The Asylum/Oldskool thread

JCarey70 wrote: »

Load of bollix man. But I met es-cee (Sean) for the first time tonight. ****in sound man. Nice to meet you eventually. Check this track out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80-EUchuYtc

****in tuuuuune!!!!

only after walkin in the door now, was pretty empty tbh, pablo even said to me that oliver lieb asked him were everyone was so that says it all i think. great meetin ya in there jay, caught a bit of your set and it was rockin man, top drawer! ended up goin back to ger's gaff afterward, great night of tunes and banter.

anyway, i'm just gonna curl up here i bed and try recuperate lol.

es-cee wrote: »

had a bit of a lie down, couldn't sleep lol. so went the offo and got myself 12 cans, hopefully they'll do the job. not actually feeling too bad now.

i really can't see oliver lieb playing here again, with what i saw last night. shades of rhythm got the crowd in, and bashed them with anthems as per usual, the same vault wasn't even half full when lieb got on, i think the majority of the peeps in there were just plastic oldskool fans, who wouldn't even know a good tune if it hit them in the face tbh. real shame when a true legend of the scene comes over to play to about 20 people in total. anyway, lets hope tonights gig is beter for all involved.

Welcome to the 'Brand Asylum' brigade!! ....

Was it really a bad turnout? or was it a case of peeps crammed into one or other of the vaults not knowing who was who? I'd have thought the majority (or majority of the minority going on what you say about 'the crowd - or lack thereof) would have been the target market 20 somethings who spend freely but who would'nt have ever been to the Asylum, probably still in (or just out of) nappies when the place closed and probably never heard of Lieb (or the others for that matter)

There's alot of younger peeps into the 'oldskool' sounds (partially due to the shyte thats about today) and good on em.
There's the associated facebook fan :rolleyes: (nuff said there)
Then there's the "I'm a mad raver me" heads who feel the need to be seen attending 'oldskool' gigs to prove their credentials.
Then there's those of us who are strapped for the readies when these inflated prices gigs come around 2 months before xmas (who may well have been Asylum diehards but are now at an age where we'd love to have the experience again but before we can splash out we've to think of the mortgage,the bills,the kids,the shopping,xmas etc etc)

It'll be food for thought (or should be) for future ventures I should imagine.

Wonder how the 'irish stew' lunchtime session went down today? anyone attend?

They should pull in a crowd tonight, town will be heaving with peeps looking to party in their best fancy dress ..... I'd say thats another factor in the turnout last night - alot of peeps keeping themselves fresh for tonight with tomorrow been the BH.

In all fairness, the line ups for both nights looked the dogs liathriodi that shoulda pulled in massive crowds, I think peeps are just abit more prudent with their hard earned these days!

I look forward to a lesser hyped lowkey affair of just Asylum DJ's (a few if not all) if ever a night happens again.

EarlERizer wrote: »

Welcome to the 'Brand Asylum' brigade!! ....

Was it really a bad turnout? or was it a case of peeps crammed into one or other of the vaults not knowing who was who? I'd have thought the majority (or majority of the minority going on what you say about 'the crowd - or lack thereof) would have been the target market 20 somethings who spend freely but who would'nt have ever been to the Asylum, probably still in (or just out of) nappies when the place closed and probably never heard of Lieb (or the others for that matter)

There's alot of younger peeps into the 'oldskool' sounds (partially due to the shyte thats about today) and good on em.
There's the associated facebook fan :rolleyes: (nuff said there)
Then there's the "I'm a mad raver me" heads who feel the need to be seen attending 'oldskool' gigs to prove their credentials.
Then there's those of us who are strapped for the readies when these inflated prices gigs come around 2 months before xmas (who may well have been Asylum diehards but are now at an age where we'd love to have the experience again but before we can splash out we've to think of the mortgage,the bills,the kids,the shopping,xmas etc etc)

It'll be food for thought (or should be) for future ventures I should imagine.

Wonder how the 'irish stew' lunchtime session went down today? anyone attend?

They should pull in a crowd tonight, town will be heaving with peeps looking to party in their best fancy dress ..... I'd say thats another factor in the turnout last night - alot of peeps keeping themselves fresh for tonight with tomorrow been the BH.

