I caught it myself, headed over after Space (which the other half didn’t enjoy).
I’d say Solomun’s was a mixture. Given that it was an Essential Selection mix, and the production that goes along with it, I’d say quite a bit of it would have been prepared in advance. Add into that the fact that he is DJing almost 5 times a week on the island, and Pacha’s desire for at least some co-ordination between music/lighting/cannons/live-entertainment; I think we can probably cut him some slack. I do think he’s a bit of a magician anyway, and I also think he’s rightly got help from minions.
Contrast that to Bob Sinclair’s night @ Pacha previous, where he made 2 or 3 mixes that I would have winced at in my bedroom. Still he bounced around happy, and so did the crowd. Sometimes we just got to let go, and not peak behind the curtain at who the Wizard of Oz really is 🙂
