ZEDS DEAD - EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon
Ah, the virtual rave. A unique pandemic-era phenomenon where thousands of people sat in their pajamas, pretending their living room RGB strip lights were a mainstage production. You just know half the Twitch chat was desperately 'finding themselves' while aggressively typing fire emojis from their mum's sofa. Yet, despite the lack of a physical crowd, the digital neon aesthetic of the EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon brought a weirdly comforting, high-octane energy to the screen.
This ZEDS DEAD live set is a gloriously chaotic Techno and bass hybrid, wildly swinging from 95 all the way to 158 BPM. Technically, it's a mad mashup style, heavily utilizing 12A and 4B keys to glue together disparate genres, jumping from slow-mo dubstep wobs to four-on-the-floor stompers with reckless abandon. The ZEDS DEAD EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon tracklist is basically a crate digger having a laugh at a house party. Throwing Eurythmics' 'Here Comes the Rain Again' next to Gillette's 'Short, Short Man' and heavy Subtronics remixes is an absolute masterclass in taking the piss while keeping the vibes high.
The journey is completely unpredictable. Launching from an unidentified opening track, they batter the virtual attendees with 'Shady Intentions,' before wrapping up the livestream madness with the emotionally charged 'Zeds Dead & DROELOE - Stars Tonight' as the closing track. A properly sorted bit of internet history.