[Dynagroove] sf review

[BadIYE@aol.com]

Thanks for the more detailed review Benjamin (i'm glad Pat got you  goin' 
hehehe)...
 
I agree with you that Techno has gotten funkier in the last 2 years, and  
there is no better ambassador to illustrate the commonalities of techno, tech  
house and  house than John Tejada.
 
I'm jealous that i couldn't go.  I love SF.  There are only 2  things that I 
don't like about SF:
 
1. The cold in the summer; and
2. They spend too much time obsessively hatin' on LA...it's an insecurity  
that gets annoying very quickly.
 
Imad
housesaladla.com
the GOOD life
In a message dated 9/27/2005 4:54:36 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
benjamin at bodyrockdjs.com writes:

dope.

marcus and i got in fri evening.  went to a quaint  little spot with the
dirty bird fellas (justin martin, sammy d, claude von  stroke, young chris
martin and some other dude) and then went home to get  some sleep before
saturday.  woke up at 10 sumthin, fucked around on  haight then went record
shopping at tweekin'. then about 6 we showed up at  the love parade where it
stopped (for those who don't know the parade  marched down the street and
then they planted at city hall with all the  floats surrounding a large
common area.).  we hung out at the stompy  float only to realize sound guys
are all the same.  (maybe since the  speakers are off you should check those
things that power them first.   i.e. the amps instead spending 5 minutes
looking at the mixer).  went  around to various other floats and stopped at
the om float.  missed  justin martin but some other guys were playing and
then nikola went on and  reminded them that people were there to dance.  we
left at 9 had some  'naan and chutney' and then headed to dna lounge to hear
that lineup (fred  everything, jt and lance, hipp-e, rithma, andrew kelsey).
we were there til  about 1 and then the underground itch came and we bailed
out to love  grenade (jeno, garth, m3, spun, phil smart, the baroness,  solar,
etc).  it was great to be there even the parking guy was hella  cool.  the
dance floor wasn't tho.  in fact it was hot as  shit.  perfect.  sweat
through everything i was wearing.   stayed until the wee hours mostly
upstairs where it was a little  funkier.  took a 5 hour nap. then we tried to
go record shopping and  the store we went to was closed so we walked down to
'the end up'. (john  tejada, terry francis, justin long, fred everywhere, the
baroness,  etc)  everyone told us it'd be full of crack heads, psssh as if
the  whole scene isn't full of em.  but anyway we walked in about 2pm  and
left at like 5:30  tshirts drenched through and  through.

overall the people were hella cool (note:  girls just be  yourself, the
ladies up there, although not always as polished as LA girls,  exude a
certain confidence and style that makes em just hot. and the  trannies up
there are so well done they may trick ya.).  everyone  helped us with
directions and what not and we had an overall great time  that will inspire
us musically for hot minute i'm sure.

john tejada  almost made my head explode.  genreless.  i repeat  GENRELESS
house set.  tech, deep, electro etc.  all basses were  covered.  not just
techno.  i can't say that i even reaaaally  like techno.  BUT, i like techno.
it has become alot more funky the  past couple years so now i love it and i
play some and househeads don't  know the difference.  well some do, but they
love it too.

it's  come full circle people.  the music is comfortably under one  roof
again.  thank  jack.


peace,

benny



ps i saw some LA heads at  the parade and then i didn't see em again.  if yer
gonna go then  GO.  sleep is for the weak.  sleep is for the week i say.   the
undergound and the end up.  hot shit!  dope  records!