Maty Owl
Live from the Anjunakitchen (Melodic and Progressive House DJ Set)
Office DJ sets are a truly surreal phenomenon. You have a DJ trying to look incredibly hard behind the decks, while in the background, Steve from accounts is casually microwaving leftover fish. They are absolutely having a laugh trying to recreate Ibiza in a corporate breakroom, but to be fair, when the beats are this good, absolute scenes can happen anywhere. The vibe of the Live from the Anjunakitchen broadcast is delightfully intimate, blending proper progressive house with the ambient glow of a coffee machine.
Checking the Maty Owl Live from the Anjunakitchen tracklist, this Maty Owl live set is a brilliantly executed Rominimal session. Keeping a steady pace at 122.9 BPM, the technical mixing is razor-sharp. Navigating smoothly through the 10B and 12A keys, he builds an energy arc heavily weighted towards deep, driving low-end basslines to keep the office nodding. As a crate digger, he is totally sorted.
Dropping 'I Remember' by Kaskade & deadmau5 is a massive, tear-jerking blast of nostalgia, while tossing in 'Giant' by Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man is a mad, surprisingly effective pop curveball. The narrative of the set is perfectly structured for a daytime groove. Establishing a deep, rolling atmosphere with the opening track 'Undertrack' by Lorenzo Silvano, he slowly ramps up the tech-house pressure. Ultimately, he brings the kitchen rave to a massive, bouncy conclusion with the closing track 'From the Start (Sonny Fodera Remix)' by Biscits.