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| tylerc |
| quote: | Originally posted by wolverine16
Good meeting everyone who I hadn't before. Between the unexpected cover band at HOB and the noise at Vision, I hope to talk to everyone next time. Due to somehow winding up with 5 drinks at once at Kazbar, I have no review of Ferry, other than remembering having fun until approximately 4 am, when I decided to walk home while crank calling people. Charley aka Tyler C was informed that his remix of BT - Force of Gravity was better than the version that Ferry played. Hope to see everyone out at the next show and we should really start planning a TA trip aboard the Magikal School Bus for Tiesto U.S.A. :) |
Haha, your voicemail made my night man. Good stuff.
That's actually Ferry's own remix of FoG that he plays. He's the only one in the world who has a legit copy of it that I know. |
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| D-Jam |
I dunno...I wasn't so bothered by Erik's set, I guess because I was more happy the people who came with me (non-clubbers) liked his music. I can also say that it's not that easy spinning on the system in Vision Sky. Believe me, despite those loud monitors, when you're being hit with that much sound in all directions...it gets hard to keep your mixes tight...hence why I'll never see any DJ, be it local opener or headliner doing long blends in the Sky.
Even me...I've been spinning for 12 years and I had trouble in that booth. Many more of the Spundae/Godskitchen openers and closers (I know most of them) also had trouble in that booth. It's just something that you have to be used to or try your best to work around. Guys like Ferry have been spinning in places like that on gigantic systems for long periods of time, so it's easier for them.
I also disagree with the idea that Erik K is the only decent trance DJ Chicago has to offer. There are plenty of talented trance DJs in Chicago, but they are not "connected" enough to get into the booth at Vision. That and most of these guys don't have the "following" that would attract promoters to book them. It sucks, but that's the scene for ya.
I liked Ferry's set. He was tight. I would have loved to hear "Purple Haze" by Mesh tho...guess you can't have it all. |
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| DJ RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by D-Jam
I dunno...I wasn't so bothered by Erik's set, I guess because I was more happy the people who came with me (non-clubbers) liked his music. I can also say that it's not that easy spinning on the system in Vision Sky. Believe me, despite those loud monitors, when you're being hit with that much sound in all directions...it gets hard to keep your mixes tight...hence why I'll never see any DJ, be it local opener or headliner doing long blends in the Sky.
Even me...I've been spinning for 12 years and I had trouble in that booth. Many more of the Spundae/Godskitchen openers and closers (I know most of them) also had trouble in that booth. It's just something that you have to be used to or try your best to work around. Guys like Ferry have been spinning in places like that on gigantic systems for long periods of time, so it's easier for them.
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Believe me, I understand what it's like to play on a difficult system, hell, even on Saturday night Chris was making fun of me for not being able to deal with a certain system this last spring...
However, I felt Erik K wasn't just making a few mistakes, his whole style was just not great, he made a lot of rookie mistakes that I'd like to think that people playing out in large clubs aren't going to consistently make... And I cannot stress enough how much he needs to work on his phrasing...
And as far as long mixes in the Sky, who have you seen there? Ferry was rocking some decent length mixes on Saturday, and I think guys like Holden, Halliwell, Gabriel & Dresden, etc. would disagree with the idea of having to do "short" mixes just due to the venue...
I agree that you have to work within the confines of the system you're on, and that's definitely a lesson I've learned the hard way... I think Erik K skipped that chapeter... And as for the other openers I've seen in Chicago, they've all smoked Erik K, hard core... Guys like Mili & Brian Bauchert (I don't think I spelled that right, I mean the dude who opened for Armin and absolutely KILLED before Armin) know how to play opening sets...
I'll add to that that it doesn't surprise me that you're "non-clubber" friends liked his music... Cheese goes with just about anything :D
As for the TA quote "clubbers," well, there were quite a few of us making the "Mini-Tiesto" jokes at Vision...
Oh well... Off to record my new promo that I'm going to drop every 5 minutes when I play out...
"You're listening to the sounds of Rob Turner ..."
:rolleyes:
...Note to Erik K: It's only cool if Pete Tong is saying it... and even then it's not cool... get over yourself...
Heh, I find with every post attempting to defend Erik K, I dislike his work more and more... |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RJT
Guys like Mili & Brian Bauchert (I don't think I spelled that right, I mean the dude who opened for Armin and absolutely KILLED before Armin) know how to play opening sets... |
Brian Boncher... and yea his opening set before Armin was just sick!
i was hoping Ferry would have dropped Purple Haze - Adrenaline... i'm so in love with that tune. |
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| Chicago29 |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
Brian Boncher... and yea his opening set before Armin was just sick!
i was hoping Ferry would have dropped Purple Haze - Adrenaline... i'm so in love with that tune. |
I caught one of Brian's CDs @ Armin--good stuff indeed.
As for Purple Haze - Adrenaline.....rocks the free world! Loved hearing it @ AvB. |
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