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NIIX
Keep Hush Live Manchester: SOUP Takeover
NIIX’s Keep Hush Live Manchester set for the SOUP Takeover is a glorious, boundary-free romp through global bass, UK funky, and digital dancehall—exactly the kind of chaos we crave when genre lines blur. The room is bouncing, a testament to the infectious energy of tracks that prioritize rhythm and vibe over purity. With a BPM average of 132.5 but a wild range from 91 to 176, and a harmonic base in 12A and 3B, this set is an exercise in controlled chaos.
The energy is split almost evenly between lows and mids (47% and 44%), allowing for both sub-bass weight and intricate melodic or percussive interplay, with highs at 9% adding sparkle. NIIX’s mixing is bold and rapid-fire, treating drastic BPM shifts as a feature, not a bug, using breaks and drops to reset the energy. The track selection is a global buffet: Vitu Valera’s 'MIAO' opens with its afrobeats-inflected swing, while Lexxus & Ward 21’s 'Divine Reasoning' brings authentic dancehall heat.
DJ Matheus da Sul & Dj Durães 011’s 'Bolinha de Queijo' is a 10-minute baile funk odyssey, and Locked Club’s 'Doschitai' injects a dose of Eastern European hard rave. The journey starts with the sunny bounce of 'MIAO,' builds to a frenetic peak with the trance-gabber hybrid of 'Dead Can Trance,' and closes on the minimalist cool of Shygirl’s 'TASTY.'.