Bal en Blanc 2012 review
could wait til tomorrow but meh..I'll post it now.
First half of BeB was lame, Angello and Armin on at same time was torture lol so I just hung out on concourse waiting for Markus Schulz.
Wow, what a set, very techy minimal tracks and then uplifting towards last hour to transition for Corsten. Armin was fluff, breakdowns, etc but Markus set the tone for the night with a set that cemented why he is tailor made for these kinds of parties. Tons of attitude, very hard, very tech, very dark, some nice FXs, nice samples. The party officially started once he hit the decks at 5AM.
Tenaglia had issues mixing but man, he would take you into that dirty, dark, sexually raw pit and then take you on a funky melodic, ass shaking disco-laced shift. All the influences were on display, some dirty, sikkkk acid house, some tribal, some techno, some tech minimal, some old popular vocals, but it all flowed as he had that consistent chuggy bassline throughout that defines these parties. Third time is a charm as his other two sets were forgettable for me.
Sooo much talent there that even during his set the floor looked pretty hetero and, in a rarity for edm, full of hot chix. Younger and predominately straighter crowd than your typical main/house room.
Got my ticket for $120, discounted, and I felt the party was worth that, imo. Good points were the great stage set up on both floors, excellent cooling ventilation, fast entry points this year (personal record 30 mins, arriving at 1215am on a reg ticket..and others I talked to were getting in within 45 mins max later in the night), great crowd and great music during the dirty hours. BeB was very packed but I think many showed up a bit later than in previous recent years.
BeB kept the essence of Montreal during the late hours.. you guys used Armin and Angello to move tickets but kept the BeB character very much alive later in the night. And I think a lot of n00bs who came for those djs were taken to the next level and probably loved it. DJs like Markus and Danny help to sell your brand, to imprint it, so mission accomplished!
But in typical Spin Laden fashion I had to find some negatives as the lineups for booze were a mess, very long waits. And the bathrooms could have desperately used an attendant to periodically clean them up. They became cesspools only just hours into the night.
Sound was fair close to the stage but the quality areas were limited.
Great seeing Marcus, Malek and Seany. Thank you again Marcus and guys, we'll have to do drinks when it's not so chaotic of a night for you all.
I got to do much of the night solo, meandering with the three different crews I met up with here and there but a chunk of it was on my own and I gotta say that at these Montreal massives you're never really alone
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quote: | Originally posted by Ravemontreal
Once I took a piss in front of everybody at Stereo. Put the garbage under the mixer, and did it right there while people were dancing and screaming. people thought I was playing with the mixer but I was playing with my zizi. |
quote: | Originally posted by Enjoy
a classic from the aria days:
me: are you on TA?
girl: uhhhh... im on speed
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Last edited by Spin Laden on Apr-11-2012 at 00:03
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