Blawan @ i AM, Sub Club

Hessle Audio, Clone and R & S ingenue Blawan arrives at i AM as one of a handful of acts to herald the Sub Club's 25th anniversary celebrations, quite the stamp of approval given that Blawan's debut release, the drum orgy of Fram/Iddy, only saw the light of day two years ago. 

Although i AM's is the Sub Club's officially designated 'student night', the acts booked of late have betrayed the guiding hand of the venue's seasoned tastes. Blawan's galloping drum workouts are often augmented by toughened, jacking house records and rolling, boxcutter-sharp techno that veer well away from the predictable, London-centric 'bass music' selections of some of his more derivative peers. Of his recent releases - everyone should be on his white label ripper of last year, Getting Me Down, by now - his Clone Basement 12" Peaches is an essential purchase, and aptly showcase his floor-ready production.