Ofenbach, Feder, Bakermat, Joachim Garraud, Yann Muller, et Sara Costa

Great show in a great club. Everybody expected some commercial tracks but it was much more refined and interesting. From old soul to tech house and back to Queen. The sound system was incredible.

It’s hard enough convincing people that saxophones have a place in pop music in general, and that’s a pretty obvious truth. Imagine how difficult it must have been for 22 year old Dutch born musician and producer Bakermat (Lodewijk Fluttert to his mum) to convince people that saxophones would not only work in house music, but he could bring a saxophonist on tour with him and not be laughed out the building every single night. It must have taken a lot of faith to let him try it out but it would have also taken just one concert to prove that Bakermat had stumbled on an idea with more than a touch of genius to it. It gets even weirder when you realize that Bakermat writes what is ostensibly minimalist techno, and then uses it to send the huge crowds that he commands utterly berserk night after night after night. With his ever present saxophonist by his side. Here’s the thing though, it works. Incredibly well for that matter. His music may not be as obviously energising as some of his peers but the effortless way that Bakermat guides his set through the peaks and troughs that any good DJ set needs could almost be an education in how to make a room full of people go mental. You might seem sceptical for any number of reasons, from the minimalism, to the saxophones. All I can say is, see it for yourself, you will not regret it!

Joachim Garraud is a French electro house DJ that also produces and remixes. Joachim Garraud is well known in the electronic dance music scene and he commands a ton of respect. Naturally, I had to buy tickets when I heard he would be playing in my town. The venue Garraud played in was a well known venue for electronic dance music events. The dance floor was quite spacious and the stage where Garraud played at had huge speakers with plenty of bass. The audience couldn’t wait to start going crazy and having a blast. I felt like the crowd was a bit disrespectful and some of them probably got a bit too drunk but I understand. When Joachim Garraud finally came on the stage, the venue erupted and everyone was cheering madly. It came to my attention that there quite a few people on drugs and it kind of made me sad but I realize I shouldn’t be judging since they were just trying to have fun in their own way. The music that Joachim Garraud played was simply magnificent, he played a mixture of his own tracks, some other popular tracks and some unreleased remixes by him. Overall it was an extremely fun event with a ton of energy and drunk people.