One of New Yorkās hottest (literally) festivals is back for another wild year. Electric Zoo, now approaching its 11th year, just dropped an incredible first phase lineup.
Now that itās been around for over a decade, Electric Zoo is doing some revamping of their image and mission as a whole. The new lineup poster has a sleek and simple look, with the title āElectric Zoo: Evolvedā. Their website encourages attendees to ājust think about the metamorphosis that a caterpillar undergoes to become an exquisite butterflyā. Thus, is the idea behind Electric Zoo: Evolved.
Now that we finally have the lineup, we can start making plans for this incredible weekend. Here are five artists Iām going to be sure to catch, and hereās why you should, too.
All the way from Arizona, Gerry is traveling to the East Coast to show New York how we do house music out west! Gerryās single, āBad Bitchesā, was released on Confession in 2016 and earned him a name in the house music world. Since then, Gerry has continued to grind out incredible tracks and collaborate with other incredible artists like Destructo and Bijou. His original track, āJackmodeā, was one of my favorite releases last year. Seeing him on an East Coast lineup was unusual, so Iām excited to see what he brings to the Zoo this August.
I_o is an artist who jumped into the scene and gained a named for himself very quickly. He has done all this while still remaining fairly low profile, which has contributed to the mysterious brand heās growing. Weāve recently seen him popping up on more and more lineups, including Ultra Miami, EDC Las Vegas, and Paradiso. His dark sound is strikingly ominous and he certainly delivers when it comes to the underground, techno warehouse party vibe. Go check out his tracks āLowā and āWarningā to get a feel for i_oās unique sound.
Another artist weāve been seeing on more and more lineups lately is Lick. Receiving lots of support from huge names like Zeds Dead, Slander, and more, this Deadbeats artist has exploded in the bass music scene. In addition to a huge announcement that heād be playing Electric Forest, Lick has also secured spots at Chasing Summer, Paradiso, Ilesoniq, Ever After, and Sunset Music Festival. Just this week heās already announced two more huge shows: Dead Rocks VI and the Bassrush Pool Party during EDC Week. His deep, haunting bass sound is certainly one that has caught on quickly within the genre, and Iām excited to see him continue excelling throughout this year. If youāre not familiar with his music, try listening to āBlood Raveā or his VIP flip of Illeniumās āNeeded Youā.
If you like to be put in your feels, thereās certainly going to be plenty of that during Kaivonās set. An Icon Collective graduate, Kaivon is a master of chill and captivating drops that initiate intense emotion from the listener. He just made his festival debut about a year ago, and has begun making bigger and bigger appearances since. Electric Zoo will be a massive one for him! If youāre not familiar with Kaivonās music, check out some of his tracks such as āFirst Loveā and āAnythingā -- you wonāt be disappointed.
Shadient is an artist I just started hearing about fairly recently, but he certainly deserves this spot on the Electric Zoo lineup. Though Shadient is no rookie to producing, his name is starting to spread more thanks to support from huge artists like Porter Robinson and the release of his Divide EP on Slander and Nghtmreās record label, Gud Vibrations. His sound is hard-hitting and heavy, but it presents an original angle on bass music that I havenāt heard from other producers. āNumbers Stationā is my favorite track from the new EP, and I suggest you check it out and add Shadient to your list of artists-to-watch.
Though these are some up-and-comers that Iāll be sure to see at Electric Zoo, there are tons more incredible artists on the lineup that werenāt mentioned above. This event will take place August 30th - September 1st at Randallās Island Park in New York City, New York. For more information and tickets, head to electriczoo.com. Hope to see lots of you there!
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