TuneLab
Awakenings ADE 2021 - Joris Voorn & Joseph Capriati
The Awakenings ADE warehouse beckons, and we answer, ready for the stern, functional techno that promises to rearrange our internal organs. This Joris Voorn & Joseph Capriati back-to-back is less a conversation and more a coordinated assault, the audio equivalent of two surgeons operating with jackhammers. The vibe is industrial-chic purgatory: concrete, smoke, and a collective agreement that smiling is strictly optional.
They operate at a punishing average BPM of 132.6, with a key profile centered on 4A and 10B, creating a dissonant, driving tension. The energy is overwhelmingly low-end focused (0.62 avg), a relentless sub-bass onslaught that leaves the mid-range (0.28 avg) for rhythmic texture and the high-end (0.10 avg) for punishing hi-hats and the occasional siren. This is mixing as masonry, stacking dense, weighty tracks with brutalist efficiency.
Standout tracks include the timeless, driving force of The Green Martian's 'Industry' and Joris Voorn's own 'The Navigator', a complex, layered piece that cuts through the noise. DJ Radionix's 'Hardstyle Bass Revolution' is a cheeky, banging curveball, while Dan Stone's 'Touchdown In Singapore' provides a moment of almost-progressive relief before the next pummeling. The journey is a linear build of pressure, from an ominous, unknown opener to the relentless, looping mantra of Radio Slave's 'Don't Stop No Sleep', which serves as both peak and closing statement—a command we are in no position to refuse.