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Borgore - EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon
Borgore on a virtual EDC stage—a concept so beautifully chaotic it could only happen in 2020. This isn't techno, despite the label; it's a berserk tour through bass house, dubstep, and pure electronic id. The vibe is that of a meme-fueled, late-night gaming stream that accidentally became a rave, complete with aggressive soundboards and zero pretension.
The BPM is all over the map, averaging 142 but lurching from halftime headbangers to four-on-the-floor sections, all tied together by the dominating, distorted 12A key. The energy is raw and mid-forward, prioritizing gnarly synth growls and trap-inspired percussion over subtlety. For crate diggers, it's a showcase of Borgore's own bombastic productions: ‘Destroyer’ is a dubstep sledgehammer, ‘Forbes’ with G-Eazy is absurd rap-techno fusion, and the DJBHS remix of ‘Sdbtch’ is a dizzying hardstyle-adjacent monster.
He starts with an unknown, attention-grabbing ID, builds to a climax of pure aggression with tracks like Axs’s ‘Primal’, and ends on his own signature squealing anthem, ‘Ratatata’. It’s messy, uncompromising, and a glorious reminder that not all electronic music has to take itself seriously.