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Gatecrasher / Vandit @ Heaven ... Reviewed Reported by josie / Submitted 02-12-04 17:23 On Friday 26th November, the colossal juggernaut that is Gatecrasher rumbled its way into London’s Heaven, and in the driving seat was the man himself, variously known as God, Your Majesty, or just plain Paul Van Dyk. I’d been looking forward to it for ages, the guys I met on the beach in Ibiza were coming down from Manchester, and in short, I was thoroughly overexcited. Back in March of this year, clubland was looking distinctly wobbly. Trance had been flat on its back for the whole of last year, and I’d started to think maybe I’d grown out of dance music. It was going to be a wrench, but bear in mind I’m 27, and the time is going to come for all of us. Anyway, I went to this exact same event in the exact same venue back in March, and Paul Van Dyk was so frantically awesome, I joyfully ditched the idea of retirement and here I still am today. So… expecting great things from Friday, and indeed there’s nothing quite like arriving at Heaven to bring you to an absolute pitch of feverish excitement – the sweep of the road down the side of the station, the steps down to the tunnel, the orange glow of the lights, queues of that unmistakable breed – clubbers, in their sexy trousers with zips up the side and trainers and funky t-shirts, clutching their tickets in hot little hands, the bouncers, the metal detectors, and over all… that deep bass thump that you can hear and feel in the pit of your stomach. Oooh… clubbing anyone? Nick Riley warmed up for PVD, and played a surprisingly low paced set – sort of a proggy deep house rather than trance. Still… some ace tracks – Tilt’s ‘The World Doesn’t Know’, and the brilliantly urgent ‘Jump The Next Train’ by Young Parisians. And then, the time had come – one o’clock, the start of PVD’s set, and that undeniably emotional, glorious sound. I crept forward to the front to make sure it was him, and there’s an undeniable thrill seeing that deadpan face that’s looked out at you from so many record sleeves / CD cases etc. Less of an uplifting and euphoric set than I would have expected – more uncompromising, with a definite tech influence, but nothing wrong with that. Plenty of big tunes as well, like Sander Van Doorn’s ‘Dark Roast’, and many many of his own – ‘For An Angel’, ‘Wir Sind Wir’, ‘Time Of Our Lives’, and ‘Crush’… and this is kind of when the trouble started. I recognised almost everything I heard him play, and I didn’t hear anything I didn’t know that I desperately wanted to find out about. He played Space Brothers – ‘One More Chance’, for Heaven’s sake, which is positively ancient and, I’m sad to say, in my opinion a tiny bit cheesy. He just seemed to have given himself a bit of an easy ride. I still love the man to bits but it really won’t do. I dunno, perhaps he was ill, or having a bad day, but if you’re performing, you’re going to be judged. I even wondered cynically if Nick Riley had deliberately (or been instructed to) played at a slower pace to make it easier for PVD. Towards the end there was a bit of the old magic. He finished off his set with a mix of ‘Jump The Next Train’, nice and acoustic through the vocals and then off like an express train, with everyone leaping about like lunatics. I have to say the place did look extremely nice though – a big sparkly silver Gatecrasher lion up on the wall and a huge, enthusiastic crowd. What makes it such a shame is that PVD and Gatecrasher do have this colossal number of loyal followers that will hand over their hard-earned fifteen quid (or twenty-two quid on the door!) and come anyway. Surely they deserve better. It’s sad to rely on the old faces and brand recognition. Let’s hope that the great man was simply having an off day and we can put this behind us. I’ll still definitely go next time and I’ll be as excited as I was this time. On a brighter note, the next couple of months are looking to continue the run of quality events that we’ve been spoiled with this year – Antiworld, Twisted and Smile this weekend, Lange, Smith & Pledger and Simon Patterson at TranceGeneration next week, Matt Darey’s Decade album launch at December’s Knowwhere, Massive @ Heaven, Lashed, and brand new trance night Ultra Utopia in January. No sleep for a while then. Photos from harderfaster archives Share this :: : : : Follow HarderFaster :: Other Features By josie: It's the Generation game featuring Agnelli & Nelson, The Thrillseekers and Lange Peach at Heaven: Reviewed The Gallery at Turnmills: Reviewed The International Indoor Festival at SeOne: reviewed The double ender: interview with trance legends Darren Tate and Mike Koglin The views and opinions expressed in this review are strictly those of the author only for which HarderFaster will not be held responsible or liable. Comments: From: Alan-Banks on 4th Dec 2004 16:53.47 Nice review. I was there and absolutly loved it. It made me smile to know trance is still alive cos everyone i met was just there for the music. Fucking great!!!! There were times when he went a little to techy for my liking but then found he would bring it back up again to full blown trance!! Overall a great night. Next time he's on i think i'll be there again From: Tranced_up on 6th Dec 2004 13:10.37 Good Review and a great night. I agree it did seem like a bit of an easy ride, but sometime you need to hear the old favourites. Still a bit more of the new could only have made things better

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