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Shanti Celeste b2b Funkineven
Keep Hush x Patty&Bun: Apron Records takeover
A Shanti Celeste and Funkineven back-to-back for an Apron Records takeover is like being granted access to the coolest record shop's back room—you know the selections will be impeccable, eclectic, and slightly unpredictable. We are all students in their masterclass of groove. The vibe is warm, smart, and slightly funky, a room full of people who appreciate a Prince edit as much as a locked techno tool. Technically, this is a house and techno blend with a BPM average of 122.4, ranging from 115 to 128.
The harmonic backbone is 12A (F# minor), providing cohesion for their diverse selections. The energy profile—0.72 low, 0.17 mid, 0.11 high—shows a focus on deep, rounded bass and clear, musical highs, with minimal mid-range mud. Their mixing is intuitive and musical, likely full of quick cuts and playful contrasts that keep the energy bouncing. The crate dig is legendary: they open with the obscure, funk-drenched 'Cloreen Bacon Skin' by Prince, setting a tone of fearless curation.
Roger's 'A Chunk of Sugar' brings jazz-inflected house, while Thomas Schumacher & Victor Ruiz's 'Apollo' and Loco Dice's 'How Do I Know?!' inject sleek, modern techno pressure. Sezer Ulker's 'Medusa' and Matthias Weise's 'Echoes' offer deeper, hypnotic moments, and Foorest's 'Moving Day' adds raw, driving energy. The journey starts with Prince's weird and wonderful opener, builds through peaks of driving techno and deep house, and closes with the perfect, sunny afrobeat lift of Steve Monite's 'Only You'.