TuneLab
Medlar
Keep Hush Live x Patty&Bun: Secret Sauce
Some sets are for the dancefloor; this one by Medlar is for the connoisseurs leaning against the bar, nodding appreciatively at a perfectly timed acapella. Part of the Secret Sauce series, it’s a warm, crate-digging session of deep house, soulful electronica, and forgotten gems, soundtracking the transition from pre-drinks to peak-time without ever breaking a sweat. The vibe is intimate and sophisticated, a living room session with a proper soundsystem, where every piano riff and soulful vocal feels personally delivered. Medlar operates with a surgeon's precision across a BPM spectrum from 107 to 158, averaging a cozy 127.2, and he makes the ubiquitous 12A key feel fresh and welcoming. The energy balance is elegantly split, with lows at 0.55 and mids at 0.39 crafting a rich, full-bodied sound that's warm rather than aggressive.
Highs are a tasteful 0.05, just enough sparkle on the hi-hats. His mixing is harmonic and seamless, using keys like 8B and 3B to color the progression, building energy through layering and selection rather than brute force. The tracklist is a historian's delight. Street Corner Symphony's 'Symphony for the Devil' is a jaw-dropping, funky opener. Sound Of One's 'As I Am' is a deep house secret weapon, and R.A.W.'s 'Unbe (Italy Mix)' is a timeless classic.
Sia's 'Little Man' gets a brilliant, dubbed-out treatment from Exemen, while The Field's 'Reflecting Lights' offers a moment of shimmering, minimalist beauty. TheFatRat's 'Unity' is an unexpected trance-adjacent epic, and The Pump Girls' 'Get On It' edit brings it all home with pure house joy. The journey is a masterful arc: from the orchestral funk of the opener, rising through the emotional peak of 'Unity', and landing gently on the classic garage swing of Tuff Jam's 'Don't Wanna Work'.