TuneLab
L.P. Rhythm
Mixmag Lab London
The Mixmag Lab in London is where genres go to get sweaty and definitions blur, and L.P. Rhythm’s session is a thunderous love letter to the kind of peak-time, sample-flipping house that makes purists scoff and danceflolds erupt. This is not a set for subtlety; it’s for when the clock has vanished and the only law is the kick drum. The vibe is a blacked-out box, strobes cutting through a haze of pure kinetic energy, where every recognisable vocal snippet is a communal trigger. Technically, it’s a powerhouse of relentless, high-BPM house.
Averaging a fierce 133.2 BPM, it’s almost entirely glued to the 12A key, creating a monolithic, driving force that’s about physical momentum over harmonic nuance. The energy balance is more aggressive here, with a significant high-end presence (0.21) over a solid low (0.40) and mid (0.38), resulting in a crisp, punchy, and relentlessly funky assault. The crate digging is a riot of cheeky edits and jacking classics. His own ‘Versatile’ sets the tone—tough, loopy, and direct. The inclusion of William Kiss & Luke Alessi’s ‘Hold Up’ and DJ Godfather’s ‘Hold Up’ is a brilliant, meta moment of parallel play.
Mr. V’s ‘Jus Dance’ is an eight-minute masterclass in swinging, vocal-led house groove. And the peak is undeniable: the wild, euphoric clash of Diva DJs vs Nicki French’s ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ remix, a track so gloriously over-the-top it demands surrender. The journey kicks off with the self-referential ‘Versatile’, hits its chaotic, emotional peak with ‘Total Eclipse’, and closes on the ravey, robotic funk of POSH! The Prince’s ‘Re-Bokk Robot’ remix.