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April 17, 2006
Sander K is a Pioneer
This Saturday it was once again Sander Kleinenberg's turn to master the turn tables on the main floor at Avalon on Vine Street in Hollywood. It had been roughly a year since he last appeared at this venue and I could sense the excitement in the air as I slowed down while passing the line that stretched far down the block.
For all of you that have yet to visit this club this means a lengthy line! The parking around the club starts out at $35 dollars flat rate for a parking space and as you drive further down Vine street the parking gets cheaper. As we approach the restless crowd of people waiting to enter the club we called our friend Eric that works on the inside and literally 2 minutes later we merged our way through a already sweaty lobby dance floor straight into the VIP section which overlooks the main dance floor.
The opening set was taken care of by Trent Cantrelle who is originally from New Orleans where he for several years was a resident DJ for big promoter Donnie "Disco" Estopinal. Trent set was Tech-house with many fun progressive turns that kept the floor inhabitants moving , definitely a perfect warm up for what was coming up.
The time passed, last call for alcohol and the eagerness for Sander was at its peak when he finally emerged out of the darkness and started flipping through his large cd case. The giant LCD screens displayed on each side of the podium lit up and now "Everybody" knew it was time. The words, "LOVE" "EVERYTHING" "ERASER" started rolling up and down the large screens and as he kicked off his first beat the club went absolutely berserk. It was beautiful.
For some reason I can't remember many of the new mixes he played but some of the highlights were; Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah (D Ramirez Mix), Mylo - Muscle Car (Sander Kleinenberg 'Pace Car' Mix). Something noticeable was the frequent sound of "Electro" that now is almost as predominent as everything else that influences his original sound. As a whole the set was just as good as I expected and overall I believe that most people there would agree on Sander being a Pioneer DJ. I've seen his DVDJ set develop over the years and I think its safe to say that he is alone at the top being the only DJ that successfully brings his sets across both visually and through his music.
Unfortunately before the set reached its end I had to get going but I left the scene smiling knowing I will be back next time for some more.
Posted by diverseawareness at 1:22 AM | Permalink
Comments
Great Review. Sander looks like a blast.
Haven't caught Sander live as yet. He'll be in NY Friday playing Crobar. Seriously considering braving the ruthless masses of clubbers to hear him.
Posted by: evilbuddha at April 17, 2006 6:14 PM
Sounds like a great idea. Joining Sander at crobar in NYC is Desyn Masiello, who in my opinion is also one of the top 5 progressive House dj's out there today.
Posted by: Plankton^ at April 19, 2006 10:39 PM
I live at 57775 Commonwealth in Seattle. Been up here before?
Posted by: Mike Flacklestein at June 13, 2006 10:52 AM