mrslick

Props to Filo & Peri - I can't believe they made it onto an ARMIN cd! Not only do they churn out great tracks, they churn out ORIGINAL tracks. Their stuff definetly registers a different vibe - any trance fan would do well to check them out. Has anyone out there got any additional Filo & Peri tracks? Anyone know about them? From what I hear, they head this studio in New York called 5Knuckle. These guys are pretty undiscovered, but there seems to be some big shit on the horizon for them. I think acts like these are the future of trance - I mean, I think we can all agree that some of the tracks we hear can get a little repetitive. It's good to get a breath of fresh air with some innovative sounds - I'd put these guys in the same category as Gabriel & Dresden, not because they sound like them, but because they are taking trance in new directions. Oh, and lastly - GO NYC! Finally, US fans get a home team! Its high time we Americans step up and show people what we can do. Peace, Mr. Slick

Wow - someone on my side. Cool. It can really suck to be some people - in addition to brimming with excrement, Ajax boy and his pal lack the most rudimentary grammar and spelling skills! Looks like someone was hitting the ol' model cement during class again. . . nyis & xlr8, it was great making your acquaintance here on clubplanet. I sincerely wish you the best in the future. Adios, Mr. Slick

Stain?? Fragment?? LOL - YOU are a fragment, you blithering idiot. I'd love to spar with you and xl8r all day, but your rapier wit is more than I can handle. It's just too much getting such horrible disses levelled at me. Enjoy. (need another "translation" for that, crackbox?) PS: TRANCE SUX D00D!!

Where did you learn to write? Mr. Robinson's Quik Elementaree? You don't care what I say? Great. We are in agreement. Nice to meet you.

Translation? I write in English - learn it. Look up the word "cretin", if you can. If that's too highbrow for you, substitute: "shitfuck" tini: We were talking about the Central Park PVD show, just this past Thursday.

Only with your mother. . .we could trade one liners all day, but since you'll surely continue... Enjoy, cretin.

Must speak for your literacy level.

Yo, its clubland; every place I've ever been to has its share of lunkheads, and the same applies here. Comes with the territory. However, I must admit, PVD was one of the most dickhead-free shows I've been to in a long, long time. Lotsa hot girls, minimal sausage.

buredf, I hear you. However, clubplanet, while functioning as an excellent website, is teeming with assholes - you can't change that. I for one like all sorts of electronic music - progressive, breaks, house, and of course, TRANCE. I don't think I will ever understand the fierce resentment people like to display towards certain genres; they act as if its some sort of contest, or turf war. I don't think that many people understand the fragility of "the scene". Electronic dance music is an entirerly new movement; it's revolutionary when compared to the great music phenomenons of the past (blues, rock, hip-hop). Its brought with it a new party culture (clubs) and most importantly, new ways of making music (electronic instruments). Ever been to a rave? Nothing like this has ever been seen before, but at this rate, we're lucky if people even remember in 20, 30 years. The scene is also battling some nasty enemies: the decline of the album, the limbo that is online music, NYC nightlife going down the toilet, etc. etc. This shit started in the underground, so I can understand the dedication people have to it - they don't want to see their music corrupted, and that is great. However, if people want to see this thing survive so that others will be able to look back and recognize its importance, they'd do well to listen more and talk less. Bottom line is that I see people pop a lot of shit on this board; mad posts about "my love for this music, my love for the scene", and then I see the same people trashing another post for no good reason, usually because of a difference in taste. Not like its going to make a difference here, but buredf has a point; dance music can't afford infighting right now, yet that's what you see. If people were to get a little more open about things, it would go a long way towards setting the whole scene on some stable ground. Oh, and if some knowitall replies saying "dood, do a search we hit this topic already", fuck you in advance. Its the truth, and in the mental wasteland of clubplanet, its better to have it voiced again rather than ignored. I have a lot of time and money invested in the scene, and I don't want to see it die. Why? Because its the purest embodiment of a good time I've ever known.

I have Tech Mix Live and I've always loved it - I would enjoy seeing Micro spin again - the last time I saw him it was at Area 2. And as for the person who mentioned Mauro Picotto, right on. I saw him at Miami and he rocked big time. There are so many GOOD acts, I would think it would be hard to fuck up this opening, but then again, this is New York, and we all know how things have been lately. Peace, Slick.

Here are some varied acts (mostly big names, the better to rock the hosue with): Aphrodite Sander Klinenberg Paul Van Dyk The Chemical Brothers The Crystal Method Tiesto Armin Van Buuren Prodigy Underworld Misstress Barbra Robbie Rivera Tall Paul Judge Jules Richard Humpty Vission Bad Boy Bill Sandra Collins Daft Punk ...and of course, Sasha+Digweed. I look forward to seeing which superclub books whom in the coming months - lets hope they don't disappoint.

Hey ClubPlanet people - this is Mr. Slick here, a fellow clubgoer who's been surfing here for a while but just joined. For a while now, I've noticed things getting worse and worse for NYC's dance scene (at least at the places where I am going), and like many people, I'm curious/guardedly hyped about the openings of Crobar and Spirit. After reading the post from the Crobar staff, I went over to crobar and posted the following message in the New York section of their bulletin board. Was wondering what my fellow New Yawkers thought about the current scene, and if any share my thoughts. Peace, Mr Slick -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey CroBar folks, what's up? Just surfed on over here after seeing your "real deal" post on Clubplanet. Since this topic is about "Concerns", let me relate to you my personal view of New York's current situation: NYC desparately needs a more intelligent scene featuring world-class DJs. The nightlife here is suffering like you wouldn't believe. The horrible effects of 9/11 combined with the smoking ban, and most recently, a monthlong stretch of inclement weather, have all but decimated some of the night's best hotspots. This does not just pertain just to clubs - in many places you may visit in Manhattan, whether it be a bar, lounge, or some other venue, places just don't have the spark they used to. Crowds are thinning out and avid nightgoers, especially from the outer-borough/suburb crowd, are taking their money elsewhere. In turn they are being replaced by crowds that care less about where they go, and spend less money. Hip-hop nights are becoming increasingly popular because its the only form of music stepping up to take over all the deadened dance nights. In general, NYC, one of the worlds finest cities, the "capital of the world", suffers from what has become a very generic and unremarkable club scene. Despite the few clubs that continue to hold down awesome nights (Arc) and venues that OCCASIONALLY feature international/well-known acts (Roxy), this is not the norm. DJs of minimal talent, who spin mindless, repetitive dark beats are everywhere. Nights that advertise "progressive" DJs rarely deliver, serving up the same old deep sounds again and again. Trance, a form of dance music that counts millions of fans worldwide, and has an avid following/market in the greater NY area, is virtually nonexistant here. The same applies for other genres of electronic music such as breaks, jungle/jump-up, etc. I dig your motto: "Treat them better than they have ever been treated before". Well, if you want to follow through on that, especially for the just-turned 21 crowd who never experienced NYC back in its heyday, all you would have to do is deliver TALENT that is truly representative of dance music's global underground. Personally, I have a lot of hopes pinned on you guys, what with Spirit also opening sometime soon. Some friendly competition that brings in established DJs could serve to ignite a city that has been sleeping for way too long. Peace, Mr. Slick