SANDER KLEINENBERG in The Lab LA
Los Angeles clubbers trying to act natural while a legend is on the decks is always funny. You can spot the techno tourists a mile off—they are the ones asking the bartender if there is bottle service at a Boiler Room-style gig. The atmosphere is a slick, sun-kissed afternoon energy slowly descending into a proper sweaty groove.
This Sander Kleinenberg live set is steady at 125 BPM. The Camelot wheel gets a workout through 12A and 5A, with mid-range energy dominating this Rominimal journey and keeping the heads bobbing. Looking at the Sander Kleinenberg The Lab LA tracklist, 'Kyle Watson - The Afterhours' is a solid groove, but dropping two different remixes of 'Imany - Don't Be So Shy' is a bold flex that pays off.
The journey is expertly curated. The opening track 'The Afterhours' pulls everyone in with a slick baseline, the set peaks with the massive vocal hook of 'Odd Mob - Into You', and the closing track 'Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (Roman Ramirez Remix)' proves he is just having an absolute laugh.