re.vise wrote:So, I've been watching all morning at youtube the video's from DEMF and I was wondering why 80% of the crowd stands still. When I go out in Amsterdam I get bumped everywhere because of jumping people and even sometimes I get some legs in my face because of the extreme shuffle-moves. Whats up with Americans and not dancing to great music? And if they dance it look like they took 5mg MDMA with 3 XTC pills with a little cocktail mixture containing some GHB. (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP7MNYwUNL4 3:20)
Do people in the states have an other opinion when going out for a party?
for the record, I organized that event and I recorded that movie. I wouldn't say that is a proper representation of the U.S.
That video was recorded about 4:30am on a mid-winters night in Minneapolis. 4:30 is a very late time here, and it was something special that 400 people still stuck around that late. Granted, some of the E-face looks were pretty funny and thats why I left it in but the crowd wasn't too wasted to be honest. The average club gig I do in Europe has way more drug usage going on. The thing with Minneapolis is the people prefer their music deeper and hypnotic. This silly minimal sh!t that is in the top10 on Beatport doesn't really fly here. People want the music deep and they want to go on a journey. Things are a bit more groovy here.
I'm not saying that US crowds are better than Europe (very untrue), but I'll say the US people can really get down when the DJ hits the right vibe. At the party in this video, the vibe was really really thick. The ceiling was super low (like 7-8 feet) and the space was very small. It was packed like sardines so a lot of people don't have very much room to really stretch out. I have extra video I filmed while going into this crowd and its pretty nuts because everyone is going crazy, but it just looks like a bunch of asses and elbows.
Minneapolis has its own special vibe. Many DJs like Magda have straight up referred to it as "North America's Berlin" and for people like JPLS, Joel Mull, and many more, they say its their favorite place to play in the U.S. The only reason the city isn't more popular is because we don't entertain DJs big egos and high prices. If they don't want to be reasonable with booking fees, they'll never set foot in the city. For instance, this party had Patrik Skoog (agaric live), kooky scientist live, and alexi delano all for like $10 usd. That's pretty unheard of in the U.S., especially in a non-club setting.
In short, Americans can be painfully lethargic at times but its probably because the DJ isn't playing the right stuff. They can rock as hard as anyone else if they really want to.
Only half of the place was full and everybody was steppin' and nodding. And he really rocked. Same with Luciano 2 years earlier in the same place. 
