Events, Review, Trance | Ferry Corsten Brings Full On To The US
Posted by Middy on September 8, 2012
The inaugural Full On on this side of the Atlantic capped the first night of the 4th edition of Electric Zoo with a resounding bang. Full On was first started in 2007 back in Ferry Corsten’s home country of the Netherlands and has turned into one of the biggest trance events in the world. The night was full of back-to-back sets and great individual performances.
Roseland Ballroom set the perfect scene for the night, as tired festival goers began streaming in between 11:30 and midnight to catch the tail-end of rising American trance asset Audien, who has been tagged by super trio Above & Beyond as a name to watch. Full On started at 11pm with Audien, which was definitely a small thing I would have changed since Electric Zoo did not end until 11 pm and the inevitable backup of getting tens of thousands of people off of an island caused many people to be very late for Audien’s set. Next year I would advise Made Event to start the afterparties at 11:30, with doors at 11, to give people at Electric Zoo enough time to get down to the afterparty they paid a decent amount of money for.
Once Audien was done getting the crowd going, British DJ/trance-turned-progressive-house producer Michael Woods hit the decks. His style was not totally out of place in the night, though it was different from the overall tenor of the trance theme. His high energy progressive tracks excited the crowd, and he launched salvo after salvo of hard hitting songs from his expansive discography that has seen many stellar additions recently. Michael Woods was joined by Polina who sang the track “Goodbye,” which became a theme of the evening — live vocalists. He was then joined by Ferry Corsten, the man of the evening, for some intriguing back-to-back that combined some of the more progressive tracks in Ferry’s arsenal. With this as a starting point, there was a clear progression in Ferry Corsten’s sound during the night. Continue on to see how the rest of the night went.
DJ-Set, Events, House, Trance | Electric Zoo Sets: Day 1
Posted by Middy on September 4, 2012
Electric Zoo is sadly behind us, but it was truly an experience that will stay with me for a long time, though I am still trying to wrap my head around what I was a part of there. Here are the sets from Friday to help you guys who were there relive some of these unforgettable moments. The sets are in time order of when they played. Not all sets have tracklists and not all were recorded. Click the jump to get right to it.
Events | Electric Zoo: A How-To Guide (Day Three)
Posted by Middy on August 31, 2012
Day Three is the heaviest of the days not only in terms of the music and the bass being pumped out of the speakers, but also how your legs and body will feel as you start the day. Two full days plus possible after parties will leave you quite tired, but you paid good money for those tickets so you will carry on and dance like it is 11am of day one. Day three really shows the impact of Dubstep in America and how big it has gotten. Just look at the fact that Skrillex, the prince of Dubstep has unseated the king, Tiesto as the headliner on the mainstage. Anyway there is much more than Dubstep to the day with trance, house, progressive and everything in between sprinkled in, so without further ado lets get right to what is happening on Day Three as we are almost 9 hours from gates opening.
Events, Featured | Electric Zoo: A How-To Guide (Day Two)
Posted by Spice on August 24, 2012
Middy and I are back with our picks for Day 2 of the whirlwind parade of awesomeness that is Electric Zoo. There’s no clear theme to Day 2 (it’s not the “dubstep” day or the “trance” day), but there is a wide variety of excellent talent to look forward to and spectacles that are sure to astound and delight. Without further adieu, let’s Aoki-jump right in — fun, excitement, and madness await…
Events, Featured | Electric Zoo: A How-To Guide (Day One)
Posted by Spice on August 23, 2012
Labor Day weekend officially begins when the gates at Randall’s Island open at 11 am next Friday. Electric Zoo is second only to Ultra in terms of festivals on the east coast and its 2012 installment is sure to have have something for everyone. You will get to see some of the best talent from every end of the dance music spectrum, with festival mainstays like Hardwell, Above & Beyond, Axwell, Nicky Romero, Tiesto, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Dada Life, Sander van Doorn, Zedd and many more. Electric Zoo also features legendary underground names like Sasha, Luciano, Boys Noize, Chris Leibing, and Marco Carola, and gives even the most casual viewer a chance to see some of the brightest young talent in the game, thanks to Porter Robinson, Pierce Fulton, Alvin Risk, Mord Fustang, Maya Jane Coles, W&W, and Norin & Rad. Finally, with seasoned tastemakers like A-Trak and Diplo topping out headlining sets, you’re pretty much guaranteed to have an amazing time.
It’s a tall order to attempt to concisely preview Day One in a single post. All four stages feature excellent talent, from Above & Beyond’s tranced-out Group Therapy tent to the absolutely stacked main stage lineup. Riverside brings a more eclectic sound to the festival, thanks to A-trak and Jack Beats, and Sunday School Grove provides that techy, old-school sound that the deepest and darkest house heads crave. So let’s dive headfirst into Friday — Middy and I will tell you who you must see, who you can miss, and the sleeper picks that will round out your Day One experience.
Check out the full list of Electric Zoo set times and create your own custom schedule for each day here.
Events, Preview | Ferry Corsten — Full On @ Roseland Ballroom, 8/31
Posted by Spice on August 20, 2012
Electric Zoo is right around the corner (more on that later), and even if you’re going to be raging at the festival for all three days you’re going to want something to fill the hours between 11 pm and 4 am. Trust me. Fortunately, the good people at MadeEvent have obliged all of you night owls by keeping the party going long after the shuttle pulls out of Randall’s Island each night, and while there are plenty of excellent options to explore, there are a few parties in particular that we’re especially excited to attend. On Friday night, we’ll be hitting Ferry Corsten’s global blow-out event, Full On, which he is bringing to North America for the very first time since its Rotterdam debut in 2007. Objectively speaking, this is kind of a big deal — Full on Ferry has taken over dance floors everywhere from Ibiza to Bangkok (including London’s O2 Academy this past New Year’s Eve) and features festival-quality production and energetic B2B sets. With support from Gabriel & Dresden, Michael Woods and Anjunabeats rising star Audien, it’s going to be a night you won’t want to miss.
Song to know: Ferry Corsten and Markus Schulz – Loops and Tings (Extended Mix)
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Events | Electric Zoo 2012 Afterparties
Posted by Middy on August 13, 2012
News of the Electric Zoo afterparties has slowly been coming out in the past few weeks either in whole announcements such as Marcus Schulz’s show at the Best Buy Theater Saturday September 1st on his Scream Album Tour (album coming August 31st, get excited), or through other means like Adrian Lux announcing a tour date September 1st at Roseland Ballroom, one of the designated afterparty sites. Now we have the full announcement and these shows are mouthwateringly good for all fans if you are still able to move your body after an entire day of E Zoo. All the parties are at either Best Buy Theater or Roseland Ballroom, which maximizes the amount of attendees for the events and use some of the better venues in New York City. They are all from 11pm until 4am, so the party does not have to stop of Randall’s Island and can go on at venue of your choice, going on well into the night.
There is something for everyone with Dubstep and DNB provided by the likes of 12th Planet & Netsky on Friday at Best Buy Theater, with Full On Ferry (Ferry Corsten’s big production single artist show) bringing Gabriel & Dresden, Michael Woods and Audien along at the opposing venue, Roseland Ballroom. Saturday has Markus Schulz and an excellent lineup of House at Roseland Ballroom, with Sunday finishing it off with some Trance stars like Aly & Fila and Jochen Miller at Best Buy Theater with Zedd and Hardwell highlighting the end of these glorious labor day weekend festivities at Roseland Ballroom. More details and ticket info can be found on the link below.