EZoo 2019 Review, Eric Prydz NYC, Backstreet Boys x Steve Aoki, Jax Jones, Excision x Wooli, and much more | Ep. 30 - a podcast by Alec and Samir

from 2019-09-11T07:05:14

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On Repeat

Alec: Chase & Status - Heater

New Music from Artists We’re Watching

Akki - She Doesn’t Know

Voliik - Reanimate

Coastal - Dawn

Relique & IDE-K - Mama’s Addiction

New Music

Alesso, SUMR CAMP - In the Middle

Arty - Find You

Audien - Buzzing

The Bloody Beetroots, ZHU - Zoning

Slushii - Watch Yo Back

Walker & Royce, VNSSA - Rave Grave

Steve Aoki, Backstreet Boys - Let It Be Me

Klangkarussell - Comoros

News & Culture

Electric Zoo Recap

The Good

  • Mainstage production was really stepped up, the stage looked amazing
  • Really stepped up the fireworks
  • Great after parties
  • The vibes
  • Dog Blood, Nora En Pure, Kyle Watson, Dombresky, Kill the Noise, Kaskade

The Bad

  • Poor crowd planning for Seven Lions (he was on the smallest stage and drew a crowd that was much too big for it
  • Sound bleed between stages
  • Hot temperature in the AMF stage
  • Crowd at Prydz after party

The Ugly

  • Water lines were atrocious as discussed last week on Anti-Plur
  • Accounts of security doing incredibly invasive searches

Eric Prydz bringing HOLO to NYC

Avicii Tribute Concert to raise money for mental health awareness

Excision and Wooli announce an EP

Anti - Plur Moment

People who try to use PLUR to get free stuff…

What Are We Listening To?

Jax Jones - Snacks

Disciple label... Infekt, Dodge & Fuski, 12th Planet, Virus Syndicate, Terravita, Dirtyphonics, Phaseone, Modestep, Virtual Riot, Eliminate, Barely Alive, Fox Stevenson, SampliFire, Myro, Oliverse, Bandlez, Chibs, MVRDA - We Don’t Play

Artists We’re Watching

Alec: ToMix // Soundcloud // Instagram // ToMix, Ekonovah - Coffee (track)

  • A Noir Sur Blanc release
  • 1700 followers on Soundcloud; 15k on Spotify (this has jumped up since I last saw his Spotify).
  • 22 years old; From Tel Aviv, Israel; in 2013 he actually was producing psy-trance - a project called ToMix & Genish”. It was only in 2017 that he started producing house music.
  • Has had a release on Confession (To the Rhythm) and other great house labels such as Gold Digger and House Views.

Samir: Vily Vinilo // Soundcloud // Instagram // Bloody Tears (track)

  • From Liverpool.
  • Has a lot of range.
  • This track has some fantastic layers in it, some slight hints of Acid in here which keeps it interesting.

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