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Oh. My. God.
What a night - surely one I'll never forget. It was the first huge 514 production I'd been to, and I'd only heard horror stories. Last night, I attended the most well-organized party I've been privy to.
The vibe, venue, DJs, sound. Everything was just right. We danced in a HUGE closed tennis centre at Parc Jarry - very new, and the spongy tennis courts were great to dance on.
514 set the place up so well, you'd never know you weren't in a massive superclub, save for the fact that the ventilation was poor, and it was fucking hot. Everybody was soaked - and it was very rare to see a guy among the 7000 who wasn't topless.
The venue had ample washrooms, a huge massage area, (but $20 to have one done), bleacher type seats that let people see all the action from high, information booth, giving out all kinds of information on drugs, free condoms and free lollipops. It was also nice to be able to go out in the sun, and dry off, chill out, in the morning once it got warm.
The people in attendance were breathtakingly beautiful, as per the norm in Montreal. I had to squint if I wanted to see someone who couldn't be a model.
The DJs: Got in during Pete Tong's set. He was playing hard hard anthems...people were busting big moves...still lots of room to groove. The DJ booth was in the middle of the floor, with VIP area circling around it....it spun....amazing lazers, 4 huge screens, with cameras in the booth, showing the DJs mixing skilz, and mandatory porn shots spliced between. Pete was good. It was interesting to see him live...I met him at the end of the night, as he was walking around the room aimlessly, observing everything....checking out the ladies. He was pretty rude to me....
Dave Seaman on the other hand - holy mother of droogs. He blew my mind, and everyone else's in the room too. I didn't stop busting out for his hour and a half, and loved seeing everyone around me with huge smiles. When he was done, I tapped him in VIP, and shook his hand, with a big boyish grin. He knew he ruled the booth...total confidence.
Tall Paul: What a wicked opening track - "This is a 12". We start by laying down a deep beat. (thump thump thump) then we put a layer on top of that. (boom boom boom) etc" as the track kept building, with that guy's voice taking us along. Sweetness. I missed 45 mins. of his set, waiting outside for a couple girls I was meeting...but what I heard sounded good.
Lafleche: The biggest dissapointment of the night. He kinda lost on the momentum that had been built up to that point. His first track had 10 minute build or something. People were already going! Just keep it rolling man! He had a couple nice tracks, but I don't understand for the life of me why they put a local house DJ between Tall Paul and Timo Maas. I just don't think Lafleche is cut out for huge raves. He's absolutely amazing in the bar at Sona...love his sets there...but raves are about trance and techno...just not his style.
Timo Maas: He switched times with Anthony Pappa...so I kinda freaked that I'd miss AP. His set was good. Nothing too spectacular...but kept the crowd happy....I heard him sample in the Africa track....I got totally stoked, but then he dropped it out. Ugh. His set was 6:30am till 8:00am, and I was stone sober, and getting a little tired.
Mistress Barbara: Dropped a relentless barrage of deep techno on the poor tired ravers. I really think she should have been put near the beginning of the night. Man, who's in any shape for that sound at 9 in the morning? My friend Deena had to leave - she just couldn't take the assault any more. I stuck it out with above said 2 girls. (plus 2 other hot hot girls - I was loving my company!!)
Anthony Pappa: Oh man. Definate highlight for me. I convinced the security guy at VIP to let me in...and my friend Brenna too...so we got to dance right in front of the spinning booth. I watched him closely as he spun...amazing technical DJ. He dropped lots of tracks off his Nubreed discs...man, did they ever sound fine. It was definately the most progressive set of the night...first time I'd seen him too. He's just a short little guy, maybe 5'6". Great set.
Maus: Stayed for 1 hour of her set, which was surprisingly good. I wasn't expecting anything from her. I haven't enjoyed her sets at Sona at all...boring techno to my ears....but she was dropping interesting tracks this afternoon. The waning crowd was really into it too. At 1, decided to head home...just upset that I missed Christian Smith's set, before I got there. I had had a really crappy sunday...leading to me being very late getting to Cream, but the night made me happy again.
My legs are jello, my clothes are soaked in sweat, and I just had one of the best nights of 2001.
