Aaaaah, techno. Or trance. Or kick-ass nu-wave disco sorta stuff. Or proggy-techyness. What ever you wanted to hear it was there to be heard!
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Another great day was had by all on Randall’s Island for the second day of the Electric Zoo weekender. It was shaping up to be something special with a really strong line up on all 4 stages, which had you covered regardless of what style of dance music you were after.
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Having arrived a little late on Sunday I didn’t have a chance to check out everyone that was playing in the early afternoon. I’m a bit gutted not to have heard Lindström and Prins Tomas, Heidi, or Audion, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles!
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Anyway, I did a whistle stop tour of the festival starting off with Adam Beyer on the Sunday School stage, before catching some of Desyn Masiello’s set in the Riverside Arena. Then it was over to the Groove Discoteque for some of Tom Middleton’s set where he debuted his latest track called “New York” which of course went down a treat.
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After a little while I bee-lined it back over to the Sunday School stage to check out some of Steve Bug’s set who was handling business of course. From there I made the trek down to the Main Stage—grabbing a cameo snap of Richie Hawtin who was posing with fans—to catch the end of Markus Schultz set and the start of Ferry Corsten’s. Time to get your trance on!
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Having got my trance-quotia for the day, I made my way back up the hill to see what James Holden was up to. He was playing some really deep, slightly esoteric grooves with immaculate mixing and solid track selection. The production quality in the Riverside was top-notch, with intelligent lights, lasers and strobes. I spent a while taking it all in, and the lighting crew did a great job for this set—as they did all weekend—by setting the visual tone to fit perfectly with the vibe of the music being played. I have an extra appreciation for good quality lighting, having worked as a lighting designer myself. Look out for the picures from Holden’s set to see what I’m talking about.
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I stopped into the Grove Disco tent one more time to get down to the LCD Soundsystem/DFA duo of James Murphy and Pat Mahoney delivering a badass DJ set for a really funky crowd, with plenty of ass shaking on display! Then it was back over to the Sunday School tent for a little bit of Victor Calderone, who had the responsiblity of warming up for Richie Hawtin. I think the crowd was well beyond warm when Hawtin took to the stage, but in true Hawtin style he brought things down ever so gradually before building it all the way back up and smacking you every-which-way with his brand of minimal and full-fat techno. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any stage shots of Hawtin as this was the set I put the camera down and danced to! I hope you enjoy the pictures.
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