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Having finally had chance to listen to this set, I have to say it's probably the most disappointing S&D set I've heard, and certainly doesn't live up to the tracklist. I know these two don't mix to the same superhuman standard in their live sets from this period, but this is the only S&D set I've heard with actual mixing errors - dodgy cueing, loud transitions and some total non-transitions, just stopping one record and playing another.
This set also contains a rather shocking piece of programming in the section around Chakra - I Am. First, that track is in key with Tilt - My Spirit so I was a bit surprised why they didn't do an ambient blend, especially as that "Good evening people of the universe" vocal is so cheesy. Then the back-to-back Bedrock mixes of I Am blew my mind. I'd never heard the Dream Dub before and put together with the main mix it made for an awesome 16 minute journey that I thought was going to lead to a next-level B2B section of DJing chemistry. However, the mix out is a total shocker. The Bedrock mix of I Am is really easy to mix out of - it stops being melodic after the final breakdown so you can go into any track you want, no matter what key, and yet it keeps those distinctive panned drums so you can hold quite an audible mix for a minute or two. Basically, it's almost impossible to fuck up and lose momentum coming out of that track, it's a dream to mix with. And yet almighty Sasha and Digweed do just that. They have about four bars of bare beats and when they finally bring in the next track, it starts wrecking and they have to correct it. And it's just a totally shitty track to follow on with, one of the weakest in the set and just loses all energy entirely.
Don't get me wrong, there are some good runs of tuneage in here, and I'm sure this set rocked the crowd on the night regardless, but for legends like S&D, in their prime, playing tracks of this calibre... this set is much weaker than it should be.
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Mixes:
> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24
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