We all grieve differently; and with the passing of Queen Elizabeth last week, this thought has been on my mind the last few days.

This week I had intended to put together another deep house set; and as serendipity has it, a more sombre, thoughtful set was called for. Beginning with the spellbinding and heart-melting "Raye" by Sultan + Shepard, this set is mixed slightly slower, featuring melodic house, progressive house, and occasionally touching on ambient vibes so that you can take time to reflect on what has been; on those that you may have lost and on life's ups and downs.

The tracklist titles really speak to what this set is about; tracks such as "Feel", "Floating", "Only You", "Otherside", "Ethos", "Golden Tears", and Above & Beyond's incredibly moving track "Gratitude" which I first heard live at ABGT 450 last year; and slowing it down to 120bpm really reveals it's incredible production quality and beautiful warm sound and incredible vocals.

If you know my personal DJ style, I put a huge amount of focus on the transitions between tracks, making them as smooth as I can, so the whole set feels like one ever-evolving song; in my mind I held the word "dreamlike" when mixing this set, my hope is that that comes across - And to make it feel even more like a dream, I created a "full-circle" set - That is, starting and ending the set with the same powerful song - "Raye".

This is an extra-long set, I listened to over 100 tracks build this set, finally narrowing it down to 18 tracks that really spoke to me and worked well together - and at 1 hour 38 minutes, I still had another 17 tracks I didn't get to use! Maybe another deep house/melodic set is in order soon.

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Until next time, keep well and look after each other,
S

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