Neon Sweat Box.

Neon Noise Project -MSTRKRFT / Autokratz / Jerry Bouthier / Bloggers Delight
Unit 7, 566 Cable Street, London - 26/04/08

With a lineup that boasted such stellar members of the electro scene such as MSTKRFT, Kitsune's Autokratz and former Boombox resident Jerry Bouthier, I had high expectations for tonight. These feelings were soon thwarted when the arid heat of the venue engulfed me on arrival. You know that sudden blast of heat you get when you jump off the plane? Well that's how it felt walking into the, oh so niche, warehouse setting of Unit 7. But when you're on holiday you're safe in the knowledge you'll be on a beach shortly, tonight all I had to look forward to is the fact that my shirt was soon to be dripping with sweat. You had to feel for the people rocking a look with two layers, well almost sorry. I know that in venues need to try and outdo each other by recreating illegal raves in legal warehouses, but surely they can afford air conditioning?

My other bone of contention with the night was the fact the Autokratz couldn't play for more than four minutes without the power cutting out. Intermittent gaps do not bode well with dance music. Visibly annoyed the band limped through before eventually leaving. With the oven like temperature and patchy sound, I wasn't relishing the prospect of an all nighter. To be fair MSTRKRFT smashed it. When you heard the opening notes of “Easy Love” the crowd, by this point a steaming heap of sweaty bodies, delivered a collective yell.

By the time they dropped “Bounce” condensation was pouring from the ceiling. At this point my shirt had formed a bond to my back and my eyes stung from the hair wax waterfall that had formed from my fringe. I fared slightly better than my friend; who spent the evening trying to see through the permanent layer of steam on her glasses. Even the flawless Jerry Bouthier couldn't keep me there any longer. Neon Noise take note; the lineup was fine but if you don't want the majority of the crowd to leave at 1am, then sort the air con out.