Awakenings ADE 2018
Enrico Sangiuliano
Welcome to ADE, where 40,000 people don identical black t-shirts to cosplay as Berghain regulars while passionately debating the nuances of kick drum compression. It's an absolute haven for the 'spiritual experience' merchants who close their eyes and sway intensely, completely ignoring the fact they're in a massive Dutch convention centre. The colossal, industrial expanse of Awakenings ADE is illuminated by blinding white strobes, creating an atmosphere of pure, dystopian warehouse madness. Anyone analyzing this Enrico Sangiuliano live set knows he's not here to have a laugh; he's here to do structural damage.
Locked perfectly around 128 BPM, he navigates through 12A and 7A key progressions to maintain a dark, driving Techno atmosphere. His mixing style is surgical, constructing a relentless energy arc that methodically tightens the screws on the dancefloor. The Enrico Sangiuliano Awakenings ADE tracklist is a treasure trove of heavy artillery and unreleased IDs. When he drops his own Enrico Sangiuliano - Astral Projection, the sheer weight of the bassline absolutely flattens the room.
The destruction begins instantly with an enigmatic Unknown - Unknown as the opening track, pulling the crowd into the abyss. A massive highlight is the deployment of Mark Broom - Midnight, which causes absolute scenes among the purists, before he abruptly shifts gears with the closing track, Ridney - At Night.