“I’ve always been really underground,” he told me against the backdrop of the downtown Denver skyline. Photo credit: Apis Photography.Īfter an impromptu trip to a Wal-Mart across town to procure European power converters necessary for Agents Of Time to perform their closing set on the Club Vinyl Main Floor, Bryarly carved out fifteen minutes to talk to me on the venue’s rooftop.

MK came next, followed by perhaps the strongest selling point of Cloak & Dagger Festival: a two-hour set by Dirtybird Records’ chief export, Justin Martin.Īgents Of Time at Cloak & Dagger Festival. English house DJ/producer Marc Kinchen A.K.A. A city block to the south, Collin McKenna played on the Club Vinyl Main Floor before out-of-towners Peter Anthony, Weval and Honey Dijon followed.ĭetroit house duo Golf Clap closed out the Club Vinyl Rooftop around the point that Will Clarke started spinning at the City Hall Amphitheater. “Even when this whole dubstep thing came about, I was opening up at dubstep shows and changing people’s minds about house,” he said.Īfter Bordas finished up his fellow Denverites Black/Tuesday took his place, and at the same time Kevin Callison and Seth Nichols (who runs the underground techno-geared after hours venue Ekō House) took to the stage of the City Hall Ground Level Floor for their vinyl back-to-back set. Although it wasn’t until a couple years ago that denizens of the Red Rocks Amphitheater lot scene began to appreciate the sophistication of the four-four spectrum, Bordas pointed out that he’s been a “house advocate” for about a decade himself. Must be something in the water at Mau5trap records, because every single artist on the label is impressive in their own respects.Bass music has been central to Denver’s electronic music scene since the dubstep explosion of 2010, due in no small part to hip-hop and jazz soul-infused acts like Pretty Lights and Big Gigantic. He laid down a banging set – definitely one of my favorite techno sets I have heard in recent memory.

I am a huge techno fan, and I had heard claims of i_o being closer to “business techno.” This assessment couldn’t be further from the truth.

We chose tickets for Red Rocks before the lineups were announced, and luckily we hit the jackpot as his set announced for Friday. We arrived shortly before the one DJ that has alluded my ears all year, the chainsmoking techno king himself, i_o. #freshmusicfreaks #fmf #denver #denverEDM #deadmau5 #dayofthedeadmau5 #cubev3 #concertvisuals #redrocks #redrocksamphitheater #templedenver #ledwall #FML #smackmybitchup #mindawake #edm #electronicmusic #joelzimmerman #mau5trap #deadmau5live #cubev3tourĪ post shared by Fresh Music Freaks on at 4:17pm PST And the after-party at had us partying through daylight savings in style. A remarkable show to close out the season at this magnificent venue. I never expected to share my passion for music, travel, and art with the world… and to take in such splendor that the universe has to offer.īehold the Cube v3! Day of the at was straight-up spectacular. Years ago my life was incredibly different. I feel blessed just to have been there, let alone coupling that with my favorite artist of all time. It is abundantly obvious when you climb up a mountain (a first for me) and take in the incredible natural beauty of Red Rocks, that it is one of the most stunningly beautiful and mystifying natural venues a music fan will ever see in their life. You know what they say… save the best for last. It was the last venue in the United States that I had on my list of must-sees. When I chose Red Rocks as the first Cube v3 show to attend for the post-Halloween Day of the deadmau5, I knew I would be moved by the stunning views of Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado… I just had no idea how much. When you catch the travel bug, it is hard to let go of attending every event. I have three major loves in my life: dancing, traveling, and the producer known as deadmau5.

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