mugwump Posted December 8 Report Share Posted December 8 "Medieval fortress goes techno"http://www.naughtybooth.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28272 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm2o Posted December 8 Report Share Posted December 8 Sounds Like A Kickin Good Time!Reminds me of the line in Daft Punk's- "Teachers""Jeff Mills is in the House!!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugwump Posted December 8 Author Report Share Posted December 8 ok what thefuck is wrong with CP?My thread got all fucked up!!!AAAUUUGGHHHHDAAAVVVEEE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugwump Posted December 8 Author Report Share Posted December 8 "Medieval fortress goes techno"There are but a few nights whenyou actually know you are in the presenceof a deity of music..those nightswhere you just WON'T leave the dance floorfor anything out of fear that you'll miss a second.And of course with Jeff MillsYOU WILL since this bad mother drops tracksat lightning speeds (30 to 50 recordsan hour.)So I knew Mills was gonna be in Italy butI had originally thought he'd swing by Rome(previous dates on his site had Romescheduled in)Needless to sayI had my girl and every single oneof my friends here hyped for weeks..Unfortunately things changed and Ihad to hop a train to Florence bymyself in order to catch up with him.But since I'd never seen him LIVEIt was but a small sacrifice I wasmore than h Jeff MillsYOU WILL since this bad mother drops tracksat lightning speeds (30 to 50 recordsan hour.)So I knew Mills was gonna be in Italy butI had originally thought he'd swing by Rome(previous dates on his site had Romescheduled in)Needless to sayI had my girl and every single oneof my friends here hyped for weeks..Unfortunately things changed and Ihad to hop a train to Florence bymyself in order to catch up with him.But since I'd never seen him LIVEIt was but a small sacrifice I wasmore than willing to take.Saturday evening I'm in Florenceand killing time in front of thebeautiful Fortezza Da Basso(A Fortress Built on the outskirts of a medieval city in 1534)campingout like some crack head raver backin my good ol Jenko pilgrimagesin the middle of bumble fuck.The Crowd gets thick and finallyaround 11:00 they let us inside thegargantuan complex.The space whereMills is playing is a wear house typecavernous open space of 36,666 feet.A clash of modern architecture and exposerocwilling to take.Saturday evening I'm in Florenceand killing time in front of thebeautiful Fortezza Da Basso(A Fortress Built on the outskirts of a medieval city in 1534)campingout like some crack head raver backin my good ol Jenko pilgrimagesin the middle of bumble fuck.The Crowd gets thick and finallyaround 11:00 they let us inside thegargantuan complex.The space whereMills is playing is a wear house typecavernous open space of 36,666 feet.A clash of modern architecture and exposerocks of the Fortress wall..It is perhaps one of the most beautifulspaces that I've ever been in for anevent like this..Drinks are cheap (€4 a beer, €5 cocktails)and the staff is great.Party was thrown bywww.jaiss.it & www.metempsicosi.com.I find a spot in front of the stageby a speaker and listen toSergio Ricciardone (www.explosiva.com)warm up the crowd. His set waversbetween electro and very minimal techno.Everyone gets into it and the place gets packed wall to wall. ks of the Fortress wall..It is perhaps one of the most beautifulspaces that I've ever been in for anevent like this..Drinks are cheap (€4 a beer, €5 cocktails)and the staff is great.Party was thrown bywww.jaiss.it & www.metempsicosi.com.I find a spot in front of the stageby a speaker and listen toSergio Ricciardone (www.explosiva.com)warm up the crowd. His set waversbetween electro and very minimal techno.Everyone gets into it and the place gets packed wall to wall. I meet some really nice peopleand go off with a girl to share a spliff...Round 1:30 Mills takes the stage and theentire Pavilion goes ape shit! For like ten minutesI don't dance. I just stand there staring at himfrom the bottom of the stage awe struck. HOWLONG I HAVE WAITED TO HEAR THIS MAN SPIN!I remember that I brought a camera and I snapmy entire roll in one spastic act of DJ Worship.What can I tell you abouthis set..it started offwith a track that was mostly all bassand experimental frequenciI meet some really nice peopleand go off with a girl to share a spliff...Round 1:30 Mills takes the stage and theentire Pavilion goes ape shit! For like ten minutesI don't dance. I just stand there staring at himfrom the bottom of the stage awe struck. HOWLONG I HAVE WAITED TO HEAR THIS MAN SPIN!I remember that I brought a camera and I snapmy entire roll in one spastic act of DJ Worship.What can I tell you abouthis set..it started offwith a track that was mostly all bassand experimental frequencies..he scratched and played around for abouthalf an hour until he just dove right into the soundthe he is known best for. Fast, furious,playfull..he would fuck with us for hours..bring us upinto an orgasm of techno insanityand slow the album down completely and buildfrom it again. Always flawless..smooooth as ice!Changing gears in the story every other heart beat..beating us without mercy then getting poeticand dark and sci-fi. It was mind blowing!Mills sounded every bit like I had hoped he would (anes..he scratched and played around for abouthalf an hour until he just dove right into the soundthe he is known best for. Fast, furious,playfull..he would fuck with us for hours..bring us upinto an orgasm of techno insanityand slow the album down completely and buildfrom it again. Always flawless..smooooth as ice!Changing gears in the story every other heart beat..beating us without mercy then getting poeticand dark and sci-fi. It was mind blowing!Mills sounded every bit like I had hoped he would (and then some.) The crowd of THOUSANDSwhere being driven insane by this legend..this fucking scrawny little black man thathad control of our minds for fourstraight hours. I swear This was one of THEE best sets that I've ever heard in my life.Shit I think I should just quit listeningto Techno all together now. where else does onego from here?By the end of his set I was a sweaty,gasping, grinning mess!