[HARDKORNATE]

Um, you NEED fog or you can't see lasers, thats just how it works.

there was not enough of fog then 😛
;D

Yeah, they forgot to grab my fog machine. With mine the laser will look like a solid object 🙂

[Robyo]

What more can I say? Kickass venue with relaxed staff, great deco in main room, excellent sets all around, and great turnout in vibe and numbers. I mostly got my groove on for Roboto and Aktif and the Ooze who melted the place down.
Thanks Tyler for making it come together. Can't wait for the next one  😉

@Damian: it was good to finally meet you, dude. You're right. Skazi does suck.

@Roboto: thanks for the kind words and I'll get you that Secret Fire bootleg.

IMHO… industrial and psy are incompatible. It's like dark and darker. I prefer chill throughout the whole night.

[cosmicvibrations]

^ yeah, alot of people mentioned that to me at the party. i don't mind industrial that much, but downtempo is cooler IMO. but hey, that room was mostly empty throughout the whole night, so 😛

[Ascension]

^ yeah, alot of people mentioned that to me at the party. i don't mind industrial that much, but downtempo is cooler IMO. but hey, that room was mostly empty throughout the whole night, so 😛

I was gonna check it out, but i was too attached to the dancefloor/main room 🙂

[acidity]

What a party. Heard the most intense and psyechedlic set of my life. Ooze – hats off to you people. Never felt so mentally and physically exhausted as I did after their set. Totally drained me out.

Awesome location. Good decor. Great work 🙂

[Sudo Make Install]

Now for my review!

First and foremost, i want to extend thanks to Dan and Rory at the IMC for all of their indispensable help throughout the evening.  They were definitely on top of things the entire evening.  I absolutely have to attribute the quality of this party to those two before anything else.  

Sound:  The industrial room was kept at a lower level because we had a problem with the breakers, but i think that overall it was just about right.  The psytrance room I thought was a little too loud — I think we were pushing 120db throughout the night.  It's a good thing that Dan was handing out earplugs to everyone who wanted them, but at the same time that's kind of scary.  😀  My ears were ringing for hours afterwards.  Huge props again to Rory for the kick ass sound in the psytrance room, and to PMLA for the sound in the second room.  Special thanks to Scott Rexroat for hooking Justin up with a killer sound system — i can't wait to hear that at capacity.

Deco / Visuals / Lasers: DAMN.  Derek and Carly definitely pulled this one off.  You guys are absolutely fantastic.  I am very glad that you had the chance to talk to Amanda a bit.  She is very creative with deco too, and has been wanting to help out with things – and I think that you guys would work awesome together at future events.  Looking forward to what we can accomplish together.  The visuals were a nice touch, although they weren't that thought out – rather an afterthought.  Since we had no visual artists booked i think we did okay.  Having the projector next to the stage worked out very well.  I am not sure how we could do it any better for future events.  Timmy's laser was mind-bending.  I sincerely hope it was worth the long drive to be there and set it up.  You are seriously one of the best I have ever worked with in that department.  

Artists:  WOW!~!~  I was glad that Mr. Roboto got to play a real extended DJ set.  You have come such a long way since you started doing this, and your energy was reciprocated from the crowd the entire time.  Definitely a kick-ass performance.  Can't wait until you start doing live PA.  Aktif, as always, FUCKING BONKERS.  I absolutely love having you on the decks — not only is your track selection and mixing pristine, but you seriously bring out the stompin' hot business in everyone.  If that makes sense.  Primordial Ooze absolutely blew my mind.  I was so glad that this event was easy for me to work to the point that i actually got to be on the dance floor the majority of the time for your set.  You guys are definitely my regional favorite.  100% badass.  Ascension, you've come a long way too.  Your set really captivated a lot of people that were there.  When I was talking to people there, they found it very hard to believe that you've only been playing for 6 months.  Keep it up man.  You're on the right track for sure.  Abe, Chris, and Nick: Stellar performance.  I am very glad that it worked out for you guys to play together.  We were unsure of how late we were going to be able to have the music go since I had never done an event there, and I think that all ended very well.  You guys have so much energy on stage and you really kept the few who were still dancing going until the bitter end.  I am looking forward to working with you guys again in the future.

