If someone unearthed some footage fo Alec Empire's 6th form revue, I'm sure it would look just like a gig by The Walk Off. As they generally consist of a bunch of people arsing about and screaming over a breakcore backing track, it's tough to say whether this is a good performance or not. All I do know is a) it's jolly good fun, and b) whatever they pay that dancing bear, it ain't enough.
The Rhonda Valley are alright if you want a slightly sloppy, slightly out of tune version of The Epstein. I'm sure they'd fare better if they weren't clashing with The Magic Numbers and we weren't all victims of Sunday evening exhaustion.
nervous_testpilot has been making music for a computer game. I suppose this explains why this year's set is straightforward and foursquare compared to others. Still, if you're going to hear some banging acid trance, best have it made by a master craftsman, I say.
This is dance music in the truest sense, and a packed Lounger Tent is on its feet and frugging furiously. If the unwelcome ghost of Josh Wink's "Higher State Of Consciousness" was raised one moment, this was more than offset by the happy memory of The Scientist's "The Exorcist" the next. Sadly licensing restrictions meant we were denied the encore for which we bayed, but what better way is there to end a great festival, than to leave wanting more?
See you next year, then.
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