ATLIENS - EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon
Ah, the virtual rave era—a time when techno tourists and bass-heads were forced to have a 'spiritual experience' completely sober in their living rooms while wearing pyjamas. You just know thousands of people were watching this stream aggressively headbanging at their kitchen tables, desperately missing the overpriced drinks and portaloos. The surreal, neon-drenched green-screen studio of the EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon provides a chaotic, cyberpunk backdrop for the masked duo. For the production nerds, this ATLIENS live set is pure, concentrated audio violence.
Operating at a frantic 145 BPM average, they smash through 12A and 4B key progressions to keep the Techno and bass elements as aggressive as possible. The mixing is rapid-fire, utilizing quick cuts and massive drops to create an utterly exhausting energy arc. A look at the ATLIENS EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon tracklist shows absolutely zero mercy for the listeners' speakers. They casually drop DJ Snake & Eptic - SouthSide, a filthy, heavy-hitting weapon that absolutely sorts out the chat section.
The carnage begins instantly with the opening track, RedTheThing - Tuesday (feat. Novacringe), setting a weird, intense tone. The highlight is undoubtedly the massive A-Trak Remix of Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll, causing absolute scenes in living rooms worldwide, before wrapping up the stream with the closing track, ATLiens - Fading Out (feat. Sara Skinner).