Picnik Minus Noisia
| Good [+5]Toggle ReplyLink» Blisss replied on Sun Jun 21, 2009 @ 9:45pm |
 Coolness: 129700 | Was well wicked :)
First big up to Corey K, amazing set, you pulled that shit off, respect! The Japanese guy who filled on for Noisia, wicked too, even if dubstep isn't neccessarily my cup of tea, the music was really good As for Noisia, oh well, its the second time they disapoint by not showing so "boo", I guess its the last we'll hear from them. Big up to Piknic for providing a great replacement, people were more than happy. Great vibes all around, lots of smiles and cool people groovin (special mention to Strik, damn dude you looked you were having a blast!) |
| I'm feeling sunshine right now.. | |
| Good [+4]Toggle ReplyLink» Masa replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 12:07am |
 Coolness: 158750 | How is this rated Trash [-7]?
Heh, after catching Goth-Trab yesterday AND today, dubstep's starting to grow on me :) Got there late, had a blast still :) |
| I'm feeling post-apocalyptic right now.. | |
| Good [+4]Toggle ReplyLink» Blisss replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 12:12am |
| Coolness: 129700 | Originally Posted By MASA
How is this rated Trash [-7]? Yeah seriously, everyone I saw there was having a great time |
| I'm feeling sunshine right now.. | |
| Good [+4]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 2:51am |
 Coolness: 282435 | Originally Posted By BLISSS
First big up to Corey K I heard you rinse out that philly experiment bit from far away.. bigggg up dude ;) sounded massive..gotta tell pete hehehe |
| Good [+4]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 5:31am |
 Coolness: 685570 | so, straight from the Noisia DJ that was supposed to play:
hi..
first of all i feel really bad for the crowd and promoters in montreal.. i can imagine how fucked up it would be to expect the same act to perform and not show up twice (in 6 months for that matter) i have to say tho that this has (obviously!) never been a case of lazyness or disinterest from our side.. i can't believe all the shit this guy posting the thread is saying and most of all assuming.. the first gig we were booked for in montreal earlier this year was cancelled due to a double booking both in europe and north america and this happened (as far as i remember) three weeks (was it two and a half??) in advance. we don't personally deal with refunds or any fees in general for that matter and we would certainly not act like arrogant motherfuckers towards promoters or fans if something like this happens.. the second one, tonight, was a totally different thing.. i played in atlanta last night and got to the airport in time only to find out that delta 5603 from atlanta to montreal had been cancelled (so FUCK YOU and you hard to catch planes) just in case you don't believe in cancelled flights: [ www.delta.com ] i found out in a pretty fucked up way namely printing out my boarding pass at the selfcheck kiosk and reading boarding time: 8.40 AM 22 june.. i was like WTF!! so i went to the delta desk and told them there mustve been something wrong, showing them my itinerary, and so on.. no no the flight was cancelled.. i told them i HAD to get to montreal before 8 pm and explained the matter.. they eventually understood the urgency of it and found the only other flight from atlanta that was gonna get there in time for the show.. northwest airlines thru detroit.. but it was set to depart in 20 mins.. so you better run.. they gave me a hand written boardingpass and i ran.. then security "randomly" selected me and i still had to go 2 stops by the concoursetrain ran up the escalator and ran to the gate almost tripping all the time trying to find my way thru the extremely unorganized fastfood lines etc.. only to arrive at the gate and seeing the plane disconnect from the terminal.. after this i waited for another 6 or 7 hours at atlanta airport to catch the next flight to montreal to maybe be able to play at an afterparty or so.. and because my return flight to amsterdam is due to depart from montreal tomorrow so i had to get there anyway.. DO YOU REALIZE HOW FUCKED UP I FEEL?? 1. i had to face the people that booked us twice but got no show.. 2. i didn't get paid, so why would i deliberately do this??? 3. the promoters lost money (flight share etc) 4. this is a VERY bad look for us.. 5. slightly less but also bad rep for the promoters 6. this is my job and i ALWAYS try to make it to a gig.. i'm writing this from a hotel room in montreal.. if you wanna discuss further or maybe want a private dj set in your bedroom or whatsofuckingever tomorrow, let me know.. for all the people that do understand that things don't always work out the way they're supposed to, respect and i really sincerely hope to finally be able to play in montreal next time, cause a lot of people told me it was gonna be a great gig and i was really looking forward to it.. peace martijn |
| I'm feeling your norks right now.. | |
| Good [+3]Toggle ReplyLink» Strik_IX replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 7:56am |
 Coolness: 88620 | Originally Posted By BLISSS
