A week of ups and some little downs (fortunatly mostly ups!), WMC can only be described as Sick. While it comes across as a get together for superstar dj's to pat each other on the back, there's absolutely tons going on, as the streets are lined with music heads, cosmetic surgery and pretty people.
Firstly the top two lessons learnt:
-RSVP email EVERYTHING the week before the conference, even if you have no idea where it is you may wanna check it out at some point and emails are free.
-My bro collects old door wristbands from party's gone by. We usually use them for sneakin' in to places (always been my hobby, greatest coup song ever!!!) The doormen in Miami tend to be lazy and exhaust (talked to one they work about 90 hours that week!) so they dont really check, honest you could get into SO much by doing this. You heard it here first!
-Dont do this as a student, man it aint about miami on a budget, I aint doing this as a student again... having said that, the free parties tended to be the best parties.
What we hit up that we rated:
-Weds bmore party with low budget, stretch armstrong, alexander technique. All impressed, Stretch Armstrong told us he's trying to come to london soon to do Fabric with Sinden. It was damn fun, the evolution of hiphop with a lil bit of everything chucked in. We need this music in the UK.
-We checked out the Rub that night aswell and came across some uber uber safe people in the form of Shakespeare, Amon and Dawn. With so much fake around miami, talking with them was awesome, as it showed that a. the conference has a bit of everything b. the country and hopefully the world is heading in the right direction (change right?). Shoulda gone to see them play, cept they never called back with details. Thanks for the ride home!
-Went to the Raleigh pool on Thurs for Digitalism and Boys Noize but left to go check out Richie Hawtin and Steve Lawler at the Surfcomber. Straight up SICK though by the end of this we were in no state to go out that night (missed pryda WACK!). Pool parties ARE THE WAY FORWARD!
-Hit up the Radio 1 pool party, watched Kissy Sell out, a very Lame Justice showing, pete tong, deep dish and the likes (aswell as calvin harris at the raleigh). Nothing especially noteworthy though.
-My brother emailed me from Paris with info on a Mad Decent Warehouse party (nice shout Rez) which merits a couple comments:
-The design district is way sicker than the beach.
-The venue was awesome only one thing really really pissed me off: noone ended up in the indoor pool, that wouldve made the party... (couldve been the all night mad decent pool party ey?)
-Calvin Harris showed up relatively unnoticed which was quite jokes as that wouldnt happen in the UK, didnt know he was a mad decent fan?
-Drop the lime was awesome, South Rakkas were decent, everyone rocked it but above all I felt Blaqstarr stood out. Impeccable mixing, BANGING tunes (well it is blaqstarr), but above all the feeling that if this guy played at a big bouncy rave it would go absolutely climb the rafters, gobsmacked infuckingsane. At this point the crowd was thining a bit though. Briefly asked him about europe, he said he may head this summer, fingers crossed...(ps if diplo reads this bring blaqstarr to sonar, if they wont have him he can always play at anti sonar, they'd love the energy)
-They shouldnt have hinted at possible guests playing if werent gonna play! (also diplo showing up woulda killed it, after all it is florida) and switch/santogold dissappointed.
-Finally checked out Mehdi and A-Trak along with peanut butter wolf and madlib for a classic hip hop party on Sat. Its mehdi and A-trak, it's gonna be fucking good. Awesome crowd, awesome vibe. Mehdi told me he had done 4 parties in 2 days and was down with his girlfriend (famous graff artist fafi). Mans uber safe and obviously works uber hard, props.
What we missed out on:
With this much shit goin' on some things were bound to be missed in the bucketloads. The following were either at the same time as something else, or we were too exhausted/hungover to get our asses out to check 'em. Through the Grapevine these couple sounded supreme:
-Bass Sessions with Craze, tittsworth and krafty kuts. A mashup of breaks/bmore and basssss. Apparently bounced all night.
-Richie Hawtin Minus 10year party. After the pool party he apparently spun a mammoth set at nocturn.
-Eric Prydz at Space. The real killer, as after Exit festival WLTE crew love Pryda.
-Nikki Beach on Saturday, just cause the diskomafia crew and robosonic were playing. Woulda been fun to suprise robotti there .
-Deadmau5, MSTRKRFT and Morillo, cause I was curious.
