Small world, eh? Needing to take a break, I spent my next hour exploring the festival, meeting up with friends and just taking in the sights. With the beautiful Chesapeake Bay as the backdrop to your night, it is truly remarkable to see thousands of people illuminating the water with their neon and glowing accessories. I have been to other festivals that had sections exposed to the water, but this was truly unique; visitors were allowed to gather right on the edge of the walls.
As one of the more technical DJs in the game, he utilized three CDJs and an additional controller to perform one of the most unique performances the Dance Tent saw that evening. Hell, I looked away for a few seconds and when I turned back, Doorly was scratching the turntable with his face! The next few hours were a blur, as I found myself being hit harder and harder in the face with some of the most impressive music from recent months. World-renown champion turntablist Klever was ready to take over for Doorly, and as one of the most accomplished DJs on the bill, I do not think anyone was let down by his turntable tricks and overall live performance.
Borgore was coming up soon on the Dub Nation Beach Stage, and I headed over to finally catch him live for the first time. Borgore is set apart from others by his uncensored dialogue and lyrical style. Nothing seems off limits as he raps about pussy and dildos over bass-laced productions. The shock factor combined with his death-metal background heavily influences his current music production, making Borgore one of the more unique producers to visit Starscape this year.
Returning for the second year in a row, the crowd was treated to an amazing late night set showcasing some unreleased Borgore tracks and ultimately ending with his take on a Slipknot song. We headed back towards the main stage for some of Bassnectar , and it was amazing to watch the act that so many of those in attendance probably bought their ticket for.
I first saw this guy play the NorVA in Norfolk, Virginia a few years ago to probably a few hundred fellow nerds. As the time reached one in the morning, I had to convince myself to reserve the little energy I had left to last me until sunrise. This was a lot harder than I was imagining! Continuing on, I soon found myself on stage for Flux Pavillion , whose debut in North America had occurred just a few days prior.
As one of two acts that evening that the Steez Promo staff had worked for months in advance securing visas for the other being Doctor P , I knew Flux Pavillion would unleash some true magic on what would inevitably be one of the largest crowds he would see on his current North American run.
Towards the end of the set, I spoke briefly with the cover star of the newest issue of RVA Magazine, Steve Aoki , on his way to his headlining performance at the Dance Tent.
He was delighted to see the results of our hard work by the way, Richard Perkins: Steve loves the cover shot! This was going to be Round 7 of seeing Steve Aoki, and he never fails to amaze me. With hit after hit at his disposal, Steve soon found himself going through his usual bag of tricks. Champagne showers, stage diving, crowd surfing, and with the help of his friend Skrillex, taking to the sea of hands in the crowd on a raft! The next day, I was pleased to see that one of his own videographers had captured this epic moment for those unfortunate enough to miss it.
Back to the Dub Nation Beach Stage we went for the rest of the evening, as Doctor P was already making the hundreds and hundreds of people in front of him bleed from their ears.
Uber Glue Caves Of The East Abraxas Park Ave. Strobelights And Martinis Cyclone Set Two. Rockafella Caterpillar Voices Insane Orch Theme The Great Abyss Spacebirdmatingcall Hot Air Balloon Basis For A Day But within minutes, the Dance tent was a mass of screaming, jumping, dancing, laughing idiots and I was definitely one of them.
His remix of Knife Party was one of the best songs I've heard all year, and I thought there was 1 no remix of Knife Party I haven't heard and 2 no remix I'd ever want to hear since that song is seriously overplayed. I was wrong. He followed that up with a shrill, pulsating remix of Antidote that made the crowd go nuts. What really set him apart though was that Kill the Noise was so responsive to the audience.
He was singing the lyrics! He was dancing! He was loving that shit! And people definitely responded to that. The crowd loves him, he's well known, he does more than just remix. But his set was kinda…ho hum. There was nothing really new. It was good, don't get me wrong, and I have nothing to complain about. Redline is fantastic live, and although it hasn't been as popular, it may be one of the best tracks he's ever made.
I'd never seen him in concert before, and I was amazed by his versatility. As a rule I tend to avoid heavy dubstep artists since I first came to love electro via the progressive house genre. But Flux in person had a very fast, bouncy set and he really eased the crowd into the wubwubwub.
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