Comments on: What do you mean you’re going to Ultra?!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:05:49 +0000

never did ultra on the advice of friends, and glad. i prefer the days before ultra where i can meet other producers and hear the guys who actually make the music. not to say ultra totally sucks, it's not for everyone. i'm somewhat lucky to live near an area that gets those big time ultra dj's coming through at least once a year, so i'd rather go to the wmc parties and see the guy who never goes on tour.

By: Tareq Fayyad

Tareq Fayyad — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:55:53 +0000

Awesome post!

It’s really simple. Here’s my humble analogy: You have a had a rough few months at work and you wanna get away and relieve some stress. You could go to a beach resort in the middle of no where and enjoy the quietness with your significant other and drink and awesome cocktail with an umbrella, or you could go to Vegas and go wild, gamble, party, yell… all the good stuff.

Neither of those choices bad, it’s just a matter of personal preference or what you feel like doing at the time. Actually, if you have enough money and a long enough vacation you could do both and you would still have a good time :)

By: Chase T

Chase T — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:14:37 +0000

So with thick humidity and 80 degree sun beating on you for HOURS while being taunted by $50 bottles of water (exaggerated obv)…..just relax and go comfortable.

“However, if just want to relax into the comfortable – go to Ultra.”

Don’t worry though, the sun goes down eventually.

“It gets a little hard to move around eventually, especially after dark…”

That is just a bit of sarcasm. My real issue with Ultra is not anywhere near an accurate reflection of different talent at WMC. Lots of people go down for all different styles of music yet only a select few are offered at Ultra and the overwhelming majority of acts are classifiable into only a few genres. It is a heavily biased line up which alienates many wmc visitors. There is a 130bpm and up theme going on at this event. Just what the sun and expensive water need, another menacing ally….130bpm.

Feel free to flame me for saying there are no acts below 130bpm (I never said it but that doesn’t stop some….) but that is the bias of the lineup.

By: klementine

klementine — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:24:45 +0000

and what’s the point of being judgemental – it’s a music party, we can analize it all we want but if mass amout of people have a good time then it’s fullfilled its purpose.

By: klementine

klementine — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:19:49 +0000

hilarious and so, so, so true. thanks for putting that out there! my biggest concern is that glow sticks don’t glow in the daylight ;)

By: kelsey

kelsey — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:38:00 +0000

awesome article ryan!!! i agree about the cheesy rave scene.. but people watching is also part of the fun :P

By: rayza

rayza — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:28:46 +0000

if you have a negative mind set before going, OBVIOUSLY you’re gonna have a crappy time. we’re all there to party and just have fun :]

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:27:35 +0000

never did ultra on the advice of friends, and glad. i prefer the days before ultra where i can meet other producers and hear the guys who actually make the music. not to say ultra totally sucks, it’s not for everyone. i’m somewhat lucky to live near an area that gets those big time ultra dj’s coming through at least once a year, so i’d rather go to the wmc parties and see the guy who never goes on tour.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:26:56 +0000

Even the editorial says “If you’re looking for what’s next in music, look elsewhere”. I’m sorry, but “what’s next” in music is the whole reason I go to the Conference. I’m not paying $140 (just to get in!) to go hear a bunch of weak tracks and dated styles over a massive sound system or two. Not when i could be making the rounds down on Collins and Washington or downtown hearing the real shit in sick clubs that have more than adequate sound systems themselves.