For as much as I don’t really like going to Element (past issues with overbearing security, the crowd, the usual music being my major problems), there was no place I would have rather been in Seattle last night (well, after the Visqueen concert anyway). Derrick May rocked it and for all of the elitist crap I spew about the Element demographic, they know how to party, making the night far exceed expectations.

I didn’t show up until 1:30am since I was at the Visqueen show, and walked into a packed Element, with my eyes first seeing the scantily clad go-go dancers on one of the platforms. I was worried that that would indicate a big cheese-fest, but May was throwing down great record after great record, slowing things a bit later in the night, but playing quality tracks all the way through. The dancefloor was packed as I walked in, staying that way until May dropped his last record. The mixes weren’t all perfect, one record had severe technical issues (he threw it out into the crowd - I caught it), and Element’s dancefloor sucks for dancing once someone spills a drink on the slick surface, but a yelling, “woo!”ing, dancing crowd is great to be part of regardless of setting, and the fact that they went past three was the icing on the cake. It was a bit different than other techno nights in that the room wasn’t filled with just DJs, producers, and obsessive fans, but had people there to just have a good time, regardless of the DJ and where he’s from. Fun times, and for those of you that didn’t go because of the venue, you missed out.

Thanks to Gavin and Uniting Souls for the booking. Hope to see some more big names of interest showing up on Element’s future schedules.