Max Cooper live
Musée Bourdelle in Paris, France for Cercle
Look at the Cercle crowd, bless them. They've hiked up to a museum, pretending they deeply understand 19th-century French sculpture while absolutely off their nut on a Tuesday afternoon. Half of them are just desperately trying to get their jaw straight for the drone shot. The towering stone figures of the venue glare down at a sea of bobbing heads, bathed in immaculate Rominimal grooves.
Max Cooper live @ Musée Bourdelle in Paris, France for Cercle is a masterclass in tension, and this Max Cooper live set proves exactly why he’s top tier. Clocking in at a steady 130.0 BPM, the mixing style is deeply cerebral, weaving through 7A and 12A Camelot keys with surgical precision. The energy arc is a slow, simmering burn, heavily weighted in the low and mid frequencies to rattle your ribcage. Any proper crate digger will appreciate the track selection here, moving past the usual crowd-pleasers to highlight hidden gems.
Dropping the Tinlicker remix of Kosheen's "Hide U" alongside Tomash Kofa's "FZV" is an absolute stroke of genius. The journey begins with the sublime opening track, "Veil of Time", setting a moody tone right out the gate. The true highlight hits when "Symmetry" absolutely tears through the courtyard, sending the posers into a proper frenzy. Finally, the closing track, "Coding Rhythm Machine", leaves everyone breathless, cementing this Max Cooper Musée Bourdelle in Paris, France for Cercle tracklist as one for the books.