Corrugated Tunnel & The Hacker Live @ Temple Bar Music centre, 26th Nov.

So, once again Temple Bar Music Centre was the designated destination of the night. This night as well, the line-up was interesting, with The Hacker headlining, and a live performance from Corrugated Tunnel, as well as the Local DJ Jon Averill warming things up before the Live Shows kicked off.

I have seen the hacker before, DJ'ing in the excellent club Fuse in Brussels, and I remember him playing dark, high-energy and somewhat progressive electronic techno. Not the ideal music for me, but due to the amount of cheesy places I've ended up on lately, I was dying for some real alternative electronic madness. The warm-up DJ (who was already playing when we arrived) presented a nice selection of electronic house cuts, many of them a bit old, but all of them helping to build up a nice atmosphere for the anticipating crowd present.

When the first act started his live show, the venue was close to full, and the crowd had been properly warmed up. I had never heard of Corrugated Tunnel before, and did not know what to expect. It started out kind of floaty, with a nice, yet a bit ambient sound. After some time, though, things started picking up, and crisp, clean electronic noises started filling the speakers. All the songs melted nicely in to one another, and the set was professionally performed. The guy obviously has a lot of experience playing live, and he got a good sound out of the big sound system present at the club. As usual (apparently) at Temple Bar Music Centre, the crowd was liking what they heard, but compared to last time I was there (see previous post) the glowstick percentage was significantly higher. A lot of brits in the crowd as well apparently, and we have all met brits abroad before..

At 2.15, after a 3 second break, the music took a drastic turn of events. After the hour and a half of funky floatiness (or floaty funkiness if you will), a deep dark sound emerged from the stage. And when the drums kicked in the entire place kind of lost it. How the Hacker can make just a drum loop sound like pure evil is beyond me, but it sure was enjoyable to feel it there and then. Unfortunately, after 20 mins or so with techno madness, my legs would not carry my body anymore, and the same was the case for my French and Portugese companions. Also, the insanely long line to to get the coat the last time i was at the venue was fresh in mind, so we decided to call it a night.

Since Mylo is playing a DJ-set on the 30th of December at Temple Bar Music Centre, I guess it's not long before I go back there!!