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Ricardo Villalobos @ Metropolis - March 1st 2008 (pg. 16)
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| quote: | Originally posted by mastercongo
for me it was disapointing. im very very sure the end was much better but for me the live performance killed it. danddy jack was ok with the beats but when he started using that synth thing in every track it was just plain annoying. then ricardo started to play with dandy and it was i bit better just dandy did it again with that thing. i dont know if it was a synth or what.
the best time for me was the first hour ricardo played, it was sooooo good. with the latin acapellas, the sinnerman version was great. i left like at 4:15 knowing that i would miss a better dj set by ricardo after but i had no more mood for it.
next time i see him i will only go for dj set. from my point of view that danddy jack set had no flow, no progression and no direction.
but im glad some of you enjoyed.
btw julien now i understand why they only do the live act once a year. cause its terrible. and to think that it could have been a 6 hour ricardo set. |
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| Dj Nacht |
| It was a cool night but I agree with Mastercongo , Dandy Jack had no flow and was annoying with the same synth line. Whenever Ricardo would touch something things would get better but unfortunately Dandy Jack was playing with him. When I left things where really getting faster and a lot more techier but my legs where already finished. Going here also made me realise how much I hate big venues and why I never go to stuff like BEB. I prefer the smaller intimate vibe to these large rooms with no room on the dancefloor to dance. Im sticking to Clifford Browns events for the rest of the month! |
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| Passskal |
This party took a while to take off but it was a fun night. Personally I enjoyed Dandy & Ricardo. I agree though that Dandy abused the synth lol. I liked Ricardo's set, he's very talented, no doubt about that, and a unique style of mixing (loltease). Vincent lemieux did a great job closing the party.
He was on fire after that in a house in Outremont, spinning all day with Dandy. These guys are really cool. |
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| Seaofmusic |
| I was really excited for this event i dont think my expectations were way too high i just think ricardo did a little too many drugs and if you paid attention to him he was stubling around the stage dandy jack even helped ricardo bring in a song i believe just helping him slide his hands up his mixer dont know it seems like not that many people noticed half the time he wasnt even mixing and would disapear his first hour was amazing and then sorry to say i think he was too high to know what was going did anyone else notice this? specialy since he hasnt been in the continent for 2years wish i got quite a bit more for what i paid left around 6 though and apparently got better but i was just waiting for something for at least 1.5hrs |
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| Skipper |
I'm surprised at the negative reviews, I really enjoyed the music - the live stuff, the joint and solo DJ sets as well! I really liked getting there early and getting into the whole night slowly. I believe my coat check ticket # was 10. We had a few drinks and really liked the opening DJ.
Ricardo's set from 12-1 was super minimal but really groovy - perfect for me, as I had been at stereo the night before and wasn't really wanting to hear pounding music right away. By about 1, the dancefloor was waaaayyyy too packed - the elevated parts behind the dancefloor would have been great for people to spread out and dance on if the sound wasn't so bad! the delay in the back speaker stacks meant that there was this huge portion of downstairs that constantly sounded like a train wreck! No wonder people were all up front. I found even til 6am, there were so many people or maybe it felt like so many people because they were rude about pushing through or dancing without any consideration for those around them because they were so messed up.
I heard later on in the day that Ricardo went to stereo and then to someone's house, but after 2 nights out there's no way I could have done it, even if I was still in town. Who's house was it, a promoters?
Music: excellent, exactly what I wanted
People: great to see those I knew, but the rudeness of others was annoying
Sound: great in places, awful in others
Venue: perfect, except for those winding stairs - as evidenced by the pile of people who fell down them around 7am and landed in a heap at the bottom
Overall: 8/10, definitely worth $40 |
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| elFreak |
| quote: | Originally posted by Seaofmusic
I was really excited for this event i dont think my expectations were way too high i just think ricardo did a little too many drugs and if you paid attention to him he was stubling around the stage dandy jack even helped ricardo bring in a song i believe just helping him slide his hands up his mixer dont know it seems like not that many people noticed half the time he wasnt even mixing and would disapear his first hour was amazing and then sorry to say i think he was too high to know what was going did anyone else notice this? specialy since he hasnt been in the continent for 2years wish i got quite a bit more for what i paid left around 6 though and apparently got better but i was just waiting for something for at least 1.5hrs |
Ricardo likes to party, but since this image is something he is a bit known for, it has a few parts acting involved in it;). Its part of the aura of this dj, and some fans at other shows in the world actually expressed disapointment if he looked too sober. (people want sizzle not steak sometimes.) Don't look too much into it, it was most likely just Ricardo being Ricardo. Watching the dj is the last thing you should be doing at a party. |
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| brancatella |
| quote: | Originally posted by mastercongo
for me it was disapointing. im very very sure the end was much better but for me the live performance killed it. danddy jack was ok with the beats but when he started using that synth thing in every track it was just plain annoying. then ricardo started to play with dandy and it was i bit better just dandy did it again with that thing. i dont know if it was a synth or what.
the best time for me was the first hour ricardo played, it was sooooo good. with the latin acapellas, the sinnerman version was great. i left like at 4:15 knowing that i would miss a better dj set by ricardo after but i had no more mood for it.