Firstly the top two lessons learnt:
-RSVP email EVERYTHING the week before the conference, even if you have no idea where it is you may wanna check it out at some point and emails are free.
-My bro collects old door wristbands from party's gone by. We usually use them for sneakin' in to places (always been my hobby, greatest coup song ever!!!) The doormen in Miami tend to be lazy and exhaust (talked to one they work about 90 hours that week!) so they dont really check, honest you could get into SO much by doing this. You heard it here first!
-Dont do this as a student, man it aint about miami on a budget, I aint doing this as a student again... having said that, the free parties tended to be the best parties.
What we hit up that we rated:
-Weds bmore party with low budget, stretch armstrong, alexander technique. All impressed, Stretch Armstrong told us he's trying to come to london soon to do Fabric with Sinden. It was damn fun, the evolution of hiphop with a lil bit of everything chucked in. We need this music in the UK.
-We checked out the Rub that night aswell and came across some uber uber safe people in the form of Shakespeare, Amon and Dawn. With so much fake around miami, talking with them was awesome, as it showed that a. the conference has a bit of everything b. the country and hopefully the world is heading in the right direction (change right?). Shoulda gone to see them play, cept they never called back with details. Thanks for the ride home!
-Went to the Raleigh pool on Thurs for Digitalism and Boys Noize but left to go check out Richie Hawtin and Steve Lawler at the Surfcomber. Straight up SICK though by the end of this we were in no state to go out that night (missed pryda WACK!). Pool parties ARE THE WAY FORWARD!
-Hit up the Radio 1 pool party, watched Kissy Sell out, a very Lame Justice showing, pete tong, deep dish and the likes (aswell as calvin harris at the raleigh). Nothing especially noteworthy though.
-My brother emailed me from Paris with info on a Mad Decent Warehouse party (nice shout Rez) which merits a couple comments:
-The design district is way sicker than the beach.
-The venue was awesome only one thing really really pissed me off: noone ended up in the indoor pool, that wouldve made the party... (couldve been the all night mad decent pool party ey?)
-Calvin Harris showed up relatively unnoticed which was quite jokes as that wouldnt happen in the UK, didnt know he was a mad decent fan?
-Drop the lime was awesome, South Rakkas were decent, everyone rocked it but above all I felt Blaqstarr stood out. Impeccable mixing, BANGING tunes (well it is blaqstarr), but above all the feeling that if this guy played at a big bouncy rave it would go absolutely climb the rafters, gobsmacked infuckingsane. At this point the crowd was thining a bit though. Briefly asked him about europe, he said he may head this summer, fingers crossed...(ps if diplo reads this bring blaqstarr to sonar, if they wont have him he can always play at anti sonar, they'd love the energy)
-They shouldnt have hinted at possible guests playing if werent gonna play! (also diplo showing up woulda killed it, after all it is florida) and switch/santogold dissappointed.
-Finally checked out Mehdi and A-Trak along with peanut butter wolf and madlib for a classic hip hop party on Sat. Its mehdi and A-trak, it's gonna be fucking good. Awesome crowd, awesome vibe. Mehdi told me he had done 4 parties in 2 days and was down with his girlfriend (famous graff artist fafi). Mans uber safe and obviously works uber hard, props.
What we missed out on:
With this much shit goin' on some things were bound to be missed in the bucketloads. The following were either at the same time as something else, or we were too exhausted/hungover to get our asses out to check 'em. Through the Grapevine these couple sounded supreme:
-Bass Sessions with Craze, tittsworth and krafty kuts. A mashup of breaks/bmore and basssss. Apparently bounced all night.
-Richie Hawtin Minus 10year party. After the pool party he apparently spun a mammoth set at nocturn.
-Eric Prydz at Space. The real killer, as after Exit festival WLTE crew love Pryda.
-Nikki Beach on Saturday, just cause the diskomafia crew and robosonic were playing. Woulda been fun to suprise robotti there .
-Deadmau5, MSTRKRFT and Morillo, cause I was curious.
2 comments:
"if diplo reads this"
ha ha. yes indeed.
ps you should set the blog up so that there's more than 2 posts per page. have at least 5 or 6 (so you don't have to click next page)
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