In recent years the Alps have seen a rise in music festivals, with several key promoters bringing in some of the world's biggest talents to rock the mountain tops across Switzerland's stunning landscape. This year a new festival joins the ranks, aiming to wow tourists and locals alike with a stunning lineup of national and international electronic music talent. It's called Shapes Festival and will be held way up in the mountains at the Leysin resort in south-west Switzerland on 1st March, until the 4th. Leysin, in the canton of Vaud, is located at the eastern end of Lake Geneva and sits at an elevation of 1,260m. The resort is popular with locals and tourists alike and is renowned for its stunning views across the peaks of the Swiss Alps.
Through the roughly 90 minute set, this godfather of the beat took us from the early days of acid house, hardstyle and techno to more modern, faster, bass heavy tunes.
The novelty of how he did this was that he produced all the sounds on the fly with midi controllers and mixers. Instead of just playing tunes on a laptop or turntables, Gerald created the sounds live. The mix was near flawless with one tune or musical idea flowing seamlessly into the next, it was all one coherent idea. From chilled head bobbing and swaying with heavy basslines one moment, the next thing you knew there was hard pounding, pulsating rollers dropping in to energize and move your body. The transitions were completely fluid and natural. - Fujirock Express