Jack Beats unloads discography on Electric Zoo
With the afternoon heat in full force, Jack Beats took the stage on the 360 stage of Electric Zoo. Sporting a black cap and white tee, Beni G stood in contrast to Niall Dailly, dressed in all black. While the crowd screamed in delight to the departing Gramatik before, the duo hit the ground running with deep bass, a departure from the bluesy live guitar show of the preceding act. To help properly segue from one genre to the other, they began their set with a small introductory beat edit. With the sun beating down on both sides of the tent, the crowd began to shuffle and sway back and forth.
Electric Zoo 2013: 2 days, 10 live sets to download
Despite cutting off the festival's third and final day, Electric Zoo 2013 came packed with sonic action from dawn to dusk. Across five stages and two days, artists delivered New York with the best of their summer material, exclusive mashups and bootlegs, and new tracks to compose must-hear sets for Labor Day weekend. Thankfully, many of the top acts from Friday and Saturday are giving away their sets for fans to relive the festival experience. Here are the ten sets worthy of a download to relive both days of Electric Zoo 2013.
Electric Zoo ’13 Artist Spotlight: Claude VonStroke
Since the first Electric Zoo in 2009, Claude VonStroke has maintained quite the presence at the festival -- snagging a booking in three of its five runs. His bouncy brand of booty house has captured revelers for years, but he now has the potential to act as a catalyst for the successful entrance of mainstream EDM aficionados into the soulful world of the underground. In previous years, Sunday School hasn't had much appeal outside of its established audience but, as EDM has gained traction, its also brought increased visibility to the underground.