Three days. There’s a specific kind of person who treats the journey to the festival as part of the set. Headphones in, watching the Dutch countryside blur past the window, slowly turning into someone who’s going to lose their voice by Friday night. This is the playlist for that. The packing, the commute, the standing in your hallway questioning whether you really need a third pair of socks. Euphoric stuff, mostly, because the pre-game is when you still have feelings left to spend.
1. Refuzion - Reach For The Skies
Refuzion makes the kind of euphoric hardstyle that sounds engineered in a lab to make grown adults emotional in a field. This one builds like a sunrise you’re awake far too early to see, which is exactly the right energy for the morning you leave.
2. Sephyx - Futuristic Masterminds
Sephyx has a way of making a breakdown feel like a movie trailer for a weekend that hasn’t happened yet. Put this on while you’re zipping the bag and you’ll start walking faster. Works every time.
3. Demi Kanon - Holding On
The melodic side of Demi Kanon, and he’s very good at it. This is the one that hits on the train when you realize you’re actually going, the months of waiting finally collapsing into a few hours. Slightly too much feeling for a Tuesday. Perfect for this.
4. KELTEK - Frozen
Cools the whole thing down without killing the momentum. KELTEK knows how to write a track that feels enormous and intimate at the same time, and this is one of his best. Save it for the moment the festival comes into view.
Pack the socks. Trust me.