TuneLab
VTSS b2b KI/KI
Boiler Room x Glitch Festival 2024
A VTSS and KI/KI back-to-back at Glitch Festival is less a DJ set and more a high-BPM exorcism, a communal shedding of inhibitions via distorted kick drums and trance-inducing leads. The Maltese heat is nothing compared to the furnace they build on stage. This is hard techno with a trancey, melodic heart, averaging a fierce 150 BPM. The harmonic framework is overwhelmingly 12A, a major-key haven for euphoric synth lines, with excursions to 7A and 4B introducing darker, more driving elements.
The energy profile—0.56 low, 0.30 mid, 0.14 high—shows a solid low-end foundation supporting prominent, often acid-tinged mid-range sequences and just enough high-end sparkle for lift. Their mixing is fast, energetic, and packed with double-drops and quick cuts, perfectly suited for festival peak-time chaos. The tracklist is a treasure trove of modern hard dance: KI/KI's own extended remix of Felix's 'Don't You Want Me' is an instant classic, turning 80s pop into a relentless trance weapon. Kristine Blond's 'Love Shy (Rezonance Q Remix)' is a slice of perfectly updated hands-in-the-air euro-trance.
Ueberrest's 'Ways To Die' and 'All You Want' are punishing, atmospheric closers, while Somewhen & Bibi Bourelly's 'Bricks' offers a grittier, vocal-led interlude. It kicks off with the iconic synth stab of the Felix remix, reaches a dizzying peak with the trancey rush of 'Love Shy', and concludes in the brutalist groove of 'Ways To Die'.