Who's going where? -Everywhere else - 8/9/10 Feb 2008

[Rocky]

There were also a few comments on how it seemed that there were a lot of ladies sitting out, which also doesn't make sense, as it was sold out, so should have been perfectly gender balanced. (Cue Xfiles music)........

We seem to have this comment pretty much every time and yet we have never been more than 10 ladies over at any event and it was only 7 ladies over on Friday!

I found the music very samey and it seemed like there weren't as many new gems as usual.
Can we please have a Utopia where 'Superstition' and 'The same love that made me laugh' (and a few others) aren't played.........

Again, perception is a funny thing! Both SF and I played many tracks that we have never played before last Friday. In my set it was around 40% of tracks that I have had for a while and never ever played and I think SF's set was closer to 50-60%. As for Superstition and TSLTMML, guilty as charged but you do have to remember Cru that with so many new faces through the door we do have to play stuff that 1.) people recognize as well as 2.) tracks that some people who are new to a Chill out night may never have danced too. Of course you have been to virtually every UTOPIA so you will hear some favourites re-played - and both of these are absolute classics. Superstition still fills a floor faster than virtually any record I've ever played and I still get at least 2 people come up after TSLTMML every time it's played to ask what that great track was...

So I don't know... is it good to have a handful of signature tracks that get played every month or not? Bearing in mind that we get through maybe 80-90 tracks in a night and the vast majority are not recycled every month in the same way.

[Cruella]

Of course you have been to virtually every UTOPIA so you will hear some favourites re-played - and both of these are absolute classics. Superstition still fills a floor faster than virtually any record I've ever played and I still get at least 2 people come up after TSLTMML every time it's played to ask what that great track was....

I agree, they are great tracks, but I guess it's like having your favourite ice cream, it starts turning your stomach if you eat it every day. As you say, I've been to virtually all the Utopias (Twickenham) and it's the only one that i've not had an awesome night at, but it was still a good night for me. Not bad %'s when the expectations are so high.

[SilverFox]

I too found the music a bit of a mixed bag (and I kow you can't please all of the people all the time) but my special request would be - please can you avoid those two tracks that have the very squeeky harmonica in them? They are horrible to listen to and IMO uninspiring to dance to. Some of the other tracks, however,

I'm guilty of those two tracks.

The first one came to the forefront of my mind after having an amazing dance to it with Freudian Hips at Southport . I thought it had so much in it to play with, so I'm quite surprised that someone as talented as you Sarah would find it uninspiring.

I must admit it was great fun watching people at Utopia trying to hit the breaks though.

Kyle and Sarah even did a to it.

The second 'squeaky' one was Blues Stew by Kenny Neal which is a very popular blues/WCS track.

[Cruella]

Well I like both of those tracks, you can't please all of the women all the time can you SF?

[stewart38]

I too found the music a bit of a mixed bag (and I kow you can't please all of the people all the time) but my special request would be - please can you avoid those two tracks that have the very squeeky harmonica in them? They are horrible to listen to and IMO uninspiring to dance to.

Funny that’s one of the most inspiring bits of music I ever dance to (the squeeky harmonica one) who would be a DJ

I'm guilty of those two tracks.

The first one came to the forefront of my mind after having an amazing dance to it with Freudian Hips at Southport . I thought it had so much in it to play with, so I'm quite surprised that someone as talented as you Sarah would find it uninspiring.

I

Cabaret Southport September

The breaks in there and what you could do with that song fantastic

The longer version attached (see separate thread) (ceroc bit at 4.44)

[Lory]

Kyle and Sarah even did a to it.

I don't think i'll ever tire of watching that!

and BTW, sorry Sarah, but I love that track and had a brilliant dance with Foxyfunkster to it!

[robd]

The first one .... Kyle and Sarah even did a to it.

The second 'squeaky' one was Blues Stew by Kenny Neal which is a very popular blues/WCS track.

I think the problem with How Long Can A Fool Go Wrong is precisely that Kyle and Sarah did that routine to it. Seeing that makes you want to throw in the whole airing cupboard, not just the towel It's the same with 'Pump It' albeit a very different style of song.

More generally, squeaky blues as it shall henceforth be known is a genre I find quite tricky to dance to because there is so much in it to play with and certainly hearing too much of it consecutively tends to make it blend into one long harmonica-fest

[SilverFox]

I hope your signature isn't referring to anyone in particular Rob!......

[Lory]

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That's just brilliant too!

More generally, squeaky blues as it shall henceforth be known is a genre I find quite tricky to dance to because there is so much in it to play with and certainly hearing too much of it consecutively tends to make it blend into one long harmonica-fest

I think it would be like torture, to dance with someone who didn't have an ounce of musicality ! ARGHHH

I hope your signature isn't referring to anyone in particular Rob!......

Don't be so paranoid Vince

[robd]

I hope your signature isn't referring to anyone in particular Rob!......

Just a particularly choice lyric on the latest FabricLive CD.

Did you have anyone in mind SF?

I think it would be like torture, to dance with someone who didn't have an ounce of musicality ! ARGHHH

Hmmm, just what are you trying to say Lory?

[Cruella]

Hmmm, just what are you trying to say Lory?

Perhaps she's been speaking to Paul W too.

[Lory]

Hmmm, just what are you trying to say Lory?

Oh Rob.. stop beating yourself up!

We have lovely dances!

[SilverFox]

Did you have anyone in mind SF?

Nope. I actively encourage mine to keep their parts as smooth as a seal with a saxophone.

[Cruella]

Nope. I actively encourage mine to keep their parts as smooth as a seal with a saxophone.

A Seal, is that including the fish and clap?

[SilverFox]

is that including the fish and clap?

In London we prefer chips with our fish.....

[Cruella]

In London we prefer chips with our fish.....

Chunky, French or curly fries?

[Sparkles]

Meanwhile, back on topic...

I'm guilty of those two tracks.

There's nothing to be "guilty" about. Like I said, you can't please all the people all the time and they are tracks that I don't enjoy particularly because: they are very squeaky, they have also (as already shown) been danced to amazingly by some of the professionals, and the first of the two that was played at Utopia seems to go on and on and on and just when you think it's finishing it comes back *again* . They are very challenging tracks - but in my mind challenging and inspiring are two different things and although they are challenging I do not find myself inspired by them.

The second 'squeaky' one was Blues Stew by Kenny Neal which is a very popular blues/WCS track.

Interestingly enough, seeing as no-one is openly agreeing with me on this , I was actually standing with some fellow forumites when the second squeaky track was played... I said something along the lines of "Haven't we just had a track with a squeaky harmonica in it? I really don't like them... Is it the same one?", at which point I was reliably informed by a highly regarded DJ that it *was* a different track but that they (the DJ in question) couldn't stand them (squeaky tracks) either!

[stewart38]

That's just brilliant too!

The music was the interpration was rubbish (sorry i didnt think that good)

I dont think they plan for that one ?

Southport was much better

[Cruella]

highly regarded DJ

Doesn't take too much imagination to guess who that was.

[DavidB]

I was actually standing with some fellow forumites when the second squeaky track was played...

As one of the 'fellow forumites' Sparkles mentionned, I also thought the DJ had played the same track twice. I didn't realise there were 2 'squeaky harmonica' tracks.

They are wierd tracks. I really dislike them as music, but enjoy dancing to them.