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Review: Christopher Lawrence @ Guv
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| SPANIARD |
I have alot of mixed reactions about the night, but unfortunately the bad over took the good. After arriving with hardcore trancer around 11:45, it seemed like all the attention would be in the drink/skybar in terms of traffic, but who really shows up at guv that early? I can really see how evident the effect of the Z103 crowd is, similar halloween vibe with many drunks and even more idiots.
By 1:40, CL came on after MO did a more than ok job of warming up. I wasn't really disappointed by his set, but it definetely could have used a tad bit of better flow. Some tracks that I noticed:
Nyquist-Ghostrider
Zen Mechanics-Off the grid
John 00 Fleming-Rasa Lila (Jay Selway Remix)
Alien Project-Deeper
Ekstastis Project-Stormy Weather
Ben Gold-Ten 4
He played for just over 2 hours... yeah that's right, just over two hours. Who the hell thinks of this ? It's not like he's an opening act for some other bigger name DJ, he's the headliner. I don't know what kind of circumstance there could have been for this but I find it very, very annoying have it turn out that way. 6.5/10... pretty disappointed.
On a side note, I just want to give a big thank you to the guvernment. You always manage to pack every room to the point that breathing is a privilege and are home to the worst soundsystem in the country. Congrats and good luck on the DJ Mag Best Club List as well as Tony Monaco's hair gel beach parties.
Cheers |
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| Shaya007 |
| he always spin s a 2-3 hrs set, I don't see the problem really?! |
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| SPANIARD |
| Like I said, if there was a circumstance that would prevent him from going longer, that's fine by me. I just think that having him there for only that amount of time is a waste. Does Mark Oliver REAAAAAAAAAAALLY need to take up that 1 or 1/half hours that could be going to CL? That's my point. |
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| jon jon |
I don't have a clue about last night, but 9/10 it's the DJ who wants xx certain amount of time. You'd be surprised to know that a lot of headliner DJ's don't like playing over 2 hours...
(again, I don't know if this is the case here) |
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| Invasionmix |
| Yeah I wanted to come out last night, but got pretty bad food poisoning :( |
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| legendary_waz |
| I couldnt get into CL's set at all...just not my cup of tea nowadays I guess. Once I ventured into the Gallery there was no turning back...amazing set by Deko-ze and then by Greg Gow. Loved hearing Danny Tenaglia's 'The Space Dance' on the Gallery sound system...awesome track. |
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| MikeyN |
for me, the set time wasn't really an issue, i agree it was short, and wish it went on longer, but for the time Chris was on...
HE LAYED DOWN A BANGER OF A SET!!!!
I could not stop moving !!! For me, Chris always brings something different to the table that other DJ's don't, he plays such a different, unique style. Plus, he has a great vibe behind the decks, and he's an awesome dude, since i got to chat with him for a couple minutes after his set. |
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| teufel-man |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
You'd be surprised to know that a lot of headliner DJ's don't like playing over 2 hours...
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Totally understandable! It would be tough to be on top of your game for an extended period of time; it would be physically/mental tiring, plus they would have a harder time picking good songs to play.
I would rather hear 4 DJs give it their all for 2 hours each rather than 1 dragging out an 8 hour set. However, there are a decent amount of DJs that can keep you interested for an extended period of time.
Although I do like listening to extended techno sets thats for sure, especially Chris Liebling sets at FW! |
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| electro88 |
| ahhhh he played Stormy Weather after I requested it! I also heard Sean Tyas & Talla 2XLC - Heart To Heart /endclublifeforawhile :crazy: |
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| MikeyN |
| p.s. to add to my review, mark's opening set was decent til he played that new god awful AvB track "going wrong", i wanted to stick a steel punch in my jugular when i heard that. |
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| hardcore trancer |
| How I wish Guv had a much better sound system,I moved around the club like 10 times to find the best spot,and everywhere I went there was something missing,the only place(sadly)that you can hear things with much better was the smoking patio. I hope the next mutli million renovation next time will include a brand new sound system with some proper tweaking. |
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| askme |
I must say MO played some of the best tunes he ever played imo. Minus Going wrong lol.. There was a point where he played like Rank 1 - And Then (super 8 remix), then I think he played 6am, then First State - Falling. AAnd couple other wicked tunes. The problem there was he played Going Wrong right in between..lol hate that track but funny the reaction it brings cause the whole club was loving it.. lol.. lots of stupid hype around that track.
The best tune for few of us was Rank 1 - And then (super 8 remix), first time since WMC hearing it live and heard TWICE from both MO and Chris Lawrence. I was disappointed that Chris Lawrence only played 2 hrs.. that sucked big time. But give MO thumbs up for openning set, that was some of the best I ever heard from him. The closing set by him was OK. All in all FUN night! |
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