Indie-Dance/Electro/Neu-Rave/Disco/House Music: We Are Your Friends.

[Dex_star]

The venue was just too damn small

There was NO way that many people would fit in there... The underground stage was pathetic and they capped it at like 200 people... Leaving the rest of the thousands in the tiny ass arena

Only a refund is really not enough... They should do what another promotion company did and give two entries per Hard Summer ticket to the next event

[im a ninja]

defintely bummed about Hardfest shutting down. Even more bummed i missed the after party in downtown la w crookers. =(

[weidna]

defintely bummed about Hardfest shutting down. Even more bummed i missed the after party in downtown la w crookers. =(

i heard about that, where did it go down? would have been nice to know. me and my buddies were ass out in the middle of inglewood with shit to do. smoked some pot ate some jack in a box and crashed in our cutty hotel room. not exactly how i expected it all to pan out for us last night.

our predictions were completely true, though. way too many dirty, dumb ravers. probably saw one maybe two other people outside of my group of friends who i was able to look at/perceive as a real human being. i mean daimn, 16 year old girls rolling their faces off wearing not much more than a bra and thong. the decline of western civilization version 2.

[im a ninja]

this was on twitter "Last min HARD AFTER PARTY. Crookers, Spank Rock, Switch, Amanda Blank,MORE! Addy is 5th and hill. Its in the alley behind the parking lot.". too bad i found that too late.

We ended up going to the beach.. buying some blankets and blasting the ipod. What a night...

At first i didn't agree too much about everyone saying how bad the crowd was going to be, but just waiting in line i witnessed all the dumbasses in attendance.

*EDIT* hardfest website officially stated they are going to give refunds. I guess that makes up for a bit... sucks for the people who had to travel from far away tho.

[Dex_star]

Yo my ninja lets figure out a way to get double refunds! womp womp

[keagan]

What about every producer using 1/4 and 1/2-bar disco loops?

ii can't tell if you're being funny or not

its a staple in dance music its like saying you hate 4x4

[verb]

ii can't tell if you're being funny or not

its a staple in dance music its like saying you hate 4x4

Was a bad joke I feel like complaining about musical trends is like bitching that someone else copped your DH 17cm styleez or w/e kids talk about in WAYWT these days

Video of Juan Maclean from BEMF:

http://www.nickydigital.com/index.php?/blog/comments/juan_maclean_one_day_live_bemf/

Photos of our set:

[terrible1fi]

We almost had similar stuff happen at BEMF Cops came soooo many times. Hopefully noone noticed except the other event organizers

but they didn't shut it down did they? I'm assuming it went through without a hitch. congrats

yea he killed it. i was surprised he used CDs (no laptop) instead of serato or ableton

boys noize has never and will never mix live with ableton or serato!

CDJ forever

[verb]

but they didn't shut it down did they? I'm assuming it went through without a hitch. congrats

We were really fucking lucky. The cops came at least once an hour and eventually required us to place volunteers in different spots around the neighborhood with decibal meters. But yes, it went off without a hitch

[ThyAllMighty]

need to get my electro dance party on in tokyo, fucking gaijin top 40 bars suck dick, i hate that shit

please reccomend

[weidna]

since saturday night i've been wondering whether or not HARD was the electro explosion's altamont speedway, 1969:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont_Free_Concert

(on a much less culturally significant, much less violent level of course)

"Altamont came to be viewed as the end of the hippie era and the de facto conclusion of late-1960s American youth culture"

[verb]

need to get my electro dance party on in tokyo, fucking gaijin top 40 bars suck dick, i hate that shit

please reccomend

My friend just played a big party in Tokyo, said it was fucking rad. Try searching for 'Kap10Kurt Japan" or something like that, maybe you can find the flyer? :\ Also check Shinichi Osawa's myspace: http://myspace.com/shinichiosawa

[my gym shorts]

yheahhh the forum was wackk, here it is

there was 2 lanes to get downstairs. 2 to exit downstairs.

GREAT idea hard.. fuckin stick to the shrine,

like EVERYONE who went to edc for their first rave saw edc and they were like hey, if i wanna get into the floor, just JUMP the walls !

so all these noob 2nd time ravers hit up hard summer, and see that the only way to get downstairs..is to hop the wall! dumbasses.

people were seriously trying to just push their way down the EXIT.. so dumb..

i dont know who is to blame either all of the rolling idiots who popped 3 pillls before even entering.. or hard for thinking they could fit 15k people in 1 stadium.. i mean if everyone sat down in the stands.. there still wouldnt have been any room.. silly snakes.

i hear the refund is.. u mail in your ticket and they send u a check back.

probably for just the ticket price on the actual ticket..

a measly 65?

i paid 70.

[Dex_star]

not to mention the $22 to park, and the gas moolah...

