Adam Beyer
Awakenings Summer Festival 2022
It's the official Drumcode uniform convention: black t-shirts, black jeans, and a completely blank stare. These lads march in unison, nodding strictly on the 1 and 3, terrified that smiling might ruin their underground credibility. Proper techno tourists having the most serious fun of their entire lives. Dust kicks up into the blazing afternoon sun at Awakenings Summer Festival 2022 as a massive crowd moves like a single, unified machine. Delivering his signature big-room sound, this Adam Beyer live set locks into a commanding 136.5 BPM.
Utilizing a heavy rotation of 7A and 12A keys, Beyer creates a dark, rolling harmonic tension. The energy is brilliantly balanced, with earth-shattering lows and just enough high-end sizzle to keep the massive outdoor system sharp. His mixing is muscular and precise, layering heavy percussion loops to build monumental drops. The Adam Beyer Awakenings Summer Festival 2022 tracklist is packed with high-grade Techno weaponry. He absolutely destroys the place with Nicolas Taboada's "Circles" and Emmanuel Top's classic "Acid Phase".
Slipping in a vocal edit of Rank 1's "Airwave" is the kind of cheeky crowd-pleaser only a veteran can pull off. The set is an absolute powerhouse from the first minute. He brilliantly wrong-foots the crowd with the classic opening track "On The Move" by Barthezz, instantly setting a massive tone. The highlight is undoubtedly the mind-bending "Mindrecorder" by DJ Misjah, before rolling to a halt with the closing track, "Waterfalls" by Toomah.