TuneLab
Tomorrowland Belgium 2017
Yellow Claw W2
Let's be honest: a Yellow Claw set at Tomorrowland is less a musical journey and more a controlled demolition of your adrenal glands. We're here for the drop, the shout, the sheer, unapologetic spectacle, and opening with 'Shotgun' is like kicking down the door with a bass cannon. The stage is a riot of neon and noise, a perfect habitat for the festival maximalism that Yellow Claw embodies—it's loud, it's brash, and everyone is screaming along to every word. With a BPM average soaring to 145.3 and a range that lurches from 103 to 179, this is a trap and future bass set built on dynamic whiplash.
The key of 12A provides a stable, anthemic foundation for the vocal hooks, while jumps into 11B and 5A introduce darker, more aggressive tones. The energy skews heavily low-end (0.5191), a testament to the sub-bass worship, with the mid-range (0.3446) carrying the melodic weight and the highs (0.1354) reserved for piercing synth stabs and crowd samples. The mixing is punchy and direct, designed for impact over intricacy, each track a self-contained explosion. Standouts include their own 'Catch Me' for its sugary, Naaz-featured drop, and 'Till It Hurts' for its peak-time misery.
The inclusion of La-Matryoshka's 'Like A Bitch (Industrial Version)' is a welcome slice of gritty, distorted energy, while 'The Galaxy - Turn Day Turn Night' offers a brief, almost progressive house-esque respite. 'Yellow Claw, Mightyfools - No Class' and the curiously titled 'Electronica - Electronics to F**k up Your House' round out a selection that prioritizes fun over finesse. It begins with the call to arms of 'Shotgun', peaks with the chaotic fusion of styles in their own edits, and ends on the monolithic synth chords of DVBBS's '24k'. A no-frills, high-impact festival workout for those who like their drops with a side of chaos.