Early arrival was obligatory so as not to miss any of what couldn’t really fail to be a blinder of a night. Did you see the line-up on the flyer? I nearly swallowed my own tongue when I got handed it the week before, vowing not to miss it for neither love nor money (although either would be nice) Full attendance is obligatory when Dave The Drummer and Chris Liberator, the people’s favourite DJ, play the people’s favourite music especially both at the same event! I’m lucky I can still walk!


Most of the beat seekers that descended on the Electrowerkz that night had been there for the special line up. Pretty nice bunch too! Very European and all soaking up the intense, aural entertainment laid on by the promoters who done themselves proud.

The Electrowerkz is a good choice for the tunes. It suited the musical mayhem that is Techno well. The gloomy staircase and steel platforms really complimented the amazing sounds. A hands-off security and a more-than-fair entry price seemingly appealed to the people.

Some of the revellers who introduced themselves were familiar with the underground scene. Techno sessions did indeed have that feel to it, as if it were some of the nicest things taken out of a 3 day, legally questionable warehouse event and compressed into a suitable time frame.

No stray dogs, nor (too) crazy characters or sketchiness. Just music, a hard-edged atmosphere and the right amount of darkness blending in nicely. A couple of extra days of it wouldn’t have gone amiss which is probably why it seemed to go so fast.

I even got the opportunity to ask Chris Lib about his preference to over-ground and under-ground events. Without wanting to show any favouritism he mentioned that he loved them both the same although underground events allow more opportunities to experiment. No need to experiment with the set given that night.

It flicked all the right switches and floated all the boats more than adequately.

It’s not good to write an article with nothing negative in. Readers would assume there was some negotiation going on between the writer and the promoter but I’m hard pressed to find anything bad. I’ll only grumble that it could have lasted a few more days but I am, to be fair, bias. I know and love my techno and I wouldn’t highly recommend anything if it didn’t reach my well toned, acidic techno standards.

Hopefully see you all Autumn Techno Sessions?

© Psymon

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