It's been a good while since making my down to the superclub that is Fabric. Having spotted the line-up on a flyer a month or so before, I was really itching to get down and check it out, especially to witness the Elevator Music Launch based in Room 3.

Queueing was not really an issue, although in these below zero temperatures, anything to do with standing outside for a period of time invokes mild panic and discussions of who may survive to actually enjoy the club experience.  Before bets could actually be taken however we were in and shedding layers to stash in the cloakroom. It's £14 standard price to get in but you'll be happy to hear if you’re a student and can make it in before 3am it’s only £6.   That is an absolute baragin on a night like this. You are going to enjoy some of the finest cutting edge beats and bass on offer at this point in time in London. 

Right? Damn Right.

Many people, I imagine, had come down for the House legend Todd Edwards and that really was a given as the guy did not disappoint House heads I’m sure.

For myself, coming from more a Hip Hop orientated background it was a real buzz to see the main room going off nicely to the crazy mixture of wonky hip hop from Hudson Mohawke and Rustie. With Rustie you can always expect something different thrown in there from gig to gig. He knows how to tap into the psyche of a good crowd and lift them up. With Hudson, at times it  feels like you’ve got caught up in a washing machine full of crazy jazz riffs, Prog rock type Drum breaks and casio keyboards trying to commit Hari-Kiri. Top class stuff.  For me, it's total quality because it shows that a whole load of influences have gone into his music and he has an obvious  understanding of where this type of music is going, especially considering he helped shape the sound of wonky and is not sleeping on the job.

It's not something I’d necessarily would have expected to work on the dance floor but the place was on fire!  When Hud drops his big tunes like ‘Fuse’ or ‘Zooooom’ it’s a real pleasure to see the club crowd react so positively. He pushes that ever elusive musical envelope and gets results.

Shout goes to the  MC for working the crowd hard with various antics but never trying to take over, just adding to the fun and good vibes. It made for a great live experience.

The 2nd room really had the right balance of those bpms. Headhunter and 2562 absolutely killed it with their mixture of no-nonsense, pounding dubstep and techno mixtures. D-Bridge and Instra:mental held it down with their funky DnB offerings which balanced things nicely. It's really good to see the tempo varying from around 140 up to 170 in the same room because it just keeps things well lively.

Can't fault anything in there that comes to mind, just a great vibe and rolling tunes meant people were on the case in their with their raving, standing up on the sides and flailing their limbs about like they were going out of fashion!   Up in the 3rd room  and Untold and Shortstuff equally weren't messing about with their sets and really stood out in for the Elevator Album launch lineup.

Shouts to everyone that played in there but between those two, they pulled out a top mixture of melodic swaggering rhythms and ravey Nu-Garage vibes. Neither of these guys are lacking when it comes to pure dance orientated technical mixing and the crowd lapped it up like thirsty alcohlics. Both sets were a treat in what was overall a night that had a hell of a lot on offer.

This was well worth the money in terms of the range of music on offer and very promising for the quality of what’s contained within the Elevator music album, that's for sure. The general vibe for 2010 is looking really rather good. It’s also worth pointing out that to avoid as much bother as possible you can get the fabric first offer which entitles you £6 entry to nights before 3am and, if I’m not mistaken,a free mix CD every month.  Not to be slept on.