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Awakenings Festival 2018 Saturday - Live set Joris Voorn & Kölsch
Area W
A collaborative live set from Joris Voorn and Kölsch at Awakenings Festival 2018 is the kind of melodic deep-dive we commit to memory, scribbling notes on phone screens as the sun dips over Area W. The vibe is expansive and cinematic, all sunset hues and rolling basslines under a festival sky. Averaging 127.8 BPM and anchored in the 12A key, this is progressive house at its most narrative-driven, with Voorn and Kölsch layering atmospheric pads over crisp percussion in a slowly unfurling journey.
Crate-digger gold includes the haunting vocals of Anne Clark's 'Our Darkness' and the driving synth work of Johan Dannevoye's 'Dragon Lady', showcasing a mix that values texture over brute force. From the gentle, piano-led opening of Philip Michael's 'Gentle Resolve', the set builds to a peak with Zak Rush's 'Freefall', before closing on the introspective, downtempo note of Deniel Kids' 'Dram n Bass 2'—a full tracklist that rewards patient listening.