“Magical Properties” is like Lollapalooza for the freakiest groove merchants currently making jams. As what links these artists is a tendency towards the fantastical, we asked each of them for their most surreal tour story. Be warned, as their answers may shock you.

With a non-stop barrage of blunted breaks, the Killer just got iller.

Dubstep, West Coast beats, bass culture, whatevs—tastemaking DJ supreme Mary Anne Hobbs is the thread linking all of it; believe me, we know. Naturally, we were excited when we heard she would be returning to Sonar, the groundbreaking Spanish music festival centered around forward electronic music, to curate a showcase of next-level beatsmiths.

Hemlock label mate James Blake took the relatively unheard Garage track Stop What You’re Doing by Untold and threw it face first into a large vat of honey, producing this smooth-lurching left-field monster. The remix is getting some serious play in the darkest basements around the world right now. KSPACE favorite Gaslamp Killer has been showing it some love as well, using it as a tool to cool down live sets without losing much energy.