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The Southampton D&B scene should hold it’s head in shame. You cry out for DJs and when they come down you don’t turn up!!! The Drum & Bass Ball 2009 should have been one of the biggest nights in Southampton but the venue was dead!
More fool you who didn’t turn up, the night was amazing! I didn’t recognise 75% of the tunes dropped, but that’s the way I like it. Showcasing the freshest dub plates is exactly want a DJ is meant to be doing. So fresh, in fact, that when I asked Bryan G what the tune was called he didn’t even know.
Klip killed it! Filth (in the form of bass lines) flooded the room and with the help of Eksman on the mic the crowd got down and dirty. After bringing the room up with Brookes Brothers ‘Tear You Down’ Klip immediately sank the ravers back into the bass by mixing into DrumSound and Simon ‘Bassline’ Smith’s ‘Can You Feel It’. Fat Man D joined Eskman on stage for the end of the set and the crowd were well and truly hyped.
Following the flow of the night, Bryan G started his back to back set with Ruffstuff, with Original Sin’s ‘Decibel’ and the crowd were loving it. The atmosphere was so intense that for a second you wouldn’t be judged for thinking you were at Fabric or The Coronet. Both Bryan G and Ruffstuff are renowned for their dark, wobbly style of drum and drop after drop they kept the crowd skanking. Towards the end of the set Herbzie (who was meant to be back to back with Eksman but got there late) performed the classic “bye bye bye” chat and everyone joined in.
Hazard arrived early and watched from behind the booth. He must have been paying attention because he knew exactly what they wanted. ‘Taktix’, ‘Heavyweight’ and ‘Busted VIP’ all received rewinds as the slowly empting venue erupted on the first drop of each. But the tune of the night was ‘3rd Degree Gurns Remix’, which caused such havoc it was pulled up twice.
Whether it was due to the clocks going back or poor communication I do not know, but the rave abruptly stopped. Hazard’s set seemed to cut off half way through, no “one more tune”, no “this is the last one from Hazard”, no nothing! Just ravers looking dazed and confused as their night was cut short and they were asked to leave by security.
However the lack of people or the sudden finish changed nothing, the night was a success and Southampton should look forward to the next ‘Niteflight' event.
Review by Nicola Elliott
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