Josh Baker x Rossi.
Awakenings Festival 2025
Welcome to Awakenings Festival 2025, where the bucket hat brigade is out doing the two-step shuffle like they're trying to dodge puddles in East London. You've got the full spectrum of Instagram posers here, looking for a 'spiritual experience' while aggressively filming the CDJs. It's an absolute laugh watching them try to keep pace when the bassline drops. The open-air stage is drenched in afternoon sun, with dust kicking up from the dry grass as the crowd falls into a collective, hypnotic groove. This Josh Baker x Rossi. live set is a proper masterclass in rolling, percussive Techno.
Clocking in at an average 133.2 BPM, it's got a bouncy, relentless energy that targets the hips rather than the head. They navigate the 12A and 3B keys masterfully, keeping the harmonic shifts subtle so the groove never breaks. The mixing style is tight, using long, seamless blends to create an endless loop of rhythm. The track selection is sorted, filled with cheeky edits and obscure percussive minimal cuts. Dropping Eddie Richards & Gideon Jackson's 'Biscuit Barrel Blues' is a massive nod to the old school that went right over the heads of the techno tourists. They also rinse Skream & Alex Culross's 'Bass Tool' to devastating effect.
The Josh Baker x Rossi. Awakenings Festival 2025 tracklist takes you on a bouncy, unrelenting ride. The opening track, JK Rollin's 'Where's the Party At?', immediately sets a cheeky, party-starting tone. The highlight is undeniably when Mati Astroza's 'Horizon' sweeps through the crowd, before the closing track, 'Ain't Nobody (Goosey Remix)' by Mr. Belt & Wezol & Ruze, sends everyone home grinning.