TuneLab
Special Request b2b Anz
Boiler Room x AVA Festival 2024
A Special Request and Anz back-to-back at AVA Festival is the kind of booking that sends the true heads into a frenzy. We're here for the history lesson, the breakbeats, and the sheer unlikelihood of some of these tracks sharing a stage. The tent is a pressure cooker of nostalgia and forward-thinking energy. This is a breakneck tour through breakbeat, hard house, and trance, with an average BPM of 138 that frequently spikes into the 160s. The key of 12A is the workhorse, appearing 17 times to provide a consistent, euphoric lift amidst the chaos, supported by 5A and 4B.
The energy profile is a balanced assault: a solid low-end (0.44 avg) anchors the frantic breaks, the mids (0.41) are packed with roaring synth stabs and vocal snippets, and the highs (0.15) add sheen and urgency. Their back-to-back style is frantic and playful, a joyous competition to unearth the most potent crowd-pleaser. Klubbheads' 'Hard House' is a statement of intent, a full-pelt opener that leaves no doubt about the vibe. The acapella of Deep Zone's 'Praise Him' over a pounding beat is a moment of pure, uncut rave theology. Dr.
Alban's 'Let The Beat Go On' is a glorious, cheese-laden throwback that works perfectly. The Quest's 'C Sharp' is a trance anthem deployed with surgical precision. MPH's 'One Sixty' represents the modern, frenetic end of the hardcore continuum. It launches with the relentless energy of 'Hard House,' reaches a peak of hands-in-the-air delirium with 'Café Del Mar (Three 'n One Remix),' and finally lets us down, exhausted and grinning, on that trance classic.