Unique: Hearken to Carl Cox's Full-Throttle Extremely Playlist Forward of Competition's twenty fifth Anniversary

What would Extremely be with out Carl Cox?

It is a truthful query, contemplating the techno legend has carried out a staggering 19 occasions for the reason that competition’s inception again in 1999. A lynchpin of Extremely’s storied RESISTANCE MegaStructure, Cox did not seem final yr however is now returning in 2025 and as soon as once more shaping the occasion’s future by debuting an bold dwell present, “Evolution.”

The efficiency will harken again to the ethos of 2022’s scintillating Digital Generations album, Cox’s first-ever physique of labor, he informed us on the time, as a dwell artist. He’ll be utilizing a mix of {hardware} and software program “to create and manipulate sounds in real-time,” he mentioned.

“I’ll be taking part in my music dwell on stage, utilizing a mix of {hardware} and software program to create and manipulate sounds in real-time,” Cox defined. “In contrast to a DJ set with pre-recorded tracks, or my hybrid set that mixes parts of dwell efficiency and DJing, I’ll be crafting and evolving the music dwell, including an additional layer of spontaneity and vitality to the efficiency.”

Celebrating the competition’s twenty fifth anniversary, he is additionally bringing his “Carl Cox Invitations” sequence to Extremely for the primary time this yr, inviting Adam Beyer, Richie Hawtin DEF EFX X0X, Stephan Bodzin, Joris Voorn, Dubfire EVOLV, Marc Romboy and a particular b2b efficiency between him and Christopher Coe.

We have teamed with the long-lasting competition to share an unique number of tracks, curated by Cox, for its official Spotify playlist, System Breach.

“My playlist for System Breach goes to knock you out,” Cox tells EDM.com. “I didn’t maintain something again for this one and I believe it’s an ideal soundtrack for the countdown to Extremely’s 25-year anniversary. See you on the dancefloor!”