By Adam Enomoto
Managing Editor
The holiday season is a time of giving, and Zeds Dead gave the deepest of drops and heaviest of bass this past weekend.
Zeds Dead performed at The Shrine on December 9, following two newer groups, Drezo and Keys and Krates, who featured in their opening sets. Zeds Dead entertained the audience with their seamless deejaying, a dynamic setlist, and hypnotizing lights.
Forming in 2009, the Canadian electronic duo consisting of Dylan Mamid and Zachary Rapp-Roven have earned an excellent reputation amongst the top producers in the EDM industry over the past seven years. They bring in many styles into their music, such as deep house, electronic, hip-hop, and glitch, all of which are accompanied by heavy bass lines.
Video: The duo breaks records with their hit “Too Young.”
Each song by Zeds Dead was executed with a brutal onslaught of face-melting bass. Adding to that incredible energy was a sold-out venue where there was nothing, but fun-loving people and good energy. The setlist was curated perfectly for the fans as Zeds Dead played a variety of their music. As opposed to playing solely recent releases, they also played older hits such as Collapse, Rude Boy, and Where Are You Now that seemed to blend together seamlessly.
Zeds Dead opened up the night with record hits from featured artists such as Oliver Heldens, Omar Linx, & Big Gigantic. The duo played “Rude Boy” as one of their concluding songs, entrancing everyone in a nirvana state of being. The show was flawless as the transitions between songs were smooth and often took the audience by surprise with their flow.
Instagram: check out their recent singles released
Displaying their years of experience on stage, the duo charged the crowd up with a quality stage presence and dynamic set list. Hits such as “Wit Me Dub,” “Demons” and the Zeds Dead classic “White Satin” proved to be epic performances. The group played a variety of songs from old to new that made this concert even more interesting and furthering the incredible experience.
Complementing the racing electronic beats, lights filled the venue creating an electrifying atmosphere. The air became full of green laser beams while Zeds Dead played videos of anime and bright flashing neon lights flickered throughout. The intense brilliant lights intensified the psychedelic experience, which made the crowd go wild.
One small drawback from their performance was that even though the visuals were mesmerizing, not all of them were not in sync with the music. Some of the visuals were sporadic and inconsistent with each other and it seemed odd to have slow anime visuals when a heavy drop was building up and the music was being blasted.
Zeds Dead did an incredible job of being unpredictable, yet at the same time not too chaotic throughout the entire performance.The group didn’t fail to impress the crowd with perfectly timed drops and build ups.
At the end, everyone threw up their hands forming a “Z” to show their love for Zeds Dead, and walked away content.
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