ROTHBURY, MI - Now that the dust has settled, it's time to take a closer look at the initial lineup for Electric Forest 2016.

The release of the musical acts for the festival generates plenty of discussion each year, and that was especially true this year because of the unique way organizers decided to do it.

In an example of marketing genius the festival had become known for, festival promoters Madison House Presents and Insomniac mailed performer names to 150 loyal members of the forest family overnight.

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Those fans then revealed the acts on social media using the hashtag #EF2016REVEAL throughout the day on Tuesday, Feb. 2.

Here are a few thoughts about the initial lineup of acts, with some help from the networking, information and discussion website, Reddit.

Cheeeeeeese!

Festival-favorite The String Cheese Incident will perform at Electric Forest for the sixth consecutive year. The jam band from Colorado will perform three different sets throughout the festival's four-day run, usually on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Typically, the band's three-hour-plus performances are set in the early evening at the Ranch Arena, the largest stage in the festival grounds, before one of the headlining electronic DJs hit the stage. Most fans are in agreement that the String Cheese Incident is a vital part of the festival, even if they aren't their biggest fans.

Take Reddit user Ryo2016 for example:

"Not the biggest fan of their music but I fully support Cheese getting three nights of 4 hour sets. Cheese sets the tone for the Forest. They're accepting and grateful of everyone that comes to Rothbury and they have a huuuuge following."

Others, like Reddit user RexiRoo, proposed filling space with acts new to the festival.

"I know EF loves String Cheese Incident but it would be nice if they didn't play their typical 3 4hr long sets. I don't mean to upset anyone, I know its tradition and a lot of foresters enjoy their String Cheese Incident, but we love other artists too. With EF having sold out last year there should be plenty of money to find additional acts that we would love to see."

Other headliners

Bassnectar will perform at Electric Forest for the second-straight year, Major Lazer, Adventure Club, Beats Antique, Bonobo, Duke Dumont, Flosstradamus, Porter Robinson, Gorgon City, and TChami are among the top electronic and house-style acts that will be gracing Electric Forest stages.

Festival-goers on Reddit have been discussing many of these acts since they were announced. Some of their thoughts:

Jleviathon: "This lineup is so ridiculously dope!! Real excited for: Beats Antique, Bonobo (dj set) dude is an awesome musician. Duke Dumont (a complete legend in house music, my favorite btw), Gorgon City (sick, sick house! Hope he doesn't have the hype guy but still sick), Griz (should be fun), Tchami (Also awesome house producer!)"

Lsdyrn2: "If you like good music, you would like The String Cheese Incident. If you like them, you will like STS9, if you like them, you will like Sunsquabi, and if you like them you will like Griz."

Julianxbryan: "the lineup is already STACKED. Have mercy on our souls if there is significant additions."

"Baby won't you come my waaaay?"



Electric Forest is known for showcasing a mix of roots, rock and jam-style bands, as well as some of the top performers from the electronic dance genre, but in recent years the types of acts have been expanded even further.

GRIZ, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Greensky Bluegrass, Paper Diamond and STS9 are examples of that mix.

Rapper Fetty Wap, known for his hit tracks "Trap Queen," "My Way," and "679," is also a notable act at this year's festival. His presence has generated a significant amount of discussion.

Eurotarted: "The more variety the better, I mean personally I'd love chance the rapper over fetty, but that's just my opinion. There will be a lot of people at his show, so those who aren't interested should be happy if anything, since he'll draw away people from the other shows. I'll definitely keep an open mind and get down to whatever he drops!"

AWildMichigander: "People kept saying EF should branch out and try new things. They delivered on that request.. Forest has so many amazing artists, you're likely to have a scheduling conflict with him anyways. So if he isn't your cup of tea, you can check out one of the other handful of artists playing."

If you want to see a complete breakdown of acts by genre, check out this list created by Reddit user zNNs. Remember it's not an exact science.

The guy who did this will be there

Not Lebron James, the guy who made the song. His name is Baauer.

More to come

Electric Forest will add more acts to its lineup in the coming weeks. Some, like Reddit user lsdryn2, reasons that some big acts have not yet been revealed by using the numbers game.

EF 15 headliners - 6

EF 16 headliners - 3

EF 15 mid-tier - 26

EF 16 mid-tier - 15

"I think the pre-lineup sell out may attribute to them wanting to release some of the bigger names later, unlike last year's second phase which filled out the undercard more. Why give us everything at once when it's sold out? I'm guessing there's more big names to be had, but honestly, I'm set with what we got."

Reddit user Danimal103 also speculated that there could be more than 20 more acts yet to be announced:

"I have a spreadsheet of every EF. We're only 24 artists short from last year's total. I've also noticed that some artists that have appeared in the mid-tier before have been dropped to the undercard (Paper Diamond, EOTO, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Soul Clap to be specific.) Don't know what that means for the type of acts that are still to be added. You gotta think we're gonna get at least a few more big names."

Brandon Champion is a journalist for MLive.com. Email him at bchampio@mlive.com and follow him Facebook and Twitter.