next time i see him i will only go for dj set. from my point of view that danddy jack set had no flow, no progression and no direction.
but im glad some of you enjoyed.
btw julien now i understand why they only do the live act once a year. cause its terrible. and to think that it could have been a 6 hour ricardo set. |
i agree with everything you wrote, at one point during ric y martin there was no bass for what seemed like 20 minutes. that synth's pitch kept higher and higher and then i just couldnt take it anymore, i grabbed my hoodie and went outside to find coffee and smoke a j. when i went back in, ricardo dropped "enfants" and i stayed for his set and maybe 20 minutes of vincent lemieux and then left exhausted. was happy to hear inner city - good life (carl craig remix), that brought goosebumps up my spine forsure.
as for right when we came in, the music was so on point of what i was expecting to hear, it was perfect. i just wish he played the whole night instead of the live act, it was really unbearable. |
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
people because they were rude about pushing through or dancing without any consideration for those around them because they were so messed up.
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i think they were really messed up, that guy with a big beard kept banging his arms on my heads, the look in his eyes = messed up. Didn't bother giving him .:rolleyes: |
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| mtl_au |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
Ricardo likes to party, but since this image is something he is a bit known for, it has a few parts acting involved in it;). Its part of the aura of this dj, and some fans at other shows in the world actually expressed disapointment if he looked too sober. (people want sizzle not steak sometimes.) Don't look too much into it, it was most likely just Ricardo being Ricardo. Watching the dj is the last thing you should be doing at a party. |
So I agree,watching the dj is the very last thing you should be doing at a party. Listening to the music and enjoying it with friends is THE thing. |
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| patpicos |
my review posted on TOTA:
Crazy weekend.
Day 1:
Drove to TO on friday afternoon to catch the Coach bus.....took me 2.5 hours to reach TO from Niagara and almost missed my bus. The bus ride sucked. The highway was not plowed at all, gridlock traffic.. 10.5 hours later, I was in MTL....just in time to hit stereo.
Got to stereo at 4ish and Jeff Fontaine was playing some nice tunes. Really enjoyed the saxophone player with him, was a nice touch. Stereo was dead, 1/4 full and stayed like that all night. And it thinned out quickly.
Lee came on at 430 or so. From reading the TO thread, I was hoping for a sick set...which didn't happen. Most of the tracks where slow or had not much for pple wanting to dance. There were too many moments where the crowd was standing up waiting for something to happen. Lee had a few peaks during his sets, but they only last 3 tracks at most. I enjoyed the techish tracks he dropped, but there werent enough of em..
I ended up leaving at 730.
Day 2:
After little sleep, I was able to meet a friend who I havent seen in years and got to see my high school sweetheart whom Im still very close to, so it was a bonus for my weekend.
After walking close to the Bell Center....I really wanted to grabs tickets to the hockey game being a Habs fan...but decided against cuz I had too much going already during the wkend.
Met up with Gera, Vince, Jenn, and Cribs at the hotel. Was nice to meet Gera for the first time. Got to see a bit of Veronica and Julio
The quest to find a restaurant was a pain when cabs dont take 5 pple! We ended up in some greek restaurant that ended up being mediocre (at least for me)!
We got to Metropolis around 11:45 and got right in. That was kinda nice not having to wait. I was very surprised that there were no security checks nor ID'ing. This lead to a crowd filled with in underage kids
The first DJ was pretty good and lining up well for Ricardo to take the decks. Ricardo started very minimal for his first hour. Made the QC girls move their sweet bodies By the end of the first hour, the floor was packed and the crowd was getting pushy and on my nerves (partly because of the bunch of kids). Dandy Jack came on and the first 45 mins were banging and got the crowd going. At first, I enjoyed the synth/keyboard thingy he was using, but after an hour, it got repetitive and almost annoying. It was pretty ear piercing!
After 2 am, the sounds was pretty loud, yet crisp (in the areas I was in). The balcony was nice, like the 2nd level at sasha n digweed.
The venue was pretty cool. Lighting wasnt too bad. A bit too bright imo. I like it dark n dirty. Mind you the lights behind the DJ's were cool. The video imagery was pretty cool too.
Unfortunately, because of my lack of sleep and headache, I ended up packing at 430ish. Then I found myself in a chaotic downtown MTL because of the Nuit Blanche, it was impossible to find a cab! I wish I had skipped Lee Burridge@stereo and be more energized to enjoy Ricardo more.
Glad to meet Malek, Collin and Sarah.
Music: 8/10
Crowd: 5/10
Sound: 8/10
Day 3:
The bus trip home......was fun and filled with drama lol |
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| brancatella |
| was there any recording of the night? |
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| Cribby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
I'm surprised at the negative reviews, I really enjoyed the music - the live stuff, the joint and solo DJ sets as well! |
I'm not surprised at all. Most people aren't able to comprehend that kind of sound. It's not for everyone. I thought it was excellent, and moreso, artistic. The place was 1/4 full at the very end. That speaks for itself.
Toronto LOVED Ricardo. :) |
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