How in the world I haven’t heard this before I’m not sure, but after Cyrez shared it earlier this week I thought it worth mentioning here too. A year old upload of a 2010 set, this is actually a fantastically nostalgic look back at the state of the scene, as well as a quality run-through of E&C’s influences.

The mixing throughout is excellent, and the first half especially has some glorious transitions between hard dance and NRG, before heading into the freeform. The freeform side also has its moments though, crowned by a glorious final connection between Harder Than U Think and Shine. It’s really interesting to listen to a 2010 set, the era when FINRG’s sound started to see far more influence from younger artists like Substanced, Nightforce and (on the darker side) Epyx & Cyrez and Heathen, while Nomic was gaining momentum once again.

We could definitely feel that shift in Tokyo too, and it was mirrored here as sets became more melodic and darker artists tried heading in different directions. It was still a brilliant time to be listening to/playing freeform though, and there was a distinctly bitter sweet feeling when checking this set out on a recent morning commute.