Diandra Reviews It All

Life, ultimately, is a series of temporary experiences. Some good, some bad, and all impactful. Elements was a culmination of life’s series by being a place of pure escapism. By Sunday, people were napping, sun-bathing, and gathering their final strengths to enjoy the rest of the fest, and prep for the real world they would return to on Monday.

Sunday truly felt like a funday of rest. People laid out more for the music, and enjoyed some more activities like yoga, which involved a saxophone player peacefully perusing through the downward dogs…. yup. Elements was full of crazy visions like a New Orleansesque parade walking through your campsite or clowns dancing on the beach. Such images were commonplace by Sunday, of which music and people were left to absorb the final moments of madness they had gleefully called normal for three days.

Sunday’s chill vibes led off cool, innovative acts. Water Stage was, definitely, the funkadelic stage, with Bushwick DJ’s and Horsemeat Disco bringing forth a Brooklyn aura; it was beanies by the beach for these acts. Meanwhile, Earth Stage dominated my Sunday. With huge, colorful wolves surrounding the artists, this Webster Hall endorsed, Dub-Step epicenter, held one of my favorite acts of the weekend Wax Future. This duo could have been a headliner with their riffing guitar and hip hopping dub-step bassline. In a world that is dominated by machinated sounds, hearing a live instruments or vocals felt refreshing. By nightfall, an LED light show dominated the sky, while Yheti, Liquid Stranger, and Key N Krates, showed the crowd the EDM version of goodbye. Overall, each act brought some of their best material for an audience trying to bring their best selves. In some ways, Elements was the hyper version of a safe space. From female empowering talks by BAE to cheering onlookers for those brave enough to rock-climb, the weekend was one to celebrate the love of human bonding/ support.

Overall, Elements Lakewood proved to be a festival for those ready to be okay with being weird. We all have our weirdness and creative sparks that we quell for fear of being seen as less than normal. Yet, Elements Lakewood was about being seen as above normal and as greatness. The best you that you can be is, usually, weird to others, but in a rare instance of society/ time, people gathered to say, “It’s okay to be unusual because it means you are unique. Let’s be unique together”. For More Information On Elements Lakewood Or Other Bang On NYC events Click Here.

Here Are Some Tracks From My Favorite Artists Of Sunday: