Time Warp US
MONKEY SAFARI house set in The Lab NYC
We all know the bloke who spends his entire night at an American club loudly complaining that 'European crowds are just better', all while paying twenty dollars for a warm vodka soda in Brooklyn. He's wearing a minimal techno label t-shirt and hasn't smiled since 2016. But despite the transatlantic snobbery, the Time Warp US energy inside The Lab NYC is a proper, sweaty, heads-down affair. This MONKEY SAFARI live set is a relentless, driving clinic in underground Rominimal house.
The technical delivery is massive, coasting at a 123.5 BPM average with surprising surges up to 162 BPM, relying heavily on rolling 12A and 7A key progressions to keep the dancefloor utterly hypnotized. Digging into the MONKEY SAFARI The Lab NYC tracklist reveals a serious arsenal of classic and modern weapons. Dropping the 'Digitalism - Blitz (Villa remix)' is a massive nod to the bloghouse era, while 'Aaron H-Smith - Satara (Juanito Remix)' keeps the techy percussive groove totally locked. The journey is an absolute masterstroke in pacing.
Starting off slow with an unidentified opening track, the set builds a massive, rolling peak before unleashing absolute scenes with the iconic, piano-heavy closing track 'Black Box - I Don't Know Anybody Else'. A proper sorted history lesson.