Last weekend was pretty major for any person with a social life: New Year’s Eve weekend. But in addition to all the festivities, champagne, and stupid party hats, I was able to attend three shows at Pacha from Thursday with Afrojack and Wall Records, NYE with Laidback Luke and friends, and Alesso with Jockamo Beatz, Franklin. R, Derek Rusinak, and DAVE KIM in the basement. So, it was pretty clear that I had a lot on my plate. But on Friday night I spent my time in the basement jamming to Dave Kim’s set as he returned to Pacha for a second time. As I expected, Dave came out with an absolute vengeance on the tables. As he kicked the night off with Deadmau5′s classic, Reward is Cheese more people poured into the basement and Dave matched the intensity level in his music. Check out the full review after the jump along with his ENTIRE set from the night and track list!
Pulling songs from his library at random from the likes of Fedde, Dmitiri Vegas & Like Mike, Kim Fai, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, and Tiesto, this eclectic mix was totally driving the crowd nuts. As I stood from afar and snapped pictures the entire night I noticed a sense of unity among the crowd as the bodies seamlessly flowed to every rhythmic beat that came through the speakers. Never had I seen the basement so filled to capacity with eager party goers than on this night.
With such a techy beginning, the crowd was put directly into “club mode”. And with the use of several other heavy-bass filled tracks, Dave transitioned into a more uplifting/ big room section of his mix that seemed to force everyone’s hands in the air as he worked the buildup. By the time DK had reached the middle of his set, the entire crowd was in his palm. Even as Alesso had begun his set on the main floor, the basement crowd refused to die down as heavy dancers and true fans of EDM gravitated to the smooth and almost effortless transitions that made this set epic.
Because his set was so cohesive, myself and everyone in the booth couldn’t believe that it wasn’t premeditated. We all eagerly looked on as he stumbled through his library to pick the next song to match the mood of the crowd. And without fail, he succeeded every-single-time. And as a girl from the crowd slapped her hands on the glass front to the booth exclaiming “I love you” with her eyes closed, we all chuckled at what appeared to be a direct sign of pure crowd satisfaction. Using Haley’s airy vocals from Don’t Stop Dancing Girl as the perfect ending piece, DK transferred the wheels of steal onto Franklin R. Accolades, praise and random hi-fives were all part of the aftermath of this legendary set.
In a world where anyone can go buy DJ equipment, plug in their laptop and call themselves a DJ, Dave Kim represents a small percetange of this generation that still holds onto the true passion for the music and has the ear to effectively put together an eclectic set with ease. Now, you try and find me those same qualities in your average, dime-store DJ. Nothing? Thought so!
*Here’s a live stream/download of Dave’s set from the night. Enjoy it and expect a lot more to come from this rising star
DJ Dave Kim @ Pacha NYC 12.30.2011 [Download]
Tracklisting:
- Deadmau5 – The Reward is Cheese
- Funkagenda – Budgie
- Fedde le Grand – Metrum
- Michael Woods – Nitro
- Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano – Lethal Industry
- LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (Alesso Remix)
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – REJ
- Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso – Partouze (Disfunktion Bootleg)
- Mark Knight & Wolfgang Gartner- Conscindo
- John Dahlback – Pyramid (Tristan Garner Edit)
- Michael Calfan – Resurrection (Axwell’s Recut Club Version) w/ Watch the Sunrise (Acapella) (spotty)
- Arty – Around the World
- Coldplay – Paradise (Fedde le Grand Remix)
- Steve Angello & Faithless – Knas Insomnia 2011 (East & Young Mix DRM)
- David Tort – School of 88
- Danny Freakazoid, Matt Caseli – Sign your Name (Across my Heart) (Denzel Park Remix)
- Laidback Luke – My GOD ( Guns on Demo) (Tiesto Remix)
- Marco V – Reaver
- Kaskade vs. Nicky Romero & Tommy Trash – Empty Streets Solar End ( Kaskade Mash-Up)
- Jochen Miller – Brace Yourself
- Deniz Koyu – Hydra
- Robbie Rivera- Rock tha Disco ( Rockin Mix )
- Umek & Stefano Noferini – Complementary Access
- Above and Beyond – Sun & Moon (Kim Fai Remix)
- Deniz Koyu – Tung!
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – Generation X
- Fatboy Slim – Right Here Right Now ( Tristan Garner Private Remix)
- Armin Van Buuren – Feels so Good ft. Nadia Ali ( Tristan Garner Remix)
- Dennis De Laat – Sound of Violence
- Kim Fai – Nano
- David Guetta – Little Bad Girl (Instrumental Club Version)
- Fedde Le Grand – Autosave
- Robbie Rivera – The Tribal Sax
- Thomas Gold, Matthis Menck – Everybody be Somebody (Alex Gomez Remix DRM)
- Hard Rock Sofa – Blow Up (Axwell vs. Thomas Gold Remix)
- Gala – Freed From Desire (Edx’s No Excuses Mix)
- Cirez D vs. Diddy – Coming Off (Mario Machiavelli Mashup)
- Fedde Le Grand ft. Robyn – Never Will be Mine
- Nero – Guilt (Dallask Remix)
- Kernkraft 400 – Zombie Nation ( Laidback Luke Remix)
- Tiesto – Traffic (Tristan Garner Re-work)
- Sander Van Doorn vs. Afrojack & R3habKoko Prutata – First State Bashup
- Rene Amesz & Baggi Begovic – Smells like Teen Spirit
- Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick – Live your Life (Chuckie Remix)
- Robbie Rivera – We Live for the Music ( Tiesto Remix )
- Kaskade – Don’t Stop Dancing ft. Haley
Tags: Alesso, Armin Van Buuren, Cirez D, club mode, Dave Kim, David Guetta, Fatboy Slim, Fedde Le Grande, Kaskade, Kim Fai, Laidback Luke, Nero, Pacha NYC, robbie rivera, Tiesto
Dave, you killed it. But honestly at this point I expect nothing less.
wish i coulda been there, killed it as usual!!
Nice Job Dave. You have come a long way from Scarlet Pub.