OK, first things first, the rev is a seriously nice venue, lots of space, good layout, air conditioning that actually cools the air and most importantly enough mirror balls to brighten everyone’s night. Arriving at around 11 to the sounds of Cosmo and Ian doing that back to back thing that they do so well, I found the medium sized crowd hovering just outside the dance floor, drinks in hand and feet shuffling timidly on the spot. Over the next hour the music shifted from deep moody breaks through to chunkier electro style tracks which managed to lure a fair percentage of the crowd onto the floor. As their set drew to a close more punters arrived and filled the space in front of the stage, preparing for the arrival of UK breaks duo, Evil 9.

Evil 9 have been steadily building support over the past few years and rightly so, combining traditional DJ techniques and the glorious powers of Ableton Live, they create a dynamic and varied show. With a set that seemed to cover the entire spectrum of the breakbeat genre, Evil 9 grabbed the audience’s attention from the outset and refused to let them go anywhere. Playing for close to 2 hours, the pair added their own unique influence to an enormous number of tracks, ear splitting highs balanced out the ground shaking bass beats, making a perfect soundscape for dancing. Highlights of the set included the eternally popular Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes and a surprising remix of The Cult’s She Sells Sanctuary. A brief appearance from the Infusion boys mid way through the set sent the crowd momentarily ballistic. This, followed by the Evil 9 treatment of Infusion’s Better World, helped to push the energy levels even higher. After a set which went for well over the allocated time came to it’s inevitable conclusion, the audience were suitably vocal in their appreciation, although whether this was actually for the music or for the barely dressed dancing girls who managed to deliver a show more often found at the valley’s more questionable venues is unclear.

Taking to the stage almost an hour after the advertised starting time, Infusion proceeded to work the crowd into something of a frenzy. More of a rock show than a dance gig in some ways, the home grown heroes wasted no time in proving why they are so acclaimed around the world. The new album, Six Feet Above Yesterday, sees the outfit taking on a more electro sound than in the past and they quickly worked their way through a chunk of new material to get things under way. The set continued into the small hours of the morning with variety seeming to be the key, a turn in the progressive direction midway through provided a nice change of pace from what had been a primarily breaks driven evening. High points included the first single from the new album, Girls Can Be Cruel, and Love and Imitation.

Closing with a cover of Midnight Oil’s Dead Heart, Infusion left their Brisbane audience cheering, happy and eager for their return, once again.