When old school rave crew Drop Bass Network (est. 1992) brought their festival Even Furthur back in 2016, they had quite the history to live up to. Its most legendary editions featured sets by god-level electronic acts Aphex Twin and Daft Punk, in 1994 and 1996, respectively. According to Drop Bass head Kurt Eckes, The Rebirth has not only lived up to the hype, it's exceeded it. “Those sets from the 90’s continue to be talked about years later in part thanks to what those guys became, but Perc in the pit was a manifestation of the outlaw spirit of Even Furthur that will live on in rave lore,” Eckes said, referring to the finale of the 2017 edition of the festival.



Never one to follow a formula or chase a trend, Eckes has put together a line up of underground heroes for Even Furthur 2018, which has impressed more than just the attendees: he was able to convince several acts to play simply by telling them who would be joining them on the bill. Underground Resistance presents Acid Rain will perform live in the United States for the first time with a two-plus hour set. Warp Records’ Luke Vibert, known for his performing aliases such as Wagon Christ and Plug, will DJ as part of his first tour of the US in over a decade. One of Vibert’s Warp label-mates, the bass artist Eprom rounds out the cast of headliners.



The event will also mark the US debut of the hybrid live set by European techno darlings Perc & Ansome. After emerging as the undisputed King of the festival in 2016, Perc played the aforementioned set in a crater-sized pit, as a giant fire blazed in the background and lasers lit up the night sky in 2017. The set only played out like that as Perc’s flight was delayed, arriving well after the main stage sound permit had expired, which may have meant a cancellation at another festival, but at Even Furthur was just cause to get creative with speaker placement.