JackEL – Don't Cha Chart: Tech House at Its Finest
JackEL delivers his Don't Cha Chart, an eleven-track selection that maps the current state of tech house and its most aggressive offshoots with surgical precision. With BPMs ranging from 126 to 140, the compilation never lets up on floor energy, and each track brings its own identity without disrupting the overall flow.
The opening slot belongs to Girlz Girlz Girlz (Rya & JackEL, No Definition), a driving tech house cut at 132 BPM in E Major that sets a festive and direct tone for the selection. Right behind it, the title track Don't Cha — alongside D'Amico & Valax and Queen ARIES on Soave Dusk — packs everything great about the genre into 3:11: percussive groove, vocal hook, and polished production.
Genre Diversity and Key Labels
The chart stretches beyond canonical tech house. JackEL's solo cut I Don't Understand (FVYDID) shifts into peak-time techno territory at 126 BPM in Ab Minor, injecting darkness and tension. Meanwhile, Flex It by MPH and y3kfae (Black Book Records) crashes in at 135 BPM with breaks and UK bass energy that smartly disrupts the rhythmic palette.
- neck – Mau P (Black Book Records): 5:50 of hypnotic tech house in B Minor, one of the chart's deepest and most immersive moments.
- Addicted To Bass (Dom Dolla Relapse) – Puretone & Dom Dolla (TMRW Music): a brilliant rework that reaffirms Dom Dolla's commanding grip on the genre.
- Big Mad Banger – Klubbheads & Zero (ATW Records): a nod to UK Garage/Bassline at 140 BPM that closes out the stylistic spectrum with serious force.
- Slay To The Rhythm – Noizu (Catch & Release): an elegant closer at 129 BPM in F Minor bearing the unmistakable signature of the Canadian producer.
Taken as a whole, Don't Cha Chart is a curatorial statement: JackEL demonstrates strong taste, balancing heavyweights like Mau P, Dom Dolla, and Noizu against fresher picks. An essential chart for DJs seeking versatile material without compromising on floor impact.
