TuneLab
DJ LOUI FROM JUPITER4
Berlin | Meta Rave Takeover
When a set opens with a jungle edit of 'Incredible' by General Levy, you know you're not in for a nuanced discussion of harmonic mixing. DJ Loui from Jupiter4's Meta Rave Takeover in Berlin was a riotous, BPM-hopping celebration of hard dance, breakbeat, and rave nostalgia, designed purely for unadulterated physical release. This was the soundtrack to sticky floors, wide eyes, and the kind of dancing that leaves you sore for days. The vibe was pure, sweaty euphoria, likely in a bunker-like space where the only decoration was the strobe light. Technically, it was a beast: averaging 149.2 BPM but frequently pushing into the 170s, with 12A as a common key but no rule enforced.
The energy was again low-end dominant at 69.68%, meaning colossal, distorted kicks and sub-bass that felt like a chest compressor. The mid-range at 21.61% carried the ravey stabs and occasional melody, while highs were used sparingly. Mixing was fast, furious, and full of dramatic cuts and pitch shifts, perfectly suited for the hardcore continuum styles on display. The tracklist was a madcap tour of rave history. 'Chlär & Vault Records - Exoskeleton' is punishing, industrial-tinged techno, while 'Tura - Crazy Summer' offered a dose of hands-in-the-air happy hardcore.
'Luke Hovey - In The Jungle' and 'Ruki Vverkh - Танцуй (Live)' provided breakbeat and hardstyle-adjacent energy respectively. 'Waveliner & Rob Mayth - Harder Than Ever (Anubis Remix)' is a trance-core anthem, and 'DJ Oscar Camacho - Rumba Mix 4' threw in a wild Latin guaracha curveball. The journey launched with the jungle fever of 'Incredible Dub', peaked with the relentless drive of tracks like 'Exoskeleton', and closed on the percussive, tribal vibe of 'Freddy Moreira & Poke - Kaolo Beat'.