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Dashy brings the wiggly tech house + electro
Keep Hush Live: Conducta presents @ Sawmills, Bristol
Dashy’s 'wiggly tech house + electro' set at Conducta’s Sawmills party in Bristol is a masterclass in knowing exactly what a floor needs: fun, filtered basslines and a complete absence of pretension. We’re here for the silly smiles and the undeniable urge to shuffle, a welcome break from chin-stroking seriousness. The vibe is a packed, low-ceilinged room throbbing with positive energy, where every drop is met with a collective 'yeah!' rather than a nuanced nod. Technically, it’s a tight groove corridor from 136 to 146 BPM, averaging 140, with the 12A key dominating for its bright, accessible tonality.
The energy is heavily low-end skewed (78% low, 18% mid, 4% high), meaning the sub is the star, with mid-range funk and minimal highs creating a pocket you can live in for hours. The mixing is slick and peak-time oriented, using long blends and filter sweeps to maintain a relentless, bouncing momentum. The crate digging is a tour of funky, underground house. Afriqua’s 'Da Whip' is a perfect, quirky opener with its melodic hook.
Paul Johnson’s 'Whos Psy is This' is a timeless, raw Chicago weapon that still destroys floors. Ramirez’s 'La Musika Tremenda' remix is a peak-time tech-house monster, and DJ Deeon’s 'Da Bomb' is a ghetto-tech classic deployed for pure kinetic energy. BLUMITSU’s 'Test Tube' is a slick, modern electro cut, and Joy Orbison’s 'flight fm' makes another appearance here as a deeper, melodic interlude. The journey is a non-stop party: kicking off with the infectious 'Da Whip', peaking with the raucous energy of 'La Musika Tremenda', and wrapping up with the disco-tinged silliness of Disco Fever’s 'Does Your Mother Know', because why not?.