Electric Forest dropped their second lineup announcement this past week, adding a variety pack of names to an already stacked list. Namely…

Galantis, who just released details of their upcoming debut LP, “Pharmacy,” available for pre-order tomorrow, April 20th, will be bringing their typical high-energy party pants to the Forest this year. They seem to get a little more rowdy with each set they play, and should provide a solid combination of Dada-level party and high-school crush level feels to what I’m hoping will be a night closing set on the Tripolee stage. Fingers crossed.

I was really surprised to see Four Tet included in the announcement. Pleasantly surprised. And the more I listen to his music with the context of the Forest (Sherwood Court, methinks?), the more excited I get about the end of June. There’s nobody else making music quite like Kieren Hebden, and he’s sure to earn himself a lot of new fans from the crowd who will likely be unfamiliar with his work.

https://soundcloud.com/wantstobethedj/four-tet-jamie-xx-essential-mix-2015-03-28

The trio of future/trop-house producers of Autograf won’t have to travel far from their native Chicago to get to Rothbury. Their sort of introspective, alone in your own groove among a crowd of people alone in their own grooves kind of laid back music will be perfect in an afternoon or sunset time slot. Their long list of remixes and single original track (so far) should paint a pretty sound across the Forest.

Lido is a young producer out of Norway who’s assembled his own genre out of the clippings of glitch, hip-hop, and a bipolar performance of beats. Like Four Tet, he’s sure to surprise a lot people with his live performance, each of which are different due to his own requirement to trigger every sound and sample from a traditional instrument interface.

https://soundcloud.com/lidogotsongs/lidos-diplo-friends-mix

The Bad News:

Unfortunately, they also dropped a producer who would have no doubt put on a memorable Forest performance, the frocked, Frenchman Tchami. Oh, and Pete Tong got a bigger font.

If you’re looking for a full lineup, check Electric Forest’s site here, but if you’re searching for only a list of second-announcement names, look no further than the kind folks of reddit here. Passes for the Forest are sold out, but they feature a plethora of options for either earning or winning your way to the Sherwood Forest, available on their Plug In Program page..

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