Kicking the night off at 93 Feet East I caught band of the moment Citadels rattle through a short set of luscious melody laden electro indie.

The bearded charm of front man Stef Ferguson set off against the manic, in-the-crowd, drum twatting (this really is the only word to describe the action and the destructive outcome) of guitarist Jimmy Lazers. Meanwhile the angelic Lucy Taylor flits daintily on tip toes between keyboards, flute and vocals as the eyes and ears of the crowd call for more of the sweet dynamics of Citadels Generation Y anthems.

Armed with 2 laptops and 2 midi keyboards Futurecop! blasted their way through a Live/ DJ Set cross pollination with an 80’s sheen and relish. Re editing and cutting up their own tunes, such as the sublime NASA with bootlegs and a-capellas. The top floor of the Vibe Bar was transported back to a sonic world where The Karate Kid and The Lost Boys is shown on repeat in high definition technicolour until the brains of the Hoxtonites exploded because of the sheer neo-retro-nu-pastiche-hi-def-raveness of it all.

Once the brain matter had been cleared up The Filthy Dukes (well, Filthy Duke) took to the stage. With the decks set up on a table far too low for a man of 6ft 3”, Tim Duke got on with what he knows how to do best. Dropping wonky DFA disco gems, along with the latest Boys Noize release, Tim Duke was in complete control and working the crowd with gusto.

A particular highlight came in the shape of Inner City’s ‘Big Fun’, with it’s iconic synth riff being gently eased out of the previous track. Even in the singular the Filthy Dukes can still be some of the most passionate and exciting DJ’s to watch, mixing technical tomfoolery with bloody great tune choices.

JP Duncan / Chris Dempsey
photo: Chris Porter