Fritz Kalkbrenner live
Domaine de Chantilly in France for Cercle
Behold the techno aristocrats, sipping £20 craft pints outside a French chateau while trying to remember where they parked their Audi. We love a crowd that treats a rave like a wine tasting. The atmosphere at Domaine de Chantilly in France for Cercle is proper majestic, mixing Renaissance architecture with four-to-the-floor thump. Glancing at the Fritz Kalkbrenner Domaine de Chantilly in France for Cercle tracklist, the BPM is pegged exactly at 127.7.
This Fritz Kalkbrenner live set is a melodic Techno masterclass, pivoting effortlessly between 12A and 11B keys to create a soaring, emotional energy arc that has the spiritual experience merchants in tears. Any decent crate digger will appreciate the nods to the classics here. Dropping Robin S.'s 'Show Me Love' is a cheeky crowd-pleaser, perfectly balanced by underground cuts like Octo Octa's 'River' and Pig & Dan's remix of 'Find the Answer'. The narrative arc is meticulously crafted.
Starting off with a mysterious 'Unknown' opening track to set the mood, the set peaks when 'Make Me Say' drops and half the crowd gets their phone torches out. It all wraps up beautifully with the closing track, the massive 22-minute 'Fritz Kalkbrenner - Wes (Bonus Track)'.