TuneLab
Stephan Bodzin live for Cercle
at Piz Gloria, Switzerland
There’s a special place in purgatory for the techno tourists who spend the entire set filming the visuals with the flash on, completely oblivious to the bass rattling their ribcages. They've rocked up to a dark room in their brightest neon festival gear, looking absolutely terrified whenever the hi-hats drop out. The venue is a proper brutalist concrete shell, bathed in a menacing red glow and thick with artificial fog.
Analyzing this [DJ] [venue] tracklist, we see a massive, sweeping tempo arc from a sluggish 94 BPM up to a thumping 133 BPM. The harmonic foundation of this Techno [DJ] live set relies heavily on the 5A Camelot key, creating a deeply atmospheric and brooding energy that balances sub-bass with sharp, metallic mids. The crate digging here is genuinely impressive, seamlessly weaving the ethereal vibes of "Supernova" by Bandēs with the subterranean depths of "Alto" by Deepbass.
The sonic journey launches with the cheeky Deen West Classic Edit of "Leel Lost" as the opening track, immediately catching the floor off guard. The energy peaks brilliantly when Kool & Kabul's "Honeymoon on the Dancefloor (Paale Remix)" absolutely tears through the sound system. Finally, things wind down with the Burak Yeter Remix of "My Life Is Going On" as an unexpected but brilliant closing track.