TuneLab
Sharda
Keep Hush Live: Kiwi Hush
Opening a DJ set with a Taylor Swift ballad remix is either a stroke of genius or a cry for help, and in Sharda's hands at Keep Hush Live: Kiwi Hush, it's definitively the former. This is tech house for people who secretly know all the words to the pop hooks. The vibe is intimate, playful, a room where the lighting feels like a warm hug and the bassline is a persistent friend. Technically, this is a masterclass in pop-infused dance music, holding a steady 134.9 BPM average and largely camped in the friendly 12A key, which allows for seamless, harmonic blends. The energy balance—with mids at 50%—means the focus is on groove and vocal snippets, not peak-time aggression.
Sharda's mixing is slick and patient, letting tracks breathe, using the lows (40%) to anchor the rhythm and the sparse highs (10%) for punctuation. The journey feels like a curated playlist come to life, with key shifts to 3B and 8B adding subtle emotional colour. For crate diggers, the highlights are plentiful: the opener 'Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]' sets the tone of sophisticated fun, while 'Reflekt - Need To Feel Loved' delivers a timeless progressive house moment. 'S.A.M. - Spotlight' in its extended Mousse T.
mix is a pure disco-house weapon, and 'DJ Lewi - Hold Me Tight (4x4 VIP Mix)' brings a tougher, UK garage-influenced swing. 'Roula - Lick It' offers a cheeky, filtered-house interlude, and 'DJ Funk - Knock Knock' injects a dose of raw Chicago energy. The full tracklist journey starts with that Swiftian question, builds through the driving peak of 'Denis Sulta - Rock It,' and wraps up with the classic piano-house release of 'Awesome 3 - Don't Go.'.