Great vibes all around, lots of smiles and cool people groovin (special mention to Strik, damn dude you looked you were having a blast!) I did! Had an awesome time, sucks for Noisia, but damn Corey K rocked the place with some old school shit, wish I could've gotten there earlier to hear Mayday, but I was stuck at home until 4pm. Goth-Thrab rocked it, I dont personally like Dubstep THAT much, but the drunker I get the better it sounds and he plays the good stuff :P One thing thoughg Recloose totally didnt fit in the lineup, I got there and was wondering WTF was going on... sat on my ass and drank with my buddies til Corey K got on. |
| I'm feeling no more stress! right now.. | |
| Good [+2]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 9:21am |
 Coolness: 265935 | Originally Posted By STRIK_IX
Goth-Thrab rocked it, I dont personally like Dubstep THAT much, but the drunker I get the better it sounds and he plays the good stuff :P Bwahahahahahaha I had fun. Felt the night ended way too early, but then again I got there just in time for goth-trab only so I don't know. Bedroom djs! Someone book noisia nao. |
| I'm feeling gimme crackpipe right now.. | |
| Good [+3]Toggle ReplyLink» Strik_IX replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 9:45am |
| Coolness: 88620 | Damn I got the Japanese dude's name wrong, it's Goth Trad. Listening to some of his shit online, he's good, making my ears happy ATM :D |
| I'm feeling no more stress! right now.. | |
| Good [+2]Toggle ReplyLink» LeChat replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 10:16am |
 Coolness: 115515 | Originally Posted By STRIK_IX
One thing thoughg Recloose totally didnt fit in the lineup, I got there and was wondering WTF was going on... sat on my ass and drank with my buddies til Corey K got on. japprouve. |
| I'm feeling the bass right now.. | |
| Good [+3]Toggle ReplyLink» Blisss replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 10:29am |
| Coolness: 129700 | I don't think this thread deserves a trash rating BTW, it was paved with good intentions |
| I'm feeling sunshine right now.. | |
| Good [+2]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 11:07am |
| Coolness: 282435 | Originally Posted By MARTIJN
i'm writing this from a hotel room in montreal.. if you wanna discuss further or maybe want a private dj set in your bedroom or whatsofuckingever tomorrow, let me know.. that could have been so cool lol omg, martijn jamming in your room for the day - I'd pay 100$ to do that  |
| Neutral [0]Toggle ReplyLink» Indeed00 replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 12:11pm |
 Coolness: 49210 | Le petit message de noisia est bien touchant...mais fuck eux quand meme...c'était trop beau pour etre vrai :( |
| I'm feeling pigeon right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Mayday replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 12:41pm |
 Coolness: 46505 | You know, when I got home last night, it got me thinking about a few things that I had not really intended to share with anyone other than maybe my close friends.
But I thought I thought maybe I would share those things now. Actually no, I think I SHOULD share them. When I stepped to the turntables to play yesterday, I was more terrified of anything than I have ever been in my life. I’m pretty much at the point now where I don’t get nervous before I play. The wind was strong and blowing the tone arm off the platter of the turntable – I totally fucked up my first mix and that’s not the way you want to start off a set. The stage manager and not my new friend, Felix, passed me a couple of dimes to put on top of the head shell which worked for a bit, until I finally had to replace them with QUARTERs cause the wind picked up again. Most stressful 5 minutes of my LIFE, but after that, things really got moving and I played a nice selection of tech-house and even slipped a few bangers in there before bringing it back down with a bit of baile funk type stuff and back into tech house. DJing has become like a second nature to me I guess, which is great but I also felt like there was a lot riding on this show in a way and that added to my own tension. The promoters of this event took a big chance booking not only Noisia, but also myself and Corey and I felt there was a lot riding on us yesterday (and though I can’t speak for Corey I am pretty sure he felt it before he got up to play too) Thankfully I did a good job, though I had the shakes for a good portion of my set – hey I’m only human – I pulled it off and was happy to see a lot of smiling faces I knew and a lot I didn’t know and even a few people I hadn’t seen in a long time. Drum and Bass kind of bottomed out here the last couple years, I even went on to start playing other stuff because I wasn’t getting booked otherwise cause there just WEREN’T enough events happening and it was either broaden my horizons or don’t play at all – and some of you already know this, but for those who don’t the latter was just not going to happen. Still, I know there were and are promoters, though some not doing full Drum & Bass parties per say,that were still having Drum & Bass DJs play during this sort of downtime (especially a lot of the raves that go on etc) which was and is still amazing of them to do so. With people like the promoters at Bassdrive, Forward, KO of course, and Corey himself, (I don’t take any credit for Corey’s parties – those are HIS productions, I’m just lucky enough that he lets me play a lot) things seem to be picking up again and that really excites me and I hope a lot of you agree that good events going on in this city again all at the same time is only good for ALL of us in the end. That goes to everyone, whether you’re a DJ, a promoter or MOST IMPORTANTLY someone