On December 21, 2012, because the solar disappeared one final time to finish the Mayan calendar, many feared we had reached the top of life on earth. Nicely, that didn’t occur. As a substitute, it inspired the inception of one of many world’s most acclaimed and transformative events, Day Zero.
And on January ninth 2023, the enchanting jungles of Tulum had been as soon as once more alive with a number of the most hardcore partiers and artists on the planet. Day Zero founder, Damian Lazarus, selected the Yucatan Forest as the right stage to kick off the twenty-year anniversary of his all the time evolving, genre-defying label, “Crosstown Rebels.” Trying on the pictures beneath, it’s no marvel why one in all home and techno’s most prolific outfits organized issues this fashion.
The pageant tapped into a singular utilization of manufacturing and efficiency — splicing collectively historic Mayan mythos with modern music. Genuine cultural performances with costumes and fireplace paired with lights bursting by way of the tree canopies provided Lazarus’ entourage of forward-thinking artists an unbelievable alternative to ship their viewers off into one other dimension of sonic expertise. The truth that the lineup featured the likes of Sidartha Siliceo & Gajda, Paradise and Sizzling Creations founder Jamie Jones, desert home duo Bedouin, world trio Main Lazer Sound System, Joseph Capriati, and NYC home veteran Danny Tenaglia actually helped too.
The extravaganza concluded with a efficiency from Damian Lazarus himself to sign the beginning of his label’s new endeavors. It was all smiles and the right place to strut some memorable vogue whereas howling and chirping by way of the evening. A terrific steadiness of environmental sustainability and unrestrained pleasure made this musical expertise actually one thing memorable. That is one you actually need to see firsthand to fathom, though these pictures beneath actually attempt to do it justice.
