DJ Flight b2b Tasha w/ Blackeye MC at Anara, Boomtown
Keep Hush Takeover
A proper drum and bass session with an MC at Boomtown's Anara stage is one of life's great leveling experiences; we are all just neurons firing to the same breakbeat. DJ Flight b2b Tasha with Blackeye MC on duty for this Keep Hush Takeover was a masterful display of jungle and DnB's depth, from atmospheric intellect to dancefloor demolition. The vibe was pure festival frenzy—a canopy of trees, a sea of people, and a sound system delivering every sub-bass ripple and Amen slice with crystal clarity. With an average BPM of 158.1 and keys shifting between 6A and 10B, this set covered the full spectrum of the genre.
The energy was more balanced than pure tear-out DnB, with 59.12% low-end providing a powerful foundation and 29.47% mid-range allowing for complex drum programming and melodic elements to shine. The mixing was dynamic and MC-responsive, blending long atmospheric passages with sharp, impactful double-drops. The track selection was a history lesson and a future forecast. Opening with Photek's minimalist masterpiece 'Infinity' set a deep, cerebral tone.
'United Future Organization - The Planet Plan (DJ Die Mix)' is a gorgeous, jazz-infused liquid roller, while 'Breakage - So Vain' and 'Peter Kurten - Humans' represent the darker, techier side of the genre. 'Landhouse - Fragments (Monvol Remix)' and 'Foris Metta - Disk_1_Medievil_' offered broken-beat and experimental diversions. The journey was an epic saga: beginning in the deep space of 'Infinity', building through the rolling peaks of tracks like 'So Vain', and culminating in the classic jungle frenzy of Total Science's 'Jungle Jungle' as the monumental closing track.