TuneLab
KAYTRONIK in The Lab NYC
KAYTRONIK’s session for The Lab NYC is the kind of set that makes you regret every lazy 'business techno' joke you've ever made—this is deep, soulful house music with a proper narrative. We're hunched over our laptops, hoping the Shazam gods are kind. The vibe is pure basement intimacy, all smoke machines and a single, hazy light beam cutting through the dark. Technically, it’s a lesson in dynamic range, starting at a slinky 95 BPM and climbing to a peak of 128, with an average of 119.5 BPM that allows for real musical exploration.
The harmonic anchor is the deeply soulful 12A, used 15 times, with excursions into the moodier 4B and 3B for contrast. The energy balance—low at 0.60, mid at 0.28, high at 0.12—indicates a preference for bass-weight and melodic texture over punishing kicks. The mixing is patient, often letting tracks like Bohannon's epic 'Let's Start The Dance' breathe for over nine minutes, creating pockets of pure, unadulterated groove. The crate-digging highlights are manifold: Seven Davis Jr.'s 'Sunday Morning' gets a lush, Kaytronik Ruff Kut Mix treatment that feels like sunrise, while Ninetoes' 'Finder' provides a moment of crisp, tech-house precision.
Brett Jacobs' 'Law of Averages' with the Io Mulen Remix is a deep, percussive workout, and HOSH & 1979's 'Midnight (The Hanging Tree)' offers a soaring, melodic interlude. The journey begins with the atmospheric, rolling bass of Dennis Cruz & LEON's 'My Hood', builds through the timeless funk of Bohannon, and concludes with the sophisticated, driving pulse of the Emanuel Satie Remix of 'Isuly'.