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Friend of a Friend
Perth | The Vault Takeover
We've all been there: squinting at a strobe-lit mixer, trying to decipher if that's a 2002 trance acapella or just our serotonin finally giving up. Friend of a Friend's Perth Vault Takeover full tracklist is for us, the ones who still believe a 146 BPM kick drum can be therapeutic. The Vault, presumably damp and glorious, with lasers cutting through a fog so thick you could chew it. A room united by the shared delusion that tomorrow doesn't exist. Averaging a relentless 146.1 BPM, this hard trone set is a masterclass in high-energy propulsion.
The harmonic backbone largely orbits the 3A and 12A Camelot zones, allowing for euphoric, key-locked builds without harmonic clashing. The mix is dense and driving, with the low-end energy (0.67) dominating to create a physical, floor-shaking foundation, while clever use of mid-range melodies (0.23) provides the emotional release. Transitions are swift and purposeful, maintaining a pressure-cooker intensity that escalates from 143 to 150 BPM, feeling like a controlled burn. The bravery of dropping Rank 1's 'Airwave (Radio Vocal Edit)' in 2024 cannot be overstated—a trance relic deployed as a tactical nuke. Similarly, Foggy's 'Come (Into My Dream) [Club Mix]' is a hardcore time capsule that hits with shocking potency.
For modern muscle, Lemtom's 'Back 2 Front' provides a jagged, contemporary counterpoint, while Avant.OCS & Red Rooms' 'Pulsar' on their label offers peak-time techno thrust. Don't sleep on PJB's 'Rock That Body (Remix)' for its raw, jacking house energy, or n4tee & Vivace's 'Eyes Of Gold' for melodic gloss. It begins with the grime-tinged euphoria of Fred again..'s 'Victory Lap', builds to a fever pitch with the classic trance of 'Airwave', and finally lets us down, sweating and grateful, with the driving synth lines of Lemtom's 'Back 2 Front'. A complete arc from anticipation to transcendence.