Halloween can manifest itself in a lot different ways. You could find joy in giving others candy when they come to your door, you can dress up and go out partying, or you could turn your porch lights f and enjoy the fact that your roommates are out the house for the night and cozy up with a good book and a cup hot cocoa…
In the same way, Halloween can present itself differently in music. We’ve already seen dozens bass music mixes come out to celebrate the horror filled nights, with one the biggest still on its way, but how about house?
The groovy genre doesn’t typically have that sort growling, impending-doom type sound to it, so how do you make it spooky? You up the suspense, the darkness, the looming sense unease. It’s not an easy task by any means, but Lane 8 accomplishes the task spectacularly.
While two hours for a mix might seem like a hefty task, as well, á la BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix, Lane 8 goes beyond that for 140 minutes groovy, dark, foreboding house that flows like a demon into the night. Even listening to it in the morning will give you a bit a boost going into the day. Listening at night, well… that’s another story entirely.
Check out Lane 8’s Halloween 2019 mixtape below, and buy tickets to see him live on tour here.
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