We called Despacio the “world’s greatest sound system” – here’s what to expect at Portola 2025

Posted May 13May 13

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Despacio – the mighty sound system created by James Murphy, Soulwax, and audio expert John Klett – is coming to Portola music festival this September.

The sound system is not like any other out there, and MusicTech went as far to call it the “world’s greatest” when we got to take a look inside the system itself back in 2019, prior to its appearance at Meltdown Festival...

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