Zero dB, Departure Lounge, The Caves, Edinburgh, Sep 29

Zero dB's rabble-rousing, energetic set was a hybrid melting pot of genres: electro and techno colliding with heavy jazz, house, funk and hip-hop sounds. Memorably scruffy round the edges, the decided highlights were their own tunes - the cheeky Latin likes of Samba Do Umbigo and the juggernaut breakbeats of Pace Rock-assisted Know What I'm Sayin' made the caves hum with bass and drip with the sweat of the body-jacking, capacity crowd. For a venue that usually shies away from dance music, this was a pretty pumping night, and the Caves literally shook with appreciation. What made the night, however, was the Joe Acheson Quartet's assured, super-tight and undeniably funky set. Playing some new tunes, and attacking their sometimes overly-moody soundscapes with real gusto, they looked and sounded like they were worth every word of the hype. With the right record deal, they will do damage, make no mistake about it. Respect to Departure Lounge for their busiest night so far this year! Zero dB were blown away by the crowd - sign of a great night. [Bram Gieben]