If you looked up progressive house in the dictionary, you’d see his picture. My favorite DJ and an artist that needs no introduction, Eric Prydz. The massive Pryda logo comes sailing towards us on the big screen before the logo smashes into pieces and starts the show. Keep- ing the trend of amazing light shows going, Prydz wastes no time delving into deep, en- trancing, and unknown house tracks. The crowd is slowly building within the Mega Structure just as Prydz is getting warmed up. The lights dim as his alter ego’s logo, Cirez D, is flashing darkly on the screen as he brings an edit of In & Out into the mix. The massive cubes hanging from the ceiling come to life, flashing an array of light as Prydz plays his private edits of M83’s Midnight City and deadmau5’s The Veldt.


It was very hard to leave Prydz near, but I promised myself I’d see at least five minutes of Disclosure in the Gobi Tent. We arrived just as they began their encore and were introducing Sam Smith to perform Latch. Most artists who try to sing along live to EDM tracks are typi- cally hit or miss, but Smith nailed it. His voice sounded like it had come right out of the studio while Howard and Lawrence were supporting him on the drums and keyboard. The lights of all the tents came to a close simultaneously as the final day at Coachella was at an end. Although it’s a bitter sweet feeling having the weekend come and go so fast, it’s certainly an experience we wouldn’t trade for anything. Heck, we’ll probably end up going next year … and who knows; maybe (probably) Daft Punk will be back!


WORDS BY MARK BOCKSTAEL PHOTOS BY JOEY LOZANO


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