MISSION

I am a New Yorker who by a universal mistake was born in Russia and had to cross continent and then traverse US
to finally find a city with a heartbeat that matched mine.
No other city embraced me. In Moscow I was too outspoken, in Miami too fast, in Chicago too daring.
New York City gave me life.
Its heart and spirit will be forever young as its blood is
always renewed with fresh talent. Dreamers and critics, romantics and seekers, performers and transformers from all over the world strive to make a mark in NYC. Creative renewal is in the air we breathe and every generation of New Yorkers has its own art, nightlife, and social scenes that evolve continuously. Keeping up with all events that are shaping this city is a challenge, but I will try to bring you the fascinating, the beautiful and the outrageous in New York City nightlife with an emphasis on underground electronic music scene which happens to be my favorite fantasy land.
Expect the unexpected

Monday, April 13, 2009

PURE HOUSE

Great crowd, great DJ, great sound, great club...

Where? Long Island City! Wait wait wait...did you say Long Island City? Uh huh

We might be onto something here...

Night: Friday

The place: Island Lounge, LIC. Just as the name suggests Island has a breezy light energy that makes you remember Mediterranean nights. Open space with two floors and a white-green interior, lots of candles and a solid sound system to rival any Manhattan mega club.

The crowd: 21-40 and very diverse, I saw seasoned music aficionados that used to attend raves and there were many rookies just getting into this whole scene. All mixed rather well and whole place could not stop moving.
Dancing, jumping, screaming, clapping, the crowd was on fire!

The DJ: Behrouz

The Verdict: Courteous staff at the door, at the bar and coat check. Nice bouncers with a relaxed vibe. Excellent sound system, although when we walked in there was just a hint of echo. Comfortable place, even when it got packed I didn't get this "I can't breathe/move feeling".
Indicant started with very clean pure house beats and some vocals, as crowd was still gathering, talking and getting drinks. His set was good overall except towards the end he dutifully succumbed to electro tech and people stopped dancing.
Behrouz took over and got right into it with a basic warm up beat that flowed right into tribal house where he kept it for a while. Lots of vocals with a little retro: "Keep Control" thrown in for a good measure, the beat was such that every one's feet moved in unison.
It felt personal as if he was talking to us and I have not heard that type of playing since Junior Vasquez's golden days.
After seeing the crowd fully in sync, he took us to a little deeper, darker tribal.
Clapping, screaming and whistling erupted often prompting smiles from the master. He danced himself, and the crowd watched him propelling more clapping. Last part of the set was good speed progressive peppered with a touch of trance. I had to leave to go to an after party so I didn't get to hear the closing song. Shame on me :)
Hope you enjoyed my broadcast...
Kisses to all!
Posted by Voice of a Wild Child at 2:16 PM
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