Vitalic live
Rotonde Stalingrad in Paris, France for Cercle
Nothing says Parisian underground quite like a bunch of art school dropouts in vintage leather jackets smoking rollies outside a rotunda. They look like they're queuing for Berghain but secretly just want to go home and listen to Daft Punk in bed. The circular architecture of Rotonde Stalingrad traps the heavy, distorted synths, creating an intimate, sweaty, and fiercely electric atmosphere. Hitting an average of 126.1 BPM, this Rominimal set bounces between 10A, 3A, and 11A keys.
It’s got a gritty, aggressive energy profile with high mid-range saturation from those classic French electro synths. Vitalic’s mixing style is abrupt and punk-rock, slamming tracks together for maximum impact. The Vitalic Rotonde Stalingrad tracklist is a masterclass in electro-clash nostalgia mixed with modern bite. Slipping in Dualogic's "Sunshine Down (Original Mix)" between his own massive anthems shows he's not just playing a greatest hits set.
The Vitalic live set kicks off with a gritty "Unknown - Unknown" opening track. The undeniable peak of the night is the venomous "Poison Lips", before ending on an absolute high with the 22-minute extended closer, the closing track "My Friend Dario".