this is little mountain rocks ade

Has it been five days (and nights!) already? Apparently, because we’re standing in front of the Melkweg to spend our last ADE night of 2008 with Sander Kleinenberg and Deadmau5, Josh Gabriel and other Little Mountain Recordings artists. There’s no queue at all. Go figure; it’s a Sunday night. People have to work tomorrow, the Fall break has ended, and all the ADE party people and delegates have had a very rough weekend…
As it turns out, everybody is inside already! The ‘Oude Zaal’ is full, and the Max is completely packed with people who seem to be in complete denial of the fact that Monday is upon us.
We can’t blame them: even though Sander Kleinenberg is Dutch, the amount of performances he does in his homeland is quite limited. The presence of Deadmau5 strongly adds to the flavour of the night, for he is currently one of the hottest producers on the planet. Joel Zimmerman (surprise, surprise, he is in fact NOT from Berlin, but from Canada) is Beatport’s best selling artist. And by appearing as a Japanese designer toy version of Mickey Mouse (not related, by the way) he is an original character on stage as well.
Right after Sander Kleinenberg’s stunning DVJ set, dozens of people hold up their cameras to capture Deadmau5’s entrance. From that moment on it’s nothing but mayhem on the floor, and Zimmerman naturally proves that there is more to his act than a funny costume.
Around 3.30, when Josh Gabriel is about to take over, it is time to go home. It has to end sometime, no matter how much we would love to stay a bit more. This memorable evening is without any doubt the ending this year’s record-breaking edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event deserves. Now it’s back to the lab again to figure out some kind of scheme to top this one… No matter what; we will see you guys next year and make it another few days to remember. Thanks again!