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Catching Flies
Live from the Anjunakitchen (Melodic and Deep House Mix)
Live from the Anjunakitchen’ suggests domesticity, but Catching Flies’ mix is anything but cozy—it’s a sleek, dynamic journey through melodic house and deep house that feels both meticulously produced and intuitively played. This is music for people who appreciate the craftsmanship in a perfect bassline as much as the ache in a well-placed vocal sample, best enjoyed with a decent sound system and no distractions. The atmosphere is one of controlled euphoria, balancing live instrumentation with electronic precision in a way that feels both human and hyper-real. Technically, it sits in a sweet spot with an average BPM of 125.5, using keys like 5A and 4B to create a warm, harmonically rich soundscape.
The energy is well-distributed, with a solid low-end (0.54) for groove, expressive mids (0.40) for melody, and occasional high-end flourishes (0.06) for emotional highlights, all mixed with a producer’s ear for detail and dynamics. The tracklist is a connoisseur’s selection: kicking off with Octave One’s iconic 'Blackwater' (128 full strings vocal mix) is a statement of pure, Detroit-inspired house power. Catching Flies’ own 'Falling Apart' is a gorgeous, string-laden piece of downtempo introspection that showcases his compositional skill. Kyong Sono’s 'Tomao' is a deep, percussive gem, and dropping the Afro Medusa classic 'Pasilda' (Knee Deep Mix) is a guaranteed floor-filling moment of Latin-tinged joy.
The inclusion of MEUTE & Henrik Schwarz’s 'The Coup' adds a thrilling, live brass-led energy. The journey begins with the timeless strings of 'Blackwater', builds to a peak with the ecstatic rhythms of 'Pasilda' or the live intensity of 'The Coup', and winds down gracefully with the deep, melodic pulse of Armonica’s 'Ngeke' (Andhim Remix).