Tamen

You have to respect the absolute feral commitment of the bloke who takes his shirt off 30 seconds into the warm-up DJ's set, completely unbothered by the fact the room is practically empty and the lights are still on. He is the vanguard of the rave, powered entirely by cheap lager and unstoppable enthusiasm. The club is a beautifully dingy cavern, heavily armed with a wall of speakers and a terrifying amount of dry ice. If you are hunting for the [DJ] [venue] tracklist, this [DJ] live set is a masterclass in tearing the roof off with Jungle/Drum'n'bass.

Pushing a relentless 164.9 BPM, the mix heavily utilizes the 12A key to maintain a dark, rolling harmonic tension that keeps the pressure right on your chest. The mixing is a clinic in breakbeat manipulation, slicing through complex mid-range polyrhythms while the sub-bass does the heavy lifting. The crate-digging here is absolutely sorted, pulling the lethal 'Fracture & Tim Reaper - Whipcrack' and smashing it into the darkside classic 'DJ SS - Black'. Dropping 'Mantra - Come Undone' creates an absolute moment of ethereal chaos.

The journey kicks off with a blistering 'Unknown - Unknown' opening track, instantly demanding maximum energy. By the time the soulful, rolling breaks of the closing track, 'Lemon D - Manhattan Melody', wash over the dancefloor, even the shirtless bloke has had to sit down and rethink his life choices.