So we’re all in the know about the festivals taking the UK and Europe by annual storm. Glastonbury, Exit, Love Family- Yawn! Who’s up for quick trip to New York? I went on a little pilgrimage to find out what’s hot and happening over the Atlantic border, and high society West End clubbing aside, they have an incredible and undeterred underground scene. Samantha Ronson and DJ AM wouldn’t know it if it hit them in them in the face. Thank god!
In general the good old US of A seems to be neglected when it comes to discussing ‘the scene’ and all that lovely EDM musical epiphany we love to natter about so much. Yes they have more pop, rap and commercial crap that you can throw a very large boulder at, but remember these are the roots of some of the most important House sounds; the whip is still steadily being cracked in San Fran and Chicago and no, not all the Techno boys from Detroit have moved to Berlin!
The Electric Zoo Festival quickly surfaced on my hunt. The massive two dayer is being held at Randall Island Park over September 5th and 6th; Labour Day weekend and apparently it’s the very first Electronic Musical festival to happen in New York City, ever! How’d they end up missing out this long? The roll call of artists and performers is simply amazing - of course! Armin Van Buuren and David Guetta take the headlining helm; Frankie Knuckles, Danny Tenaglia, Roger Sanchez, and yep, all the Americano’s transplanted around the world are rushing home to join the debut, but I’m not pointing fingers Heidi and Seth Troxler!
The whole animalistic soiree is brought to you by the production team, Made Events- I looked them up- these guys are good! They cover the board with slick underground event productions in the US and host well billed parties at Pacha New York, the infamous Ceilo in the Meat Packing District and promote events like Save The Cannibals- presently one of the Big Apples cheekiest nocturnal occults- as well as the revered Sunday School for Degenerates at the WMC in Miami. Electric Zoo Festival has been dubbed ‘the next chapter in the ongoing success story’ of the duo behind Made Events, so it’s all looking set to be one massive sound celebration! Go on New York- you deserve it!
Little Lexi x
