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Sara Landry
Awakenings Podcast S288 (audio recording)
Sara Landry on an Awakenings podcast is our signal to strap in; the pleasantries are over, and we're about to be pummeled by a relentless, high-BPM sermon from the church of hard techno. This is audio for the dedicated, for those who measure a set's success by the depth of the kick drum and the consistency of the sweat dripping from the ceiling. The vibe is industrial, uncompromising, and thrillingly physical, a world of strobe lights and concrete. Landry locks into a punishing 154-169 BPM sprint, with the mix overwhelmingly centered in the intense, peak-time key of 12A. The energy is raw and direct: a colossal, dominating low-end (0.67 avg) provides the violent thrust, razor-sharp mid-range elements (0.21 avg) create the tension, and searing high-frequency hits (0.12 avg) act like electrical discharges.
Her mixing is fast, tight, and functional, designed to maintain a state of controlled chaos without losing the groove. The tracklist is a weapons check for the modern hard techno rave. She opens with the ominous, pounding rhythm of Johannes Schuster's 'Affection'. Massano's 'The Feeling' provides a slightly more melodic, but no less driving, moment of release. The schranz-inflected punch of BASSUNA's 'The Feeling' is a brutal delight, and Don Woezik's 'I Like It Harder' is as blunt and effective as its title.
Her own track, 'Entropy', is a nine-minute marathon of evolving, distorted fury. The closing track, Sara Krin's 'Up', leaves us on a peak of frenetic, loop-driven energy. The journey is a linear assault: from the ominous drop of 'Affection', through the relentless peak of her own 'Entropy', to the final, breathless sprint of 'Up'.