TuneLab
EDC Las Vegas 2022 - bionicJUNGLE Mix
The bionicJUNGLE stage at EDC Las Vegas promises 'organic house' and deeper rhythms, a sanctuary from the mainstage barrage. This mix captures that essence perfectly: a lush, immersive journey into deep house and melodic house that feels like a shaded grove at 3 PM. The vibe is warm, sophisticated, and subtly psychedelic, built for slow-burning grooves rather than sudden explosions. Technically, it's a lesson in consistency, locked into a hypnotic 125 BPM groove with the key of 12A providing a harmonic through-line.
The energy is overwhelmingly low-end focused (0.63), creating a deep, resonant bed for the intricate percussion and melodic motifs in the mids (0.29) to dance over; the sparse high-end (0.08) is used like seasoning. This is a set for the heads, featuring extended blends and timeless selections. It opens with the earthy, tribal percussion of Alvaro Albarran's 'Tubah', immediately establishing the organic ethos. The curation is stellar, moving through the timeless, jazzy deep house of Johnny Fiasco's 'Soundz' and the classic, bumping warmth of Lee Foss & Anabel Englund's 'Warm Disco'.
A standout is the iconic, piano-driven rush of Nearfield's 'Can U Feel It' in Waldo's banging edit, a track that never fails to unite a dancefloor. The journey is a complete loop, from the primal opening of 'Tubah', riding a peak with the driving energy of 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' (in either Banel or Gaudium's guise), and landing perfectly at the jazzy, sun-drenched conclusion of Mark Farina & Homero Espinosa's 'Best of Both Worlds'.