Renew @ Grande Halle de la Villette - Paris 15/09/2012

Every year, the Techno Parade takes place in the streets of Paris. This huge event gives DJs the opportunity to make a float and play around Paris with a crowd of party animals following. As an after party, the Renew was organised in the Grande Halle of the VIllette district. For 25€, you could spend the night listening to some of the biggest names of Dubstep!
The first thing which struck me was the size of the place. It was massively huge (and I mean 9000 m² big). And I thought the resonance created would be a problem, but it was nearly inexistant thanks to the great soundsystem (the same as the one in Bercy). Now about the concerts:

DJ Gero: FIrst of the night, his set was composed of basic remixes of popular songs as well as not very original songs of his composition. There were a few mixing errors (track jumped, out of sync...) as well as bad transitions. This DJ from Maisons-Alfort (aParis suburb) needs to work a bit on his sets.

DJ Pone: I learned this same night that Pone was one of the members of Birdy Nam Nam, a marvellous four-DJ collective. His set was very good apart from a few mistakes which were a bit disturbing.

Mt Eden: Now that's what I'm talking about! This amazing DJ with his famous ultra-slow Dubstep has blown my mind. I just love his music and I was glad to see him live for his first time in France. During the show you are transported to another state of mind as you float in this relaxed electronic music.

Zeds Dead: I had heard about their greatness, but never heard more than one of their songs. And they delivered! Their music is amazingly strong and dance friendly. Their bass drops are simply huge.

Dirtyphonics: And of course the hardcore Parisian crew was there. I had already seen them 2 months before in Carpentras (cf. Kolorz Festival) and saw them as the craziest performers and live music I had ever seen. Don't worry, they haven't changed a bit. I took part in a mad mosh pit under their waves of complex Dubstep, and everyone was going insane. No errors, perfect sync, and incredible ability to play together (let me remind you they are a four playing together!).

In general it was an awesome night and I got home exhausted at 6AM, still euphoric.


 
Zed's Dead @ Renew