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Tuhin Mehta in The Lab Mumbai
Mixmag
We've all been there: one moment you're casually listening, the next Salt-N-Pepa is being ruthlessly weaponized over a 133 BPM techno-trance backbone, and you have to respect the audacity. Tuhin Mehta in The Lab Mumbai is a gleeful demolition derby of genres, a tech trance and hard trance riot that treats classic acapellas like sonic grenades. The vibe is pure, unadulterated chaos theory—a sweaty box where nostalgia and pneumatic kick drums collide under strobe lights. Technically, it's a bulldozer of a set, holding a relentless 133.3 BPM and using the foundational key of 12A as a launchpad for mayhem.
The energy is overwhelmingly low-end focused at 0.72, with mids at 0.25 providing just enough melodic hook, and highs virtually absent at 0.03, making every kick feel like a chest punch. The mixing is aggressive and functional, often using long blends and acapella layers to create jarring, brilliant collisions. The crate digging here is of a very specific, mad scientist variety. The opener, 'Push It' over a pounding beat, is a statement of intent.
Mundopal's '10H10' is a relentless, loop-driven techno tool, while The Goooniez's 'A****Loch' remix is a peak-time weapon of distorted fury. Dropping Rank 1's timeless 'Airwave' is a pure crowd-pleasing masterstroke, and the closing 'Samba de Janeiro' remix is the kind of ridiculous, euphoric finale that makes perfect sense at 5 AM. David Löhlein's 'Altai' remixes show a keen ear for contemporary, hypnotic techno textures. The journey launches with the iconic rap of 'Push It,' hits a soaring peak with the trance vocals of 'Airwave,' and ends in a carnivalesque frenzy with 'Samba de Janeiro.'.