As mythical and awesome as the title for this post sounds I assure you that the show was much more than a simple headline could possibly convey, this night was truly epic sauce from start to finish. I arrived early to see an expectedly empty club and a few people on the rooftop, so I settled in with a drink and got myself ready for the night ahead. Lock Danan was holding down the roof for the first two hours, playing to the few people who showed up early as they stood around smoking cigarettes in the open air. Meanwhile downstairs Uncle Jesse rocked a regretably empty floor in the ballroom, shame on you kids for not showing up early enough to watch these two masters at work.
2Rip
As the clock struck 10 people were steadily flowing through the door and the excitement was mounting. As 2Rip took the stage downstairs you could see Wolfgang’s stage setup looming behind him covered in black drapes and the crowd was buzzing with what it was all about, shame on them for not checking out the production videos ahead of time. Although he started with a nearly deserted floor soon 2Rip was commanding a half full room and eventually the Ballroom started to really fill out.
This is exactly the kind of thing I love to see at a show. This girl is clearly having the time of her life. Someone get this girl in touch with me, I want to give her prizes and party with her!
As I, PartyChu!, took over the decks the rooftop was becoming quite populated, everyone soaking in the cool breeze and fresh air. My set was great, I had such a good time with you guys and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and as much as it seemed like you did. I even got an extra half an hour to play when DJ Who forgot one of his Serato control CD’s (Thanks again!!) and I cannot wait to rage out with you guys again. Who’s set was exemplary and I was sad to see the floor clear considerably for him, come on people I know it isn’t filthy but its soooo good! Who has an impeccable taste in music and his mixing is just about as close to flawless as I can imagine, which I guess happens when you have been spinning since the days of the wax cylinder (Just kidding Chip!) You guys have another chance to catch this Baltimore legend and all around badman at Bassdrop Volume 2 Featuring Afrojack, so get your tickets and bring those mother fuckin’ dance shoes.
Harvard Bass
As hard as it proved pulling myself away from the pure house magic on the roof I absolutely could not miss Harvard Bass, who I only found out was playing this show the day of. When I got back down to the Ballroom I was surprised to see a full floor, remember I had left it deserted somewhere in Uncle Jesse’s set, and oh boy was he killing it. I have been a big fan of Harvard Bass’ productions for a long time now and it was great to finally see him. His sound is distinct and yet totally accessible, but mostly that shit just makes you want to dance your ass off.
Here are a couple delicious Harvard Bass treats for your ears!
He hardly needs a caption under his picture…
Finally it was time for the main event, Wolfgang Mother Fuckin’ Gartner!! He walked onstage and walked up into the Medusa and it was on like Donkey Kong. I have seen Wolfgang a whole bunch of times and I would venture to say that this is in the running as one of the best shows to date, although that might have something to do with the enormous, trippy stage he was playing on. The Medusa was unlike anything I had seen before, it is reminiscent of the Daft Punk pyramid and Deasmau5′ cube (which of course is reminiscent of the pyramid) except Medusa is set apart by its 3D factor. The way it has three layers of screens creates an amazing visual effect and it looks totally different depending on your angle of sight.
Wolfgangs music wasn’t too bad either. And by that I mean he totally annihilated. Perhaps it was the energy of being on his own tour or playing night after night in the same crazy stage set up that got him in the groove but boy was he on point. Every mix was smooth like butter and the whole set flowed beautifully. He played a lot of the songs I wanted to hear but he stayed away from the most overplayed bits of his catalogue. Overall this was a night to remember as basically smashing from start to finish.
Here are some bits of Wolfgang wonderfulness! (Not all of them played on this particular night.)
P.S. Video from the night coming soon!
