Evil Nine, Chew The Fat!, The Sub Club, Nov 17

The Sub Club is still just light enough to see your hand in front of your face if you really strain your eyes, but its' better to just close them and listen. The bass-shaking, tech-edged sounds of Defcon 1 and resident Bradley C were a rolling, thundering juggernaut, dipping into the best of recent Nu-Skool releases fromFinger Lickin', Marine Parade and of course Fat! itself. Evil Nine announced their entrance bwith the heavy bass tone of 'Crooked' and the whole crowd started jumping, as they began a rollercoaster set of tough, liquid breaks. The techno tendencies began to grate slightly - it would have been nice on this birthday night to hear some more classic Fat! material from the early days, but who can complain? Brighton's deadly duo rocked the joint and left the place sweaty. Here's to nine more years. (Bram Gieben)