who comes out to dance and support. Fans mean attendance and attendance means good parties. Good parties = happy times. I think if you were there yesterday for Corey’s set and saw a shitload of ‘non-DNB’ people rocking out so fucking hard, it was good proof that there really is a market for DNB in this city and made even me realize that though I’m not a promoter (at all, never claimed to be, I’m terrible at it) I want to try and work just a little bit harder to push DNB here – especially to new audiences – in whatever was I can, even if that means getting of my ass going making it out to SUPPORT events more when I can, instead of staying home and watching movies. If I want to play DNB more often, maybe I need to be more positive and pro-active and be a part of the solution rather than just bitching that there's not jams to play at. Regardless of me getting to play yesterday, hearing Corey play at Picnik and play DNB more specifically, and watching the crowd reaction – a good portion of which likely have no real exposure to DnB – reminded me of why I started doing this in the first place, of why we ALL do this, and made me realize how so much of my life and everything I am doing right now - my friends, my job both DJing and working for [ dogsonacid.com ] and yes even the city I live in – came to me because I developed a sick obsession with music that runs at 175 beats per minute or higher. Ha. Having Noisia play would have been the Cherry on top of a very delicious Sunday, but honestly I had such a good fucking time while Corey played, that in the end, I don’t give a shit. Picnik is 10$, every week, regardless of who is there and I would have been there on the stage with him regardless of whether I played or not. That is 7.5 hours of my life that will be burned into my memory forever. Thank you EVERYONE at Picnik, thank you Corey K, and most of thanks to everyone who came, new fans and old and DANCED and SMILED and CHEERED and PUMPED THEIRS FISTS IN THE AIR. Drum & Bass. FUCK YEAH! I don’t how to embed youtube videos, but here’s a clip of the closing moments of Corey’s set. [ www.youtube.com ] |
| I'm feeling a hot mess right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 12:54pm |
| Coolness: 282435 | lol someone yelled out "Sase One!" |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Mayday replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 12:59pm |
| Coolness: 46505 | i think you're mistaken. |
| I'm feeling a hot mess right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 1:00pm |
| Coolness: 282435 | in the video - it sounded like someone yelled out "Sase One!"
guess I'm wrong, I think he's saying "Say what!" |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Blisss replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 3:19pm |
| Coolness: 129700 | It does sound like he's saying "sase one", he says it twice, could be that or he was saying "say one" hard to tell with the accent, the guy seems pretty high too lol...hilarious Update » Blisss wrote on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 3:23pm ok on closer listen, I think he was saying "say what", you're right |
| I'm feeling sunshine right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» R.C.A replied on Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 11:31pm |
 Coolness: 43125 | I had such an amazing time on Sunday! It was a truly blissful experience to dance to loud DNB under the sun, out in the open on a beautiful day. Each person made it what it was and i`m so greatful!!!!!!!!!! |
| I'm feeling happy 2 hear dnb@pik right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» A.Singleton replied on Tue Jun 23, 2009 @ 2:35am |
 Coolness: 33930 | Since I've been banned from the other review thread, I'll post this here : Good job Mayday, I really liked your set!
And nice one Host one for beeing an ass again, j'connais quelqu'un qui risque de se rappeler de ta face, surtout apres les menaces que tu lui as fait. je sais meme pas pourquoi ca m'etonne pas que ca soit toi qui ait fait ca. |
| I'm feeling balance finding mood right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Tue Jun 23, 2009 @ 6:14am |
| Coolness: 282435 | Anyways, you probably have me pegged as this irrational jerk that starts fights with everyone so I'll make it short. I didn't want what happened on sunday, it was really out of line and I think I mentionned in the thread I wrote, that I'm ashamed and rightfully so. After the scene I created I can understand why you think I'm an asshole. I know the ppl at Piknic never want me around again, and will remember my face, like you said. But I want you to know, and for them to know that I feel remorse for what I did and I want to apologise. I've been backpedalling and trying to revise how things went down, because I do have a concsious, and I know what happened that day could have been prevented on my part. I wasn't thinking clearly and I got what I deserved, big time. I admit it, and it takes a lot for me to admit that.
I'm sorry to Michel Quintal and Piknic for my behaviour and I'm going to make sure it won't re-occur ever again, with anyone. I'm sorry I couldn't type this in french as my grammar is not up to par. But my sincere apologies to you and Michel and the security on site that day. I'd like it if we could perhaps move on in peace. Thanks & sorry again for the outrageous behaviour. Alex (Host) |
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