Why Annie Mac's Lost & Found is the perfect summer pre-party

Fatima Yamaha, Friday at Pyramid: I’ll never forget the moment when Fatima Yamaha played this Dekmantel gem. I rushed down to the festival site early to catch him, and it was my favourite set by far. Playing on a live set-up, he kicked off with bubbly house groover ‘Love Invaders’ and teased the crowd throughout his set by playing ‘What’s A Girl To Do’ towards the end, right before he dropped ‘Araya’ at the grand finale. I was totally overwhelmed by this track’s melodies and euphoric lifts, and everyone else was feeling it too. There were smiles all around in the crowd, and even B.Traits was flashing a grin from the stage as she was getting ready for her set which followed.

Kölsch, Sunday at Caste Rave: The Castle Rave was a real highlight. It kicked off in the early afternoon and the grounds soon filled up with punters dancing off the weariness from the night before. Eats Everything and Annie Mac created the perfect party vibe with disco-house grooves, but it was Kölsch that stole the show. At 7pm the sun began to set, the sky was bleeding with pink and orange streaks, and it was here that Kölsch’s melodic techno ballads had never been more fitting. I remember looking out at melting sun in the evening skyline when he dropped ‘Grey’, and I'd never seen so many people fall in love at the same time. The uplifting brass sounds and steady rhythm struck a chord with every single person at that castle, and we were all united by this moment.