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fine article about Twilo sound system from 1999
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| 2techs |
| I used to think Sound Factory and Twilo were two different venues in NYC. Turns out it was rebranded into Twilo in the mid 90's. |
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| quote: | Originally posted by 2techs
I used to think Sound Factory and Twilo were two different venues in NYC. Turns out it was rebranded into Twilo in the mid 90's. |
kinda sorta...Twilo was originally SoundFactory on 27t St
SoundFactory where Jonathan Peters played was on 46th St...and that was rebranded into Pacha in 2005
Both SoundFactory venues were not in relation with each other |
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| SYSTEM-J |
I think the Sound Factory Matt's referring to will be the one where Junior Vasquez had his legendary residency in the early '90s. Even before the days of Twilo and Sasha & Digweed's residency, Brits were regularly making the flight across the Atlantic to experience the "best club in the world" when Vasquez was ruling the roost.
It's a good article this, but I must say I find the authorial voice quite amusing. Talking of "Mr Dash" and "Mr Smith" as if they're proprietors of a funeral care home when the conversation is all about vibes and "techno or trance music". |
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| 2techs |
Found this Sasha & Digweed interview and they talked about Twilo:
| quote: | John: Twilo still is the best club I've ever played in, because the sound system was unbelievable. You had this incredible, crystal clear sound that was really loud, but you could still have a conversation on the dance floor. So it didn't give you fatigue; you never came out of there with your ears ringing. It was just the purest, crystal clear sound you've ever heard.
Sasha: The first time we went up there we played a set that was probably way too musical. It became really apparent within the first couple of gigs what kind of music fitted that room and it was this kind of dark, pulsing, progressive techno.
John: I think a lot of people probably didn't expect our Twilo residency to work as well as it did, because the New York club scene was really dominated by the New York DJs like Junior Vasquez and Danny Tenaglia. It was a very New York based sound, and I think Sasha and myself brought in a European sound, but with a New York influence. And I think that's what made us kind of stand out a little bit. It attracted a whole new audience that were kinda like, well we like this music, but we want something maybe a little bit tougher with a slightly different feel.
Sasha: The stuff that really worked in there was stripped back a bit with really long mixes and immediately the sound of the room became apparent; a darker sound that we were really into. The sound system almost dictated the sound to us!
John: Everyone began to get there earlier and earlier each week to make sure they got in. And also, there was a door policy. So if you didn't look like you were there for the right reasons, you didn't get it in. And it wasn't in a snobby way, its not that kind of, oh you're not dressed right…they just wanted to make sure they got the right people in.
Sasha: Word of mouth began to build. This is in the days before social media. It was the trickle effect. And that's what just gave it the momentum where it got better and better and built and built. That's why we had a five-year residency there, because it just kept getting better and better. More people found out about it and more people came.
John: You'd have 4000 people in there going nuts, but they weren’t looking at us, and they weren't all on their phones, they were just on the dance floor. It was literally just based on great music, a great sound system, great lighting and New York. What can you say? At that time, it was the city that never sleeped. Now there's hardly a club in Manhattan. That's a sad reflection of where we are, almost 18 years after Twilo shut. |
https://www.redbull.com/au-en/sasha...gweed-interview |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| And there it is. The entire early 2000s "dark tribal prog" sound was spawned by one sound system. |
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| Midlothian |
Quite.
I wasn't expecting Sasha to use the P-word voluntarily. |
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