The second room:  I think that the compatibility between industrial and psy still remains to be seen, or at least clarified a bit.  The industrial room didn't have nearly as many people as the psy room did, and it's impossible to attribute that to the industrial scene supporting the event or the format of it.  There were a LOT of people there that i know of personally who are not into the psy scene and are the “industrial” crowd that actually stayed in the psytrance room the entire time.  What I think is that a lot of people came for the industrial and stayed for the psytrance, which is what I was hoping for from the get-go.  In that sense, I think we turned a lot of good people on to this scene —  All in all, the people who are from the industrial crowd were just as easy to work with as the trancers were.  I think that in the future, we should attempt a budget for the industrial room to book a headliner or two (suggestions please) and see how that goes.  The people who are into the industrial genre seem to have a very tight connection with their music much like we do.  In my experience DJing at The Smoker's Den, the industrial crowd always seems to thoroughly enjoy psytrance over any sort of electronic music.  Converting the room to psychill at 5am was too late.  If we do the cross-genre event format in the future, we will likely end the industrial around 2 or 3 am and give much more time devoted to chill out.  

vending:  Thank you, Scott!  I regret that we couldn;t have a hookah bar at this one, but if we do this again at this venue when the weather is a little warmer, we will have something set up in the outdoor area where the smoker's gathered.  I think that would work out great.  As always The Smoker's Den did a fantastic job, and it was extremely beneficial to have their staff present.  

Attendees: WOW!  The group that attended was so easy-going, friendly, enthusiastic.  There was so much energy everywhere.  Thank you to most everyone for being respectful of the smoking policy, the front door being closed after midnight, and for overall being well behaved.  There was no incidents worth mentioning.  We didn't have to reject entry to anyone, nor did we have to make anyone leave.  The party officially sold out, too.  It was so great seeing everyone again having such a good time – old faces and new.  Thanks so much for everyone's help with the cleanup too!  It was a breeze.  It was because of everyone there and how well everyone handled themselves that really makes me love what I do.  As a promoter, my responsibilities only go so far – the rest of how an event goes and is made up is directly related to those that attend.  I personally attribute the crowd's behavior / energy to more than 70% of how an event is made up.  You all deserve a round of applause.  Together we are unstoppable.  🙂

I have very few complaints.  The only one that is even worth mentioning is GLASS BOTTLES.  I am absolutely sick of promoting NO GLASS CONTAINERS only for it to be disregarded.  even though it was tightly regulated this time around, this is an ongoing problem at every event.  Our staff is very relaxed and very laid back – we don't search anyone, we don't go through bookbags and WE DON'T WANT TO.   There were a number of people who were wearing sandals and some even barefoot, and even though there was no incident with broken glass, there could have been.  I have instituted this policy at events because we have had injuries in the past due to broken glass, and it's not pretty.  If you bring beverages that are in glass containers, transfer it to plastic before you come.  If that's not possible, then DON'T BRING IT.  I cannot emphasize that enough.  I really don't want to name the next party No Glass Containers to get my point across.  🙂  I sincerely hope and appreciate that everyone will hold this policy in high regard next time around.  I think that this policy should be respected with any and every party too — not just mine.  

Thanks so much again to everyone.  As the “head” of this event, I can easily say that this was the most laid-back and easiest event I have ever put on.  

That's all I've got, folks.  The sequel is already in the works, and I am hoping to announce details by the end of this week.

See you next time.  

[Pandemic]

Timmy's laser was mind-bending.  I sincerely hope it was worth the long drive to be there and set it up.  You are seriously one of the best I have ever worked with in that department. 

it was 100% worth the drive  ;D

[HARDKORNATE]

Timmy's laser was mind-bending.  I sincerely hope it was worth the long drive to be there and set it up.  You are seriously one of the best I have ever worked with in that department. 

it was 100% worth the drive  ;D

Buying a laser and not being there for the debut is 100% fail 🙁

[Sudo Make Install]

but at the same time, Nate…

[Energon]

What a party. Heard the most intense and psyechedlic set of my life. Ooze – hats off to you people. Never felt so mentally and physically exhausted as I did after their set. Totally drained me out.

