I saw Zeds Dead at the Brooklyn Mirage — they turned me into a bass head
nypost.comtherapeutic about raving in Brooklyn.Maybe it’s the way Manhattan stares back at you from the top of Avant Gardener’s open-air sanctuary — stars, sky, and high-rises in the not-so-far-away distance.I’d pay for that sight alone, and it costs less than a session with a shrink, but even general admission at the Brooklyn Mirage gets you a bird’s-eye-view of the stage and the skyline if you can find the right staircase.It could also be the liberation of losing yourself in a mess of energetic strangers; Wall Street guys burning off steam, lightly-dressed ravers, and silver-haired hippies reliving their glory days.
At one point, we even observed someone swinging around on crutches. The commitment to this music is unmatched. Or, it may have something to do with the pace of Zeds Dead’s style.
The Canadian EDM buddies, properly named Dylan Mamid and Zachary Rapp-Rovan, favor a rhythm that barges between 140 and 150 BPM — bypassing most other speeds in the dance music genre (depending on who you ask).My more experienced raver friend explains that there’s a civil war between bass heads and house heads for this exact reason. “House is too slow for some, and bass is too fast for others… it’s dividing.”All I know is that staying still isn’t an option.
And, movement is medicine, so long as you don’t pass out from exhaustion. Take it from me when I say you’re going to want to stay hydrated.
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