]
Amen :p |
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| DJ TRACE |
| quote: | Originally posted by dxsire
likin the show so far man. is it live or does it get submitted and then played? |
Submitted and played , Im gonna do a live set soon ! :D |
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| Master Kush |
About a group of 10 ppl came down from Ottawa to see PvD (cause he doesnt come up here) as well as to check out NYC (the first time for most of us). NYC is an amazing city to visit. It has an endless amount of things to do.
First off, I stopped listening to trance a few years ago, and even then, I wasn't really into PvD. But I'm still always open to seeing some of the bigger DJs (none of us have ever seen him prior to this). And our group regularily parties in Montreal, so I'd say that our standards are pretty high.
The venue itself was solid. Great lighting and effects, but the sound was subpar IMO (no speakers in the back?). I found the drummer to be a nice touch. I give props to him cause it must take a lot of talent to keep up with tracks that fast, which he (most likely) didnt know. The bathroom situation was aweful however, as was the beer. I have to say that i was impressed by the crowd, they seemed very lively. I was a little worried at the beginning cause the crowd was dead when he came on. But i relate this to the fact that there was no warm up Dj (which is brutal, especially for a 4 hour set).
Now, as for PvD... he was good. He was very into it for one thing, unlike what I've 'heard'. And he does indeed have good technical skills. However, like many ppl have said, he was a bit all over the place. But i really cant blame him cause he had to keep everyone into it at an outdoor party (if he played too much trance in succession, I would get bored as would many). I also didnt like how he sometimes lowered the volume at certain parts of tracks in order to weakly build up the crowd. I also have to agree with not liking the constant quick mixing. It's ok to do here and there just to mix things up for a change, but not to do it for 3-4 tracks in a row.
Overall, I had a good time. And this is in light of me not listening to or particularily liking trance these days (I'm a tech-house fan btw). And in the end, that's all that matters. Having a good time is the reason why I come to these parties... |
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| dxsire |
tech house is fun. all kinds of music are fun, but somehow pvd couldnt manage to make me see it through his set.
and yes new york city is an amazing place, hope you had a great time just looking at everything! |
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| sandstorm03 |
| quote: | Originally posted by dxsire
tech house is fun. all kinds of music are fun, but somehow pvd couldnt manage to make me see it through his set.
and yes new york city is an amazing place, hope you had a great time just looking at everything! |
who plays tech house? |
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| SebG |
| Oh yeah, i liked the harder stuff that he dropped. |
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| Dirichlet |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ TRACE
Haaaa when his Laptop crashed I started laughin this guy next to me was like Go back to records lolz so True :p |
There's a good chance that was me :D |
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| Enervate |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dirichlet
There's a good chance that was me :D |
i was the guy yelling go back to vinyl |
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| cl005k |
| Ok...got back from NYC Monday evening. Went to both events and I enjoyed Friday night a lot better than Saturday's. Lights were crazzzzy. :crazy: I thought PVD's track selection was a lot better than last year's. It was good meeting a lot of TA's that I haven't met before. Umm....can't think anymore. I'm tired, at work and still recovering. These two nights in a row events are too much to handle for me. I think I'm getting too old. |
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| ProggieGuy |
| quote: | Originally posted by dxsire
HIS DIED SATURDAY IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SET. that's just terrible. I can't believe it, must be embarrassing. Or maybe he doesn't give a . Every time I've seen PVD it seems like he doesnt give a anyways. its a paycheck.
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how can you possibly blame him for that? you think hes the one hooking up the equipment? you sir, are an idiot. |
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