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BangOn!NYC Residents : The Golden Pony / Dirty Looks / N2N in The Lab NYC
Of course we’re here, frantically typing into our phones as the BangOn!NYC residents lay down a tech-house sermon in The Lab NYC. It’s the kind of set where you realize your Shazam history is about to become exclusively Toolroom and Solä, and we’re all willingly complicit. The room is tight, sweat already beading on the low ceiling, a classic NYC bunker vibe where the bass feels personal and the crowd is here to work. Locked into a steady 124 BPM groove, they weave through keys centered on 12A, with strategic dips into 3B for darker, more introspective moments.
The energy profile is all about that deep, pulsing low-end – averaging 0.61 on the subs – with mid-range percussion driving the rhythm and only occasional high-end sparkle for accent. Transitions are long and liquid, letting each track breathe and build a hypnotic, rolling pressure that never feels rushed. The harmonic progression is subtle, often using relative minor modulations from 12A to 3B to keep the journey cohesive without jarring turns, maintaining a locked-in, heads-down focus. Standout moments include the relentless, metallic drive of Betoko & Teenage Mutants’ ‘Muerte’, a proper underground weapon for dark rooms.
DJ Chus & Dario D’Attis’s ‘Heart of Glitter’ provides a welcome splash of piano-house euphoria, while Munfell Muzik’s ‘Eny’ offers a percussive, tribal interlude. The extended workout on Matt Sassari’s ‘Give It to Me’ is a masterclass in tension, and Loïs Pleên’s ‘SOAPY FRECUENCIES # 0 1 3’ is a bizarre, glitchy edit that reminds us not to get too comfortable. They kick off with the immediate, anthemic recognition of OFFAIAH’s ‘Trouble’, build through the murky depths of ‘Muerte’ as a peak moment, and land us gently back on earth with the infectious, swinging finale of Gussy’s ‘Miss E’.