TuneLab
Krystal Klear rooftop set from The Lab
at DGTL Bengaluru 2020
A Krystal Klear rooftop set in the Bengaluru sun is a specific, joyful fantasy made real: melodic house and disco edits beaming down on a crowd ready for pure, uncynical uplift. This is music for smiling with your eyes closed, for that first golden hour drink, for remembering why you fell in love with dance music's more sentimental side. The DGTL festival rooftop provides the perfect, open-air sanctuary. Klear curates a warm, cruising tempo averaging 120.2 BPM, the sweet spot for melodic house that wants to make you move without breaking a sweat. He weaves through keys like the sunny, optimistic 5A and the classic 12A, creating a harmonic journey that feels bright and expansive.
His mixing is smooth and musical, with blends that highlight the soaring string sections and infectious basslines of his selections. The energy is perfectly split between a warm, bouncing low-end, rich harmonic mids, and just enough high-end sparkle to keep things shimmering—it's a balanced, life-affirming sound. His tracklist is a love letter to melody. Opening with the Pet Shop Boys' 'Love Comes Quickly (Dance Mix)' is a stroke of genius, an iconic synth-pop moment recontextualized for the dancefloor. His own 'Future Fantasy' gets a lengthy, deserved showcase.
Robin S.'s 'Luv 4 Luv' is a stone-cold classic that never fails. The inclusion of Alain Grasselli's 'Sonnenschiff' is a deeper, cosmic disco dig for the connoisseurs. Dropping Pryda's 'Animal' is a cheeky nod to the progressive house massive, while the Late Nite Tuff Guy remix of Owl Eyes' 'You And I' is a funky, filtered masterpiece. The journey is a steady climb into the light: beginning with the nostalgic rush of 'Love Comes Quickly', riding the anthemic peak of his own 'Future Fantasy', and closing with the warm, balmy sunset vibes of Ethyène's 'Shine On'. A rooftop set tracklist designed to leave you feeling better than when you arrived.