Re: [313] DEMF 2002 (very long)
As for the afterparties, they were completely uneven, with some of the most hyped ones (Trackmode, Planet E, Minus) completely overpacked, and some that deserved more attention getting little. Planet E's party didn't seem that overpacked to me ... esp. in contrast to what I've heard of the Minus party this year and last. We got there at 11:30 (we planned to see Clinton, but we got in too late to squeeze into the mass of people). There was a line around the building for Control and no line whatsoever for All Access 2. Granted that changed over time ... I got to see everyone's set (or a piece of it) that night, and it was definitely the highlight of the weekend for me (ok, that and seeing Alan on the jumbotron). Shake was in Jedi mode that night, mixing all kinds of records seamlessly and to great emotional effect ... Carl was ripping up the classics and Mike Clark was incredible as well -- he was just on too early for most to catch. The Radioboy set was impressive, but Todd Sines' live PA is still resonating with me. He played a host of new material (some of which will be released this summer on Planet E) with Toronto vocalist Natacha Labelle. Her very beautiful and comparatively fragile jazz style played well with Todd's warmer sounding dug/glitch/techno/whathaveyou. Sort of like the Herbert+Siciliano project if it had been hatched under the ~scape umbrella. Maybe PE could have opened up the top floor like they did last year, but then I think the crowd would have been too stretched out. It was kind of weird seeing 10-12 people dance to Recloose and Orin Walters up there last year. -d - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] DEMF 2002 (very long)
- Original Message - From: Fred Heutte [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 5:08 AM Subject: [313] DEMF 2002 (very long) OK, so we're all done with Submerge and now at the festival. Missed out on Jay Langa and Mad Professor (who i've seen several times doing the mixing desk thing for Lee Perry's live shows), but we arrived in time to start with part of Deepchord's excellent live show. I also caught some of Heather Heart, Steve Rachmad and Mike Dearborn, but Mike Grant stole the show on the first day in my opinion. A really gutty, full-fledged set that didn't skimp on musicality and kept moving. I did miss John Tejada who got very high marks from many people. Mad Professor's show was really nice, but not on the same level as seeing him with Lee Scratch Perry. I only caught a bit of Tejada, and I was surprised that there wasn't much turntablism involved, but Pepe Bradock into KDJ is a hard combo to beet. :) Rachmad played a surprisingly hard set, but I hear he was the star of the Tronic party the next night - many people described it as psychadelic. Tristan --- http://www.mp313.com - Music http://www.metrotechno.net - DC techno + more http://www.metatrackstudios.com - DC DJ/Production studios http://phonopsia.tripod.com - Hub [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] DEMF 2002 (very long)
Planet E's party didn't seem that overpacked to me ... esp. in contrast to what I've heard of the Minus party this year and last. i said it last year and i'll say it again this year. I understand that richie likes smaller venues (unless anyone closer wants to confirm otherwise), but when you throw an event on a weekend where hundreds of thousands of people will be in town and practically all of them have heard how legendary your parties are, a BIGGER VENUE might in order. Getting to the party at 3:30 am and seeing a still huge line, is very upsetting. I'm not even going to try to bother going to another richie event on demf weekend ever again. and i'm sure i'll hate it everytime because i'll find out that it was more amazing than the last. but there's just no way i can justify standing in line at 9:30 to get in at 1. thank god for labor day weekend. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] DEMF 2002 (very long)
i said it last year and i'll say it again this year. I understand that richie likes smaller venues (unless anyone closer wants to confirm otherwise), but when you throw an event on a weekend where hundreds of thousands of people will be in town and practically all of them have heard how legendary your parties are, a BIGGER VENUE might in order. Getting to the party at 3:30 am and seeing a still huge line, is very upsetting. I'm not even going to try to bother going to another richie event on demf weekend ever again. and i'm sure i'll hate it everytime because i'll find out that it was more amazing than the last. but there's just no way i can justify standing in line at 9:30 to get in at 1. I've been unsubbed of 313 during the DEMF so if i am sorry if i do dome double posting here. I must say that the KMS Afterparty was really good! That was the work of just one man: Ron Trent! He started at 1 and when we left at 5:30 he was still playing! I was amazed to see that some people actually could dance for 4 hours straight without a break. Trent did not drop a bad track or did a bad mix, respect! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] DEMF 2002 (very long)
its not an issue of venue size. its an issue of availible venues. if anyone knows of another place in detroit where richie can legally throw that sort of party, and have a bar, i'm sure he'd love to hear about it. On Thu, 30 May 2002, Jayson B. wrote: Planet E's party didn't seem that overpacked to me ... esp. in contrast to what I've heard of the Minus party this year and last. i said it last year and i'll say it again this year. I understand that richie likes smaller venues (unless anyone closer wants to confirm otherwise), but when you throw an event on a weekend where hundreds of thousands of people will be in town and practically all of them have heard how legendary your parties are, a BIGGER VENUE might in order. Getting to the party at 3:30 am and seeing a still huge line, is very upsetting. I'm not even going to try to bother going to another richie event on demf weekend ever again. and i'm sure i'll hate it everytime because i'll find out that it was more amazing than the last. but there's just no way i can justify standing in line at 9:30 to get in at 1. thank god for labor day weekend. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] DEMF 2002 (very long)
its not an issue of venue size. its an issue of availible venues. if anyone knows of another place in detroit where richie can legally throw that sort of party, and have a bar, i'm sure he'd love to hear about it. completely understandable. then do what he's done with other parties in the past: presales only, no tickets at the door. maybe i'm just cranky i didn't get in ;-) _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] DEMF 2002 (very long)
Hi all - I heard from a friend that Dave Clarke absolutely rocked it ... did anyone get a chance to see him _Kered_ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] DEMF 2002 (very long)
On Thu, 30 May 2002, Klaas-Jan Jongsma wrote: I must say that the KMS Afterparty was really good! That was the work of just one man: Ron Trent! He started at 1 and when we left at 5:30 he was still playing! I was amazed to see that some people actually could dance for 4 hours straight without a break. Trent did not drop a bad track or did a bad mix, respect! I hit the wall hard about 3:30 -- sat down on a chair, and did the chair-head-nod dance until we left about 4:30 ... I got into this weird beyond-tired state where I was on the cusp of falling asleep without falling asleep, and Ron just piled on the wicked tracks. I wish he'd come play me to sleep every night! Oh, and thanks for the beer KJ! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
