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Up til the very last moment I didn't know whether I was going to this or to Footwork. Finally decided that I was in a good mood and could brave the Guv's crowd. No easy decision either after the madness that was Sasha/Halloween.
Got there shortly before midnight and it was still filling up. Caught the very end of Mark Oliver's set and then Deadmau5 was on. Very unexpected start - almost tribally-tech - which I quite liked. In fact, I was expecting his set to be pure electro and it wasn't, there was a lot of bassy tracks. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Wished he had brought his mouse head with him.
Zabiela was so much fun, it's been too long since last I saw him. Mostly glitchy stuff but a fair range of proggy, techy, minimal tracks too. Seamless mixing of tracks and genres. And of course, he's a very happy dj, always smiling and even jumping around during the big tracks. He ended just after 5 and I left shortly after (why people stayed to dance to a recorded cd is beyond me).
Overall, I have to say it was a surprisingly good night - though it filled up there was always room to dance at the front, the crowd was very good and the music was top notch.
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