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WAXX OFF
Adelaide | Electric Circus Takeover
Nothing quite captures the spirit of a rave like a DJ who isn’t afraid to play Tiësto’s ‘Adagio for Strings’ in 2023—WAXX OFF’s Electric Circus Takeover in Adelaide is a glorious, unashamed throwback to trance and hard techno’s shared DNA. The vibe is classic big-room euphoria, where hands are in the air and nostalgia is a renewable energy source. This is a hard techno set with a trance heart, operating at a pounding 144 BPM average and making bold use of the 10B and 3B Camelot keys for its melancholic, driving melodies.
The energy arc is a series of peaks, with long, resonant breakdowns that make the four-on-the-floor payoffs feel seismic. The mixing is direct and powerful, prioritizing emotional impact over subtlety. The track selection is a treasure hunt: opening with ‘Adagio for Strings’ is a statement of pure intent.
Cortina’s ‘Music Is Moving’ remix and Prime Mover’s ‘Perfect Organism’ deliver peak-time techno weight. For the UK heads, dropping Jammz’s ‘Hit Then Run’ and Interplanetary Criminal’s ‘Races’ adds a fresh garage swing. The set builds from its trance intro through relentless techno pressure, finds a peak with the breaksy chaos of Bushbaby & Eloq’s ‘Breaka Breaka’, and descends into the cosmic abyss of Klaudia Gawlas’s ‘Dark Space’.