More WMC madness

[la dj]

From residentadvisor....

Once the sunrise hit, the warm rays were well received by the crowd and suddenly, it was all on. Although the Hawtin vs Beyer set was a huge highlight, it was also impossible to overlook the sets and/or attendance of the likes of Loco Dice, Luciano, Marc Houle, Mathew Jonson, Mr. C and James Holden. Once again, the crowd was a collage of artists, PR folk, booking agents, cheeky press and the odd music junkie lucky enough to get in. Perhaps, as close as Miami will ever get to DC-10 in Ibiza.

It was pure madness. The music was superb and the sun and blue sky peeping through the clouds overhead were a welcome sight on Nocturnal’s intimate 200-capacity terrace.

But then, it suddenly all came to a head in minimal TV soap style, with an incident between Richie Hawtin and the big side-of-a-house sized security team (a mandatory requirement of any Miami club). At first it looked like just a few stern words but the chain of events that soon followed had mouths dropping.

What exactly caused the riff we will probably never really know, but Richie wasn’t prepared to be kicked out. Asserting their authority like only they know how, within seconds one guy had Richie in a headlock, while another two (pulling at various parts of his body) made an effort to get him out the door. Various friends and DJs in the vicinity tried to help stop the nonsense but as you can imagine, convincing a dozen gorilla-like security guards to do something distinctly different from their mindset was never going to happen easily. And it wasn't until Beyer pulled the music that things abruptly came to a halt.



A few minutes later, clubland-style diplomacy from various parties did some damage control and a battered, bruised, but in no way beaten Hawtin returned to massive applause. He stepped up behind the decks and put on a tune that gave the bouncers a proper "Fuck you" (a variation of the track that kicks in around the 15 minute mark on the RA Podcast with Troy Pierce). With the bouncers on edge and the madness looking like continuing, as midday approached we decided it was time to get out of there and spend the rest of the day in less heated circumstances.

Still, tonight the bar was firmly raised by the techno mafia at the WMC 2006. Here's hoping we'll be lucky enough to experience something equally comparable in the next 24 hours.

Word to the wise: Don't underestimate the guy with the slick hairdo.



bolded for effect

[Xmuzik]

resident advisor .......representing for a scene that can't even go wood ....much less gold , platnium or diamond

[la dj]

Originally Posted by Xmuzik

resident advisor .......representing for a scene that can't even go wood ....much less gold , platnium or diamond

what are you babbling about??

[Beatrite]

He likes to read his own thoughts.

Seriously... the guy has been doing it for years.

[Xmuzik]

its the truth

[la dj]

Originally Posted by Xmuzik

its the truth

please be more clear.

either i'm monumentally naive (which CAN and DOES happen) or you're writing a bit to cryptically fo a nucca.

[Beatrite]

Originally Posted by la dj

what are you babbling about??

that's just it, man. it's babbling with a purpose known only to him!

[la dj]

is he a scientologist??

a super adventure clubist perhaps??

[Beatrite]

no clue on that...

crazy ass story about hawtin, btw. it's not everyday your headlining talent gets dragged off in a headlock!

[Xmuzik]

i spelled it out real simple

resident advisor .......representing for a scene that can't even go wood ....much less gold , platnium or diamond

[la dj]

Originally Posted by Xmuzik

i spelled it out real simple

resident advisor .......representing for a scene that can't even go wood ....much less gold , platnium or diamond

WHAT SCENE ARE YOU REFERRING TO THAT RESIDENT ADVISOR IS REPRESENTING THAT CAN'T EVEN GO WOOD, MUCH LESS PLATINUM OR DIAMOND?


in caps so homey here can hear it.

[Xmuzik]

a gold album = 500,000 copies sold

a platnium album = 1,000,000 copies sold

a diamond album album = 10,000,000 copies sold

its 2006 and electronic artists worldwide can barely if ever accomplish this, resident advisor represent for artists that are wanna be rock stars that can barely sell 1,000 copies i.e. barely go wood

[jeffspock]

i think he's saying that the genre he likes can't make a hit record.

the tunes won't even go wood(trying to make a joke) let alone platinum.

[Beatrite]

what I don't understand about you Xmuzik, is that you come on here and give jword props on his newest remix and then dog on a company that is trying to push the "same" sound. it's a serious WTF?

if ya don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.

[la dj]

Originally Posted by jeffspock

i think he's saying that the genre he likes can't make a hit record.

the tunes won't even go wood(trying to make a joke) let alone platinum.

curiosity, what genre?

when i last checked RA pushes a lot. is it their fault music doesnt sell the way it once did for artists? i think not. but do we have to go down "that" road again??

interweb is killin da seen! pfft