Doctor Dru
Mixmag Lab Goa
Goa attracts a very specific type of clubber: trust-fund hippies with dreadlocks they bought in Camden, who will absolutely corner you to talk about crypto and 'healing vibrations'. They roam the beach in harem pants, utterly convinced that every kick drum is speaking directly to their third eye. Yet, under the open sky, Mixmag Lab Goa delivers a genuinely mad, sun-drenched atmosphere that cuts right through the pretension. This Doctor Dru live set is exactly what you want when the sand is between your toes.
Rooted firmly in the Rominimal groove, the technical delivery is hypnotically flatlined at exactly 122 BPM for the entire duration, drifting effortlessly between 7B and 12A key progressions to keep the energy simmering. The Doctor Dru Mixmag Lab Goa tracklist is packed with cheeky edits and deep cuts. Sneaking in the 'Astral Projection - People Can Fly (Chaim Rework)' is a brilliant nod to the region's trance history, but the real highlight is when the classic 'Robin S. - Show Me Love' gets teased in to cause absolute scenes.
The set's journey is beautifully laid out. Beginning with a mysterious, chugging opening track, it winds through a labyrinth of lush melodies before wrapping up with the elegant, melodic closing track 'Reedale Rise - Lorelei'. A perfectly sorted beachside session.