RÜFÜS DU SOL (DJ set)
Mixmag Lab London
Welcome to the Mixmag Lab, where half the crowd is on their lunch break and the other half is pretending they aren't painfully hungover. It's prime territory for the "spiritual experience" merchants who close their eyes and sway like kelp in the tide. Proper mad how many flat whites were consumed before this. The vibe is intimate, brightly lit, and buzzing with the nervous energy of office workers who know they have a 3 PM Zoom meeting.
Keeping it beautifully horizontal at a dead-steady 125 BPM, this RÜFÜS DU SOL live set is technically flawless. Heavily locked into 12A and 7A, the harmonic mixing is liquid smooth. The mid-range energy carries the emotional weight while keeping the Rominimal groove undeniably sorted. The RÜFÜS DU SOL Mixmag Lab London tracklist is a brilliant blend of their own anthems and deep cuts.
Sneaking in Patryk Molinari's remix of Peppou's "Beliefs" between their vocal heavyweights is a proper cheeky move for the heads. They set the emotional tone immediately with the opening track "Surrender (feat. Curtis Harding)". The peak tear-jerker moment hits with "No Place", before they bring everyone gently back to earth with the euphoric closing track, "Music is Better".