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CHELINA MANUHUTU tech-house set in The Lab LDN
Chelina Manuhutu’s tech-house set for The Lab LDN is a clinic in modern, peak-time pressure cooking. This is the sound of a packed room surrendering to the kick drum, and we are all willing participants. The vibe is intense and focused, with strobes syncing to every percussive hit. She locks into a relentless 125 BPM groove, using the harmonic stability of 12A to layer tension and release with surgical precision.
The energy profile is fascinating—a near-even split between lows and highs suggests a set built on contrast, with deep troughs making the soaring synth lines hit harder. The mixing is assertive and seamless, often stacking elements to create new, hybrid tracks. She sets the tone with the urgent, looping funk of Giovanni Molinaro’s 'Otoponoz (Improved Mix)'. The track selection is razor-sharp: Tanya Louise’s 'Deep in You' dub is a deep, vibey masterpiece, and Dosem & Prok & Fitch’s 'Doors' makes another appearance as a reliable atmospheric tool.
Vlad Caia’s 'Sidepoint' offers a more minimal, driving edge, while the extended play of that Fisher & Chris Lake edit of Gotye’s 'Somebody' is a blatant, effective crowd-pleaser. The journey starts with hypnotic loops, builds to a fierce peak with the pounding rhythms of Adam S Donatz’s 'LOST', and ends on the ambient, cosmic drift of 'starshimmer corporation’s' '001 I hadn't thought of anything'. A full tracklist that understands the assignment.