In the red corner we have crowd favourites and Modular maestros Cut Copy. They showcase old favourites with a fresh twist (Inner City The Good Life) and marry with the latest, twisted, deep cuts (The Knife Silent Shout).

In the blue corner and reprazent-ing NYC’s DFA Records are The Juan Maclean and Tim Sweeney.

John Maclean was a member of cutting-edge Rhode Island outfit Six Finger Satellite; Franz Ferdinand cite this band among their influences. Maclean has since ditched the instruments, gained an alias and gone all electronic on our arses. The Juan’s first exploration of electronic proportions Less Than Human was released in 2005.

Tim Sweeney is responsible for DFAs compilations and mix albums, together with Tim Goldsworthy and James Murphy (LCD Sound System). He also hosts New York University’s boundary-pushing radio station WNYU.

Our Modular boys are in good company, though I doubt they are shaking under those tres chic cardigans.

The Juan MacLean enters the ring. Donna Summer’s vocals shimmer as I Feel Love is dropped but I’m not convinced the Brown Alleycats feel it, particularly since the record keeps jumping.

An appropriate setting is created in the loft of Brown Alley as the battle for supremacy continues. The set-up is conducive to getting amongst it with platforms constructed in front of the console. Uncoordinated gurners prove an unwelcome impediment to flawless mixing. Suspiciously these incidents occur more often as an away contender hits the decks. Coincidence or sabotage?

All rivalry is cast aside as DJs mix it up with their competitors; Tim Hoey from Cut Copy lends The Juan Atkins a much-needed hand. It is a strange assumption that if you release electronic music you are automatically qualified to DJ.

Dancing feet are utilised as far as the eye can see, even whilst ordering drinks at the bar. Shuffling to an involuntary time signature soaked me in the latest designer fragrance – beer. Aah, it’s all class!

I didn’t manage to clap eyes on Tim Sweeney, perhaps a late scratching.

And the winner is… Modular. An unfair advantage was gained by scheduling Cut Copy as the support act. The dynamic duo proceeded to hog the decks till about 2am. Bleary-eyed by the time a counter-attack was launched, the crowd probably thought they were still tuned in to The Cutters’ frequency. That is, provided no questionable selections made their way into the mix.