Sean Tyas, Absolute, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 2 March

Trance and all things hard are the order of the day at Absolute, a night which has been healthily bubbling away down at Studio 24 for a while now. Tonight's guest is DJ Sean Tyas - a US trance producer who has rapidly become one of the scene's hottest properties. He takes to the decks around midnight commanding a healthy dancefloor, thanks to preparation from resident Paul Nisbet. Pushing the tunes shattering past the 145bpm mark, Tyas hurls some meaty tracks at the crowd, but while there's not a dry eye in the house when he drops a new mix of Rank 1's Airwave, the set as a whole lacks build and direction. Still, egged on by the Absolute dancers on stage, the crowd love it, and the night finishes on a high with a packed dancefloor. [Tom Donohue]