(I swear I thinkI lost ten pounds again last nightChrist did he ever abuse us!)d then some.) The crowd of THOUSANDSwhere being driven insane by this legend..this fucking scrawny little black man thathad control of our minds for fourstraight hours. I swear This was one of THEE best sets that I've ever heard in my life.Shit I think I should just quit listeningto Techno all together now. where else does onego from here?By the end of his set I was a sweaty,gasping, grinning mess!(I swear I thinkI lost ten pounds again last nightChrist did he ever abuse us!)And let me tell you somethingabout clubber crowds here in Italy..They are my favorite in the worldso far!(next to the nuts in Ghent)At one point during one of hisbreakdowns thousands of voicesstarted to chant in unison likein a soccer game "aaahhhhhhoooohhhhh ahhhhhhhh oooohhhh"it was beautiful.I got goose bumps.It was probably one of the most heart felt things I've ever heard. (notsince a rock show have I seen an audiencechant together..but instead of WORDSthey where mimicking the tracks sAnd let me tell you somethingabout clubber crowds here in Italy..They are my favorite in the worldso far!(next to the nuts in Ghent)At one point during one of hisbreakdowns thousands of voicesstarted to chant in unison likein a soccer game "aaahhhhhhoooohhhhh ahhhhhhhh oooohhhh"it was beautiful.I got goose bumps.It was probably one of the most heart felt things I've ever heard. (notsince a rock show have I seen an audiencechant together..but instead of WORDSthey where mimicking the tracks sounds..it was truly something that raisedthe hair on your arms like a good roll)By the time Mills dropped "I HAD A DREAM"I was hugging and kissing some girl I'd just met..dancing in a circle and loving life! I stuckaround till around 9:00 and then caught a ridewith my new friends to the Train station.Slept the whole ride to Rome with a huge smileon my face.I think I can retire now.(pics to come)-------ounds..it was truly something that raisedthe hair on your arms like a good roll)By the time Mills dropped "I HAD A DREAM"I was hugging and kissing some girl I'd just met..dancing in a circle and loving life! I stuckaround till around 9:00 and then caught a ridewith my new friends to the Train station.Slept the whole ride to Rome with a huge smileon my face.I think I can retire now.(pics to come) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugwump Posted December 8 Author Report Share Posted December 8 Christ CP is a MESS!(you can read the NONEfucked up version here:http://www.naughtybooth.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28272 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codica3 Posted December 8 Report Share Posted December 8 Yoo --> the same thing was happening to Mikey Bugout in the music section.. seems if you post something several paragraphs wrong that CP mixes them up and repeats them..Either way..On the topic of the original thread..FLORENCE!! Wow.. what I would give to go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugwump Posted December 8 Author Report Share Posted December 8 Originally posted by codica3 Yoo --> the same thing was happening to Mikey Bugout in the music section.. seems if you post something several paragraphs wrong that CP mixes them up and repeats them..Either way..On the topic of the original thread..FLORENCE!! Wow.. what I would give to go there. yea it sucks...I wrtote a long review justto get it all screwed upwhen I copy andf paste it into CP(heh)Florence was great. I love Tuscany.Very friendly and ready to party.TAKE A TOUR INSIDE THE FORTRESSWHERE MILLS PLAYED:http://www.firenze-expo.it/planimetrie/fortezza-da-basso/mappa-fortezza-da-basso.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugwump Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 technobump for the Mills fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vixenfoxxy Posted December 9 Report Share Posted December 9 omg how good is it to know that there's actually going to be something to do with myself in Florence, and that there will be good DJ's through there? I'm really happy to hear that. I'm moving there in February and I'm worried I'll get there and it will be nothing but museums and college crap.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugwump Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Unfortunately there isn'ta WHOLE lot going on in Florence..You'll have to swing by Rome and visit mesometime for a proper night..(Fortezza Da Basso only hostsevents like this soooome times)Don't fret though..Italy is FULL of great musicand clubs..you just have to knowwhere it's at and everything's just a train ride away. PM me when youget here...good luck!MUGZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugwump Posted December 9 Author Report Share Posted December 9 Check this site for Italian technoupdates though:http://www.technoseeker.com/and here for ROME:http://www.romastyle.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vixenfoxxy Posted December 9 Report Share Posted December 9 Thanks Mugz. I'll definitely look you up when I get over there (I should be arriving the first week in February...yiiiiikes!)Do you have any info on what it's like over there trying to get booked to DJ and whatnot? I want to keep up on my DJ'ing when I get over there but I don't know what kind of places & equipment will be available. *sniff* I wish I could bring my tables with meeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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