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DISCIPLES in The Mixmag Lab
at #SmirnoffHouse
Disciples in the Mixmag Lab at Smirnoff House is what happens when house music remembers it's allowed to have fun, be funky, and occasionally just be a bit silly, and we are utterly here for it. The atmosphere is less dark room, more vibrant party, with a sound system designed to handle both soulful vocals and earth-shaking basslines. This is vocal-driven, mainstage tech-house, locked into a rock-solid 125 BPM and, predictably but effectively, harmonically centered in 12A. The energy profile is more balanced than most pure groove sets, with 44% lows, 38% mids, and a significant 18% in the highs, allowing for punchy drums, clear vocal hooks, and those euphoric synth stabs to all cut through.
The mixing is tight and crowd-focused, blending tracks with an ear for vocal mash-ups and rhythmic momentum that never lets the energy dip. For track highlights, the Sonny Fodera & Mat.Joe remix of 'Take It Easy' is a flawless, groovy opener. Dropping Aretha Franklin's 'Chain of Fools' over a modern beat is the kind of cheeky, brilliant move we crave. Dennis Cruz & DJ Chus's 'The Sun' provides a driving, percussive peak, and ending with the Triple X remix of Panjabi MC's 'Mundian to Bach Ke' is a gloriously over-the-top, cultural mash-up that guarantees a smile.
Federica Scavo's 'Bug' is a wiry, infectious loop, and The Bucketheads' 'The Bomb!' is a timeless sample-house bomb. The journey starts with the smooth groove of 'Take It Easy', hits its infectious peak with the bhangra-tech of 'Mundian to Bach Ke', and uses that very track as its triumphant, bouncing closing statement.