Nia Archives
The Lab London
The jungle revival is in full swing, which means The Lab is absolutely packed with 21-year-olds in vintage Moschino and bucket hats, experiencing profound nostalgia for a 1994 rave scene they entirely missed. It is wall-to-wall Red Stripe, aggressive gun fingers, and lads trying to execute the perfect two-step without spilling their pints. But strip away the trendy aesthetics, and the energy in the room is undeniably electric, bouncing off the walls with proper soundsystem pressure. The Nia Archives The Lab London tracklist is an absolute masterclass in breakbeat science.
Tearing through the room at a blistering 165.5 BPM, the set bounces fluidly between 12A, 3A, and 5B keys, keeping the harmonic tension unpredictable and fresh. Her mixing is fast, choppy, and authentically raw, letting those massive, rattling sub-bass frequencies do the heavy lifting while the amens crash over the top. This Nia Archives live set is packed with top-tier crate digging. She drops absolute scene-builders like Subnation's "Wickedest One", but the room truly loses its collective mind when she draws for the 1996 VIP of DJ Die's "Clear Skyz".
The session kicks off with Kid Lib's "Time II Dance" as the opening track, setting an immediate, chaotic pace. After rolling through a relentless barrage of dubs and classics, she brings the absolute house down with a 2021 remix of Just Jungle's "Come Fi Nice It Up Special" as the closing track. Absolute scenes.