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Chris Stussy
Mixmag Lab London
We've all been there, hunched over a laptop at dawn, trying to decipher a tracklist from a grainy video. Chris Stussy's Mixmag Lab London set is exactly the kind of polished, groove-centric progressive house session that fuels this shared mania. The vibe is intimate and focused, the kind of studio recording where you can almost smell the nylon flight cases and feel the sub-bass in your chest. Technically, this is a masterclass in fluid, harmonic mixing.
Averaging 130.8 BPM and anchored overwhelmingly in the 12A key, Stussy builds a warm, rolling foundation. The energy profile—with a dominant low-end (0.62 avg), supportive mid-range percussion (0.28 avg), and sparse high-end accents (0.10 avg)—creates a deeply immersive, physical groove. His transitions are seamless, often using extended blends and subtle modulations, like the shift into 3B, to progress the narrative without ever jarring the dancefloor. For the crate diggers, this full tracklist is a treasure trove.
The Kerri 'Kaos' Chandler piano remix of SNK's 'Feel It' is a soulful house masterpiece, while the Superlover remix of Bombay Traffic's 'Soul Brother' injects pure funk. Lorean's 'The Damned Girl' provides a moment of deep, melancholic beauty, and Green Velvet & Harvard's 'Lazer Beams' brings a classic shot of acid squelch. The inclusion of an edit of Gillette & 20 Fingers' 'Short, Short Man' is the kind of witty, left-field curveball we secretly adore. The journey is textbook: from a mysterious, atmospheric opener, through percussive workouts and melodic peaks, to the ultimate, euphoric payoff of Three Drives On a Vinyl's 'Greece 2000' as the closing track.