DJ Dexter, Essential, Po Na Na, Edinburgh, Oct 4

Never was the crowd allowed to rest as the party favourites were pumped out.

Article by Luc Benyon | 12 Nov 2006
Air-guitar fans and air-scratching fans alike crammed the dancefloor for Aussie DJ Dexter's crowd pleasing set. In the bizarrely Moroccan themed venue you feel like Rick in Casablanca, but instead of Sam on piano, tonight it's Dexter giving the old tunes the revamp. Having won the Australian DMC championships, and as half of the Avalanches, people expect some serious tricks up his sleeve. Never was the crowd allowed to rest as the party favourites were pumped out. Dexter takes the concept of mash-ups to a new level: Gnarls Barklay seamlessly blends into bhangra, the Police's Roxanne segues into the Jackson 5. However, the award for craziest crowd moment of the night goes to MC Hammer, sitting triumphally atop Aphex Twin's Windowlicker. Most bemused crowd moment: System of a Down's Chop Suey confused the beleagured dancers. The drinks offers and great tunes made sure everyone had a smile on their face, unfortunately 3am came far too fast. [Luc Benyon]