Junus Orca & Social Sport Hybrid
Keep Hush Live Ōtautahi: The Green Room Takeover
There is always that one lad with the jaw-swinging enthusiasm of a windscreen wiper, hugging strangers and shouting 'tune!' at a literal kick drum. He is having the time of his life, completely unaware that the selector has essentially been playing a single loop for the last twenty minutes. The Phonox venue is stripped back and pitch black, relying solely on a single strobe light to illuminate the chaotic, head-down dancing. Keeping things incredibly minimal, this DJ live set locks into a rigid 130.4 BPM, representing the most stripped-back unknown genre experience possible.
Sitting squarely in the 12A Camelot key, the energy arc is entirely reliant on subtle, rolling low-end frequencies. The mixing style is practically invisible, letting the groove run continuously without any flashy interruptions. The crate-digging here is so obscure it is basically non-existent, relying on mysterious white labels that not even Shazam can decipher. Playing completely unidentified tracks from start to finish is a bold move, but it keeps the trainspotters guessing and forces the crowd to just shut up and dance.
The progression is a completely flat, hypnotic line, beginning with an unidentified opening track that essentially loops into infinity. The vibe stays locked in a perpetual, driving state of tension, eventually fading out into an equally mysterious closing track, 'Unknown'. A truly enigmatic mystery DJ Phonox tracklist.