TuneLab
Amy Becker
Keep Hush X Footpatrol: A Mr Phomer Joint
The best sets often feel like a chaotic, beautiful raid on the DJ's own hard drive, where Azealia Banks sits next to classic house and Brazilian funk. Amy Becker's set for Keep Hush X Footpatrol is exactly that—a joyfully eclectic tour of bass-heavy house, hip-hop, and global club sounds. The vibe is a stylish, off-kilter party where genre rules are happily discarded. Becker navigates a wide BPM range to an average of 133.7, using the versatile key of 12A as a frequent anchor to tie disparate sounds together.
The energy is more evenly split between lows and mids here (0.552 and 0.337), allowing for both physical bass weight and clear, charismatic vocal leads. The mixing is clever and associative, blending acapellas over instrumental tracks and using rhythmic echoes to bridge gaps, building a playful, surprise-filled arc that keeps everyone guessing. It's a celebration of the oddball edit and the perfect crossover moment. The tracklist is a delight: Cousin Stizz's 'Perfect' opens with swagger, Tyree Cooper's 'Turn Up the Bass' is a house music commandment.
Azealia Banks's 'Liquorice' is a cult classic finally getting its dues, and Skin On Skin's 'Multiply' brings raw, percussive tension. The inclusion of Gillette's 'Short, Short Man' is the kind of camp, hilarious risk we adore, while Gunna's 'Oh Okay' and Baby D's 'Let Me Be Your Fantasy' show a span from trap to piano house. We begin with hip-hop cool, ride a peak of jacking house and club experiments, and drift off into the left-field techno abstraction of Kraust Sonido's 'Anachronistic'.