Cimm

Cimm at Keep Hush's Sentry Records takeover—a set that opens with his own 'Eagle Eye' and closes with CJ Peeton's 'Weird Nature', traversing grime, classical, and experimental bass along the way. This is a crate-digger's dream, an eight-track journey that proves Sentry Records isn't just a label but a mindset. The venue is dark, the crowd is locked in, and the energy is a slow burn: low at 57%, mid at 35%, high at 7%, meaning the set lives in the pocket between tension and release. Technically, the BPM average is 147.2, with a range from 140 to 171, so the mixing requires constant tempo adjustments and a keen ear for rhythm.

The most common key is 3B (appearing four times), a dark, brooding tonality that ties the diverse tracks together. The energy arc is deliberate—Cimm builds from the sparse, percussive opener into a chaotic peak, then winds down into the weirdness of the closer. In the crate, the highlights are many: Samba & Chokez's 'Ghastly' is a grime banger with a haunting vocal sample, while the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 'I. Prelude from Vertigo: Suite' is a left-field classical inclusion that works surprisingly well as a tension builder.

FX's 'Animals' is a gritty, industrial techno cut, and Sir Spyro's 'Topper Top' (featuring Teddy Bruckshot, Lady Chann, and Killa P) is a pure grime reload, all rolling percussion and call-and-response lyrics. Arsen Ramirez's 'Show Me The Sky' offers a brief melodic respite, while CJ Peeton's 'Weird Nature' closes the set with its off-kilter rhythms and eerie atmospherics. The journey begins with Cimm's own 'Eagle Eye', a minimal, clicking track that sets a hypnotic tone, peaks with the Sir Spyro grime anthem that gets the room jumping, and ends with the disorienting, beautiful chaos of 'Weird Nature'. It's a set that celebrates the weird, the wonderful, and the genuinely surprising.