Adam Beyer - Awakenings Easter Festival 2022
Easter weekend at Awakenings is basically church for people who think a kick drum is the holy spirit. You've got ravers in bunny ears trying to look intimidating while aggressively head-bobbing to industrial techno. It’s a beautifully absurd juxtaposition of pastel holidays and pitch-black wardrobes. The massive, laser-scorched tents of the Awakenings Easter Festival 2022 were packed to the brim with a sea of pumping fists and jaw-clenching devotees. Unpacking the Adam Beyer - Awakenings Easter Festival 2022 tracklist, the Drumcode boss delivers exactly what it says on the tin.
Pounding away at a relentless 135.7 BPM, this set relies entirely on the 12A key to create a massive, impenetrable wall of sound. The energy profile is pure, unadulterated mid-range drive and low-end rumble. His mixing is a clinical, precise layering of massive buildups and devastating drops. The crate digging is an absolute assault of festival anthems and tech-trance nostalgia. Dropping Tiësto's "Traffic" and Rank 1's "Airwave" into a techno set is a brilliantly mad move that guarantees a massive reaction.
It’s a highly sorted bag of absolute weapons. The trajectory of this Adam Beyer live set is pure peak-time carnage. Launching with an aggressive, unidentified opening track, he takes the crowd on a relentless ride, peaking with his and Layton Giordani's massive remix of Sam Paganini's "Rave." He finally seals the tomb with the acapella closing track "Rise Up" by Roland Clark, ending the resurrection weekend in absolute scenes.