Louisahhh
Nuits Fauves in Paris, France for Cercle
The Parisian fashionistas at Nuits Fauves are trying desperately to scowl and look chic, but this set is clearly making them want to gurn. This Cercle crowd is a mad mix of high-fashion Instagram posers and actual techno heads, all wedged together in a sweaty basement. It's an absolute laugh watching someone in a 500-euro t-shirt getting bumped into by a lad who's been chewing his lip since Tuesday. The underground club is dark, gritty, and intimate, with a menacing, punk-rock energy that feels like a proper, old-school rave. This Louisahhh live set is a ferocious, punk-infused take on Techno, locked at a driving 131.2 BPM.
The energy profile is absolutely wild—almost entirely dominated by a crushing low-end, with virtually zero high-frequencies, giving it a raw, muffled, and incredibly aggressive sound. She heavily favours the 12A and 3B keys, creating a dark, cyclical tension. Her mixing is abrasive and quick, treating the CDJs like live instruments. The track selection is proper sorted, bridging the gap between techno, electro, and Chicago house. She pulls out the legendary Cajmere Mix of Green Velvet's 'Genedefekt', causing absolute scenes.
Dropping the Caribou Mix of Virgo Four's 'It's a Crime' adds a brilliant touch of weird, leftfield groove to the aggression. The Louisahhh Nuits Fauves tracklist is a relentless, bruising encounter. Following an 'Unknown' opening track, she immediately dives into a barrage of heavy kicks. The set hits a massive peak with Benjamin Damage's 'Delirium Tremens', before ending abruptly with the haunting closing track, Reflec's 'Passage'.