Warrior Queen & The Bug. Click here to view flickr.

Bash
Thursday 30th March 2006
Plastic People, Shoreditch, London

Regular visits to Bash have unfortunately meant that (from a reviews point of view) it's difficult to tease them apart. But what I can remember from this one, YT and Digital were alright. But The Bug and Warrior were on fierce form. It's also where I met Emma for the first time, who became my rave accomplice for the summer.

Alex Under. Click here to view flickr.

Sud Electronic
Friday 31st March 2006
The Departure, 2 Crutched Friars, London

Sud Electronic have been responsible for taking the very now sound of minimal house and techno, moving it away from the likes of Fabric and redeploying on a more street level. Their parties are usually intimate, lively and fun....except this one.

Departure isn't a very good venue. That's the first thing I have to say. London clubs seem to get it right when it comes to charging extortionate drinks prices and having the most attitude-fuelled security staff. But they have a long way to go in getting half-decent sound systems.

Which was a shame, considering the likes of Portable and the excellent Alex Under meted out decent slabs of laptop arranged beats. Neither Sud nor I have been back to the venue since.