Kaskade >> made a long-awaited and triumphant return to Scottsdale yesterday on a fiery hot desert day for a cool pool party crowd at Maya Day and Nightclub.
Scottsdale's own DJ Aaron Taylor got the party going and warmed it up nicely even though it was already 108 degrees out. It was a sold out party but not an obnoxiously packed crowd. Maya does a pretty nice job maintaining the capacity at utmost perfection [just one of the many idealities they've taken note of and action upon breaking ground].
Kaskade took over a little after 4 and immediately got the pool party people moving when he opened his set with 'Room For Happiness'. Most of the peeps at the back bar suddenly migrated booth-ward on the resounding mod decay whilst the Skylar Grey vocals cut in.
At that point it had already turned rage o'clock p.m. STS [Scottsdale Standard Time]. All of those around the pool were jumping uncontrollably and everyone in the pool was dancing aquatically, bodies splashing about with smiles extending from ear to ear. Thereafter he dropped 'Eyes' with a sick transition into 'Be Still' and a grandiose buildup that included a super 'Love Mysterious' reverb before the drop.
The aura of complete euphoria was transparent looking around in any direction. It was certainly hot as shit out but a majestic pool, cold drinks and superior artistry in sound really are no match for an AZ inferno.
Most of Kaskade's set was a dope blend of his most recent studio productions in Fire & Ice and dance.love and didn't go back any further than 06's Love Mysterious. The last 3 or 4 times I've seen Kaskade on the decks I've expected him to cut in my favorite oldies like 'Steppin Out', 'Here I Am' and 'Everything' but unfortunately it seems those days are well behind him.
It was a great set nonetheless and his newer stuff is so good I guess it's just a priority to drop the stuff that has escalated his popularity to great heights over the last 3 years.
Everyone at Maya had a great time and it looked like he did too. It's nice to see an artist encountering so much success and seemingly still humbled by the millions that love him.
Mad propers to to SLE for putting together another sick pool party and continuing to bring in the crushers in EDM. In just a few short months, the Steve Levine coalition has brought some of the industry's biggest names to Maya in Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki and now Kaskade. Next up is NERVO and it wouldn't be wise to miss these twins bring it from down under.
marc
