Rawayana
live at Cercle Odyssey, Mexico City, Mexico
Cercle Odyssey really pulled out the colossal screens for the folks who need constant visual stimulation because simply closing their eyes to the music is apparently too much work. It is a spiritual experience for the techno tourists who measure a gig by how good it looks on their social media feeds. Mexico City is completely immersed in this massive digital dreamscape, and the energy is palpable.
Digging into the technicals, this Rawayana live set is a wild ride, jumping anywhere from 91 to 171 with an average of 119.4 BPM. The mixing bounces across 3B and 12A keys, blending live instrumentation with Rominimal and house grooves in a wonderfully chaotic arc. If you are scanning the Rawayana Cercle Mexico City tracklist, the selections are delightfully nostalgic.
Dropping Bob Sinclar's 'World, Hold On' is a guaranteed hands-in-the-air moment, while Bellini's 'Samba de Janeiro' is just pure, unadulterated festival cheese in the best possible way. The journey kicks off with the 'Rawayana - Intro' opening track, hits a brilliant groove during 'Parece', and brings the curtain down with the closing track 'Dame Un Break' by Rawayana. Proper fun.