TuneLab
SKALA | London
Keep Hush x Two Tribes Takeover
The Two Tribes takeover at Keep Hush is a celebration of London's enduring garage and bassline spirit, and SKALA embodies it with a set that's both nostalgic and fiercely current. This is a basement rave where track IDs fly across the room faster than drinks are spilled. Holding a firm 140 BPM line, the set revolves around the 12A and 3B keys, creating a vibrant, syncopated playground. The energy balance is more even here (59.5% low, 32.8% mid), allowing the catchy bass riffs, vocal snippets, and skippy drums to all share the spotlight.
Mixing is fast, fun, and full of personality, with plenty of rewinds and classic garage techniques to keep the crowd on its toes. The opener 'JUNIOR DJ - WASALIMB (JEISON) 2023' is a modern, digital bashment bomb. Cesco & Hamdi's 'Swing King' is an instant classic, its wobbly bassline a guaranteed floor-filler. Sir Spyro's 'Topper Top' brings grime's aggression into the garage sphere perfectly, and Fred again.
& Skepta's 'Victory Lap' is a shrewd, anthemic crossover moment. HType's 'Instrumania' is a deeper, instrumental cut for the purists. The full tracklist kicks off with the digital dancehall of 'JUNIOR DJ - WASALIMB', builds to the peak-time wobble of 'Cesco & Hamdi - Swing King', and winds down with the smooth, rolling closure of 'Casey Club - Run'.