Benny Benassi - EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon
Here we have the lockdown living room ravers, doing the hoovering while pretending they're under the electric sky. You've got to love the absolute dedication of people cracking open warm cans of Stella in their kitchens, waiting for a drop over a buffering stream. It's a proper laugh, but looking at the 'Benny Benassi EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon tracklist', the man brought pure festival heat to the webcam. The virtual stage setup flashes with neon graphics, trying its hardest to replicate that massive, sweaty Vegas energy right through your monitor. Diving into this Benny Benassi live set, the tempo is all over the shop from 118 to 176 BPM, settling at a 129.7 average BPM.
Leaning heavily on the 12A key, the Rominimal and electro energy arc is pure, unadulterated major-chord euphoria designed to lift your spirits. His mixing style is fast and fun, quick-cutting between massive anthems to keep the attention span of the internet alive. The crate digging is a nostalgia trip, skipping the subtle stuff for absolute global classics. Dropping 'The Bucketheads - The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)' is a massive crowd-pleaser for the older heads, while 'Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown' is just pure, sorted fun.
The journey is a rapid-fire party, starting with an 'Unknown - Unknown' opening track to get the virtual hands up. It peaks with massive electro house nostalgia before signing off. The closing track, 'Robin S. - Show Me Love 2008 (Extended Mix)', leaves the kitchen ravers absolutely buzzing.