Sunday, July 24, 2005

I went to my first ONE with Aldrin yesterday night. It was an amazing blend of dirty house, tribal house, electro and progressive. I got to Zouk at 1.30 am and he had already been spinning for three hours (and would eventually go on to spin for more than seven hours). During last night's session (Aldrin's homecoming ONE after his Ibizan tour), he dropped:
  • Underworld - Cowgirl (which I've never heard in a club before and went absolutely mad once I heard the beginning)
  • Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (sampled in another track)
  • Deep Dish - Flashing For Nothing (Featuring Dire Straits) (mash-up of Flashdance and Money For Nothing)
  • Daft Horse - Can't Say (Laid Back - White Horse vs. Daft Punk - Harder Faster Better Stronger)
  • Deep Dish - Say Hello (a track which really appealed to my trance inclinations)
  • Faithless - Insomnia (which I was really happy about and continually screaming at the top of my lungs during the tune)
  • The Killers - Somebody Told Me
  • The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (which T. rather charmingly demonstrated when I asked what the name of the track was. I got my own back later 'cos I ain't nobody's bitch.)
  • Groove Armada - Superstylin' (a never-fails-to-get-anyone-dancing kind of track)
  • Aldrin & Akien - Letitia's Dream (as his first encore track)

I can't quite find the words to describe how incredible I found his set. What I can say is that the sheer amount of talent Aldrin has matches how nice and down-to-earth I find him. He is one of the most humble, friendliest DJs I've met and I'm really glad I finally managed to catch him in action. Of course, it helps that he's kind of hot too, especially with his goatee.

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