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TECH SUPPORT industrial chug set in the Lab LDN
We all have that friend who insists on playing 'industrial chug' at 4am, and TECH SUPPORT's set in The Lab LDN is the vindication we never knew we needed. This is for the heads who find beauty in machinery groaning under its own weight. The vibe is all shadowy corners and flickering LED strips, a bunker-like atmosphere where the air feels thick with reverb. Clocking in at an average 110 BPM and firmly rooted in the 12A key, this is slow-burn, hypnotic techno with a dark, industrial edge.
The energy profile is dominated by low-end (0.540), creating a subterranean rumble that vibrates through the floor, while minimal mid-range (0.427) and almost non-existent high-end (0.033) focus on texture over melody. TECH SUPPORT's mixing is patient and linear, using long blends to let tracks like East's 'Agymosás' unfold with grim purpose. Harmonic progression is subtle, with occasional forays into 7A providing slight tonal shifts without breaking the spell. The track selection is a masterclass in obscure edits: Baba Sehgal & Sujatha's 'Chick Chiklet' is a bizarre Bollywood sample turned into a percussive tool, while Martin Stürtzer's 'Temporal Paradox' offers sci-fi tension.
The inclusion of Talking Heads' 'Burning Down the House' stretched to a 12-minute epic is a stroke of mad genius, and Ramirez's 'Orcines' adds a raw, loop-driven drive. It kicks off with the mechanical grind of East's 'Agymosás', reaches its peak during the relentless build of Talking Heads, and concludes with the distant, echoing rhythms of ghost cassette's 'Train Ride'.