Kaskade - EDC Orlando Virtual Rave-A-Thon
There is something incredibly poetic about crying to vocal house music while sitting alone in your bedroom pretending you are in a Florida swamp. The Kaskade EDC Orlando Virtual Rave-A-Thon tracklist is a perfect snapshot of that bizarre era when the spiritual experience merchants had to find themselves via a buffering livestream. It is absolute scenes remembering the ravers who fully dressed up in their festival gear just to knock their knees against the coffee table. The vibe is pure emotional release, projecting massive mainstage euphoria directly into the overwhelmingly mundane reality of a Tuesday night in lockdown.
On a technical level, this Kaskade live set is a perfectly engineered slice of Rominimal and progressive house. Cruising smoothly at an average of 125.7 BPM, Kaskade navigates a 4B and 7A Camelot key progression, crafting an energy arc designed specifically to make you miss your mates. His mixing style is characteristically flawless, blending sweeping melodies with driving basslines to keep the digital crowd engaged. The crate digger selections are absolutely sorted, heavily featuring his own iconic catalog alongside classic anthems.
Dropping 'Find Love' is a guaranteed tear-jerker, while Swanky Tunes' 'Human' brings the necessary mainstage energy. The nostalgic journey kicks off with an Unknown opening track, instantly setting a euphoric tone. The set peaks through a haze of classic vocal hooks before the closing track 'Need To Be Loved' by Reflekt brings the EDC Orlando Virtual Rave-A-Thon stream to a beautifully melancholy end.