Good Morning Mix: Amtrac’s HARD Day of the Dead Mixtape
On November 2nd and 3rd, HARD Day of the Dead will invade LA's Historic Park with 60 artists in tow, one of whom, Kentucky's Amtrac, has quickly risen to prominence since joining up with the OWSLA family earlier this year. On the 4th edition of the Day of the Dead mixtape series, Amtrac sticks to his signature style and delivers a deep and echo-driven hour of heady electronica. Opening with Leon Vynehall's remix of Kevin Griffiths' "Acid Splash," the mix blends house and techno underneath a hazy cloud of pads and filter cuts. Outputs from Brodinski, Armand Van Helden, YACHT, Breach, Shadow Child and more all make appearances before the tripped-out hour is through.
Good Morning Mix – Betoko & Sasha in the Mixmag DJ Lab
At the beginning of this year, Sasha teamed up with Diynamic/Get Physical/frequent Climbers collaborator Betoko for a two hour set in the Mixmag's offices DJ Lab. Mixmag does well recruiting top talents to their office decks, but this set , first Betoko, then Sasha, then back-to-back stands a bit taller than the rest.
Good Morning Mix – Richard Knott’s March 2013 Mix
Richard Knott, the young UK producer responsible for a remix of Unicorn Kid's "Feel So Real" and "Locus Solus" off Pryda Friends, has been of interest in DA land for months now. A Pryda Friends release made me pay attention, but a piece of work like this mix this means Knott is not playing games. Quite simply, this mix is one of the most tightly mixed and well-selected collections of progressive, techno, and tech house I've ever encountered. In the last 24 hours, I've listened to it no fewer than five times.
UPDATED FOR PHASE 3: Cross-reference Ultra’s dual lineups with our artist table
Those that haven't decided which weekend to attend Ultra Music Festival may find it inconvenient wading through the lineup in picture format to find their most complimentary weekends. Thus, we compiled a searchable table that is alphabetical by performer and illustrates each artist's respective weekends.