As part of the music epidemic survey group, I’m here to inform you of awesome electronic music and its influence on the youth of this world. Recently there has been a huge outbreak in Los Angeles. We had quarantine over the main area, LA Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park. It’s been recorded that we have well over 135,000 people were within the quarantine and they were infected with the awesome electronic music. It was exposed to them though multiple hot spots and each spot had multiple people who controlled the infection. There were four hot spots on Friday: Kinetic Field, Circuit Grounds, Neon Garden and Bass Pod. On Saturday, another hot spot arose, labeled the Neon Garden. Each of these hot spots has been infected by the controllers, also known as “DJs.” Over the quarantine process, there were over 60 DJs. This hot spot is the thirteenth of its kind in Los Angeles, and every year it’s labeled the Electronic Daisy Carnival. Do not let the name fool you, it’s full of amazing music, DJs, spectacular lights and fireworks. At first, we only expected 100,000 people, but as awesome spread virally by word, another 35,000 showed up. We, the humble government, tried to do what we can to shut it down and send the infected home to sleep, but alas could not control the massive amounts of awesome contained within the walls. I was able to breach the wall and recorded what I could of what I observed.
Saturday, June 27th 00:00:40
I am in the Kinetic Field. The good people of the city know this as LA Memorial Coliseum. I can’t see the field at the center of the coliseum, as it’s completely covered by people. They are of all types, mostly young, beautiful and energetic Los Angeles citizens. I choose to leave out remarks on skimpy clothing of the girls, as most were underage. It appears that all ages were able to attend this event. The stage is even infectious to the eyes. There are multiple screens that tower over the people, as well as normal-sized screens that rest below the turntables and DJ. The DJ, recessed from the stage, has a somewhat clear view over the people he is currently infecting with his or her awesome music. According to the paper notice I was handed by one of the infected, there were to be over sixty different DJs attending EDC. At this location and time ATB is on stage. I have grown immune to ATB. I know all of his different tracks. From “9pm” to “Hold You,” I have been around those who love ATB since he first started producing albums in 1999. Currently he is playing a track from Café Del Mar called “Energy 52.” Most people call tracks like this a classic. I sure do. Oh no! I sound like an infected. I must pause and take a breather. I would try and hide behind the stage, but there are pyrotechnics protecting me from the fireworks and flame-throwers that sit behind the stage. I’ll come back to what happens for the rest of the night for you.
Close to 01:00:00 Paul Oakenfold came on stage and played some of the most amazing music in the world. He is one of the people that are legendary in the electronic music scene. He is known globally, and plays tracks that I listened to when I was just getting into junior high school. You’ll have to take into account that I was raised in the United States. Electronic music has been around the other continents of the world for a very long time. Paul knows this. This night he played one of my favorite tracks, Three Drives on a Vinyl’s “Greece 2000.” Paul now has a residency not too far from Los Angeles in the city of sin, Las Vegas, NV. Not that he’s there every night. If you have time to stop by his website, you’ll see he is spinning records almost every night in different cities across the world. Not only does he play the classics, but he also spins some new music to the scene, like remixes of Kings of Leon and club hits like Benny Benassi. The first night was over. And I was ready for the next one, which was only a short revolution of the military clock.
Saturday, June 27th 20:00:12
I’m starting to feel the infection of awesome infuse in my system. Kaskade is on stage in the Kinetic Field and is quite amazing—his music is uplifting and entertaining. This music is known as house, or deep house to those who know their genres. Chicago-born Ryan Raddon comes from the same city as the birth of house music, and spreads it out to the world in full force. His music is always something that one might crave like a favorite candy bar or bottle of wine. There are just moments in life when Kaskade fits in perfectly. After Kascade finished, we listened to a few tracks from Groove Armada, who happened to also stumble upon Kings of Leon’s “Sex on Fire.” I didn’t stay long for Groove Armada, for the reason that I wanted to hear a DJ that I have not listened to before. There were, after all, 60 DJs, and there had to be at least one I didn’t know and wanted to listen to. I actually ended up with two DJs I have not heard before, the first being Sander Van Doorn at the Circuit Grounds. In hindsight, I feel a little saddened that I did not get to hear all 60 artists. That would be an amazing deal if I could. Although producing singles since 2004, Sander’s first album was released on March 3, 2009, under the name Supernaturalistic. Sander’s music delivery and choice eceeded my expectations. I am definitely going to keep him on my radar for future releases and sets he might play if he comes back to the lost city of Los Angeles.
Saturday, June 27th 23:00:00
The Crystal Method, live. It doesn’t read as well as what I experienced. I’ve seen Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland spin before, but when it comes to playing live, these gentlemen bring another level of ruckus I have never experienced. Ken was throwing around his keyboard in the same fashion that Green Day lit their drums on fire when I saw them years ago. They played lots of tracks from their new album Divided by Night, sans the vocals from the artists that are featured on the produced album tracks. When it comes to playing live they did not take any shortcuts. If they ever play live again, I assure you, I’ll be front row. After The Crystal Method’s live show, I was fully infected and already hitting depression that I would only have one more night until I would have to wait a solid year until the next EDC.
I finished the night with the man who was the last to spin at EDC. Paul Van Dyk was listed to play, but they failed to mention that he was playing live. Coming from The Crystal Method live to PVD live, I was overjoyed and rejoiced in listening to the lyric-less live music from the DJ, playing it for the crowd, straight from his brain on to the beat makers and mixers for the crowd to hear. Being in the industry for over a decade, PVD knows exactly what he is doing and will never back down from a good show. He’s also been quoted to go on stage completely fearless, knowing that he always brings to the best of his ability, and any issues are at the fault of the actual electronic parts. Although, thirty-minutes late to his set, Paul finished the night for us perfectly, getting my soul straight for the drive home as the sun came up on Sunday June 28 at 04:00:00.
More information on the Electric Daisy Carnival:
www.electricdaisycarnival.com
