Mr. Sam @ B.O. 18 ~ review

[DIONYSOS]

Let me start off by paying my respects to the organizers behind tonight's party. They do deserve respect for all the hard work and sweat they poured for achieving their success, but more importantly they deserve respect for standing out in the local scene and proving that organizing a successfull event is not solely in the hands of one side.

We arrived at the club rather early when Fadi Ferreye was still warming up with his typical BO House taste. The club was already getting progressively packed with mose of us impatiently awaiting Black Hole's own Mr. Sam to finally make his presence, which he did at around 1:30A.M.

At around 1:45A.M. the man of the night took over the decks, proudly wearing a Magik Muzik shirt, and opened up his set with a progressivish tune followed by his very own recent hit Lyteo which literally kick-started the night. The crowd was already interacting with the music and an obvious harmony was beginning to formulate between the party-goers and the party-maker.

As usual, the TH crew started identifying the tracks hammered by Mr. Sam one after the other, and SamEr and I were able to unveil a good number of the tunes played; unfortunately we couldn't stay too long to issue a full tracklist, but what we were able the pinpoint will be posted tomorrow by SamEr.

I was expecting a harder set from Sam, but it seems he prefers to mix in a blend of the different sub-genres of Trance, with a touch of Progressive House on the way, so variety was the key denominator of the set. He managed to keep the crowd going at the pace he chose, and slammed in a stomper every now and then to really make us ache.

As I said, we had to leave early, so I have no idea how the party went on, but it was already clear in what direction the entire night was going, and it surely isn't a disappointing direction. The only disappointing aspect was the location of the DJ booth that, in my opinion as a critical reviewer and not as a "bayeed wijj", is an insult to a DJ frm the calibre of Mr. Sam. But that didn't stop him from pulling out a decent set, nor did it stop the crowd from enjoying their time to the fullest.

All in all, a great debut from Black Hole on Lebanese soil, and as I was promised: "this is only the beginning". Once again, all my respects to the organizers, especially to Rafi, for giving us something different, something well-organized, and something that we use as a reference of success beyond the scope of our usual event organizers.

Keep an open eye on these guys and expect much more from them in the (hopefully near) future!

[JAD]

what an AMAZING night! I REALLY enjoyed Mr. sams mixing and taste of music... pleasure to the ears...! he kept the crows going.. and never got us bored...

and add "tears from the moon" to the list. not kidding..!

[e-sam]

Great night and party. At this pace Lebanon will definitely become the EDM capital of the Middle East (excluding Israel).

A variety of tunes and a nice taste of selection add to it the amazing sky view every now and then. Sadly we had to leave early but we left happy and satisfied.

[Roland]

Im Glad You Guys Had A Great Night Any Pictures ?!

[addicted_2_trance]

hey guys im glad u had a memorable night but im sad 2 coz i couldnt be there coz im sick anyway we will enjoy other trance nights together and hope to meet u all soon

[Tala]

i'm happy to know you enjoyed your time yesterday.. still more to come, till then be prepared!!!!!

[addicted_2_trance]

[Shy--Ism]

[Guest]

[DIONYSOS]

[jayc]

guysssss ... mr.sam kept playing a tune from a song .. like he mixed it in with other songs more than once .. from wat song does that tune/beat come from???? urghhh lol .. i cant get it out of my head .. and iv been trying to figure out wat song its from but i cant .. and im sure iv got it on my computer ..

i know my info. is very vague .. bas still like it was noticeable .. like he played it 3/4times
any help?

[bxtreme]

im guessing Lyteo?

[Tantra]

umm on normal nights its not allowed to take pics in b0 correct me if i am wrong! i diddnt go due to some complications! im just very happy for raPHY...

[DIONYSOS]

Indeed, it's his latest prodcution called Lyteo. While I was there (from the beginning of his set until 3), he had played the original mix and the Rank 1 remix one time each, so I wouldn't be too surprised if he re-played them during the night to promote the release. A move that is business-wise right but music-wise wrong in my opinion... but at least we weren't hearing a bad track getting repeated!

[~Tr@N(E_L@TiON~]