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Nicky Elisabeth
Anjunadeep Open Air: Mexico City at #ABGT600 (Official Set)@NickyElisabethMusic
Of course the Anjunadeep Open Air in Mexico City had multiple acts, and of course we’re compiling every tracklist. Nicky Elisabeth’s slot is a powerhouse of driving, emotional melodic house, the kind that makes you feel heroic just for being present. The vibe is sunset giving way to starlight, the energy in the crowd shifting from warm contentment to focused, euphoric determination. Technically, this set is a robust example of modern melodic house, maintaining a tight 125-128 BPM range and leaning heavily on the anthemic potential of the 12A key, with 3B and 10B adding depth and tension. The energy profile is telling: a powerful low-end drive (0.70 avg) supports soaring, cinematic mid-range leads (0.26), with tasteful high-end accents (0.04) for lift.
Elisabeth’s mixing is dynamic and confident, pushing the energy in clear, satisfying waves and using breakdowns not as pauses but as emotional amplifiers. The harmonic journey is direct and effective, designed for maximum impact in a festival context. Her track selection is both crowd-pleasing and sharp. Opening with her own ‘Shape Of Me’ is a bold statement of intent. D Stone’s six-minute ‘Envision’ is a epic, progressive house journey in microcosm.
The gritty, industrial-tinged ‘Bang’ by Anti-Slam & W.E.A.P.O.N. provides a thrilling, harder-edged detour, while the inclusion of Faithless’s ‘Insomnia’ is a cheeky, perfectly timed nostalgia bomb that never fails to detonate. Nordfold’s ‘Together’ offers a more tender, hands-in-the-air moment. The journey kicks off with the personal signature of ‘Shape Of Me’, builds to a fierce peak with the relentless drive of Arnaud Rebotini’s ‘Sieg!’, and closes with the dark, percussive thump of ‘Perron (Wehbba Remix)’—a melodic house set built for big skies.