Max HeyraudThis week’s Mix Of The Week comes courtesy of Dublin’s Lúnasa, delivering an hour of screwball techno, breaks, and rave for London’s sex-positive party, Joyride.
It’s a frantic, genre-hopping journey through every nook of Lúnasa’s dancefloor-primed music library. A wonky, grainy, bass-loaded ride that showcases her ever-evolving sonic palette. The mix darts through moods and styles like a jockey racing through an obstacle course, leaping from heaving hard drum to squelchy garage cuts. It’s eclectic, yet always anchored by a love of big, percussive energy. Imagine if Ben UFO only played the screwier corners of his crates.
The mix starts percussive and stays there, never letting up. It rolls through tribal rhythms and techno pressure, but don’t expect hardgroove, this is the Latin and American interpretation, full of effortless swing. Lúnasa dives headfirst into that vibe, before veering into high-octane trance, raptor house, Jersey bounce, and slick, slippery prog. Intricately placed high-pitched vocals shimmer throughout, paired with bellowing basslines and unmistakable Latin flair.
This isn’t a mix built on tension and release, it doesn’t need to be. It’s all momentum, all motion, all messing and no messing at the same time. Serious party music, for the heads.