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Indira Paganotto
Awakenings Festival 2024
For the Awakenings faithful who consider 150 BPM a warm-up, Indira Paganotto's 2024 festival set is a relentless, psychedelic sermon delivered from the laser-lit main stage altar. The vibe is monolithic and tribal, a pulsating mass under strobing light. This is hard, driving techno with strong psytrance influences, clocking an intense average of 150.2 BPM and dominated by the hypnotic, minor energy of key 12A.
The energy is a near-constant peak, built on pounding kicks, acid lines, and shamanic vocal samples, with mixing that favors hard cuts to maintain the furious momentum. The tracklist is a deep dive into psychedelic techno, with highlights like the mind-bending synth work on 'Sonic Species - Are We Dreaming' and the tribal fury of her own 'Indira Paganotto - Gipsy Queen'. The journey is a relentless ascent: it kicks off with a pounding, unknown weapon, builds to a crescendo with the ritualistic drive of 'Gipsy Queen', and closes with the same track, leaving no doubt about who ruled the floor.