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Timmy Regisford
Mixmag Lab London | 30 Years of Nervous Records & Club Shelter
When Timmy Regisford opens with Anita Baker, you know you're in the hands of a master who understands that house music is, fundamentally, about feeling. This Mixmag Lab London celebration of 30 Years of Nervous Records & Club Shelter is a history lesson you can dance to. The atmosphere is pure Shelter: a basement spirituality where every piano chord feels like a blessing.
Regisford's deep and soulful house journey sits at a perfect 124 BPM, with the Camelot wheel spinning between 12A and 5A to guide the emotional tenor. The energy balance is masterfully curated, with a strong low-end foundation (0.55) supporting rich mid-range melodies (0.40), creating a sound that's physically grounding yet spiritually uplifting. His legendary programming shines, seamlessly weaving acapellas and instrumental passages.
The tracklist is a curator's dream: he anchors the set with the raw, soulful plea of Anita Baker's 'Whatever It Takes' and later drops Nina Simone's spellbinding 'I Put A Spell On You.' Louie Vega's remix of Shimza's 'Fight To Love' brings modern Afro-house warmth, while Filterheadz's 'Atlantic' (Late Replies Remix) injects a dose of driving, melodic techno tension. The journey is a timeless arc, starting with Baker's vulnerability, reaching a peak with the atmospheric swell of Dustin Zahn & Joel Mull's 'Vesperum Winds,' and finding glorious resolution in Shaun Escoffery's 'Days Like This' with its Spinna & Ticklah club mix uplift.