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Sam Divine house set in The Lab NYC
Sam Divine in The Lab NYC is a dive into the pure, unadulterated joy of house music. No frills, no over-complication—just solid grooves and classic vibes. We're all in this together, trying to remember where we heard that piano loop before. The vibe is a basement party with a killer sound system, all about the shared bounce.
This is a straight-up house music session, with a driving average of 125 BPM and Sam skillfully weaving through keys, predominantly 12A and 5A for that uplifting feel. The energy is heavily skewed toward the low-end (76% low energy), providing a rock-solid foundation for the soulful vocals and disco-tinged samples that dance in the mid-range. Her mixing is energetic and tracky, letting each tune have its moment before slamming in the next. The selections are a house fan's dream.
She opens strong with the Art Department remix of X-Press 2's "Let Love Decide", all moody pads and Roland Clark's iconic voice. Crazy White Boy's "Love You Better" brings a funky, filtered disco vibe, while the Dusky Remix of Cloud 9's "Do You Want Me Baby" is a modern deep-house weapon. Of course, dropping Stardust's "Music Sounds Better with You" is a crowd-pleasing masterstroke, and R.A.W.'s "Unbe" provides a deeper, techier groove. The set builds from the soulful opener, hits its sing-along peak with "Music Sounds Better with You", and winds down with the smooth, jazzy vibes of The Return's "New Day".