Not gonne lie, I was one of the dudes that jumped too.. but thats because there was no way I was gonna get stuck on those stands, and the underground stage was so whack... The place was a hazard, even without the jumping... At 8:30 the floor was half full already and there was still HUGE lines outside... The underground stage was a 30 foot hallway with the DJ playing in a tiny corner... if they bring it back to the shrine everything will be ok

[BrokenGlass]

made another mix. I think it's quite a bit better than the last one, still loads of room for improvement. Some of the transitions would have been better if I just got out of the mix quicker. got cut off at the end, traktor cut it at an hour. check it out though.

http://www.zshare.net/download/6392924817562ed9/

Aundy - Claude VonStroke

Tic Tac Get Up - Original Mix - Butch

Man From Solaris - Original Mix - Jori Hulkkonen

The Cello Track - Original Mix - Twotrups

Generation Noise - RIvaStarrRechunk - Laidback Luke

Believe Me - Original Mix - Blu Mar Ten

Song Away (Jack Beat's Anger Management Remix) - Hockey

Bmore Hustla - Mojo Jones

Everything Cool - Gtronic Remix - Foamo

Heartbreaker (Laidback Luke Remix) - MSTRKRFT

Half In Love With Elizabeth (Proxy Remix) - Mystery Jets

Hey! (Foamo Remix) - Diplo & Laidback Luke

Me Plus You - Original Mix - Black Noise

Temptation - Gigi Barocco Mix - Heartache

Car Thief - Original Mix - Calvertron

6 Million (Original Thrashing) - Hatiras

Y'all Want Mo - Sinden Remix - Detboi

I Retro - Original Mix - Dero

I Will Be Here (Benny Benassi Remix) - Tiesto & Sneaky Sound System

From Dusk Till Dawn (Zodiac Cartel Remix) - The Subs

Release The Dancer - Original Mix - Phonogenic

Achtzig - Boys Noize

Chapel Of Ghouls - Original Mix - Boy 8-Bit

Don't Go! - Original Mix - PUZIQUe

You're Nasty - Duck Sauce

The Crawl - Main Mix - Harry 'Choo Choo' Romero, Nick & Danny Chatelain

edit: trying to up to soundcloud so you can stream, never used it though... not sure if it's uploading to what

[terrible1fi]

dl'n now

10char

[terrible1fi]

with beatmatching so easy now cuz of software alot of people don't even bother learning phrasing.

that said you had a bunch of off parts. learn proper phrasing so that your mixes make "sense" musically.

if you don't understand let me know and I can elaborate

[terrible1fi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYRnnzdpqHo

man I honestly think afrojack can do no wrong

[Serge]

with beatmatching so easy now cuz of software alot of people don't even bother learning phrasing.

that said you had a bunch of off parts. learn proper phrasing so that your mixes make "sense" musically.

if you don't understand let me know and I can elaborate

i dont but i just started. teach away man.

[terrible1fi]

With EDM, almost every song should have something new happen about every 8 bars, or 32 beats(although sometimes longer)

basically look at the structure of a song, assuming it's the left deck on the mixer

| Intro | Body | Break | Build up | Climax | Exit |

you want to start the right deck when the left deck ends/begins a new section.

example(ignore the periods)

| Intro | Body | Break | Build up | Climax | Exit. |

......................................................................| Intro | Body | Break | Build up | Climax | Exit |

or

| Intro | Body | Break | Build up | Climax | Exit .. |

.......................................................| Intro.... | Body | Break | Build up | Climax | Exit |

after starting a track, it's all a matter of bringing the track volume up with some proper eq'n. when phrased properly mixes "make sense" musically. even non dj's can tell when something sounds "good" or "bad", usually all in proper phrasing.

[terrible1fi]

hopefully this isn't a disaster like the last one

http://fla.vor.us/wafform.aspx?_act=eventview&_pky=61374

justice

2many dj's

aeroplane

zombienation

I think I'm tearing up

[Dolphin Jr.]

right, I have nothing better to do

streaming now

live mix

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/random-mixing

hop on

[my gym shorts]

hopefully this isn't a disaster like the last one

http://fla.vor.us/wafform.aspx?_act=eventview&_pky=61374

justice

2many dj's

aeroplane

zombienation

I think I'm tearing up

well.. i think that it could be a crackin shin-dig if they locate it at a more practical venue..

the shrine did them good idk why they switched. trippin

saw justice last hard.. i've had my fill of them, i wouldnt mind going to see them again just NOT at the forum hah

[kiefer]

JUSTICE (DJ SET), BASEMENT JAXX (DJ SET), Deadmau5, 2MANYDJS, Crookers, MAJOR LAZER, A-TRAK, MODESELEKTOR, BURAKA SOM SISTEMA, ZOMBIE NATION, STEVE AOKI, DESTRUCTO, DON RIMINI, SHINICHI OSAWA, AEROPLANE, Mixhell, CLASSIXX, STACCATO, PAPARAZZI

I'm there as long as its not at the forum

[weidna]

co-sign. monster massive puts the coliseum out of the question but im not noticing any events booked for the 31st at the shrine. gary richards, you out there?

[terrible1fi]

it was confirmed at the forum on the website before, but not anymore. so hopefully he's changed it. the shrine was perfect last year

[fogg]

Wow, that's an impressive lineup...

[lenniwinks]

^ co-sign. the downside is once again choosing which acts to see and which ones to pass on

[kiefer]

Pilooski, Runaway (DFA), and In Flagranti are playing a free show at the roxy tonight. I'm not really familiar with any of them but I'm always down for a free show. I listened to everything on their myspace's but I still have no idea what to expect from a pilooski or in glagranti dj set and I like what I'm hearing from Runaway. What should I expect if I go to this?

[my gym shorts]

just scored a free VIP ticket to LoveFest this saturday at the spots arena grounds.

this entails:

free vip parking, vip entrance, vip lounge, water, gatoradez, vodka

sheeeeit i got lucky on this one,

hard was about to be my last of the summer, good thing im not goin out like that