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PURPLE DISCO MACHINE in The Lab LA
Purple Disco Machine in The Lab LA—because sometimes you just need to put on your sparkly shirt and remember that dancing is supposed to be fun, not a spiritual trial, and we're all here for that four-to-the-floor therapy. The vibe is pure, unadulterated joy: a room full of people grinning, shoulder-shimmying, and desperately trying to identify that perfect disco edit before the next cowbell hits. This is disco house at its finest, with a steady 121.8 BPM groove and a harmonic home base of 12A, peppered with shifts to 3B and 10B for funky and soulful flavors that keep the energy buoyant.
PDM's mixing is all about the groove, layering classic samples and live-sounding basslines to maintain an infectious, upbeat pace; the energy profile has a higher mid-range (avg 0.50), allowing lush strings, horns, and vocals to shine over a solid low-end foundation. He opens with his own 'Walls,' a modern disco anthem that sets the tone. The digging is exquisite: Sides' 'Cape Town' brings afro-house warmth, Babylene's 'My Man' is a sultry, bass-driven gem, and Jonny Sender's 'Disco Touch' is exactly what it says on the tin.
The inclusion of Moloko's 'Sing It Back' in Herbert's dub is a masterstroke, twisting a pop classic into a deep, hypnotic loop, while his own 'Street Life' and Topazz's 'New Millenium' add vintage filter-house feels. The journey starts with 'Walls,' rides a wave of four-to-the-floor happiness through these picks, and closes with Sister Sledge's undeniable 'Lost In Music,' because some truths are universal—disco never died; it just got a 21st-century remix.