TuneLab
Anyasa (live set)
Mixmag Lab Goa
Anyasa's live set for the Mixmag Lab Goa is a prime example of the modern melodic house conundrum: how to balance big-room emotions with enough sonic detail to keep us nerds happy. The answer, it seems, is to deploy Adriatique's 'Home' as an opener—a track so lush and cinematic it basically does the work for you, setting a tone of sweeping, vocal-driven introspection. The vibe here is less club and more curated experience, perfect for those moments when you want to feel feelings but also need a four-on-the-floor kick to do it. Technically, this is a polished affair, hovering around 127 BPM and anchored firmly in the accessible, major-leaning tonality of Camelot key 12A.
The energy skews heavily mid-range at 0.62, meaning the focus is on pads, chords, and those all-important vocal hooks, with a solid low-end at 0.34 to keep the body moving. Anyasa's live elements likely add texture, but the track selection does the heavy lifting, with smooth transitions that prioritize flow over flashy cuts. The crate dig is a tour through melodic house and trance's greatest hits: Above & Beyond's 'Can't Sleep' provides an early dose of trancey euphoria, while E-Play's 'Quarantine' offers a darker, more driving counterpart. The inclusion of Anyasa's own 'Nacho' with Bawari Basanti brings a welcome ethnic flavor, and the marathon 24-minute version of Motorcycle's 'As The Rush Comes' is a bold, immersive centerpiece.
Deorro's 'Five Hours' might seem like an outlier, but its big-room synth riff fits the emotional arc, and the Dash Berlin remix of 'As The Rush Comes' ensures the energy peaks with familiar hands-in-the-air grandeur. The journey from the intimate 'Home' through the epic trance progression to the explosive closing of 'Five Hours' is designed for maximum impact, proving that in the right hands, melodic house can still make us believe in magic, even if we're secretly Shazam-ing every drop.