Fakear live
Pic du Midi in the Hautes-Pyrénées, France for Cercle
Leave it to the French to stick a DJ booth on top of an observatory just so the techno-adjacent hikers can pretend they're raving in outer space. There's always that one bloke in a North Face puffer jacket telling everyone how the altitude "really enhances the frequencies, mate." Perched above the clouds at Pic du Midi, the air is thin, the sky is bruised purple, and the panoramic mountain views are absolutely staggering. Averaging 119.4 BPM, this Rominimal set floats through the 7B and 7A Camelot keys, providing a cohesive, uplifting musicality. Fakear's live instrumentation means the mid-range energy is rich, full of organic samples and synths.
The energy arc is a gentle, sloping curve, entirely sorted for a sunset mountain vibe. The Fakear Pic du Midi tracklist is a showcase of his own ethereal world-building. Weaving the Vogel & Hauter Remix of Audioraum's "Medical Acid" into his own organic beats is a properly mad choice that adds unexpected bite. The Fakear live set bursts to life with the percussive opening track "Uprising".
The emotional peak hits with the gorgeous "Silver (feat. Rae Morris)", before gently drifting off into the clouds with the closing track "Hinode".