well the Vault on friday night was... different. and i don't mean different in a bad way, just different in a different way. different in a challenging yet fun way. i hadn't played there in over two years, and have spent most of those two years playing at Luscious Nectar. i guess when you get used to a certain crowd, it takes a minute to figure out a new crowd. not that things were bad at the Vault, it was fun for sure! an absolute blast actually. but there were definitely a few reality check moments. that coupled with the audio issues i had for the first hour meant a rather chaotic take off. and i guess to continue the flight metaphor, after the bumpy take off, the remainder of the flight was a smooth cruise. we touched down at 1:30 with some Pretty Lights mixed with Marvin Gaye.and there was definitely some minor snobbery going on. i guess, according to the staff, the usual collection of friday night dj's bang nothing but house and techno (which doesn't make the staff too happy). i have nothing against house, techno or any of their sub, sub, sub-sub genres, and frankly i enjoy playing them. i love playing them and wish i could play more of them. but this is fort freakin collins! not San Francisco, not London, not Berlin, not LA, not NY and not even Denver! definitely not my beloved Portland. and it's the freakin vault! i guess this mini-rant reveals that i'm a tad frustrated. this town is a block party, not a rave. it's a disco ball, not a laser show. it's an IPA, not a redbull-vodka. needless to say, rather than the snobs getting their usual 6 minutes per track friday night at the Vault, i played over 50 tracks from 11 to 1:30. and everybody danced. and the snobs can, well, i guess they can wait until next friday when the bangin techno returns. and two people dance. and the staff wants to hang themselves. whatever.
besides the vault, it's been a rather visceral weekend, week, month. again, not in a completely bad way. trying to stay alive isn't bad, it's just carnal. here's a few tracks that give that carnal instinct voice, or at least make me feel better. hopefully you too.
let me know - yeah yeah yeahs (play button is to the right)
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You should have played some Tiesto or some
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