Awakenings Festival 2019 Saturday - Live set Maceo Plex
Area W
Deep in the belly of Area W, the true darkness lovers have gathered. It’s a magnificent collection of lads who haven't smiled since 2014 and people who genuinely believe wearing sunglasses in a pitch-black tent makes them invisible. They’re all waiting for Maceo to take them on a "spiritual journey," which usually just involves getting their internal organs rearranged by sub-bass. The Maceo Plex Awakenings Festival 2019 Saturday set casts a moody, dystopian shadow over the massive crowd, lit only by aggressive strobe flashes. This Maceo Plex live set is a brooding, mechanical beast that cruises at a menacing 131.3 BPM.
Firmly rooted in the 12A Camelot key, the Techno energy arc is a masterclass in slow-building tension, relying on heavy, distorted low-end and eerie, sci-fi synth leads. His mixing style is famously cinematic, drawing out transitions until the crowd is absolutely begging for the kick drum to return. The Maceo Plex Awakenings Festival 2019 Saturday @ Area W tracklist is a goldmine for the dark-room crate digger. Nocturnal Sunshine's "Foundation" adds a brilliant UK bass weight to the mix, while Dr. Kucho!’s "Nexus" provides a proper, driving groove.
The descent begins with a menacing "Unknown" opening track that instantly drops the temperature in the room. The absolute scenes arrive when he unleashes his epic rework of Faithless, "Insomnia 2021", causing a collective, hands-in-the-air meltdown. He finally crushes whatever energy is left with the monstrous closing track, Enrico Sangiuliano's "Moon Rocks", leaving the techno tourists completely obliterated.