Dennis Ferrer
Mixmag Lab Amsterdam | PIV Sunrise Session
The sunrise set: a sacred gathering for the absolute gremlins who refused to go home. Half the room is wearing sunglasses to hide their sins, violently chewing gum and clinging to a warm bottle of water like it is a life raft. But there is a unique, hazy magic to that early morning light bleeding through the windows, filtering onto a crowd that is surviving purely on groove and stubbornness. The Dennis Ferrer Mixmag Lab Amsterdam tracklist is precisely what you need when the sun comes up.
Locked into a flawless 127.7 BPM, the veteran maestro leans heavily on the 3B and 12A keys to craft a deeply soulful, rolling Techno and tech-house hybrid. His mixing is an absolute clinic in patience, utilizing long, buttery blends that prioritize fat low-end frequencies to keep the tired legs moving. The curation in this Dennis Ferrer live set is masterful. He effortlessly bridges the gap between eras, dropping Underground Ministries' classic "I Shall Not Be Moved" before cheekily sliding in a Janet Jackson vocal over a thick bassline.
The set kicks off perfectly with the squelchy groove of Andy Compton's "That Acid Track" as the opening track. He takes the room on a deep journey, peaking with Prunk's driving "Heat", before ending the morning session with Mau P's massive "Drugs From Amsterdam" as the closing track. A proper veteran at work.