In all fairness, the line ups for both nights looked the dogs liathriodi that shoulda pulled in massive crowds, I think peeps are just abit more prudent with their hard earned these days!

I look forward to a lesser hyped lowkey affair of just Asylum DJ's (a few if not all) if ever a night happens again.

think i'm pretty much done with oldskool in the dublin sense now tbh, apart from the gigs gettin stale, the tunes are as well, for me anyway. not into trance, techno or prog anymore for the most part, breakbeat or nowt as far as i'm concerned. anyway, like i said earlier, i really hope tonight is a better night for everyone involved.

so any1 any details on last nights proceedings?

bohsboy wrote: »

I would have loved to have gone to this as the Asylum and oldskool music had such an effect on me while in my late teens and early 20s. I know a certain "crowd" attended the Asylum back in the 90s but I rarely if ever saw any hassle anytime I went.

My problem is with the venue, I went to an oldskool gig there about two years ago and immediately noticed the coked up kids and wannabe gangsters in attendance. Somebody then decided for some reason that because I was on my own (I can't drag my mates to these events anymore!), I was an undercover Garda and I got a couple of scrotes following me around, threatening me.
I was in the toilet at one stage and a bloke told me that they were waiting to ambush me outside. I had to get out the Fire Exit pretty sharpish.

I'll never set foot in that place again. Im not sure if it was a one-off that night but I wouldn't go back to it. I'd have loved to go to either of these gigs but I'd be a bit more relaxed around an older crowd.

Maybe I'm just getting too old!

Hey bohsboy, the legend lives .....thanks for your post waaaaay back in 2005....it spawned this monster!!! a few of us owe you a thanks for that!!

....and I suppose in one way you had a part to play in these 'Asylum' revival nights today, as the momentum of this thread over the years & others of it's ilk out there in cyberspace will have sparked the fire!

The oldskool salutes you! \:cool:/

es-cee wrote: »

so any1 any details on last nights proceedings?

Have to say I'd a really good night in there last night. From what I've read previous I was a little wary of what the venue would be like but I thought it was grand, though given my mental state last night a shed in the country would've been grand:pac::pac:. Pat Hyland's set was top notch which included this gem

one of my favourite techno tunes and always guaranteed to rock a floor. Caught most of Oliver Bondzio's set which contained plenty of twisted acid. Hardfloor killed it as I expected they would. Been waiting years to see em and they didn't disappoint. I could listen to acid house and techno all night. Not sure why but they were told to finish at 2.45 instead of the listed 3am, right in the middle of Circus Bells I might add which I wasn't too happy about, hardly their fault though.
The price tag on this gig still irks me though. Instead of giving a load of djs 1 hour slots why not give them 90 minutes or 2 hours each and have half the amount of djs playing? As I said previous, 10 euro in to Planetary Assault Systems next month really puts Asylum to shame.

Are people now complaining that the Oldskool scene is not as good as the old Oldskool scene?

stomprockin wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUUWqRf3APU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMvRrh2GFs

I was chattin to one of the Hardfloor lads and asked him how manys 303s they have, and he told me 11 :eek::eek: That's just greedy
Got a peak at their set up, looked like they were using 3 x 303s and a 909 along with other bits and bobs. F*ckin rocked it. Noticed plenty of the other djs who had been playing were in lovin Hardfloor aswell

Scubadevils wrote: »

Yeah there was some notifications a while back about changes that had to be made and myself and Zascar were reminded again today.

Agree also, Oldskool thread sounds better! Feel free to start it and make sure to open with a cracking track! Speaking of which, this is unreal...

Sensurreal - Scoff!

Love that tune

I once refered to this thread as "The greatest Book never written" - this thread and all who have contributed to it over the past 6 yrs has been nothing short of brilliant, from the lads to the tunes, the stories,the buzz,the whole oldskool nostalgic memory reload and all round feel good factor, I've loved this thread from the first time I stumbled upon it and everytime I visit, even on the quiet nights just re-reading back over the old posts.

Thanks for the memories lads, the oldskool salutes you!

*takes a tissue* - It's a sad day,saying goodbye to the legendary thread.

I look forward to the craic & the buzz continuing on with everyone on another thread but I'll always revisit this one ....... coz ya just cant beat the oldstuff

......as I've always said....... "I'm an old fart who just likes things the way they were"

:cool: