In 2012, when the world became apocalypse-obsessed as the end of the Mayan calendar grew near, British DJ Damian Lazarus saw it as a sign to throw Day Zero, an 18-hour rave deep in the Yucatan jungle about 30 minutes by car from the city proper.⁠ ⁠ "I arrive in Tulum four days before the festival begins to attend Lazarus’ new album release party which includes a coin-bending Swiss mentalist, indigenous Mayan dancers, and a performance from Ghanaian multimedia artist Jojo Abot," writes hamiltonthemixtape. "As my trip goes on, I realize I am not built to party in Tulum. The shows here have very little to do with the ones I like to go to in New York, and I stick out like a sloppily dressed sore thumb in the designer-clad crowds. I’m happy to be here but start to wonder why I came. My state of mind quickly spirals into a full-blown existential crisis: I am terrified of Day Zero, I realize. Still, when Saturday night rolls around, I embark on a journey to the center of the bass."⁠ ⁠ Read Ra...