Attracting the bohemian set of Burning Man alongside hardcore techno fans, Damian Lazarus’s Get Lost has become one of the most psychedelic all-nighters in the US
Miami’s behemoth Ultra festival has long been the climax to Miami Music Week – think SXSW for ravers – but this year it devolved beyond the point of no return. A daytime set purchased by KFC featured brand mascot Colonel Sanders DJing EDM bangers to a bemused and listless audience; some attendees branded it “Fyre 2.0” after they were stranded for hours waiting for shuttle buses. Miami Music Week clearly needs a new cornerstone.
There may be a contender in Get Lost, which enjoyed its 14th consecutive year as an underground countercurrent to Miami’s more mainstream club scene. It has grown from a 200-person after-hours party for relentless, beach-fried weirdos into the most lauded club night of the whole week, and then further still: it is now a 5,000-person, 70-artist, 24-hour ritual of house and techno with a whole orbit of its own.
Continue reading...by Jemayel Khawaja via Electronic music | The Guardian
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