I skipped fest, but went to three daytime events: 1. Tied boat party with Doc Martin and Djulz 2. Resolute party @ Exodus with Dan Bell, Zip, and Sonja Moonear 3. Old Miami with Mathew Johnson, Derek Plaslaiko, and Magda
I had an amazing time and enjoyed all the music at these events, but seeing Zip and Sonja was the highlight of my weekend, besides reconnecting with friends; no surprise given how much I love Perlon! ;-) The crowds at all the events were solid, mature and there for the music. Old Miami has calmed down a bit from the past and was better than expected this year. ~David On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 2:05 PM Lori Polemenakos <girly...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >
