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M.O.S. at Yacht Club
Anjunadeep Explorations 2024 (Deep House DJ Set)
M.O.S. at the Yacht Club for Anjunadeep Explorations promises deep house, but delivers something far more textured and quirky—a set that’s as likely to reference early 2000s prog as it is to drop a stone-cold classic. This is for the dancers with a knowing smile, the ones who appreciate a bit of sonic weirdness with their four-to-the-floor. The vibe is ecstatic but smart, a dancefloor buzzing with the energy of people who just heard a track they haven't thought about in a decade.
Holding a steady 125 BPM, the mix cleverly modulates between the driving 3B and the more open 12A keys, creating a dynamic push-and-pull. The energy skews low-end heavy (0.55), providing a solid foundation for the playful mid-range elements (0.38) to dance atop, resulting in a sound that's both weighty and detailed. The crate digging here is exceptional: he starts with the hypnotic, looping synth of 'Maae - Descartes' to set a cerebral tone. Later, he weaves in the sheer, unapologetic piano house joy of 'Jakatta - American Dream (PROFF Interpretation)', a track that somehow never gets old.
For a true left-field moment, the inclusion of 'Thomas Newman - American Beauty' (yes, the film score) as a breakdown is either genius or madness, and we're leaning towards the former. The driving tech-house of 'Marc Marzenit - Perron (Wehbba Remix)' provides peak-time heft, while 'PARTY SHIRT - My Humps' is the kind of cheeky, pop-edit nonsense that works perfectly in this context. The journey commences with 'Maae - Descartes', peaks with the relentless, eight-minute tribal groove of 'Tali Muss & Vakabular - Uniqueness', and signs off with the jazzy, downtempo flutter of 'Davi & Definition - Désolé'.