It is no accident that 'Get It' closes the session: it is signed by Nopopstar alongside Elbrus, and Nopopstar — a DJ and producer active since 2011, per his own profile — co-owns UNCLES MUSIC, the label he founded with Eugene Jay. The boss keeps the last word on his own spring tape, having already dropped 'Close You'r Eyes' into the home stretch. That gesture sums up the whole volume: the in-house roster runs the show here, not marquee signings.
Eleven names appear more than once, and four of them do most of the heavy lifting:
- Paul Us Dj, the most prolific with four cuts: from the progressive of 'Landing in Goa' to the indie dance of 'Electric Life', with 'Lunar Haze' (7:16) as his longest ride.
- Serge Grey, three productions locked at 122 BPM roaming across progressive, organic and melodic; 'Jungle Bells' stretches the groove out to 7:21.
- ROBUSTA, three entries that push the tempo: 'Let Me See You' hits 128 BPM, the highest mark in the record's house range.
- Mahamit, two pieces between organic and afro; 'Patikan' (7:38) is the most generous runtime of all 42.
Among the one-off guests, the name with the deepest track record is DE GRAAL', a Saint Petersburg project known for hypnotic soundscapes straddling electronica and deep house, contributing 'Feel Alone' at 126 BPM. And there is one deliberate outlier: Obbaggun fires off 'Echoes on the Hill' at 151 BPM, the only cut that leaves the 120-128 band where everything else lives — an afro house whipcrack in the middle of the final stretch.
With the boss closing the booth and the house roster filling nearly every seat, this Spring Tape works less as a showcase of newcomers and more as a census: anyone wanting to know who lives at UNCLES MUSIC today gets the full map here, from the takeoff of VIKII's 'A350' to the co-owner's closing signature.
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