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Bassnectar closes out Sahara Tent with style on first night of Coachella

There's a sort of magic evoked when Bassnectar steps up behind the decks. With his bristling, Dumbledore-like hairstyle, bony limps, and spiritually-infused voice, one could easily mistake Lorin Ashton for a new age shaman. When considering his vast catalogue of mystical bass productions and the accompanying ethereal experience they entail, perhaps the label isn't too far off.

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The digital divide: a technical perspective on Zedd and Porter Robinson’s Ultra sets

While Pioneer CDJs were easily the platform of choice for DJ’s at Ultra, both Zedd and Porter Robinson took to their MIDI controllers on Sunday for two hours of rapid, thrilling mixing. Though the world of DJ’ing has been continuously dominated by Pioneer CDJs for more than 10 years now, Zedd and Porter’s rise to fame has been facilitated not by the trusty digital CD player, but by Native Instrument’s small, compact, all-in-one MIDI controller, the Traktor Kontrol S4.