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Prawnstar
Mixmag Lab Goa
We've all been that person, elbow-deep in a YouTube rabbit hole at dawn, trying to decipher a tracklist from a hazy memory of basslines. Prawnstar's Mixmag Lab Goa live set is exactly the kind of warm, fluid session we crave for such missions. Imagine the Goa lab: sticky air, a single red light, and a sound system purring with intent. This is a masterclass in deep house, anchored at a comfortable 121 BPM average and largely orbiting the warm, open key of 12A. Prawnstar's mixing is fluid and unforced, prioritizing harmonic flow over jarring cuts, with a steady energy arc that feels like a sustained exhale.
The low-end dominates at over 60% of the profile, giving every track a subcutaneous, physical thump, while mid-range melodies and percussion provide the colour. It's a set built on groove longevity, not sudden drops. His selections are impeccable. The Brame & Hamo remix of Junktion's 'Breakfast At Midnight' is the perfect, jazzy opener we wish every night started with. Seumas Norv's 'Sweet Can Move' is a lesson in low-slung, percussive funk, and Max Telaer's 'Blurry' offers a more introspective, atmospheric moment.
The real crate dig is Fouk's 'Orchard', a track of such effortless, dusty cool it feels like a secret handshake. He then pivots to the dreamy, synth-led optimism of POP ART RENAISSANCE's 'A Magical Dream' before closing with the timeless, dubbed-out warmth of R.A.W.'s 'Unbe'. The journey is one of consistent elevation: from that midnight breakfast invitation, through the cosmic disco flip of 'Rendezvous', to a finale that leaves you floating.