Techno "Concerts"

A few weeks ago I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Avicii "perform" live at the TD Garden in Boston. The party was crazy and everything anyone has heard about the new stage setup he has is absolutely true (it was sick-he stands on top of a mannequin head and then, all of a sudden mid show, the top of the head flies off and floats over the stage. Unreal). You may notice that I put quotes around the word perform and that I said party instead of show or something else. I used to be one of the people who defended the art of DJing, asserting that what these guys do during a live set is extremely technical and, in fact, musical. While I still stand by my claims of how difficult manning the turn tables in front of tens of thousands of people must be, I have to withdraw the idea that music is being produced live for the pleasure of the attendees. Music is being blasted, and was created at some point after hours and hours of painstaking effort went into production, but it is not being produced on stage as it would be if someone was playing a guitar or singing. In this sense, I think that the crew manning the light show is every bit as responsible for the awesome show as the guy up top creating the mix. But that is not what the event really got me thinking. One of the biggest songs of the night was In My Mind (Axwell Remix). You may be thinking to yourself, "Hey wait a minute, that song isn't by Avicii." You are correct. Neither is Atom, Greyhound, or Levels (just kidding, that one actually is. I cannot express how pleased I was that he played it only one time at the beginning of the set instead of drilling it into our skulls as so many other people have. Thank you). Over the course of the night, Avicii played many songs that were produced by him, as well as several huge hits that were not. This raises the question, why can't any DJ put on the same show playing the all the biggest hits at the time and get the same result? If the DJ game is about putting together the biggest baddest mix on the planet, the ability to actually create quality tracks doesn't really play into the equation. It would've been cool to see the blond wonder play all his favorite original tracks that he has worked so hard on, emphasizing his favorites and working the crowd accordingly. Instead we got a fair dose of Swedish House Mafia and other superstars. Which was great and made for a killer time and an awesome party, but one wouldn't go to an Eminem concert and expect to hear In Da Club or go to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers and hope to hear Boulevard of Broken Dreams. It would be odd and out of place there, so why is it ok for techno artists? Maybe it is because of the fact that this is a budding genre in terms of mainstream attention and many of the concert goers couldn't care less about who exactly all the songs are by. Maybe, though, it is because these guys are trying to create the best parties they possibly can. And that is alright by me.

WW+1 Track List

I have gotten a number of requests for the list of tracks featured in the Wentworth Plus 1 mix. Without further ado...

Atom (Original Mix)- Nari and Milan

What You Know About Little Secrets- The White Panda

Homecoming (Discotech Remix)- Kanye West

Natural Disaster (Benny Benassi Remix)- Laidback Luke

Mother Protect (Swedish House Mafia Mix)- Niki & The Dove

Big Bad Wolf (Dada Life Mix)- Duck Sauce

Girl Gone Wild (Avicii Remix)- Madonna

Control- Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go

In My Mind feat Georgi Kay (Axwell Mix)- Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl

Rolling Stone T-Shirt- Dada Life

Animal Rights (Hose It Remix)- Split Second

Universal Mind Control- Common

Tell Me When To Go (Trackademics Remix)- E-40

Bring The Noise Remix- Public Enemy and Benny Benassi

Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker- Dada Life

Call Out Epic- Kaskade

Greyhound- Swedish House Mafia

We Found Love (Chuckie Remix)- Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna

Pressure (Alesso Radio Edit)- Nadia Ali & Star Killers

Maximal Crazy (Original Mix)- Tiesto

I Need Air- Magnetic Man

Somebody That I Used To Know (Fat Rat Remix)- Gotye

Ignition (Keep Remixing It Louder)- The Hood Internet

Fire In The House (Tiesto Mix)- Hard-Fi

Toulouse (Original Mix)- Nicky Romero

Show Me One (Laidback Luke Bootleg)- Swedish House Mafia

Fire- Avid

Spaceman (Original Version)- Hardwell

Drowning (Avicii Unnamed Mix)- Armin van Buuren

Rainbow of Love (Original Mix)- Bob Sinclair feat. Ben Onono

Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Mix) Club Edit- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

There it is. 31 tracks. Every one inspires extreme auditory pleasure. Stay tuned for a DJs of Wentworth reunion tour to be announced in the coming months. Love is love.

Wentworth Plus One

This post is four weeks in the making. The Wentworth Plus One, as the most select gentlemen and luckiest of ladies are aware, was the premier dance event of the past 17 years. As Swedish House Mafia said, "We came. We raved. We loved." Some of us hit more of those points than others, but suffice it to say that the Wentworth basement has never seen a night like this, nor will it ever again. Memories were made, barriers were broken, but most importantly the DJ's of Wentworth came to play. This mix kicked ass. Below, you will find the download link. This mix, comprised of dozens of hits, includes several bonus tracks not heard at the dance. Enjoy and keep the love going.

DJ Juan Blasbourg, Dr. Dreidel, DJ Kemosabe

http://www.mediafire.com/?0jpes9psr3im9he