TuneLab
Lancey Foux
Mixmag Lab London
Only Lancey Foux could open and close a Mixmag Lab London set with the same track—RSquared's 'Fantasy'—and make it feel less like a programming error and more like a winking, clubland in-joke. We're here for the curveballs, the genre-agnostic shrug, the sheer audacity of following Travis Scott with deep house. The Lab's clinical white walls feel at odds with the warmth pumping from the monitors, a humid contrast to the precision on display. Technically, this is a masterclass in tech-house propulsion, averaging a locked-in 132 BPM and predominantly hovering in the 12A Camelot wheelhouse.
The energy arc is a slow, patient build, with the low-end frequency spectrum (a hefty 74% of the mix) providing a subterranean anchor that lets melodic elements like Alex Kenji's 'Ytaca' float above. Transitions are smooth, often harmonic, with key shifts into 3B and 8B adding emotional depth without derailing the groove. The balance is impeccable: a solid foundation of four-on-the-floor, peppered with enough mid-range percussion and high-end sparkle to keep things from feeling monolithic. For crate diggers, the highlights are a tour of modern house nuance: Gledd's 'Idinga' is a hypnotic, looping gem for the purists, while the Seb Zito remix of Enzo Siragusa & Nima Gorji's 'Foreal' is a certified floor-filler.
Throwing Robin S.'s 'Show Me Love' into the fray is a cheeky, euphoric left-turn, and Michael Urgacz's 'Electroshock' delivers a necessary shot of raw, peak-time adrenaline. The journey is a clever ouroboros: it begins with the Extended Mix of 'Fantasy', spirals through the marathon, hip-hop-inflected centerpiece of Travis Scott's 'A-Team', and circles back to the original 'Fantasy' for a knowingly circular, satisfying close.