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Review: Bingo Players at LAVO New York, 5/3/12
Here’s a combination I couldn’t miss: Bingo Players and LAVO New York. For those who don’t know who the Bingo Players are – I mean, my father asked me why I was going to go play bingo at a club… he’s also the one who referred to Swedish House Mafia as “Swedish Death Star,” though – they’re two Dutch dudes, Paul Bäumer and Maarten Hoogstraten, and they produce some pretty amazing music. We’re talking smashes such as “Rattle,” “Mode,” “L’Amour,” “Cry (Just A Little),” and “Disco Eletricque.” And what this duo lacks in looks (sorry, guys, I still love you), they certainly make up for in talent.
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Bingo Players – Cry (Just A Little)
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Bingo Players – Rattle
I hadn’t been to LAVO in a month or two, and the majority of my visits are typically for big names like Tiësto, Avicii, Dada Life, Laidback Luke, Calvin Harris, and the like. And while Bingo Players are certainly well known in the electronic music community, they haven’t exploded into the mainstream quite yet. Which, in my mind, means they’re going to give a little bit better of a performance in the small, intimate setting of LAVO than their better-known colleagues are, just because they have more to prove.
And these guys definitely succeeded. They opened with “Cry (Just A Little),” transitioning into Deniz Koyu‘s “Tung!,” Avicii and Nicky Romero‘s new progressive anthem “Nicktim,” Justice‘s “D.A.N.C.E.,” the Tiësto remix of Gotye‘s “Somebody That I Used To Know” (this was a low point, given that the number of times I’ve heard various versions of this track over the past several months makes me feel murderous), their own track “Mode,” a mashup of Albin Myers‘ “Hells Bells” and Avicii’s “My Feelings For You,” and the list goes on. Beyond their strong set, the duo was high-energy, fun, and involved with the crowd. And, surprisingly, LAVO didn’t pass out glow sticks or sunglasses or t-shirts, for once not trying too hard to make it a production. It was a classic party. And it was fun.
So, the verdict is in: the next time Bingo Players hit your city, go see them. If you’re not already a fan, I’m inclined to say that you’ll end your night one.
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really your advising your small fan base to go see them? don’t you get tired of hearing the same tracks over and over at every venue(by all the “big” names). A. they literally have been playing this same set for AT LEAST 2 months now because what you described is exactly like their NY pacha set in March. and B. why when they perform live do they have sing along progressive house? they don’t produce anything close to that, with the exception of cry, so why all of a sudden do they play it? Oh i know so that every blog that thinks they know what they’re talking about will say it’s a good set. I have some startling news for you, people don’t come to this site to see what they could see on any other blog, they come for the hidden gems. as a long time reader, i fear you guys are heading into the direction of “every other blog” on “edm” and I would really like it if that wasn’t the case. because lately i could go to a number of other sites and get the same exact info as posted here.