All true but when I did see KMS in Europe (at Berghain in December 2008,
following an off-the-hook live set by Octave One), he stayed away from
the anthems and played deep and well.
Wish I could have the dilemma of the DEMF schedule, but I can't be
there this year. In a way I don't mind taking a break but the best part
of the festival is seeing all of you plus the rest of my extended Detroit
family...
fh
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>I've no doubt that Kevin Saunderson will show up to be on main stage
>for this, and who knows, maybe they've worked up something live-ish
>(or Live-ish perhaps) to perform, but I can't get that worked up about
>missing this.
>
>The last time I saw Saunderson at DEMF he played a pretty generic big
>room hands in the air set*, with a few cheesy prog-house tracks in the
>mix. I'm more of a small room, sweat on the walls kind of person, so
>it did nothing for me.
>
>Nothing would please me more than to hear afterwards "DUDE, It was
>AMAZING!" but my hopes aren't high.
>
>*this is a real problem, especially in Europe, where they still have
>big room events. There's a certain kind of least common denominator
>set that gets a big reaction from a large crowd of pilled-up punters.
>So the DJs that play out 2 or 3 times a week all the time tend to
>streamline their sets to What Always Works. And just as all cars
>optimized for drag coefficient will tend to look the same, all
>perfected Big Room DJ sets will look the same.
>
>That's fine if you want the biggest reaction from a big crowd, but
>it's generic and uninspiring to anyone who actually cares about the
>music. It means that Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath, Kevin Saunderson,
>Benny Benassi, Carl Cox, etc all sound the same.
>
>On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 10:53 AM, ja...@iridite.com <ja...@iridite.com> wrote:
>> Just to chime in - Inner City were billed to play here in Glasgow a
>> couple of months ago and a couple of people who's opinion I trust went
>> along and said it was.......more than a little dissapointing to be
>> generous about it.
>>
>> Just Paris Grey singing some of the parts of Inner City tracks over a
>> DAT (very 1990's!!!) and not even all the lead vocals either!! It's a
>> bit lame when there's only two people in a group and one of them
>> doesn't turn up :)
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 24 May 2010 15:28, darnistle <darnis...@cafe-ebola.com> wrote:
>>> Inner City's performance may be only so-so, but I would still like to hear
>>> them live. Given that their sound is from a different era, it will likely
>>> be a welcome stylistic change in music.
>>>
>>> Derrick May may play everywhere all the time, but he never plays near where
>>> I live so it would be silly to miss the opportunity to hear him again. He's
>>> always played well and interestingly when I've heard him so I see no reason
>>> to skip him altogether.
>>>
>>> That said, I love Hood to bits!!! Granted, I was truly disappointed with his
>>> amazingly lackluster set the last time he played the main stage at DEMF, but
>>> I can forgive him since I've heard him play enough times to know that he can
>>> send me into orbit in a way that very few DJs can, especially when he plays
>>> in smaller venues.
>>>
>>> The fact that he'll be playing "live" makes me super curious.
>>>
>>> Changes are opt for May and Hood and pop into Inner City occasionally
>>>
>>> I hate having to float from stage to stage, but sometimes it can't be
>>> helped.
>>>
>>> {}0+>|
>>>
>>> On 5/24/2010 10:03 AM, kent williams wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Well, to my mind it's a no brainer -- Inner City will be meh, Derrick
>>>> May plays everywhere all the time.
>>>>
>>>> Robert Hood is a monster, not to be missed. You know how every DJ
>>>> that plays banging minimal techno sounds the same? Robert Hood
>>>> doesn't. His sets are hard as nails, and always exciting.
>>>>
>>>> I've seen DJ Bone and T1000 be excellent playing hard and fast, but
>>>> Hood is unique.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 8:24 AM, darnistle<darnis...@cafe-ebola.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.movement.us/?p52
>>>>>
>>>>> Derrick May, Robert Hood and Inner City all at the same time!?!?
>>>>>
>>>>> Good gooly!! That puts me in a very difficult situation.
>>>>>
>>>
>>
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