TuneLab
Paree at Anara, Boomtown
Keep Hush Takeover
Festival sets demand a certain narrative boldness, and Paree’s performance at Boomtown’s Anara stage for Keep Hush is a masterclass in blending peak-time pressure with crate-digging flair. The vibe is pure festival abandon, a temporary city of sound where neon paints the night and energy is a collective currency. Paree drives the engine at a brisk 141.7 BPM average, anchoring much of the mayhem in the anthemic, open quality of 12A, while using shifts to 3B and 7A to introduce darker or more melodic tension. The energy balance is potent, with a strong low-end (0.66 avg) for physical impact, balanced by enough mid-range activity and high-end sparkle (0.12 avg) to keep things bright and driving.
Her mixing is direct and energetic, favoring quick cuts and powerful blends that maintain a relentless forward momentum perfect for the outdoor rave context. The track selection is a savvy mix of weapons and surprises. Prime Mover’s “Perfect Organism” is a strobe-lit, technoid opener that commands immediate attention. Audiorush & Inlaw Project’s “Little Bird” offers a soaring, vocal-led moment of trance-tinged release.
Jon Gravy’s “Know” is a sleek, tech-house roller, while the inclusion of Man With No Name’s classic trance cut “Critical Mass” is a deliciously retro, hands-in-the-air pivot. Rohaan’s “Pelican” brings a jagged, halftime D&B swerve, and YNEL’s “Arch in Ya Back” is all bouncy, UK garage-inflected fun. The journey is expertly staged: from the industrial kick-off of “Perfect Organism,” climbing to the trancey zenith of “Critical Mass,” and coming to a satisfying, bass-heavy conclusion with Sammy Virji & Interplanetary Criminal’s garage anthem “Damager.”.