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Awakenings x 9x9 Invites ADE 2023
Ah, the 150+ BPM obsessives have arrived, and they are out for blood. The crowd is a sea of hardcore techno tourists in wrap-around sunglasses and leather harnesses, desperately trying to find themselves in the middle of a literal sonic assault while filming the lasers for TikTok. The colossal, cavernous halls of Awakenings ADE are torn apart by blinding, erratic strobes, creating an atmosphere of pure, unadulterated hostility. This 999999999 live set is not for the faint of heart, operating more like a military operation than a rave.
Averaging a face-melting 154 BPM, they smash through 5B and 3B Camelot keys, keeping the Techno violently acidic and totally unrelenting. The mixing is fast and chaotic, creating an energy arc that simply starts at 100 and refuses to drop. Digging through the 999999999 Awakenings ADE tracklist is an exercise in surviving sheer audio trauma. Dropping minimal violence - Last One at the Rave is a proper stroke of madness that absolutely flattens the front row.
They kick the doors completely off the hinges with the opening track, Alignment - I Don't Flex, setting a furious pace immediately. The absolute highlight is the blistering acid line of SIKOTI - One More Time, causing absolute scenes, before they finally put the crowd out of their misery with the closing track, TNT - Heartache (Extended Mix).