TuneLab
Joseph Capriati
at our virtual Gashouder for Awakenings Festival 2020 | Online weekender
Streaming a festival set in your living room while wearing socks is the peak modern clubbing experience, and Joseph Capriati's 2020 virtual Gashouder set for Awakenings captured that bizarre energy perfectly. It's big-room techno for an audience of one (or several, on Zoom), all soaring synths and relentless momentum. The vibe is one of manufactured grandeur, trying to translate warehouse-scale energy through a laptop screen, with visuals doing the heavy lifting.
On the technical front, Capriati drives a hard and fast pace, averaging 136 BPM and juggling keys like 12A and 7A for a powerful, anthemic thrust. The energy is consistently high-octane, with long builds and drops designed for mass catharsis, the low-end thunderous and the mid-range filled with memorable, hooky riffs. His mixing is confident and direct, keeping the flow uninterrupted for maximum impact.
The tracklist is a who's who of peak-time weapons: 'Space 92 - Polaris' is a monstrous, sci-fi themed opener, while 'Ramirez - Terapia (Dj Ricci Mix)' and '3F Junior - Underground Doc' deliver pure, loop-driven tunnel vision. The epic, 17-minute journey through 'Energy 52 - Café Del Mar (Three 'n One Remix)' is a bold, trance-infused marathon, and 'Robert S - Dragon Lore' adds a layer of mystical melody. It all starts with the cosmic call of 'Polaris', reaches a dizzying peak during that 'Café Del Mar' odyssey, and settles into the deeper, melancholic waters of 'Several Spirits - Blue Coast (Red Eye Mix)'.