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The Cover Mix: Denis Sulta
Mixmag
A Denis Sulta cover mix for Mixmag is our cue to expect the unexpected, a chaotic, genre-hopping ride that somehow makes perfect sense. We're here for the sheer audacity of it, for the moment he drops a 10-minute version of 'Cola' right after some obscure breakbeat. The vibe is his bedroom studio turned inside out—cluttered, inspired, and gloriously unbothered by genre borders. Technically, it's a wild ride with a BPM range from a down-tempo 94 to a frenetic 150, averaging out at 126.5.
The keys are all over the map (8B, 4B, 5A), reflecting the eclectic nature of the tracklist. The energy spectrum is unusually mid-focused (54%), highlighting Sulta's love for crunchy drums, bold basslines, and quirky vocal samples over sheer sub-bass power. His mixing style is playful and sometimes jarring, using cuts and quick blends to keep the energy frenetic and surprising. The arc is less a journey and more a series of delightful, connected vignettes.
For diggers, it's a treasure chest: Rinat Abushaev's 'Sty' opens with eerie, cinematic ambience, CamelPhat & Elderbrook's 'Cola' is given a epic, stretched-out treatment, No_4mat's '1992' is a jacking, sample-heavy house bomb, and Gesaffelstein's 'Control Movement' adds a dose of cold, industrial chic. The finale of a spit-and-polish remix of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' is peak Sulta humor. It starts in the shadows with 'Sty,' builds through the iconic, prolonged drop of 'Cola,' and ends in a euphoric, shirt-off haze with the DJ Wout remix of 'Ecstasy.'.