Sasha booed in Lisbon

[Kinetic]

So last saturday Sasha played in Portugal for only the 2nd time ever, in a dance music event called Love2Dance...the bill was him, Sander, Lowend Specialists and Luca Ricci.

It?s funny that ever since I heard about the event, I wasn?t too excited about it and actually decided a long time ago I wouldn?t go. My sister told me she?d get me in for free on the night and I still didn?t want to go...thank God for my premonition...

Reports I?ve been reading in Portuguese forums call the Sasha set "boring, too deep, too ambient, no groove and no joy in it at all"...well basically proving my point that whatever differs from the old conga and dark drums shit isn?t accepted here.
The result...most people didn?t even dance at all to his stuff, and at a certain point massive boos started echoing throughout the arena.

Personally, I?ve heard a different report from a friend whose musical taste I trust in...he called it "the man was throwing pearls to swine"...he?s telling me that Sasha played an "old school" set...back to his melodic and hypnotic roots. Shame I didn? see it, but I would have had to bring a flamethrower with me to see Sasha in a place full of numbnuts.

Final point : Sasha could have followed the easy and trusted path of adapting to the crowd, instead he played what he wanted and got booed for it. I believe in sticking to your guns, so more power to the guy, but Sasha, please, don?t ever play arena shows here anymore.

Anybody have a job for me abroad? I feel like getting the fuck out of this miserable country...

[geoffgulley]

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I hear Kansas City is the place to be..... ask Pickle.

[thesightless]

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what do you expect from a place where baleric music is popular and the incest rate makes a jibgolly family reunion look good?

[anonin]

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i dont blame them really, sasha's tunage lately has been very poor imo.

[unkownartist]

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lol

[Huggie Smiles]

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at least he didnt play hiphop in Amnesia like Armand Van Helden?

[sakio pod]

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i dont blame them really, sasha's tunage lately has been very poor imo.

that blows

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=649836597&n=2&Mytoken=588B0F99-9C6D-510C-8F5C799E1CD4383925462685

[palmer]

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As a dj your job is to play to the people.
I'm definitely a big sasha fan and I'm always curious to hear what djs can bring to the table but first and foremost you need to get the people moving.

[miketpoto]

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i dont blame them really, sasha's tunage lately has been very poor imo.

A) He's rocked it out full on the last 3 times I have seen him this year.

B) I believe that you were 14 when twilo closed, and not yet even 10 years old when Sasha started playing there. If Sasha was playing a set like he has been in NYC recently, similar in style to his older sound, those who are there to hear it should feel lucky.

C) Did you just condone the booing of a DJ because they werent playing the style the crowd wanted to hear? (specifically when they werent fucking up?)

You are so grounded kiddo, I'm super Serial!

[anonin]

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A) He's rocked it out full on the last 3 times I have seen him this year.

B) I believe that you were 14 when twilo closed, and not yet even 10 years old when Sasha started playing there. If Sasha was playing a set like he has been in NYC recently, similar in style to his older sound, those who are there to hear it should feel lucky.

C) Did you just condone the booing of a DJ because they werent playing the style the crowd wanted to hear? (specifically when they werent fucking up?)

You are so grounded kiddo, I'm super Serial!

last time i saw him (last year), he was just O.K.

i added the imo at the end because i knew the usual sasha-can-do-no-wrong crew would be all over this thread, and i also knew you would come in here and mention his twilo days (and procede to play the age card). typical.

sasha does nothing for me these days, in fact his dj sets bore me to tears. this is my opinion.

[tiddles]

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super serial

hahaha
nice

[ubiqe]

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As a dj your job is to play to the people.
I'm definitely a big sasha fan and I'm always curious to hear what djs can bring to the table but first and foremost you need to get the people moving.

Nah, that can't be right...

[miketpoto]

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last time i saw him (last year), he was just O.K.

i added the imo at the end because i knew the usual sasha-can-do-no-wrong crew would be all over this thread, and i also knew you would come in here and mention his twilo days (and procede to play the age card). typical.

sasha does nothing for me these days, in fact his dj sets bore me to tears. this is my opinion.

A) Sasha can do wrong, I have heard it happen

B) I brought up the twilo days because this is where the his style he played at the aformentioned event has its roots and it was where he made a name and style all his own.

C) When and where have you heard sasha play "these days" and what are you comparing it to? Downloaded sets rarely translate to home listening with their original vibe and feel intact, so I would hope you arent going by those.

Although there is his terrace set, yum

D) The typical age card being played is because I am finding it difficult to determine when and what old sasha you are comparing current sasha to. Being that you have only been old enough to get into SOME events for about a year or so, let alone 21 and up shows, I am curious to see where this informed opinion is coming from. Please, enlighten me teen wolf.

[miketpoto]

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As a dj your job is to play to the people.
I'm definitely a big sasha fan and I'm always curious to hear what djs can bring to the table but first and foremost you need to get the people moving.

I disagree entirely... have you ever looked around at who these "people" are and what they probably want to hear?

Also, having one's own style would be a moot point if you were merely trying to placate the masses, wouldnt it?

[anonin]

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A) Sasha can do wrong, I have heard it happen

B) I brought up the twilo days because this is where the his style he played at the aformentioned event has its roots and it was where he made a name and style all his own.

C) When and where have you heard sasha play "these days" and what are you comparing it to? Downloaded sets rarely translate to home listening with their original vibe and feel intact, so I would hope you arent going by those.

Although there is his terrace set, yum

D) The typical age card being played is because I am finding it difficult to determine when and what old sasha you are comparing current sasha to. Being that you have only been old enough to get into SOME events for about a year or so, let alone 21 and up shows, I am curious to see where this informed opinion is coming from. Please, enlighten me teen wolf.

im not even going to get started on this one.