When the book is written about the takeover of electronic music in America in the early ’10s, a chapter will need to be written about the Colorado scene, which served as something of an incubator for the gradual crossing over of once hippified suburban standards (hemp necklaces, Birkenstocks, Phish) into the realm candy necklaces, glowsticks and dubstep beats. CO-based producer Pretty Lights is without a doubt at the vanguard of this procession, and his cache has shot through the roof, selling out amphitheaters across the country with his brand of spacey sounds and punishing beats. And as this clip for his remix of Run DMC’s classic “It’s Tricky” proves, he knows right where the sweet spot lies between groovy sound, punishing drops, and serious LED overload.

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