Holly Lester – Open Your Mind EP on Duality Trax

Holly Lester brings warmth and groove to Duality Trax with “Open Your Mind EP”, a 4-track tech house record made for dancefloors. Spanning 130–131 BPM across its 4 tracks, this release gives DJs flexible tempo options for different set moments.

Open Your Mind EP on Duality Trax

Behind the Tech House : Release Notes

Duality Trax reaches its tenth release with a defining moment for the label, as label boss Holly Lester steps forward with her debut EP. A personal milestone as much as a catalogue marker, the record channels sounds that have shaped her sound to date – early tech house, the low-end swing of UK garage and breakbeat, the rolling pulse of mid-2000s European dancefloors, and the emotional lift of 90s progressive house – all refracted through a distinctly personal lens.nnOpen Your Mind sets the tone with a sense of lift and release: a wide, expansive bassline carries skippy, garage-tinged percussion, while bright piano stabs cut through guided by playful, restless FX. Big Fill pivots into tougher territory, a driving cut built on a rolling sub that pulls you into the groove – equal parts pressure and introspection, with moments of dreamlike suspension between the weight.nnOn the flip, Tanit drifts into more atmospheric space – an ode to the White Isle that still carries a distinctly UK undercurrent. A squelching, elastic bassline and cheeky, garage-leaning wubs provide a foundational groove but everything around it drifts: gated synths shimmer, drums sparkle, half-heard vocals dissolve into the mix and the track unfolds with a blissed-out, cruising energy. It feels just as natural in a dark room as it does out on open water, coasting past Formentera.nnFor the remix, Holly turns to one of her favourite producers of the moment, DJ Life, who draws Open Your Mind into deeper waters. The Berlin via Australia producer stretches the groove into something more hypnotic and submerged, a patient 5am burner that lingers in the air, equally at home in basements, afterhours, and those in-between moments as night slips quietly into day.

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Release Tracklist

1. Holly Lester – Open Your Mind Original Mix

   Tech House | 131 BPM | C Minor | 6:52

2. Holly Lester – Big Fill Original Mix

   Tech House | 131 BPM | Bb Major | 5:53

3. Holly Lester – Tanit Original Mix

   House | 130 BPM | F Minor | 6:01

4. Holly Lester – Open Your Mind DJ Life Remix

   Tech House | 131 BPM | Db Major | 6:28