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10 Days Off 2002 - Day 6: Life is not fair but it sure is fun!

Day five already for your by now very tired but also very happy reporter.
25 juli 2002, Vooruit, Gent (B)

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Publicatiedatum: 26 juli 2002

Day Five already for your (by now, very tired but also very happy) reporter. Because, music lovers of the world, the quality of the gigs and DJ sets still continues its steep rise.

All through the evening, the big room was the place to be for crowd-pleasing, but nevertheless quality-laden, house and tech-house. Jon Cutler, author of last year's mega-hit, It's Yours, took out one disco-inspired, vocal deep house stomper after another, keeping them funky legs relentlessly jumping. Afterwards Tyrant and Fabric delegate Craig Richards (with his Belgium debut) easily kept the party going with an excellent choice of heavy house, tech-house, and funky techno cuts. A groovy gig (with live bass and drums) by Antwerp's finest export product Mayaku concluded what would have been, under normal circumstances, an extremely entertaining evening in Room 01. But the Saturday evening party atmosphere in the main room was completely overshadowed (true, a little unfair, but life isn't fair, is it?) by the unusually elevated standards in Room 02. There, Sir Kirk DeGiorgio, aka As One, and the Jazzanova DJs Klaas and Jurgen were tearing the roof off with that particular brand of music that makes the KindaMuzik crew all dreamy in the head and hot in the bloodstream, thereby simply annihilating the last shreds of doubt about Room 02's expected supremacy on Day 7 and at the same time soliciting for Cosiest Room Of The 10 Days 2002. Just to prove our point: 10 Days head honcho Eric Smout himself, in-between the dreary nightly business of keeping the whole festival running smoothly, appeared on the dance floor a few times to take in the necessary ear candy.

Our first encounter ever with Kirk DeGiorgio is not likely to be quickly forgotten. The man, originally a contemporary of Black Dog, B12, and Carl Craig, but who nowadays is situated more in the nu-jazz corner, started out his set with soulful breaks in Bugz In The Attic and West-London styles, but during his truly beautiful journey of a set, he took out disco classics, mixed up Carl Craig's sublime Problems with Pépé Braddock's Burning, and followed it up with the likes of Metro Area 4's Miura, Jazzanova's That Night, and topped it all off with Transition, the brilliant new UR release (We actually predicted [or was it: prayed for?] he was going to play that one and guess what he did! What a DJ!). A lot of Latin soul, joyous house joints, and the best Detroit techno we've ever heard completed a heavenly set. After which DeGiorgio took in the well-earned applause, and on the mic proudly announced the Jazzanova crew. Need I really say how good it was? Do I really need say how loudly the crowd cheered? Don't think so. Anyway, they started off with a reggae version of I Wish I Didn't Miss You Anymore, continued with some mad-as-hell electro-break-techno (ain't got no other name for it, I fear) and West-London breaks, their own Days To Come, some Masters At Work, a lot of jazzy house and nu-jazz, and of all styles possible that were displayed in this eclectic show of strength, they harked back frequently to the good ol' disco stomp to bring the crowd in an ecstatic music-loving mood. Surely the first time we've heard the guys make it so pumping and going-for-the-party. Toward the end of their set, they even shared the decks with Belgian support DJ Philharmonix. And they ended their set with an absolutely chilling soul gem — please! someone tell me what it was! Jazzanova are the best, both on record and behind the decks. It only happened that night: for once we hope they are lying. . . . Leaving this evening as a serious contender for last week's outstanding Saturday. Onto the next, and with a grin.

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