Awakenings ADE 2019 - Joris Voorn
Here come the trainspotters, holding their phones up with 'Track ID?' typed in font size 72. They spend the entire set frantically scrolling through 1001Tracklists instead of actually having a dance. Proper nerds ruining their own night by trying to index a completely unreleased white label. The massive Awakenings ADE 2019 arena is awash in spectacular visuals, matching the vibrant, melodic energy radiating from the booth. This Joris Voorn live set is an absolute marathon of melodic Techno and house.
Averaging 128 BPM across an astonishing 81 tracks, Voorn heavily utilizes 12A and 7A keys to weave a complex, emotive tapestry. The energy sits perfectly in the mid-range, prioritizing lush synths over aggressive bass. His mixing is legendary—layering three or four tracks simultaneously using loops and acapellas to create entirely new, live mashups. The Joris Voorn Awakenings ADE 2019 tracklist is a masterclass in varied selection. He seamlessly blends Sable Sheep's "Lobotomize" with Deadmau5's iconic remix of Energy 52's "Café Del Mar".
Slipping in Philip George's "Wish You Were Mine" alongside Shouse's "Call My Name" shows he's not afraid of a massive, cheeky singalong. It's a sprawling, euphoric journey through decades of electronic music. After an ambient unknown opening track, Voorn steadily builds a wall of melody. The standout moment is the massive 7-minute peak of Darbinyan's "Canyon", before he absolutely ruins the purists by dropping DVBBS & Borgeous's "Tsunami" as the closing track.