I can vouch for this.
I couldn't even understand what you were saying in the morning.  😀

[Phantomsoul420]

Ok, I think I might be recovered enough for a review, if that's sayin somethin right there.

First off, props to Tyler and the crew for throwin this event. Never stomped it down in an old post office before so that was defitnetly unique! I am glad that Nick woke my ass up to go to this because I had a fucking blast!Even though I am not a huge fan of the Psy darkness, I danced my happy ass off, busted foot and all, and enjoyed the music. So thanks and here's the nod  ;D

Rob, you threw down some sauciness man. I really enjoyed your stage presence and how you actually came down off stage to get the crowd riled up! Cool shit man and look forward to hearin ya again.

Nick, you know. Words are not needed, throwin the hot biz-nass down as usual. Snoochies and don't trainwreck your trainwreck next time!!

As for Scott and Igor, MAN, I had Ooze comin out my 3rd eye for sures. And out my pinky toe. Primordial skilltets for our Ooze holes.

Ascension, I dug your stuff man. Some darkness that actually had me dancin. Good shit home slice!

M.O.P, loved the morning goodness that only you guys know how to throw down. Kept it goa'n till they MADE you turn it off. Sweetness.

And for me, the most important part of the party, at least in my eyes, is all my friends that I got to see once again and get some serious stompin done with. I love to be able to go to a different state, see friends from all around the midwest and just have a damn good fucking time. If it wasn't for you guys, who'd do the stompin?! Max,Liza,Julia,dude from MN, (sorry I always forget your name!!!),Ritesh, Arvin, (good times at the Golden Wok) Jybyga,Tyler,Alan,Birdie,(you cranky old fuck) Hurt, I love havin another broken down ol' raver to complain with, even though we are some of the only ones left standin.

Anyone else I forgot, word to your moms, and get ready to get tribal this weekend!!

[Blaize224]

BOOM!!!

I think my ears have finally recovered from dancing in front of the magnificent sound system in the main room. Hey guys, I'm Carli ~ Derek's partner in crime. I've been following Chilluminati forums for a while but didn't really feel I had much to contribute. After being so involved with this event I felt it was time to join the club 😉

So many thank yous to say and so many hugs to give, I love you guys. The party was truly a beautiful experience for me. It was wonderful to see familiar faces and get back in touch with everyone. Also met some new people that warmed my heart. It was a joy to help set up and decorate, thanks Tyler for the opportunity to let my creative juices flow! The venue has a lot of potential for future events, the sound system was on point for sure.

THANK YOU everybody!!!! I don't think I can sit here and name off everyone's name to thank individually so I'll just shout it out to everyone who was a part of this wonderful event. I love you all and can't wait to reconnect and continue to grow our community here in the Midwest. The energy was flowing all night long and I couldn't help smile as I looked around at all the happy people dancing together  ;D

So many wonderful memories . . . more to come! See you all this weekend <3

[Energon]

OMG, Finally!

Blaize224
Date Registered:  June 19, 2007, 09:27:33 AM

[FuckinErick]

Loved the venue and the deco was amazing!  Great to see everyone again, it'll be 3 weeks in a row at least for me, tim, rick, abe, chris, nick, jessica, ritesh, and a couple other psyowans coming this saturday and what a journey it's been.  The sound was so crisp, clean, and loud it did have my ears ringing for a day or two…  Makes me kind of regret not getting the earplugs, but then I wouldn't have the full psy experience imo.  It makes the party so much better when theres no smoking inside as im not a smoker and the smoke does sometime really get to me.

Look forward to seeing all of you amazing people in the next couple of days.  Look forward to stomping :).

[Sudo Make Install]

oh my: http://forum.chilluminati.org/index.php/topic,2881.0.html

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