TuneLab
Sara Landry
Boiler Room x Teletech Festival 2023
Sara Landry at Teletech Festival doesn't build up—she declares war with her own track 'Legacy', and the Boiler Room pit becomes a trench. This is hard techno at its most militant and physical, a relentless assault designed for the darkened warehouse. The vibe is one of focused intensity, strobes syncing to every punishing kick. Technically, it's a marvel of controlled fury.
Averaging a blistering 162 BPM and primarily using the 12A key, Landry constructs a monolith of sound where the low-end energy (0.50 avg) is the engine and the mid-range (0.45 avg) delivers the rhythmic complexity. Her mixing is surgical, employing hard cuts and layered loops to escalate tension without sacrificing the hypnotic, driving groove. The tracklist is a curator's dream of contemporary hard techno. Ezrah's 'Tsa Manyalo (Instrumental)' introduces gqom-inspired percussion, while the Noise Mafia remix of M.I.A.'s 'Paper Planes' is a genius, anarchic sample flip.
Abov's 'Feel the Beat' is a straightforward crowd-leveller, and VENTUR's 'Imposition' offers a darker, more atmospheric depth. The journey is linear and powerful: from the opening declaration of 'Legacy', through the chaotic peak of 'Paper Planes', to the raw, loop-driven finale of Carter Graham & INNERGATE RECORDS' 'Listen to My Beat'. It's a set that leaves no room for ambiguity—this is the sound of now.