TuneLab
Kevin de Vries b2b Innellea
at The Lab DGTL Bengaluru 2020
Kevin de Vries b2b Innellea at The Lab DGTL Bengaluru 2020 is a festival-ready sermon in melodic techno, for when we want our big moments to feel both epic and intelligently crafted. It’s the sound of two producers finishing each other’s sentences with synths, and we’re just grateful to eavesdrop. The vibe is expansive and cinematic, suited to a festival lab where every drop is designed for a sea of raised hands.
Technically, this is a study in melodic progression, maintaining a steady 125.1 BPM average and largely orbiting the emotive key of 12A. The back-to-back dynamic creates a seamless flow, with long, harmonic blends that build tension through layered arpeggios and driving basslines, while the energy balance sees mids at 49% carrying the melodic weight, lows at 38% providing a solid foundation, and highs at 13% adding glittering detail. For crate diggers, the set is packed with anthems-in-waiting: the unlikely but brilliant opener “Pon De Floor” by Major Lazer gets a techno refit, while Hardwell’s “Apollo” is transformed into a soaring, festival weapon.
Mulya’s “Rush” offers relentless, peak-time energy, and Patrice Bäumel’s “Receiver” is a deeper, more atmospheric cut. The Russian-language twist of “Ева (DJ Denis M Remix)” and the closing track “Движ” by Filatov & Karas add unique flavor. The journey begins with the infectious, re-contextualized bounce of “Pon De Floor”, hits its emotional zenith with the vocal soar of “Apollo”, and concludes with the driving, melodic finale of “Движ”.