Last year was Electric Zoo's first, though with DJs like David Guetta and Markus Schulz it still drew an impressive crowd. This year, the guidos, ravers, and hippies came out in full hedonistic force, enveloping the festival in a seamless blanket of human. By the end of the night, the grounds were literally covered with bodies and neon lights -- pacifier-sucking girls laying atop one another in piles, breakdancers, hula hoopers, shirtless dudes sprawled out on blankets. I've never felt less like an individual, in a good way.
In addition to mindlessly enjoying the mainstream, headlining bands (Dirty South was outstanding), I discovered a couple truly excellent DJs whose trip-hoppy, dubstep styles I enjoy: Pretty Lights, whose entire discography is available for free download online; and Flying Lotus, who helped mix Radiohead's In Rainbows album. Check 'em out!
Pardon the blurriness of the below pictures; I think you get the point.
Gareth Emery (he sucked)
waiting for Dirty South to take the stage
Flying Lotus
The Chemical Brothers
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