TuneLab
James Grant DJ Set - Live From The Anjunakitchen
A 'live from the kitchen' set from an Anjuna head is the perfect backdrop for our own domestic raving, whether we're pretending to cook or just nursing a cup of tea that's gone cold three tracks in. James Grant, from what we assume is a very tidy home studio, delivers a warm, inviting mix of melodic house that feels like a curated hug. The BPM sits in a cozy 123-125 range, perfect for a sunset session or a deep headphone dive, with Camelot 10B and 12A doing most of the harmonic heavy lifting.
This is mixing as storytelling, with Grant using smooth, long blends to create a continuous, undulating energy arc where the mid-range (0.37) carries the emotive melodies and the low-end (0.59) provides a soft, persistent groove. The technical skill is in the seamlessness, making 65 tracks feel like one evolving organism. The tracklist is a deep dive into the Anjunadeep ethos: UNDERHER's 'Mercy' is a beautiful, vocal-led opener, while Boris Brejcha's 'I Want You' gets a surprisingly effective, groovy treatment.
For the diggers, Lexuspi's 'M.A.T.B Love' is a smooth, deep house gem, and the Mood II Swing remix of 'Love Revolution' is a timeless classic recontextualized. Dosem & Prok & Fitch's 'Doors' adds a touch of techier funk, and Matthias Meyer's 'Strangely Enough' provides a moment of poignant, driving beauty. The journey starts with the serene 'Mercy', builds to a peak with the swinging pressure of 'Avon Stringer & Jesse Rose - Pressure', and gently winds down with Durante's blissful 'Maia' as the closing track.