Valerie Lee is Mixmag's West Coast Editor. Stream sets from Jeremy Olander, Tiga, Hot Since 82, J.Phlip b2b Ardalan and Damian Lazarus from CRSSD Festival Spring 2016 courtesy of Mixmag here. While CRSSD's Spring edition is now behind us, fans can only hope for the coming announcement of a bookend Fall version, where we'll come full circle for a robust festival season for 2016. The first day saw Gesaffelstein pack the festival's central stage dropping sharp, dark techno tunes throughout his DJ set while Claude VonStroke wandered the grounds on Sunday, paying a visit to Green Velvet during his set before inviting his Get Real partner to his closing set on the South side stage. However, the rain came and went and festival goers seemed unaffected by the slightly chillier beach breeze that came along with a deep glowing sunset, the perfect backdrop to sunset sets from Tycho and Green Velvet.Īs the sun goes down, the line-up moves progressively from the laidback to the commanders of techno and house music. Then, the typically sun-drenched CRSSD faced a rainy weekend outlook which threatened to literally dampen the two-day ( and most definitely outdoor) festival. Though they faced stiff competition, techno legends Damian Lazarus and Loco Dice managed to rationalize the discrepancy between their mechanical. Despite headliner Tale Of Us pulling out last minute, the festival gracefully overcame the first of its challenges with welcomed replacement Maceo Plex. Damian Lazarus and Loco Dice excavate the Underground Housing the most industrial acts of the CRSSD roster, the City Steps stage became the de facto warehouse of San Diego’s waterfront park.