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Awakenings Festival 2019 Sunday - Live set Mind Against
Area X
We’ve all been there: the sun is a distant memory, the Awakenings crowd is a sea of determined nods, and we’re waiting for Mind Against to weave their particular spell. This isn't a rave; it's a seminar in sustained euphoria, held in the concrete cathedral of Area X as dusk bleeds into artificial night. Technically, this is a masterclass in melodic techno precision, holding a steady 125 BPM heartrate while conducting a symphony in 12A.
The energy arc is a slow, tectonic uplift, with those characteristically lush, rolling basslines (the 'low' energy reading is a whopping 0.675) providing the emotional bedrock over which sharper, melodic motifs can pirouette. The mixing is fluid and harmonic, using key relatives like 7A and 5A to pivot the mood without breaking the hypnotic spell, ensuring the journey feels inevitable rather than assembled. For the crate diggers, the Tinlicker remix of Kosheen's 'Hide U' is an opening gambit of pure nostalgia weaponized for the dancefloor, while Erick Decks' 'In My Mouth Pt 2 (The Whiteliner Remix)' offers a grittier, vocal-led counterpoint.
Som's 'Corrosion' is a lesson in tension-building minimalism, and the Matt Sassari remix of Dense's 'Delta System' serves as a peak-time percussive sledgehammer, cutting through the haze. The journey is impeccably plotted: from the cinematic swell of the 'Hide U' opener, through the rugged peak of 'Delta System', to the expansive, 12-minute meditation of Yotam Avni's 'Track for Agoria' as a final, breathless reward.