Electronica Oasis

Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom NYC 10.7.11 (Review, Pictures, Videos)

By J-Brown (@EO_JBrown) on October 12th 2011

The entire Electronica Oasis crew ventured to see Deadmau5 at Roseland Ballroom this past Friday, and it was truly a spectacle. Last years review of his October stint in NYC was wildly successful, so I deemed it necessary to follow it up. This year, the mau5man played a record-breaking 6 show run at the legendary venue, and every show was well-recieved. Openers included Alex English, RekLes, Feed Me, and Excision which was a very cool way to start each show.

Anyways, some people were upset at the length of Deadmau5′s set, which is understandable, but it is important to consider the production aspect behind each show. His show is completely live, but his visuals that appear on the cube and large display are synched and cued up with tracks. The ‘Unhooked’ show from last year (which I reviewed HERE) was a bit different in that he could play more tracks, which added to the set length. Nonetheless, opening with ‘Where Are My Keys’ was epic. Droping ‘Slip’ and ‘Some Chords’ made the place absolutely erupt, and the encore which included ‘Limit Break’, ‘Animal Rights’ and ‘Strobe’ was one of the most absurd things I have ever seen/heard. Here is a mix of the tracks played! Please click ‘Read More’ for some cool videos and a complete set list!

Unfortunately I missed Feed Me’s opening set, but I was able to catch Excision. I am not the biggest dubstep fan, so I was not entirely impressed with the music. However, I was impressed with the sound quality at Roseland Ballroom and how much better the show was run than last years. Deadmau5′s set flowed perfectly and was put together extremely well. It is my understanding that he pretty much used the same set set list for all 6 gigs, so I am glad I only went to one show! Anyways, here is the set list from my show. The encore truly blew me away. ‘Strobe’ is arguably the best electronic dance music production of our generation. It is Prydz-like with regards to composition, and mastered and mixed to perfection. It sounds great anywhere, and to end with such a track is just epic on all counts.

1. Where Are My Keys?
2. Bad Selection
3. Maths
4. The Reward Is More Cheese
5. To Play Us Out
6. Some Chords/ Tiny Dancer
7. Complications
8. Cthulhu Sleeps
9. Arguru
10. ASDFGHJKL
11. HR 8938 Cephei
12. Jaded
13. Slip
14. Aural Psynapse (2nd Edit)
15. Raise Your Weapon (Noisia Remix)
16. Sofi Needs a Ladder
17. One Trick Pony
18. FML/I Remember
19. Professional Griefers
20. Moar Ghosts n’ Stuff (with Rob Swire)
    
    
    Encore:

21. Limit Break
22. Animal Rights
23. Get In The Cart Pig
24. Strobe
    Enjoy some cool pictures and videos from the gig below!

Raise Your Weapon

Professional Grievers

Limit Break (Intro of Encore)

Strobe

Cthulhu sleeps

SOFI Needs A Ladder

The Reward is More Cheese

Ghosts N’ Stuff