Deadmau5 Replies to Arcade Fire's Anti-EDM Jab: 'What's Your Problem?' During Arcade Fire's Coachella's headlining set on the fest's first weekend, frontman Win Butler made a remark that has rankled Deadmau5. "Shout out to all the bands still playing actual instruments at this festival," he said. Now the DJ has fired back at Butler with a series of tweets.
"#### to remember: A computer is a tool, not an instrument," he wrote. "Arcade Fire needs to settle down. Some dudes devote their lives to instruments, others to electronic composition by CPU, dafuqs yer problem?"
He also offered up an example to show the difference between rock and electronic music. "I don't expect to see Daft Punk pull a Steve Vai onstage," he wrote. "I expect to listen to some decent music, 'n' see cool robots. No problem. If I wanna watch real artists perform, I'd pick the opera before wasting a ####ing minute of my life with Arcade Fire. #doyouevenscorebro?"
Also, here is Above & Beyond, mentioned by Polak, showing they are unskilled musicians who are only able to create music by computer:
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As an EDM guy I'd make a point of seeing all of these, while the guys I bolded would be "can't miss" barring great conflicting acts:
- Deadmau5 (If he brings his whole production then he's a can't miss but if it's just his "unplugged" dj set then I'd pass. His DJ sets are terrible)
- Deniz Koyu
- The Bloody Beetroots (They are pertty hardcore but I definitely suggest checking them out and seeing if they float your boat. I've heard really good things but have never seen them myself. They have a song with Paul McCartney?)
- Thomas Gold
- Madeon
- R3hab
- Skrillex
- Axwell
- Laidback Luke
- Fedde Le Grand
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I'm a huge EDM guy, I would say don't miss Skrillex, Deadmau5, Borgore, Clavin Harris and The Prodigy they will all be high energy shows that will be entertaining.
I'm more excited about the EDM side of Sziget than anything else myself.
Was I right about the shuttle rides back, or was I right about the shuttle rides back?
I nodded off the first and second nights on the shuttles back, but yea the majority of people were quite, much more lively on the way there though. I left between 3/4 all three mornings and didn't have to wait more then 10 or so minutes to get on a shuttle, so that was pretty good. Same for the shuttles there, left from the Exacalibre on the first night and the Luxor for nights two and three.
I was expecting the lines to get into the venue to be much longer and was also and for security to be much more strict. I had read about horror stories from previous years about people waiting for hours to get onto shuttles/etc, but I didn't experience any of that, might of just been the times I was going/leaving though.
Today was rough, if I go again next year I am definitely going to stay an extra day to relax.
Wondering if anyone went to Tail Creek over the weekend and your thoughts?
Can't find any (like any at all) media coverage/reports, but from going through the comments on their facebook page it looks like Tail Creek was a bit of a s*** show.
- Ticket/pass holders turned away at the gate on the first night
- Rain turning the campground into a mud pit
- Poorly organized/understaffed leading many VIP holders feeling they'd paid extra while receiving nothing over the general pass
- Wind/weather shutting down the main stage for 2 days
- EDM tent remaining open but only being 18+, leaving under agers feeling burnt.
It's facebook comments so take em with a grain of salt, but sounds like many attendees felt they didn't get their moneys worth.
