> > Sam - you heard HMC DJ? One of the few seamless DJs that rocks my world. > > ;) > > > > bg
yep saw him play a 6 hour set, it was so good i got a nose bleed. Infact i'm moving to Adelaide today (not for HMC;^) On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 20:33:47 +1100, "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I agree. I enjoyed both gigs. I was surprised by some of the criticism of > the Home gig but c'est la vie. I still think it was a brave move on the > part > of Home to book Derrick May and not Paul Oakenfold and props to them for > that. > People can say it was fatigue but Mayday is apparently immune to that. He > was tired at the Movement party in Detroit and that was well..... you ask > anyone who was there. He has the energy of a 12 year old kid. > Honkytonks can hold about 300. > The best techno gig I saw in Syd of late was Mr Saunderson at Chinese > Laundry, that had really good energy and was a fun night. > There were some great people at Home too. I just think in Sydney there is > less of a techno scene overall and everyone is in agreement over that. > It's > warm much of the time and people go out more. There are fewer venues. The > authorities are harder on licensing. That's not a diss... > > > We're talking about a venue in Sydney which has multiple levels with DJs > > playing different sounds - over 2000 punters it can hold. What can Honkys > > hold - a few hundred? > > > > It's always going to be a different dynamic with such a difference in > > venues types. Derrick was good in Sydney, and his level of 'good' usurps > > most DJs, however maybe he just didn't feel the electricity in Sydney. > > > > Here's my review on the night - > > http://www.inthemix.com.au/p/np/viewnews.php?id=13137 > > > > As for home, we arrived maybe 45 mins before his set and left 20 mins > > after. Danced near the front buried with friends, and tried to ignore the > > surroundings. > > > > Sure it was hard to handle the few idiots around the place, but hey... > > you've got to take the good with the bad. > > > > Sam - you heard HMC DJ? One of the few seamless DJs that rocks my world. > > ;) > > > > bg > > > > > > > > On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 09:40:34 +1100, "Cyclone Wehner" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >> It was ace last night. Difference of opinion maybe! > >> > >> ---------- > >> >From: "Sam K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >To: "list" <313@hyperreal.org> > >> >Subject: Re: (313) Derrick May Melbourne > >> >Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 5:18 PM > >> > > >> > >> > I hate seamless mixing, I guess i am comparing it to when he played in > >> > canberra last year and was cutting it up all night on three decks. I > >> > found the music alot more exciting than the stuff he was playin this > >> > time. I was really getting into parts on saturday but it just seamed to > >> > stop and start to much. last time i heard him it had much more of a > >> > exciting, adventurous and complete feeling. > >> > > >> > anyways;^) > >> > > >> > Sam > >> > > >> > On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 15:47:12 +1100, "Cyclone Wehner" > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >> >> I read some similiar things on www.inthemix.com.au (Syd forum) and some > >> >> conflicting things. > >> >> A few people said he was tired, I have no idea why. He was very > >> >> energetic > >> >> and dripping sweat, he flew in from Singapore just before. He wanted the > >> >> sound up, maybe that had some influence on the night. > >> >> He's not from the seamless mixing skool, I loved the effects, and loved > >> >> the > >> >> flow, but that's me, I really dislike seamless mixing and mono sets, > >> >> it's > >> >> the excitement that appeals to me. It was trademark Mayday. > >> >> But Melbourne is his city, so we'll see. > >> >> I don't think the crowd in Sydney got it. > >> >> Brave move on the part of Home, they could have easily got someone > >> >> commercial like Bob Sinclar! ;) > >> >> > >> >> ---------- > >> >> >From: "Sam K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> >To: "list" <313@hyperreal.org> > >> >> >Subject: Re: (313) Derrick May Melbourne > >> >> >Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 3:41 PM > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > Hmm...i would be very interested in how melbourne goes because i > >> >> > didn't > >> >> > enjoy him in sydney. He over used the effects and never kept a flow. > >> >> > Also i thought the standard of tunes was way down he seemed to be > playing > >> >> > alot of euro filler. He played star dancer but then pressed the power > >> >> > button and played(i think) some bushwaker and layo track. I went up > close > >> >> > one time and behind his standard dj "look like i'm lovin it" he looked > >> >> > like he wanted to fall asleep. > >> >> > > >> >> > anyways please inform me after tonight. > >> >> > > >> >> > Sam > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 14:15:06 +1100, "ed612313" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> > said: > >> >> >> i thought it was his only gig in aust also?????? > >> >> >> home was painful > >> >> >> anyway > >> >> >> looking 4ward to deepspace this sat > >> >> >> ed > >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> >> From: "Southern Outpost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> >> To: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313 Detroit" > >> >> >> <313@hyperreal.org> > >> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:27 AM > >> >> >> Subject: Re: (313) Derrick May Melbourne > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I thought his Sydney gig at Home nightclub was an Australian > >> exclusive??? > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > If I had known that he was going to play Melb @ Honky Tonks, I > >> >> >> > would > >> >> >> > have spent my money going to Melbourne rather than enduring Home > >> >> >> > and > >> >> >> > it's regular patrons. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Oh well. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Have a good one! > >> >> >> > Patrick. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > At 12:05 AM +1100 3/12/03, Cyclone Wehner wrote: > >> >> >> > >Derrick May is playing an intimate gig at Honkytonks in Melbourne > >> >> >> tomorrow > >> >> >> > >night (Wednesday) so if you're in the vicinity y'all should come > down! > >> >> >> > >The support is Ben Cromack, who is an international star in the > >> >> >> > >make > >> and > >> >> >> has > >> >> >> > >an affinity with soulful techno and house. Honkytonks is > >> >> >> > >definitely > the > >> >> >> most > >> >> >> > >cutting edge club in Melbourne and has played host to the likes of > >> Louie > >> >> >> > >Vega. Entry is just $10 (no free list). > >> >> >> > >Nooo, I'm not the promoter. > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > >Cheers > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > >CW > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> > -------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> > Southern Outpost - Sydney. > >> >> >> > Distribution: Twilight 76, Detroit > >> >> >> > http://www.southernoutpost.com > >> >> >> > Infiltrating your sound systems. > >> >> >> > -------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> > -- > >> >> > Sam K > >> >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> > sub-sequence 2xx 98.3fm > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > http://www.fastmail.fm - I mean, what is it about a decent email > service? > >> > -- > >> > Sam K > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > sub-sequence 2xx 98.3fm > >> > > >> > -- > >> > http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail... > >> > >> > >> > > -- > > > > Benn Glazier > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > phone: +61 (0)413 316 618 > > http://www.royaltech.net -- Sam K [EMAIL PROTECTED] sub-sequence 2xx 98.3fm -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin
