Live Review: Akouo, Sid Pattni, KLa

The night commenced with an empty venue save for a few patrons drinking at the tables easily conversing to the eclectic remixes of lone DJ KLa. A regular DJ whose sound is familiar amongst the Saturday night crowds of Amplifier, she kept the beat strong by entwining her electronic influences with popular hits. This included Alive by Empire Of The Sun and Daft Punk's One More Time. KLa closed her set by harking back to the '90s with a remixed rendition of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air opening theme, which generously provided patrons an opportunity to nod their heads to a retro, hip hop tambourine rhythm combined with a modern, pulsating technological beat.

Sid Pattni then emerged onto the stage after the 20-minute break. Although the venue was still relatively quiet, Pattni served patrons with beats that were ethereal in nature and were tinged with soulful lyrics on tracks such as About You. Occasionally the headline act of the evening Akouo would join in. A highlight of Pattni's performance was the inclusion of a keytar solo which added a piercing techno melody and drove three girls at the front of the stage wild.

Once the time came for Akouo's set to begin, the crowd had grown considerably large.The Tasmanian DJ gave the crowd something to shake a leg at by playing some of his popular released singles. One of which included his remix of Flume's Bring You Down, which caused the crowd to move to the fluctuating off-beats of the instrumental and flaunting vocals of George Maple, whose refrain added sustenance to the track. Akouo's own track Last Time caused the crowd to dance rhythmically to the soulful vocals. Akouo gave the night an impressive finale by allowing a few revellers to dance to his music on stage.