Awakenings ADE 2019 - Enrico Sangiuliano
Nothing brings out the techno snobs quite like an Awakenings ADE showcase. The crowd is 90% industry blokes in identical black t-shirts, nodding sagely at the kick drum while analyzing the reverb decay. The "spiritual experience" merchants are out in force, closing their eyes and acting like a filter sweep is a religious event. Proper having a laugh.
A cavernous, laser-lit arena where the tension is so thick you could cut it with a backstage pass. This Enrico Sangiuliano live set is a textbook example of big-room techno pacing, averaging 131.2 BPM. By heavily anchoring the set in the 12A key, he creates a massive, rolling harmonic block that never lets up. The heavy low-end dominance ensures maximum damage to the Awakenings soundsystem.
The Enrico Sangiuliano Awakenings ADE tracklist is a massive flex of unreleased IDs and classics. Splicing Claude VonStroke's legendary "Who's Afraid Of Detroit?" next to Krames' "All Night Acid" shows his crate runs deep. After an unknown opening track sets a menacing tone, the pressure continuously builds. The absolute pinnacle of the set is dropping the monstrous classic "Storm" by Storm, before concluding the sonic assault with his own massive closing track, "Moon Rocks".