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[Review] DT @ Pacha
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| DJ A.K |
Whew... wasn't planning on coming out of hibernation just yet, but I was barhopping down on St. Mark's w/ a friend and he insisted we go to Pacha as soon as he heard there was to be a Halloween party. So at about midnight we hit the club and start rocking out immediately. I've never seen DT in my life (I've always missed his frequent NYC parties for one reason or another), and I was impressed by his style. Though I'm certain most of you are very familiar with Tenaglia's DJ booth antics and thus I'm preaching to the choir, but I was really impressed by his showmanship. He had two high-powered reflector lights and a mirror, and he used these to add nicely to the effects (interestingly enough, I didn't actually see an effects guy up there, so maybe DT was running the whole show). And I'm sorry, but his discoball reflector pants were quite possibly the coolest pants that I have ever seen. There was even a point in the night when he climbed up onto the edge of the booth over the audience and was shining the hand held lights on the pants, the effect of which was a brilliant nimbus of light that flooded the audience.
Right, on to the music. What I heard of the set (I left around 4:30 b/c I had a bunch of to do today) was absolutely perfect for Halloween. Lots of dark and dirty beats with distorted voice-overs saying some creepy ass . DT even picked up a microphone a couple of times and did his own vocals (even creepier distortions on that) that rumbled over the dancefloor. He also played a few upbeat party tracks (especially at the beginning) that melded nicely into the darker stuff. I've heard a great many people slam DJs for playing songs from different subgenres right next to eachother, but Danny did it really well. The funkier beats fit smoothly with the darker tribal, something that captures the feel of Halloween (it's dark and creepy, but it's really a party holiday once you get down to it).
Overall: A long night of tribal was never my thing, but I had a lot of fun last night. The beat got so dark and techy at times that I was gritting my teeth while dancing, and that's a good indicator of a good party (a physical response to the mental stimulation of the music).
So I just listened to one of Jason's main sets from down in Argentina, and I'm getting pumped for Friday @ Pacha. Hope to see some of you guys there (I'm afraid I couldn't find any TAs on the floor last night, and I didn't get into VIP :( to check there). |
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| AY STAR |
werd ill add to this
i got there around midnight packed packed line
most packed line i seen at pacha i was waiting for 30min to get in
once i got in it was packed out crowd
lots of people in costumes
danny was playing some real banging from the get go
as you said a.k some real dark tribal and a few straight up pumpin house tracks
he was fukin with the voice efx on his mic and just sayin some crazy over tracks lol
he is deff not there mentally when he spins fukin guy was puttin on the phantom of the opera mask then an alligator mask lol
and was just having a ball
the crowd was ehh more gweedos then usual but they showed respect when i was dancein in the circle and stuff they didnt be meatheads
around 3:45 till when i left at 5 he was droppin some serious and i mean serious tech house and techno had me moving
only 2 tracks i remember was this track with lula singing "iam inside the speaker"
and he teased the out of kings of tomarrow-finally, but he just played the baseline and the kick not the vocal really
at 5 i was having such a good time but between all the people and me wearin a heavy costume i was dying
overall it was a madd fun night
one of the best bday gifts i could get
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