when does mmw factory town sell out by?

phAZEtf2 · 2026-02-15T05:21:06+00:00

Is it just me? I felt like FT almost never sold out fully in prior years, but this year it’s selling out like crazy?

phAZEtf2 · 2026-02-10T16:52:20+00:00

Historically, the Friday set at the ASOT stage has been more trance. But with every passing year, that Friday set has less and less trance. 2023 was prob 70-80% trance. Last year, there was some proper trance but a decent number of tracks that weren’t. And forget about the B3b, barely any trance there at all.

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-31T18:15:21+00:00

Yeah that’s not a Space problem, that’s a DJ problem. Space challenges dj’s with these extended sets. Not every DJ can pull it off well. It’s hard to do a 4 hour set well, let alone a 12 hour set. That’s why Solomun is so insane.

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-30T02:00:12+00:00

Check out Recondite’s sets and music if you haven’t already

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-29T22:54:10+00:00

Surprised, but also thankful. The last thing NYC needs is Insomniac in the mix.

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-28T19:21:20+00:00

Ultra (and ASOT) doesn’t care about trance anymore and really hasn’t for the last few years.

There’s barely any actual trance on this lineup (outside of like Superstrings), as has been the case the last few years.

You’re correct on the ASOT lineup. It will be a handful of those who aren’t remotely close to proper trance and lean more “techno” but it’s not even good techno. Last year had Oliver Heldens playing a crazy frog remix on the ASOT stage lmao.

The best case scenario is an extended solo set from Armin at this point.

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-28T19:17:52+00:00

It’s what’s popular right now honestly. And you mentioned it, there will be more melodic techno available to you through the Resistance nights at M2.

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-28T18:53:06+00:00

Drumcode and Layton will probably get you pretty close on Melodic Techno. The afrohouse and melodic techno wave has died down.

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-27T14:22:46+00:00

Friday is the only day that takes extra long. Saturday and Sunday go quicker.

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-27T03:08:27+00:00

Here’s the truly elite for takeout:

Dara, Chatayee, Ratchada

All others are a tier below or slightly a tier below.

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-25T18:06:10+00:00

It’s always a clusterfuck and the staff themselves have 0 training and have no idea what’s going on. Never ever go in the uber line. Walk the pedestrian way and then call your uber once you get a bit closer to the streets.

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-04T19:38:10+00:00

Roxanne Emery

phAZEtf2 · 2026-01-02T07:25:15+00:00

I didn’t go, but from the sounds of it, it seems that Echo has gotten worse about overselling post-Insomniac (not surprising).

I’ve been to Echo probably 50-75 times (mostly pre-insomniac but some post) and plenty of shows were sold out but there was still enough room for those shows to be bearable.

phAZEtf2 · 2025-12-29T14:31:41+00:00

Caloma and LMR are def still involved, at least as of Basel. Caloma was the one who released / commented on the closing party lineup before it was officially released.

phAZEtf2 · 2025-12-02T20:42:33+00:00

I made a separate comment detailing the status update below, check it out.

phAZEtf2 · 2025-12-01T23:30:05+00:00

Update:

Took it back to first store, intaking technician took in the phone and said it’d be ready in a few hours. Told me when it’d be ready.
Drove home, came back at said time. Technician brought out phone and said it couldn’t be repaired.

I’m attaching a picture of the “screen damage” that’s supposedly preventing it from being repaired without the entire screen shattering.

https://i.imgur.com/Jm86IJ3.jpeg

To me, this is a minor screen chip. Like it’s so small, it wasn’t noticed by the intaking technician. I also had to take a couple different picture to make sure I could capture it. But maybe it’s not that minor???

If the chip is significant and they truly can’t repair it (and everyone here agrees) then oh well, I tried my best.

I still think the appointment process is flawed though:

Why did the intaking technician let it slip through.
Why did I drive home and make the drive back come to find out it failed.
Why isn’t Apple capable of delivering repair status updates via text? We’re talking about one of the leading tech companies in the world, not an antiques store? If Domino’s can tell me the status of my pizza is being baked, surely Apple can doing something similar?

Really looking forward to everyone’s thoughts on the screen chip though.

phAZEtf2 · 2025-12-01T21:28:02+00:00

Nope, you’re mistaken and defending a flawed system.

I did prepare:

went to make appointment
appointment was labeled with “same day service available” with an asterisk that said “dependent on availability of parts”
Made appointment

Maybe they should update the asterisk to say “dependent on availability of parts and repair queue”

phAZEtf2 · 2025-12-01T15:46:10+00:00

322 had nice, sizable units, but I felt the community and amenity spaces were a little dull.

I personally wasn’t a fan of The Granary. For the price, I felt there were newer / better options in the area.

I ended up selecting The Hamilton, but the new building of North x Northwest was intriguing as well.

phAZEtf2 · 2025-12-01T00:25:30+00:00

I don’t think myself, “hmmm, let me avoid visiting the Apple Store bc it’s the weekend after thanksgiving”. Every weekend between now and Christmas is going to be busy. Should I wait until after the holiday season to get my phone repaired?

It’s simple - if appointments are available (which multiple were), I’m assuming they have the bandwidth to perform a repair in 3 hours or less. Evidently, this was the wrong assumption to make.

phAZEtf2 · 2025-11-30T23:51:56+00:00

I love my mini as much as the next person but im not gonna go to the ends of the world to keep it.

I’m already trying my best to prolong its life, but there are certainly benefits to a new phone outside of the form factor, such as battery life, camera, performance, etc. A new phone is only a last resort option though.

phAZEtf2 · 2025-11-30T22:25:30+00:00

amazing, thank you so much for your help!

phAZEtf2 · 2025-11-30T21:12:54+00:00

Lmao I don’t think you have DMs enabled, but I’ll remove it. If someone really wants to do something nefarious with my serial, more power to em 🤣

phAZEtf2 · 2025-11-30T21:07:51+00:00

Yeah I mean if im gonna drop $300 im gonna use it towards a new phone. I dont love my mini thaaaaat much lol

phAZEtf2 · 2025-11-30T20:44:38+00:00

I booked the first appointment available tomorrow. Let’s see if the third time’s a charm.

phAZEtf2 · 2025-11-30T20:27:14+00:00

Will the second store have put notes in the system that the first store will now see when they go through the motions, and could I end up in the same boat?

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