Agreed, the only afterparty I went to was the Ellum showcase at Populux on Saturday (hey, I'm 44 now and had a lung infection and was on antibiotics the whole week prior) but it was a treat to see the crowd there waking up to and suddenly "getting" the utterly flawless MAARS and Convextion sets. Maceo Plex was the draw, but his wife Christine's DJ set was PURE FIRE.
You can see more of her skills here in the Odd Parents Boiler Room set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYPVt8Ze9Rw Gerard, not sure if you're on 313 list anymore... but I'm glad you finally got to play a live PA set to some locals and out-of-towners, even though you weren't booked at Movement proper. ;) I saw a lot of geezers and very familiar faces; met lots of people who were talented, humble and nice; I'd say the ratio of dudebros and kandi kids was around 18%-20% tops this year, about 30% gravers, and the rest of us were the truly dedicated heads that come every year that's possible/live within driving distance. This year marks the second time in 7 or 8 festivals where I saw someone get into a fight. Glad to see that violence still isn't a thing, no matter how large the crowd/abundant the intoxicants/etc. Kyle Geiger's set was totally unexpected and one of my favorite highlights of this year. I'd call him Rob Hood lite, but I mean that 100% as a compliment in case anyone tries to misinterpret otherwise. The Stone Owl guys were great as well, also didn't expect that kind of set mid-afternoon and was happy to see a live bassist on the main stage. I caught some of Matthew Dear, but I've seen him so many times that once I determined he was going to play exactly as expected, I booked it to the Underground stage. Get Real: Green Velvet and Claude Von Stroke body-metronoming in perfect rhythm was utterly adorable, and I thought their set was a great mix of electrofunk, tech house and classic electro tracks. Guys if you're reading this, sorry but you were head-nodding and bobbing in perfect harmony -- fun to watch AND hear! Too bad they stacked some of the best performers in competing timeslots on closing out Monday.... was great to catch some of Modeselektor and I loved Chris Liebling's set but totally missed Kevin Saunderson, Guy Gerber, Danny Tenaglia and Nina Kraviz. boo :( Magda's set was great as always; Heidi closed out her set with some Prince tracks, but every time she turned down the music and clapped for people to sing along, nobody did. Gurl. You didn't read your audience right... at all. Still love her though! Lastly, as a huge fan of Big Freedia, it was gratifying to see her perform directly after DJ Godfather. I think a lot of people wouldn't say she "fit in" with the festival's format, and I could've done without some of her covers in the middle of her set, but she always brings it like it's her last performance on Earth. She never fails to put on a good show, and by the time her set was over, everyone's booties were definitely shaking! Also, getting to hug and take a photo with Juan Atkins was fun. I managed not to totally go full mental in front of him for the second time meeting him and gushing a little, so yay for my ability to show a tiny amount of restraint. xo Lori On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Arturo Lopez <arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Had a great time this year, although I seem to have missed quite a few > people over a few days I'd have liked to hang out with/listened to! > > TV Lounge for the Smartbar takeover Friday, Tresor 25th on Saturday and > "Club Toilet" which was a sweaty dirty fun mess, and a bit of IT > shenanigans on Sunday leading into Industry Brunch. > > Music was great all around, and perhaps my just getting older but it > seemed the afterparty crowds at the events I was at mostly seemed a great > group, and I interestingly saw people keeping cell phone nonsense to a > minimum (which I always find annoying, seeing 100 lit up screens in a > darkened space). > > A lot of people put in long work to prepare and decorate spaces and it > showed, especially the IT space at Tangent Gallery. > > -Arturo > > > > >
