My flight got delayed 1 hour but I still managed to arrive to Pacha on time- I was there by midnight and a couple of minutes later, I was in. Beautiful club and the Dark Forest theme looked great. The club was predictably empty when I got in, but in a couple of hours it got PACKED. It was very hard to move at times, but eventually everyone found a good spot.

One thing I noticed instantly was that this club is LOUD. Even with my earplugs (which are pretty good) I felt the ringing afterwards, not to mention that the bass tickled my hair several times! I do not have a problem with that but I feel sorry for the rest of the clubbers who probably were half deaf before the Mafia actually started their set.

Sarah Main was a great opener, playing dark, interesting beats warming up for 1h30 before AN21 took over. I have never listened to a set by this guy and I am glad I did, as I found his style to be very unique and fun- he will probably get much bigger in years to come. 2 hours later, it was all about the Mafia, playing from 3h30 till 7AM. I am a big fan of Ingrosso, Axwell and Angello so I was not surprised with the tunes they played or by the fact that they put on one hell of a show. I have seen Axwell before in Portugal and he caught my eye there, but this was something else.

I think they played the perfect set, which was a mix of old classics (like Modjo’s “Lady” or Stardust’s “Music sounds better with you”) with their current productions (such as the great “Leave the world behind”, which opened and closed the night with the special ibiza intro mix and the original mix) and plenty of mash-ups (such as Show me Love/Satisfaction). All flawlessly mixed of course. There were too many highlights to mention as the set was pretty much banging all the way till the end. I was especially happy to get to listen to Angello’s new track “Monday”, with the acapella of “Finally” layered in. Angello took the MC role too and did a great job to keep the crowd ecstatic, which was frequent throughout the night.

The fact that Erick Morillo showed up just to give some love to the Mafia made the night even more special. A legend in house music showing respect to these bunch of newcomers who truly deserve the success they are getting. In the end, the Mafia thanked everyone for an unforgettable Summer and I have no doubt in my mind that next Summer they will have a residency again. You could tell they were genuinely happy and flattered to be a part of Pacha this year and without a doubt they were more than up for it!

Here are some pics:

Pacha – SHM closing 21sept09

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