{"id":1999157,"date":"2025-09-05T11:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1999157"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:42:11","slug":"damian-lazarus-is-bringing-magic-back-to-dance-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/damian-lazarus-is-bringing-magic-back-to-dance-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Damian Lazarus is bringing magic back to dance music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_5cmadd2lcapbsnpfcddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"_R_madd2lcapbsnpfcddbH1_\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"_R_madd2lcapbsnpfcddb_\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>You just released <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0VILCWJRueLl4tSnmQOylt?si=lCR4jlQ2R4CQxOYUcbfQ8g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Magickal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Magickal<\/a><\/em>. So many great collabs. The opening track with Jem Cooke sets the tone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We recorded face to face on this record in Mark Ralph\u2019s studio in London and she\u2019s a proper professional. I like to think that the album will stand the test of time. It\u2019s not going to be something that people listen to once and forget about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More from Spin:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What\u2019s your vision for bringing back club culture?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019ve been a resident at the number one club in the world for the last three years, H\u00ef Ibiza. In the room I run there every Saturday, you close your eyes and think, \u201cwhat\u2019s the most ideal nightclub space?\u201d I have great lighting and incredible sound. But at various clubs and festivals and stuff online, there\u2019s the phone in the air thing. And I just thought, it\u2019s taking away their energy and the connection that people can make and, well, it\u2019s annoying for other people standing around having their view obstructed by people\u2019s phones. So I just asked people politely to please not use their phone and they started to really respond to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Mythology and ritual are part of your world. Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I want people to remember that magic happens. It\u2019s happening around us all the time. And you just have to have your eyes open to notice it. In this album, that was the key thing. How do I express, musically, the idea of magic? My DJ booth at H\u00ef Ibiza is an ancient temple. Day Zero is based in the ancient Mayan civilization with temples up the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>You dedicated a stage at Day Zero Festival to local artists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of the most exciting projects to me is Secret Echoes \u2014 a three-piece band. It\u2019s almost like a Mexican supergroup. We released a debut single on Crosstown Rebels this year. There\u2019s been a very strong resurgence of Mexican dance music. I hope we\u2019re playing a little part in that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What\u2019s the state of dance music?<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong>There are some very formulaic areas of electronic music right now. There\u2019s some questionable music at the top of the commercial end and it\u2019s my life-long mission to remind people that there\u2019s something deeper, more wholesome, more challenging, to be found. There is magic in the music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. 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