Awakenings Festival 2018 Saturday - Live set Joris Voorn & Kölsch
Area W
The fabled b2b set—where two massive egos try to out-vibe each other while the crowd pretends to notice the subtle differences in their track selections. Down in Area W, you’ve got a sea of lads with their shirts off, aggressively pointing at the sky every time a hi-hat enters the chat. It’s a beautiful display of primal Dutch festival energy, fueled entirely by lukewarm Heineken and sheer willpower. The Joris Voorn & Kölsch Awakenings Festival 2018 Saturday set is a sweeping, cinematic spectacle of melodic weight and festival-sized euphoria.
This Joris Voorn & Kölsch live set is perfectly engineered for massive crowds, sitting at a bouncy 127.8 BPM. Anchored primarily in the 12A and 8B Camelot keys, the Techno energy arc is a series of massive emotional peaks and deep, rolling valleys. Their mixing style is a masterclass in collaboration, taking turns layering soaring synth lines over incredibly fat, low-end foundations. The Joris Voorn & Kölsch Awakenings Festival 2018 Saturday @ Area W tracklist is a crate digger's delight, bridging the gap between old-school grit and modern polish.
Dropping Anne Clark's post-punk classic "Our Darkness" is an absolute stroke of genius, while the Audiojack remix of Marc Houle's "X-Rays" keeps the tech-house massive happy. They ease the crowd in with Philip Michael's "Gentle Resolve" as the opening track, quickly establishing a melodic grip. Things reach absolute boiling point when Activa's "Liquefaction" sends the tent into a frenzy. Finally, they close out the masterclass with Deniel Kids' "Dram n Bass 2" as the closing track, leaving the techno tourists completely satisfied.