Live Review: The Carter Brothers, Phildo, Adorno

The first edition of Nite Club was a great success.

As the blanket 3am lock-out law in South Australia has been in effect for some time people have been struck with the necessity to change the way they party. A brand new event, Nite Club, embodies a philosophy that will endeavour to create and provide exciting locations for people to let off steam and add an original flair to dancefloor-driven events. The launch of the collective on Saturday night was a sell-out hit and took place in a loft four stories above the Adelaide CBD. The secret location, revealed to ticket holders on the day of the event, was hidden in plain sight. Patrons entered through the foyer of a familiar locale and entered the lift to level four. Here, before their eyes, the entire floor of a commercial high-rise had been transformed into a dancefloor and the wonky beats and staccato claps of Adorno's deep house set was building the atmosphere for an intense night of challenging electronic music. A bar was situated in the corner, providing patrons with $5 beer and ciders all night. The atmosphere was already great. With zero queues, ambient lighting, lasers and smoke effects patrons were free to move in and out the venue as they wished. As Adorno finished his set the loft was beginning to reach capacity.

At the end of an experimental and progressive cerebral adventure the transition to Phildo, who was mixing his set entirely on vinyl, was seamless. A mainstay of Adelaide's underground techno scene Phildo is known for deep groovy sets maximising driving bass and utilising sexy European samples. The dance floor was packed and there were people of all walks of life and in various costumes enjoying the exclusive nature of this one of a kind event. To say the loft party was absolutely crazy at its peak is an understatement. The Carter Brothers delivered an extensively lengthier set than their predecessors and were clearly having a great influence on the minds of their audiences, as they dove into their vast collection of vinyl to pull out their most avant garde tracks. The Carter Brothers have a knack for mixing in tracks that incorporate sounds you've never heard before and the dancefloor was producing some freaky dance manoeuvres as a result. As the party drew to a close at 3am one thing was certainly clear — Nite Club are a collective to watch.