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ZEDS DEAD - EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon
Remember the virtual rave-a-thon era? When we all streamed EDC Las Vegas from our sofas, desperately trying to recapture that bass-face feeling? Zeds Dead's set was a welcome dose of chaotic, genre-blurring comfort food. The vibe was pure digital escapism, all neon visuals and meme-ready drops in our lonely living rooms. Don't let the 'techno' label fool you—this is a bass music odyssey, averaging 137.5 BPM but leaping from hip-hop swagger to dubstep devastation.
The key of 12A provides a loose harmonic thread through the mayhem, as they stitch together their own productions with wildcard edits. The crate dig here is the gloriously heavy 'Atmosphere, Zeds Dead & Subtronics - GodLovesUgly (Remix)' and the left-field pop turn of 'Gillette & 20 Fingers - Short, Short Man'. It kicks off in murky, unknown territory, builds to the seismic drop of 'GodLovesUgly', and winds down with the melodic respite of their own 'Zeds Dead & DROELOE - Stars Tonight'.