TuneLab
Bicep Ray-Ban x Boiler Room 017 London
DJ Set
Bicep's Ray-Ban x Boiler Room set in London is a masterclass in how to make house music feel both intimate and anthemic. For the crew who argue about synth patches over pints, this is our shared reference point. The Boiler Room setup, with its dense, sweaty crowd and palpable hype, is the perfect petri dish for their deep house alchemy. They maintain a steady 125 BPM throughout, largely orbiting the 12A key, which gives the set a warm, cohesive harmonic feel.
The energy balance is more even than typical house, with 31.2% mid and 10.5% high, allowing for rich melodic textures and vocal snippets to shine over the solid low-end groove (58.3% avg low). Their mixing is seamless and thoughtful, often blending tracks over minutes to create evolving soundscapes, with subtle key shifts to 3B and 5A adding emotional nuance. The selections are pristine: they open with DJ Vivid's 'Walk My Way (Music Note Remix)', a track that builds with lush pads and a soulful vocal, immediately setting a deep, immersive mood. Fideles' 'Interface Technology' introduces a more driving, tech-house edge, while Murvin Sound's 'Acid Soul' delivers a welcome shot of 303-fueled energy.
Dantiez Saunderson's 'The Harp (Beckwith Extended Remix)' is a beautiful, harp-laden moment of Detroit inspiration, and Jodie Harsh's 'My House' brings a fun, vocal-led peak. The journey begins with the atmospheric build of 'Walk My Way', reaches a climax with the anthemic pressure of Claptone & Mylo's 'Drop the Pressure', and winds down with the cosmic, jazzy tones of Sneaky Tim's 'Planet Wall'. A beautifully curated trip through house music's heart.