Arnaud Rebotini live
Magasins Generaux in Pantin, France for Cercle
There is nothing quite like a Cercle gig to bring out the absolute elite tier of electronic music snobs. Half the crowd looks like they're auditioning for a French art-house film, while that one guy in the corner literally will not stop explaining his modular synth setup to a girl who is desperately trying to escape. Despite the high-fashion posturing, the raw industrial brutalism of Magasins Generaux in Pantin provides a shockingly brilliant acoustic playground. This Arnaud Rebotini live set is a strictly 125 BPM analog Rominimal masterstroke.
Rebotini's technical approach is deeply rooted in hardware, weaving a complex harmonic web through 5A and 4B to keep the mood deeply cinematic and brooding. The energy is remarkably low-slung, prioritizing hypnotic mid-range textures over cheap, aggressive drops. Inspecting the Arnaud Rebotini Magasins Generaux in Pantin, France for Cercle tracklist, it's a crate digger's paradise. He completely catches the crowd off guard with an instrumental of 'Reload' before diving into obscure oddities like Green Aqua's 'Summer Funk' and his own 'What You Want Me to Do.' The arc is entirely spellbinding.
Using 'Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash - Reload' as an unexpected opening track, he guides the room through a maze of analog squeals and pulsing bass, eventually wrapping up the weird, wonderful trip with 'Lil'Wakaka - Priorities' as the closing track. A genuinely sorted bit of synth wizardry.