~Josh
What a night - surely one I'll never forget. It was the first huge 514 production I'd been to, and I'd only heard horror stories. Last night, I attended the most well-organized party I've been privy to.
The vibe, venue, DJs, sound. Everything was just right. We danced in a HUGE closed tennis centre at Parc Jarry - very new, and the spongy tennis courts were great to dance on.
514 set the place up so well, you'd never know you weren't in a massive superclub, save for the fact that the ventilation was poor, and it was fucking hot. Everybody was soaked - and it was very rare to see a guy among the 7000 who wasn't topless.
The venue had ample washrooms, a huge massage area, (but $20 to have one done), bleacher type seats that let people see all the action from high, information booth, giving out all kinds of information on drugs, free condoms and free lollipops. It was also nice to be able to go out in the sun, and dry off, chill out, in the morning once it got warm.
The people in attendance were breathtakingly beautiful, as per the norm in Montreal. I had to squint if I wanted to see someone who couldn't be a model.
The DJs: Got in during Pete Tong's set. He was playing hard hard anthems...people were busting big moves...still lots of room to groove. The DJ booth was in the middle of the floor, with VIP area circling around it....it spun....amazing lazers, 4 huge screens, with cameras in the booth, showing the DJs mixing skilz, and mandatory porn shots spliced between. Pete was good. It was interesting to see him live...I met him at the end of the night, as he was walking around the room aimlessly, observing everything....checking out the ladies. He was pretty rude to me....
Dave Seaman on the other hand - holy mother of droogs. He blew my mind, and everyone else's in the room too. I didn't stop busting out for his hour and a half, and loved seeing everyone around me with huge smiles. When he was done, I tapped him in VIP, and shook his hand, with a big boyish grin. He knew he ruled the booth...total confidence.
Tall Paul: What a wicked opening track - "This is a 12". We start by laying down a deep beat. (thump thump thump) then we put a layer on top of that. (boom boom boom) etc" as the track kept building, with that guy's voice taking us along. Sweetness. I missed 45 mins. of his set, waiting outside for a couple girls I was meeting...but what I heard sounded good.
Lafleche: The biggest dissapointment of the night. He kinda lost on the momentum that had been built up to that point. His first track had 10 minute build or something. People were already going! Just keep it rolling man! He had a couple nice tracks, but I don't understand for the life of me why they put a local house DJ between Tall Paul and Timo Maas. I just don't think Lafleche is cut out for huge raves. He's absolutely amazing in the bar at Sona...love his sets there...but raves are about trance and techno...just not his style.
Timo Maas: He switched times with Anthony Pappa...so I kinda freaked that I'd miss AP. His set was good. Nothing too spectacular...but kept the crowd happy....I heard him sample in the Africa track....I got totally stoked, but then he dropped it out. Ugh. His set was 6:30am till 8:00am, and I was stone sober, and getting a little tired.
Mistress Barbara: Dropped a relentless barrage of deep techno on the poor tired ravers. I really think she should have been put near the beginning of the night. Man, who's in any shape for that sound at 9 in the morning? My friend Deena had to leave - she just couldn't take the assault any more. I stuck it out with above said 2 girls. (plus 2 other hot hot girls - I was loving my company!!)
Anthony Pappa: Oh man. Definate highlight for me. I convinced the security guy at VIP to let me in...and my friend Brenna too...so we got to dance right in front of the spinning booth. I watched him closely as he spun...amazing technical DJ. He dropped lots of tracks off his Nubreed discs...man, did they ever sound fine. It was definately the most progressive set of the night...first time I'd seen him too. He's just a short little guy, maybe 5'6". Great set.
Maus: Stayed for 1 hour of her set, which was surprisingly good. I wasn't expecting anything from her. I haven't enjoyed her sets at Sona at all...boring techno to my ears....but she was dropping interesting tracks this afternoon. The waning crowd was really into it too. At 1, decided to head home...just upset that I missed Christian Smith's set, before I got there. I had had a really crappy sunday...leading to me being very late getting to Cream, but the night made me happy again.
My legs are jello, my clothes are soaked in sweat, and I just had one of the best nights of 2001.
~Josh
. He's sure to throw down a tribal set, as is his style. He is the king of the terrace at Space in Ibiza, and for good reason. Once again, if only I were still living/chilling in mtl.