TuneLab
Miley Serious
Boiler Room : Melbourne
Miley Serious in Melbourne is the selector we all want at our messy, genre-obliterating afterparty, a set that treats Darude's 'Sandstorm' and trance acapellas with the same reverence as cutting-edge bass music. The vibe is unpretentious, high-energy fun, a celebration of electronic music's ridiculous and sublime moments. Serious operates at a brisk average BPM of 144.7, heavily favoring the key of 12A to maintain a harmonic through-line across breakbeat, electro, and trance.
The mixing is punchy and playful, full of quick cuts and cheeky blends that prioritize impact over smoothness. The tracklist is a joyride: 'Trancemaster File - Dead Can Trance' opens with its gothic, melodramatic flair, immediately setting a tone of irreverent nostalgia. Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair's 'Set The Roof' is a modern, glitchy funk bomb, while the inevitable drop of 'Darude - Sandstorm' is delivered with just the right amount of ironic sincerity to make it feel fresh.
Wiley's 'And Again' and Above & Beyond's 'Good for Me (Club Mix)' are smart inclusions that bridge UK garage and trance. Mike Dearborn's 'Black Circles' offers a tougher, techno-edged interlude. The journey begins with deadpan trance, rockets through a peak of meme-worthy anthems and body-moving breaks, and closes on the sunny, Balearic-tinged guitar of 'Surfistas Del Sistema - Te Miro Para Ver Si Me Ves Mirarte,' a perfectly chilled palate cleanser.