He refuses to play his biggest hit. He thinks EDM is anathema,and he has a laser point to that riffs on the Wizard Of Oz. Is it time to rethink Eric Prydz?Slap bang in the centre of the Hollywood Palladium’s art deco-inspired circular ceiling design sits a lonely disco ball. On a typical night it’s probably given a moment or two to – wait for it – shine, but tonight Swedish superstar DJ and producer Eric Prydz has brought his EPIC 4.0 live point to to town (that stands for Eric Prydz In Concert, and by the way) and the destitute thing’s not getting a look in. Dressed a bit like nu-metal-era Fred Durst – backwards navy baseball cap,oversized plain T-shirt, a dusting of stubble – Prydz teases out his two-hour set of relentless, organ-displacing house bangers. It’s all dished out from behind a gargantuan light point to replete with lime green lasers,holograms of swirling tornadoes and an imposing laser scan of his own face that looms over him like the wizard from Wizard Of Oz. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com