layered Sounds 200611

Escape to Psychecelica last Wednesday was so badly supported! I would have thought that all the best underground female dj's would be well supported, guess I was wrong. The production was amazing, as Fu-Cha and Teknotribe's parties are always, with amazing decor and sound. The line-up was good, all well-seasoned DJ's with a wealth of experience. So, what was wrong?

 Are the Psytrance crowd at odds with Fu-Cha these days? Hardly any of them arrived. Teknotribe had our big Winter Wonderland party only a week before, and it was packed. Did the girls do enough promotion to get their crowds there? There are a ton of questions regarding the poor support of this event that need to be asked.

CanDNutz (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=714430942) warmed up the Techno floor with a gentle Tech House set that got people bouncing. Deep Candy (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deep-Candy/306763771370) took over and played some deep Tech House before moving into rolling Techno. Monique Pascal (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monique-Pascall/120008234707755) headlined the Techno Floor. Her flight was delayed by Kulula, twice, so she arrived just in time to play her set. This always makes it more difficult for a dj, as they don't have much time to acclimatise. This meant a slightly shaky start, but she ended up playing a good set. I was dancing solidly for most of it, very well done. Emma X (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emma-X/117715049375) played the closing set and kept the crowd bouncing with her infectious energy.

The Psytrance floor was opened by Hegchick (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=739864250), who wasted no time in getting the ball rolling. She played some great progressive Psytrance, high in energy. It took us through the Lunar Eclipse, with a blast! Next up was Gwen C (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gwen-C/230237917003235), who gradually built up her set and got the crowd bouncing around the room. Nice one Gwen! Dre'ama (http://www.facebook.com/pages/DreAma/96530803268) took over, unexpectedly, as her set time was announced for 1am. She had apparently swapped with DJ Sway from Beartrap. Mel has always been one of my favourite Psytrance DJ's and this was her first set back since an operation.  Mel rocked the crowd but I wasn't feeling it.  I moved up to the Techno floor for the rest of the party.

So, a great production with great sound, great DJ Line-up, very poorly supported.

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