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Patrick Topping tech-house set
Mixmag Lab London | Wagtail Rooftop
Patrick Topping on the Wagtail Rooftop for Mixmag Lab London is tech-house at its most unabashedly fun—no chin-stroking, just relentless grooves designed to make you shuffle until your feet complain. We've all been there, pretending we're too cool for the obvious loop, then succumbing to the drop anyway. The setting is open-air, with city lights twinkling and a crowd ready for a party, not a lecture. Technically, it's a precision-engineered 128.9 BPM average, with keys heavily favoring 12A for that uplifting, peak-time vibe, and shifts into 7A and 3B adding subtle variety. Energy is balanced at 36% low, 46% mid, and 17% high, creating a punchy, percussive drive that keeps the dancefloor locked in.
Mixing is tight and energetic, with quick cuts and loops that emphasize rhythm over melody, a testament to Topping's club-ready ethos. Crate highlights include Pain & Rossini's 'Hands Up Everybody' opening with its iconic vocal command—a cheeky nod to rave nostalgia. Fade's 'All I Got' (Chris Fortier dub) offers deep, hypnotic textures, while Tom Moulton's 'Small Circle of Friends' brings disco-tinged warmth. S.A.M.'s 'Spotlight' (Mousse T. mix) is a vocal house anthem, and Nick Curly's 'Underground' (Dennis Ferrer Remix) is a minimal tech-house gem.
Alex Dolby & Santos's 'Raw Road' remix adds driving, peak-time energy, and Stephan Crown & EiZer G's 'Bouncing' closes with a playful, bass-heavy bounce. Blank Sense & Bauti Tesei's 'Drum Check' is a percussive tool for the purists. From the hands-in-the-air opener through the mid-set swing of 'Spotlight', it ends on that bouncy note—a full tracklist that's all about the tech-house grind.