Ive got an unpopular suggestion! (it involves prog)

Ive got an unpopular suggestion! (it involves prog)

Now i realise prog wasnt pulling in as big crowds as trance does for Promise but i have a suggestion. Im sure il be shot down instantly for this by large numbers of you but here goes anyway. Instead of having the occasional prog dj along to do the warm-up set for a trance dj, why not set aside one week each month for an all prog night. It could be say the first Friday of each month for example. We can then stop booking prog djs for warm-ups and just have Richard warming up for the trance djs (as he does most weeks anyway).

The sort of djs im thinking should be booked are Seaman, Burridge, Richards, Pappa, Warren, Sasha, Digweed etc. My thinking behind this is that if there is only one prog night a month with fairly big names such as these, the club would be reasonably busy cos anyone who likes prog (yes, both of us ) would all go this week for definite. At the same time attendances may also increase slightly for the 3 (or sometimes 4) trance nights each month because there is one less trance night to go to each month. The prog nights could obviously also be warmed up for by Richard.

So everyone wins. Most people have to admit there is always one or two Fridays each month that are less busy. So i think this would benefit the club and also keep proggy people happy without upsetting trancey types too much (i hope ). Personally i like both but do prefer prog. I hope my reasoning makes some sense at least cos im not sure ive explained it that well.

Someones been doin there homework

Personally theres nowt worse than hating the Prog thats on when ya just ready for like Hardwick / Tulip to grace the decks and start with the TRANCE - Prog is gonna happen tho coz ya cant really have Trance from the word go - well ya can really and id like it but im sure it wouldnt happen

prog is poo, down with the prog, but it sounds like you've really looked into it!!

Your a brave man.

The monkeys will begin to throw bananas at you for this scandalous (and spot on!) suggestion.

I reckon it's a good idea cause its good to have at least one weekend off a month.

*chucks his banana*

Don't be touchin' my banana.

You should be so lucky

Don't your making me hard

Brave lad, but he has got a point. That doesn't mean I dont think prog is poo though

Er what aboot pete gooding!! surely u missed him off the list by mistake yes???

Yep, hes quality too. They were merely examples.

Though i think for it to work we need the biggest names.

Don't know about you'se but I'd like to see a bit of Techno and Breaks thrown into the pot too for good measure. Dave Clarke or Plump DJ's would rip the place to shreds, or am I just alone on this one?

Oh and maybe even Jeff Mills or Sven Vath, just to see where they're at...

i like it! freq nasty, stanton warriors, bring it on!

SIMON ... spot on mate!!! that would be fab, it also brings something different and fresh the odd time too, cos i know i do get sick of the same old trance shit sometimes.

Saying that, i am a techno freak!

I think prog once a month is a good idea. There have been some all-prog nights in the last few months though so I don't think it's fair to say it is only being done for warm up.

Not too keen on breaks and techno personally, but each to their own. I would prefer something along the lines of Yoji Biomehanika or Captain Tinrib style - very hard trance/Nu NRG/acidy trance type sounds.

It's difficult to vary the music policy too much though as people generally like to know what they are getting and not everyone knows which DJ plays what style (I'm talking about the general public here not us clued up trainspotters!).

When? (except perhaps Hardwick and Graham)

Forget prog get Scot Project to play a 6hr set.

i wud love sum uptempo dirty assed breaks.. freq nasty style