Sounds on Sunday feat. DJ Craze @ the Greenwood, Sydney (23/03/08)
An old church atop the peak of North Sydney was the perfect setting for the Easter Long Weekend event at Sounds on Sunday, headlined by DJ Craze, one of the world’s greatest scratch artists. Sacrilegious behaviour never sounded so good! The sun was out early, and was definitely melting the chocolate of some poor little kids hoping for the best from the Easter Bunny. Looking from inside the Greenwood before the event opened, there was already a line stretching back at least 100 metres as the opening set from Fuzzy’s new golden boy Ember began.
A light yet bumpy style was being pleasantly introduced to the ears as the crowd began to flow in and wet their whistles. The disc jockey himself varied between easy and funky, bringing out tracks that including Daft Punk, Bumblebees and Calvin Harris. Taking over at around 4pm were the indie/pop sounds of DJ trio RoShamBo, who seemed to please the crowd as many patrons were up dancing and the event almost filled by the time they had finished their set. Hitting the stage next were the bride and groom to be Shamus and Miss Gabby, showing why they definitely fit with each other and seamlessly playing back-to-back without any fault. The final act to hit the stage before the headline is a man who needs to introduction to SOS regulars and Bandits fiends alike, none other than Kato who brought his party-hard bailefunk style to pump up the volume just that little bit harder, preparing the crowd for what was to come.
By this time, the sun had set and clouds were dropping threatening raindrops on the crowd, as DJ Craze took the stage. Craze himself had the latest in DJing technology, with a laptop and electronic scratch decks hooked up, and he was set to dazzle Australian crowds once again. And watching the crowd react was incredible. The Greenwood Hotel was packed out to the very last inch, with the ‘crazed’ fans bouncing, jumping and dancing as he flittered between all styles of hip hop, urban, old school rock and electro. Mixing hits like Day and Night, Phantom pt II and Pink Floyd perfectly while at the same timing managing to MC and prove why he’s one of the world’s best when it comes to scratch DJs. It can honestly be said without question, this was the best live set I’ve seen so far this year. Pure awe and amazement ran through the crowd, as well as disappointment when he ended his set. His interaction with the crowd, while still being able to bring out major hits and scratch routines, left everyone breathless.
Tasked with one of the toughest jobs of the night, Jaime Doom & Gus Da Hoodrat took over from Craze. With a crowd keen to keep kicking on into the cross, the pair managed very well to keep a larger majority of people in the venue and still dancing, keeping the place open till 11:30. By the end of the day/night of this Easter Sunday, the crowd had been raised to enjoy the splendor and grace of music heaven.
Sir_Trusty says...
Craze did well, but where was the DnB he is renowned for. Best set Gas Night Club. He did well considering the amount of water spilling off the tent all over his electrics............Trusty
stu_jacks88 says...
he played about 15-20mins worth of drum n bass at one point. seriously amazing set. as the review says, took everyone on a journey through so many different genres with skill that made them flow seamlessly through oneanother. easily one of the best dj's in the world.
damdamodam says...
"think i heard a snippet from the song "free from desire" - takes me back about 10 years to the school years - does anyone know if he uses serato scratch...?