TuneLab
Anjunadeep Explorations Vol. 1
The ‘Anjunadeep Explorations’ mix series is for those long, headphone-assisted journeys, the kind where you start a walk and end up three towns over, lost in thought and sound. This first volume is a pristine, expertly curated deep house odyssey that reminds us why we fell for this sound in the first place. The vibe is introspective and expansive, like watching a slow-motion sunrise over a calm sea—all soft gradients and gradual revelation. Technically, it’s a masterclass in flow, gliding through a 123 BPM average and making subtle, intelligent shifts between harmonically rich keys like 8B and 12A.
The energy is perfectly balanced for the genre, with a strong low-end (0.74 avg) providing a warm, propulsive bed for intricate melodies and atmospheric pads to unfold without rush. The curation is flawless. Blu Attic’s ‘Till I Lose Myself (Extended Mix)’ is a breathtaking opener, all yearning vocals and deep chords. Thomas Schumacher & Victor Ruiz’s ‘Apollo’ is a timeless, driving progressive house masterpiece.
LAR’s ‘First Signs of Sun’ lives up to its title with shimmering beauty, and Waldo’s remix of ‘Bette Davis Eyes’ is a clever, soulful curveball that works perfectly. The journey begins in the melancholic bliss of ‘Till I Lose Myself’, reaches a euphoric, driving peak with ‘Apollo’, and gently dissolves into the abstract, dreamlike textures of artemis orion/mayari.’s ‘colorful nightmares’ as the closing track.