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Dr Dubplate b2b Main Phase
Keep Hush Live: EC2A x Love Saves The Day Festival 2023
Back-to-back sets are where DJ friendships are tested and magic often happens; Dr Dubplate and Main Phase’s Keep Hush Live session for EC2A x Love Saves The Day is a glorious, genre-hopping celebration of UK bass culture. This isn’t a purist’s set—it’s a joyride. The vibe in the room is raw, playful, and slightly chaotic, reflecting the eclectic soundsystem heritage of Bristol. Technically, it’s all over the map with an average BPM of 139.3, weaving through UK garage, breakbeat, and house.
The overwhelming use of the 12A key provides a loose harmonic glue for the wild selections. The energy is low-end led (0.619 avg) but with significant high-end activity, making it percussive and skittish. Their mixing is quick, cheeky, and full of curveballs, dropping acapellas over instrumental loops with garage-era flair. For the tracklist sleuths, 'Andrea Frisina & Irregular Synth - Dub City' is a deep, rolling garage cut that sets a moody tone.
'Headie One - Martin’s Sofa' is a brilliant drill flip that shouldn’t work but absolutely does. The inclusion of 'DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide' is the kind of hilarious, communal moment that defines a great party set. 'Andre Zimmer - Synthetic Station (Jex Opolis Remix)' offers a slick, disco-tinged house interlude. The journey, though starting in mystery, builds through the gritty funk of 'Martin’s Sofa,' peaks with the absurdist fun of 'Cha Cha Slide,' and closes on the eternal garage classic 'Armand Van Helden - You Don’t Know Me,' a perfect, hands-in-the-air finale.