Once I had battled with public transport to get to my destination, my night began. My destination was The Arena, a new home for ‘Fuze Electrified’. I arrived about 8:40pm and the first thing I noticed was the eye-catching décor that hung around the top floor of the venue. The ‘nrg’ sounds being spun by bedroom banger, Agent-A greeted me as I walked in. At this point in time there were not a lot of people and although the dance floor was empty except for the few talented dancers I saw, Agent-A kept the people dancing in their seats. The energetic sounds being played definitely started the night off well.

Next up were Parto and Madam. This hard house duo entertained punters with a back-to-set from 9-10:30pm. More people drifted in as the duo played and the numbers on the dance floor grew. Thanks to Agent-A, I was pumped and ready to dance, so I, myself, hit the dance floor. Some great tracks were being spun on the decks, slowly drawing more and more people out of their seats and onto the floor. Parto dropped Grady-G’s “Afraid of the dark” and Narc’s “Insaneo”, ending his b2b set with Madam well.

Whiplash graced the stage next and hit us with faster, harder beats from 10:30-11:30pm. His hard style tracks drew even more people onto the dance floor and the scene was set. The top floor of the Arena (a great choice of venue) was filling up with more lovers of the harder sounds.

Following on from Whiplash was H-sad (aka Dash). This man livened up the dance floor considerably. More hard style sounds greeted our ears and the atmosphere was intense as H-sad played his set from 11:30pm-12:30am. The people dancing around me were having an awesome time by the looks of their enthusiastic dancing.

Punters welcomed the morning with some freeform by TiAmos and Mental C (on the mic). TiAmos knows how to keep his audience entertained and he hit the punters with some excellent tracks that kept many people on their feet. Those punters who were on the couches in the chillout room were captivated and danced in their seats. To describe TiAmos’s set would be to say “nu-energy inspired trance goodness with some vocal freeform thrown in for good measure!!!” Mental C did a great job on the microphone, adding to the performance of TiAmos.

Next up in the line was another back-to-back set from 1:30-3am. More freeform followed on along with some UK hardcore. Seventy-7 and Kuruption guided the punters on a journey and the dance floor was definitely at its fullest whilst these two boys electrified us with something new. Seventy-7 played “Kryptonite” and “Revolution A” (both his own production), Lost Soul’s “Sex n Drugs” and Trixxy’s “See the Stars”. Kuruption hit us with Gammer’s “X-treme” and K-Komplex’s “Adagio”. I overheard some rather excited punters going “oh my god, Seventy-7 and Kuruption are next”. These two boys kept their audience very happy and satisfied.

After the much-anticipated Seventy-7 vs Kuruption, the atmosphere was intensified even more. Feet were flying across the floor, glowsticks were being waved and bodies were moving as The Terrorist attacked our minds with some hardcore/ gabba. Hailing from Sydney, The Terrorist obliterated us all from 3-4am. Some people intended to rest and “begged for mercy”. The Terrorist kept them on the dance floor as track after track, he teased, kept us in suspense and caused mind-flip.

Last, and by all means, not the least was Electrode who spun us some ‘nu school’ hardcore from 4-5am. After the antics of the Terrorist, it looked like many people were tired. This, however, did not deter the dancing. People stayed on the dance floor and danced away the last hour that was Fuze. As 5am drew near, the reality that it was going to end hit us. “ONE MORE” shouted everyone, so one more was played (by Electrode).

The night ended on a high, and I’m not sure about everyone else, but I certainly left feeling satisfied and with my head banging. The visuals behind the DJ were awesome, some of them being quite interesting. The lighting in the venue was good, although I did hear some people venting disappointment about the lack of black lights. The lasers and the lights were extra touches that added to the venue’s character, along with the décor. The room did get a little hot, especially if one was dancing for a long time. Many people did find the air conditioning vent that was on the ceiling above the dance floor, which helped us immediately to cool down.

A big thankyou and congratulations goes out the organisers of the night. Thanks for the great night, and congratulations on holding what was a fantastic night out. We were definitely electrified at Fuze Electrified. The words of a person who I spoke to sums up the entire night: “just a little intimate, hard sound loving crowd being fuzed (with a z) together and electrified by those who love what they do.” I totally agree. I look forward to the next Fuze.