i was lucky enough to play my first european gig in paris at a massive rainforest benefit show at a convention center downtown. there were three rooms of goodness, and i was asked to play sets with a slightly different feel in both, which was a nice challenge :)
the first set was at midnight on the ‘chill’ stage and i was asked to play something more dubby – i ended up getting a little crunchier than i’d planned on but that seemed to be what the crowd wanted so i decided to oblige! things got a little hairy at the end when i think i played longer than i was supposed to due to a miscommunication with the sound crew about the setup for the next act, but nobody seemed terribly put out.
the second set was at 11am on the ‘alternative’ stage, and i was still a bit groggy from taking a nap backstage when i went on. i was playing after a progressive trance act and before somebody who said they planned on starting with hard dubstep and progressing into dnb, and i think i did a pretty decent job of bridging the gap. i was very surprised by the size & energy level of the crowd for this one, and really enjoyed having a rocking dancefloor at that time in the morning!
dubby set:
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dancey set:
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dubby setlist:
- ruckspin, planas, and lavellian – steppin
- sharmaji and dj boo – skank ethics
- synkro – jah love
- geiom – getaline
- g.corp – dubstep devil
- radikal guru – strong dub
- osc and djg ft budros gali – one mile high
- rob sparx – vagabundo
- synkro – these times
- radikal guru – kingston town
- osc – bless up
- sasquatch – hidden agenda (featuring yt)
- jason burns – this version
- cutty ranks – limb by limb (adr of ultrablack remix)
- bassist and mecca – as is
- phokus – inta
- kromestar – take it easy
- teksteppa – shanghai fever
- joint forces vs dubwise – as i rise
- jason burns – rockers
- blasta and solo banton – burn babylon coke
- teksteppa – welcome to babylon
- dfrnt – tenfold
- bird of prey and chillax’n – pipe dream
- rehab – quantech
- bar 9 – murda sound (riskotheque rmx)
dancey setlist:
- quark and ruckspin – wander
- bird of prey – the first step
- bass science – bang (NSE remix)
- misk – nintendont (petr passive remix)
- jsuave – fog juice
- rob sparx – independent (sub heavy mix)
- helixer – suburbanism
- occult science – terror
- substacja – bad ass
- ultrablack – rock to da riddim
- bmc and bukkha – dream music
- datsik and flux pavilion – game over
- j.nitrous – vaticination
- akira kiteshi – ming the merciless
- downlink – station six
- drop n roll – drop the bass
- ultrablack – hookers and ice cream
- borgore – onestep ahead
- babylon system – everyday hustle
- trillbass – bring it live
- 8ball and mjg feat notorious big – relax, take notes (xi dubstep remix)
- ill.gates and meesha – sweatshop
- tribe steppaz and chuck b vs i-cue – rock the funky beat
- excision and datsik – calypso