Still craving more from the surreal weekend of Insomniac’s annual Nocturnal Wonderland Festival, hundreds of hungry fans flocked to the Playhouse in Hollywood for the official Recovery Party featuring none other than Alesso. One of the hottest new producers and DJs hailing from Sweden and signed onto Sebastian Ingrosso’s Refune Records, Alesso had The Playhouse jumping from the beginning.
Dirty South took the stage alongside Alesso for a good part of the night, after being introduced by his hit remix of “Coming Home.” Alesso lifted the whole sunset strip off the ground by dropping banger after banger. The Playhouse regular, Elmo, showed up with his cold smoke gun, which he swayed back and forth over the hundreds of people raging on the dance floor. We’ve been talking up the Playhouse for sometime now. They throw out-of-this-world parties and have been booking some of the best talent in the industry. Check out all the photos on our Facebook and see the recap video above.
Sure Avicii sat atop a giant kaleidoscopeic cube at Alice’s House, but our minds are still flashing with neon glowing bunnies, electric pandas, bikini-clad girls, and lots and lots of sunglasses. But Avicii could have been sitting on top of the world for all he cared. The energy levels were off the charts as he tore through his set Friday night at Nocturnal Wonderland in San Bernadino, California. Read on to hear (and see) how it went down.
If you haven’t heard the Bassjackers banger “Mush Mush” yet, you’re either deaf, living under a rock, or both. The track got huge support from Tiesto, was arguably the song of EDC, and has been played relentlessly at festivals all summer. Seriously, it’s been impossible to escape.
While only one member of the Bassjackers duo performed the Queens Ground stage at this year’s Nocturnal Wonderland, the thumping, bass-driven set was one of the highlights of the entire festival. Here are the 5 tracks you need to know.
1. PerryEtty – Applause for You (Bassjackers Remix)
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Dirty Dutch may not be for everyone, but it’s hard not to like this one. A filthy blend of blares and bass.
2. Randy Santino – Hydrogen (Bassjackers Remix)
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This track is built on such a solid, almost tribal house beat that we would love it even if the drop wasn’t so outrageously big. Whomp.
3. Ferry Corsten – Check it Out (Bassjackers Remix)
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Bassjackers’ remix of trance legend Ferry Corsten’s “Check it Out” adds a heavy house drop that’s perfect for those who lack the patience for the 7-minute original mix.
4. Dada Life – White Noise/Red Meat (Bassjackers Remix)
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Bassjackers’ remix hits harder than Dada Life’s original mix. Blasphemous but true.
5. The Wanted – Glad You Came (Bassjackers Dub)
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This song is everything that we love about Dirty Dutch – a combination between distorted bleeps, beautiful vocals, tasteful piano melodies, seductive synths, and a drop that hits your chest as hard as it hit your eardrums. If we didn’t know this remix was by Bassjackers, we might have assumed it was Afrojack’s (it reminds us that much of Take Over Control).
Nocturnal Wonderland 2011 is unfortunately a thing of the past, but you can still re-live the action vicariously through our albums on Facebook. Be sure to tag your friends if you see them and help spread the love, but otherwise sit tight until the DA team rolls into an event near you and you get your shot in the spotlight.
Fedde Le Grand’s year has been, well, grand. Over the last 12 months, he has come out with a string of new tracks like “Running,” “Autosave” and many many more. Fedde closed the first night of this year’s Nocturnal Wonderland in spectacular fashion, and luckily Dancing Astronaut was there to bring you the tracks you need to know about. (more…)
The dust has settled, the glowsticks have gone dark, and thousands of EDM fans across Southern California have been forced to accept the fact that Nocturnal Wonderland is officially over. Over the next week, we’ll be ignoring the ringing in our ears to bring you full coverage of the festival, including the standout performances and the tracks you need to know about.
Our colleagues at digi10ve recently ranked Insomniac Events’ founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella 4th on their list of the 15 most influential people in the EDM industry. However, particularly here on the West Coast of the United States, we’d have to put the Insomniac boss at #1. Insomniac sets the standard for event production this side of Ultra, and the company has almost single-handedly brought EDM to the masses. But that doesn’t mean they’re perfect — though they do have a pretty stellar track record. Read on to hear what worked and what didn’t at this year’s Nocturnal Wonderland. (more…)
Insomniac’s Nocturnal Wonderland festival kicks off in San Bernadino today, and we’re excited for the two day event. We’ve been giving you ourpicksthroughout the week, and now the day is finally upon us. Don’t forget to check out our official guide to the show, and our awesome event portal filled with info and content. Our final pick, Mark Knight, is after the break, so check it out if you still can’t decide who you’re going to see.
Nocturnal Wonderland begins tomorrow so get mentally prepared for two days full of big name artists, pulsing EDM, and exhausting fun. The important thing to remember here is that Nocturnal will be a huge festival for years to come. Why is this you ask? EDC has moved to Las Vegas and arguably one of the biggest region’s of the US lost its rave. Well Nocturnal Wonderland now fills that role and the lineup fits the bill. As always Dancing Astronaut will be giving you the best coverage from one of the year’s biggest festivals, check out our Nocturnal Portal for all the details! Read after the jump for important info and links, our editors’ picks, and the afterparties.
Amidst the storm of drum, bass, and head-knocking drops this weekend at Nocturnal Wonderland there will be our good old friend, Dirty South. Although you can compare them to a so-called “calm before a storm,” his delicately constructed build-ups and ingeniously simple drops will be thrust into the middle of the madness on the main stage at Nocturnal Wonderland. From his remix of “Coming Home” to his Grammy nominated remix of “Sweet Disposition” with Axwell, his set is sure to be a staple at this years event and you’ll be sorry if you miss it! Just see our recap from Electric Zoo if you need convincing.
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“Cameras ready, prepare to flash.” You’ve probably heard those words hundreds of times this year, but for some reason, they never get old. Why? Because they’re followed by one of the most thunderous drops in all of house music. If you haven’t heard the massive Nicky Romero remix to Green Velvet’s “Flash” pounding out of obscenely loud festival speakers, please don’t miss it at Nocturnal. (Not that you’ll probably be able to…)
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