Friday Recap for the week of December 22, 2025. Daniel and Lily run through the week: Monday's "Dub'slide" by Saliva Commandos (128 BPM, Eb Major), Tuesday's "Draw The Line" by Katy Alex (130 BPM, A Minor), Wednesday's classic "Da Funk" by Daft Punk (116 BPM, F Minor), and Thursday's Toolroom Records spotlight. Plus a shoutout to General Moses and the Pickney EP—"Micah" and "Mia" both played by James Hype in his YouTube sets.

Thursday Label Spotlight: Toolroom Records. Daniel and Lily break down the house music empire—founded 2003 by Mark Knight and Stuart Knight in Kent, England. From garden shed to global operation: Toolroom Radio (16M weekly listeners), Toolroom Academy, and a roster stacked with Low Steppa, Tony Romera, ESSEL, Martin Ikin, Crusy, David Penn, CASSIMM, Hatiras, Alaia & Gallo. As of December 2025: #1 Beatport Top Labels for House, Toolroom Trax #10 in Tech House. Production takeaway: consistency builds empires.

Wednesday Strategic Positioning: "Da Funk" by Daft Punk [Virgin]. Daniel and Lily break down the 1995 classic—116 BPM, F Minor, 5:28 runtime. Before the helmets, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo dropped a track that rewired house music. Deployment: tempo shifter for late-night and after-hours sets when you need to pull back from 128 BPM without losing the floor. Production takeaway: simplicity is timeless.