TuneLab
Jamie Jones for Cercle
at Pliva Waterfalls in Jajce, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jamie Jones at Pliva Waterfalls is the kind of location that makes you question every life choice that didn't involve becoming a waterfall-side DJ. The set is a textbook example of why the man is a tech house deity — not because he's reinventing the wheel, but because he knows exactly how to make that wheel roll through mud, grass, and cascading water. Locked at a metronomic 125 BPM throughout, the set lives in 12A and 3B, with a low-end heavy energy profile (0.69 low, 0.22 mid) that tells you this is all about the groove. There's no melodic fluff here — just looped vocals, crisp claps, and basslines that feel like they're physically pushing the crowd back and forth. The mixing is surgical: every track is a tool, not a statement.
When PAWSA's 'WHAT THE ACTUAL FUNK' drops at the close, it's the payoff to an hour of steadily increasing tension. Crate diggers will appreciate the deep cuts: Demuir's 'Rizin' (Extended Mix)' is a funky, jacking beast that sounds like it was pressed on a dusty Detroit 12-inch. Jimi Jules' 'My City's On Fire' is the vocal hook that gets stuck in your head for days — a tech house anthem that never gets old. DJOKO's 'Totally Lost Focus' is a hypnotic roller with a bassline that could level a small building. And let's not sleep on Ralph Rose's 'Is That Good Enough' — a classic-sounding house cut that feels like a secret handshake for those who know.
Opening with Matthieu Faubourg's 'Please, Stay' is a gentle entry, all warm pads and swinging hi-hats. The peak arrives somewhere around the Deeplomatik track, where the crowd is fully locked in. Closing with PAWSA is a statement: tech house can be dumb fun, but only if you're smart enough to play it right. And Jamie Jones is very, very smart.