TuneLab
DJ PIERRE from The Lab Miami
at WMC 2019
When the godfather of acid house, DJ PIERRE, takes over The Lab Miami during WMC, you know the 303s will be flowing like questionable neon cocktails. This is a pilgrimage for anyone who believes a squelch is a spiritual experience. The Miami heat seems to seep into the warehouse, all sweat and history. Pierre works a tight, functional range around 129.1 BPM, using the foundational key of 12A seven times to anchor the madness, while 3B provides six tracks of darker, driving tension.
The energy is rooted in the low end at 0.5562, with mids at 0.315 for groove and a significant 0.1279 in the highs—that's the acid, biting through the mix. This is no-nonsense, loop-based mixing where the tracks speak for themselves, layered for maximum hypnotic effect. The tracklist is a treasure trove of acid and techno: Heiko Laux's 'Dry Me (Acid Mix)' sets the raw, purist tone immediately. Josh Wink's eternal 'Higher State of Consciousness' arrives like a familiar, chaotic friend, and Clouds' 'Chained to a Dead Camel' delivers brutalist, pounding pressure.
Deeper cuts like Delano Smith's 'Ancestors' show his range, while the closing 'Blackwater' by Octave One offers a moment of epic, string-laden release. It's a history lesson played loud, with every squiggle and thump feeling vital. The journey from the opening acid lines of 'Dry Me' to the soaring emotional resolution of 'Blackwater' encapsulates the entire spectrum of classic acid house and techno in one potent WMC 2019 live set.