This is the stuff you can really dance to. It’s really refreshing when the bassline is the backup and not the focus of the track. He started off playing a number of his own tracks and remixes, his signature sound being slower and more melodic than a lot of the techier and darker psy sets we’ve encountered lately. Spotted in the sea of dancers was Bitkit, joining the crowd from the other side of the DJ booth tonight, grooving along to the progressive psy beats as Phaxe launched into his set.

One length of wall in the venue was made up of very large booths set aside for bottle service with ample space for groups of patrons.Įveryone moved up a bit closer to the DJ booth as Phaxe took over from DeeCee. There was a prevailing sense of positive vibes from the crowd as we were greeted by friends and regulars of the Toronto trance, psytrance, and flow arts scene. The bright and beautiful psychedelic decorations covered every wall and even the ceiling in some places! Featuring intertwined dragons, multitudes of mushrooms, faces, flowers, and mandala designs, the art was a spectacle all on its own. The dance floor was packed, and it was hot. Luckily, the bike ride over had warmed us up and we started to dance immediately to Omiki’s – Balkan, one of my current favourites and a staple in many trance and psytrance sets I’ve been listening to lately, including Armin van Buuren‘s recent ASOT 850Utrecht set. DeeCee was nearing the end of his set, throwing down popular psytrance bangers one after another. The set times that were posted earlier suggested that he would have finished by 1AM, and Phaxe would be starting. When we arrived I was surprised to see that Toronto local DJ and partner/chief operating officer of Electric Escape, DeeCee ( Derek Andrew Chen), was still behind the decks. Enjoy the full set from Jkovsky right now on Mixcloud.

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