I am far from a house mudc trainspotter and was wondering if one of the more knowledgable of you guys could highlight what the main musical differences would be between defmix, subliminal and defected nights at pacha?
many thanks!
Def Mix is very DJ dependant. It will vary from the good (Romero, Toshiee), to the Unbelieveably amazing (Morales, Knuckles)
Defected has also gone that way. They do have some brilliant guests (Vega, Morales, I'll even add Joey Negro), Some very very good ones (DJ Spen, Dennis Ferrer), though then sometimes I've been and they'll get Martin Solveig on, who CAN play the most amazing disco music, though will bore you to pieces with 4 hours of Africanism nonsense. And then you could hit rock bottom and get someone like Sandy Rivera sending you to sleep!
The residents are all very very competant though. Dunmore himself is worth the entrance fee alone, especially as he has a record box better than 99% of the DJing planet, and knows the defected crowd better than anyone (being owner and all...).
Subliminal is Morillio. It kills me to say this about an idol, though I personally haven't heard a good set from him for a good few years (though that is comparing him to total dj perfection IMO!). BUT if you like the Electro stuff, then he's definitely your man, and even if you're not, you will be guaranteed a good few tunes that will make you explode. The atmosphere at Subliminal is very 'Pacha' though, and good as it's guarantedd to be busy (maybe too busy, though it'll be good to take it all in, especially if it's your first time).
You can't go too far wrong with all 3, though if Defected have any Africanism Dj's, or Sandy Rivera, or if Def Mix have one of their 'second tier' dj's playing (which usually means harder or tougher, (and with less chance of hearing some classics!), which isn't always my cup of tea), I'd steer clear.
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