Charlie Sparks

Look at the jaw-gurning brigade acting like this tempo is just a light warm-up for their Sunday roast. You've got to love the hardcore tourists chewing their own faces off while trying to keep pace with the absolute madness. It's proper scenes, but diving into the 'Charlie Sparks Awakenings x 9x9 Invites ADE 2023 tracklist', you realise this is not for the faint-hearted. The massive industrial warehouse space is drenched in aggressive red strobes, perfectly matching the sweat-soaked, chaotic energy of the crowd.

Looking at this Charlie Sparks live set, the technical delivery is a proper assault, locked in at a relentless 157.9 average BPM. He absolutely hammers the 12A, 7A, and 3B Camelot keys, generating a dark, driving Drum & Bass energy arc that refuses to dip. The mixing style is ferociously quick, slamming tracks together before you even know what's hit you. The crate digging is pure underground filth, ignoring melodic fluff for straight-up weapons.

Dropping 'Bollmann - Rampage (Creeds Remix)' causes a literal riot, while 'Adrian Mills - Groovearcade 2004' is an absolute crowd-pleaser for the ravers who know their history. The journey is brilliantly unhinged from start to finish, kicking off with an aggressive 'Unknown - Unknown' opening track that takes no prisoners. It reaches a ridiculous peak of distorted kicks before the final blowout. The closing track, 'Vortek's - Bring the Rave', leaves the ADE survivors totally sorted and absolutely battered.